When I found out you would be joining our family, I felt nothing but utter joy (well and a bit of surprise). I couldn't wait for you to get here and join in on our fun. I won't lie, the first few months were rough. You cried a lot. You were colic and I felt like a failure because I didn't know how to help you. Finally we found a sound clip that sounded a bit creepy to us but worked like a charm on you. Thankfully you out grew that. You still live up to the nickname "Grumpy Gus" often though. But I think it's just because you like interacting with us and want to make sure we know you are there :)
I often worry that you will feel that we don't care about you as much. I'm finding that there are things that get overlooked when you aren't the only child. For Norah we took her picture every day for the first year of her life. We planned to do the same with you, and we did for a while. We moved and we forgot day after day. We kept meaning to and just didn't get around to it. It doesn't mean we cared less, it just means we have less time. There are things we've done with you that we didn't with her though and I hope that you always feel special. I hope that you know that we are so glad you are a part of our family.
You are funny. You love to explore and crawl on to everything. Actually, you like to stand on things. Today, Norah had been using the stool in the living room and I looked over and found you standing on it. After I ran over to make sure you didn't fall, I of course took a picture.
Ignore the messing living room. Oh and why is your high chair in the living room you ask? Well it's freezing. As in this last weekend it felt like -40. That's cold. So we closed off the dining room in an attempt to help the furnace keep us warm and so we ate dinner in the living room in an effort to eat without shaking from the cold.
Also seeing a picture of the back of your head reminds me that you need your hair cut. I have been delaying it because I'm scared if you get it cut you will go from being an almost 11 month old baby to an almost 11 month old little boy. You are growing so quickly. It's sad and yet oh so fun.
Love, your mom.
