Happy First Birthday Nate!

Happy First Birthday Nate!
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January 5, 2010

Happy First Birthday Nate!

Hey Mister!! That is our greeting, when I get home from work or when I go to get you in the morning or even sometimes just when you have left the room and returned. I say “Hey Mister” and you get the biggest grin. That wonderful 6 tooth, chubby cheek grin that never fails to make me smile too.

You are such a little boy, ornery, on the go, full of determination. You started toddling in your 9th month and by 10 months you were walking. Now at a year you full out run. One of our favorite games is “Duck, Duck, Goose”, except our version is running all around the house and you are right there with us chasing and laughing. Then you get tired and want carried, it is so fun. You sure do love your books and can pick a specific one out of the entire basket. Your favorites include “Brown Bear, Brown Bear” “A Crack in the track” (Thomas the Tank engine, you call all the trains Percy) and “Go Dog Go”. But pretty much they are all your favorite and we read no less than 25 a day.

What a dancer you are! There is music on most of the time at home and you just love to get down. At first you would just bop up & down (like your Dad) but now you have got the whole spinning thing going on. You have excelled at our Music Together class; you dance, play instruments, sing and clap your hands. You love to charm the teacher and she is just as enthralled with you. She has said you have wonderful musical aptitude.

You love to eat! My goodness Nate do you eat. I don’t even know what more to feed you. You are so happy sitting in your chair munching away on goldfish, Cheerios or anything on our plate. You just like to eat and it is such a joy.

There is one thing I want you to know today Nate, on your day of all days. You make us very, very happy. You were such a gift to begin with but as each day passes your incredible sweetness, your loving eyes and mad scientist laugh makes us realize what a treasure we have been given. Every night as I rock you to sleep I say a prayer of thanks for you. My Nathaniel, my very own gift from God.

Happy First Birthday my sweet boy. I love you more than words could express.

Mum Mum