Friday, September 11, 2009

Happy first birthday Grady




Yesterday was Grady's first birthday, sunday was his birthday party but yesterday was his actual birthday. It has been the fastest year of my life by far! Grady has certainly changed my life in many ways and all of them have been better. Tonight Melissa was tickling Grady and i could not stop smiling and laughing. the only thing better than hearing Grady laugh is hearing him and his Mommy laugh together! i have been blessed with many things in my life but my family is definitely the biggest blessing.
Like i said, Grady is one year old and i can't believe how much he has grown and how much he has changed in one year. When Grady was born i had virtually no idea what to do with him, my experience with dogs told me that, for the most part, he would survive one way or another. Grady did require more attention than a puppy and i guess because he was my own son i was more comfortable with him than any other baby. Babies had always made me nervous but since Grady was my son i never felt nervous with him, on the contrary, i was actually extremely calm with my boy. i never thought that i would enjoy fatherhood so much but i have never enjoyed anything more in my life. i think its something that i am honestly good at.
Grady gives me more pride in my life than anything else. My big boy is walking now and he can say a few different words and raises both hands to signify "all gone" and everything he does and every minute we have together makes me happy. he is growing up so freaking fast i can't believe it. i look forward to him growing more and more and cherish all the time that we have together. i am so thankful that at this time he is able to stay home with his mommy and i can spend my days off with him on days she has to work and even though i have to work four long days each week the whole family gets to be together one full day every week. we might not be the richest people we know as far a s bank account but we make up for it in quality time. i know i can sacrifice and his mommy can sacrifice to make our current situation last as long as possible. we think its worth it for mommy to be home with Grady while daddy works and daddy to be home when mommy works.
thank you to everyone who attended Grady's birthday party in person and thank you to everyone who wishes they were there but couldn't attend in person. it warms my heart to know that so many people love Grady so much! i know that i never knew i could love someone so much until Grady was born. GRADY YOU HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE SO MUCH AND FOR THE BETTER IN EVERY WAY. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND CAN'T IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT YOU. MY FAMILY IS MY LIFE. I HAVE NEVER KNOWN SO MUCH LOVE!

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