Jaxson's 7th Birthday

On January 20th, Jax turned 7! Where has time gone and how did he grow up so fast? I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday. When they laid him on my chest for the first time, I couldn't believe that this perfect, precious little angel was mine! He was more beautiful than I could have dreamed and I was so so proud and thrilled that I got to be the one to give birth to him, and to raise him. The night he was born, I hardly slept at all, I just kept watching him sleep in the hospital bassinet next to me. I couldn't quit looking at him. After we were home from the hospital, my Mom was holding him and she said, "Remember how tiny these hands are, because they will never be this small again." Boy was she right! I sat there that night holding his small, soft little hand as he slept peacefully in my arms, and I tried to soak it all in. The smell of his sweet baby breath, the peaceful look he had on his face when he was sleeping, the shape of his lips, everything. When he would wake up in the middle of the night, no matter how tired I was, I couldn't wait to hold him. In the mornings, when I was so tired I could barely walk, and he had been up half the night, as soon as I would hold him in my arms, I would forget how tired I was because I just couldn't wait to spend the day with him. And now my precious little boy is 7 and becoming such a little man. That little baby boy is in first grade and reading, quite well I might add, and growing up more and more each day. He has such a cute little personality.
When I drop him off at school, and watch him walk into class, my heart aches a little bit because he is growing up so fast, meeting new friends and learning new things everyday. I love seeing the big smile he has on his face after school as he walks to the car. He grins at me and waves and I absolutely love it.
When he does his homework at night, and I see how well he is reading, and how much he is learning, I am so proud I could cry. He loves his little sister and she loves him. I couldn't be more proud of the person he has become and the person he will be. Both of my babies, and little Noah in my tummy, are the reason I wake up every morning and I love that Nick and I get to be the ones to raise them and love them with all of our hearts!

Happy Birthday my sweet boy! Mommy, Daddy, Ella, and Baby Noah love you more than you will ever know!!