kid 2 is 1

Kid 2 is one now. Someone want to tell me where the last year went? I seem to be missing everything between, oh February and November.

The Friday before his birthday, I took both boys to the doctor for checkups. Dermot for his one year well-kid checkup and Gavin for a checkup in preparation for his dental work this week (more on that later). Gavin is 42.5 pounds and 41 inches tall, while Dermot is 30.5 inches tall and only 20#14 - a little string bean! At one, Gavin was a good 25 pounds.

We celebrated Dermot's birthday on Saturday, two days early. It was a quiet party with family, very nice. We were happy to witness an actual cake mushing, very unlike Gavin's first birthday where he barely touched the cake. Monday, the actual day of Dermot's birth, was nice and quiet too. Reliving his birth was wonderful. It's something I've done many times in the past year, but it was especially powerful this time. I wish there was a way to share the amazing feeling I have in remembering his birth - the power and strength of the birth, of me, of Jason and I working together. I wish there was a way to share the impact this birth had on me and the way it has shaped my personal growth over the past year. It was truly a blessed event!

Happy birthday my baby boy!
Posted by allison at January 18, 2008 10:50 PM