looking back

With Kyalo turning one last week, I am feeling a bit nostalgic for those early days when it was all new and fresh (and I hadn't made any mistakes yet!). I can't believe that it has been a year since this moment, when I first saw Kyalo...

Can I tell you a little story about this moment?  I'll never forget how it was. Dexter had just announced, "it's a BOY?!?" {I think he was overwhelmed), and within moments, they brought him over for me to see.  But I was, literally, strapped to the table, the doctor was sewing me up so there wasn't much I could do. I wasn't exactly sure what, then, I should do. So I just kissed his precious little hand.  It wasn't until a little later that all those mothering and loving feeling rushed in with a vengeance! I'm so glad Dexter caught this millisecond of a moment because it is so special to me now.

I've been taking monthly photos of Kyalo, as you may remember. :)

Here he is, on day one:

{April 3. 2011}

And here's a little collage of all those months.  How he's changed!

I love this bright-eyed, dirt-loving little guy! Can't imagine life without him.