Birthday Eve

My Sweet Baby Boy,

Where do I even start? Tomorrow you will be one year old. One! How has the time gone by so fast? It seems like just yesterday that the doctor pulled you out of my tummy and put your tiny little self in my arms. I remember looking down at you and thinking, "How is this beautiful baby mine?" You were so perfect. Ten little fingers, ten little toes, and the most beautiful little face. You were mine, all mine. Tears came to my eyes as I fell even more deeply in love with you.

Now, here we are one year later. You're 30 inches tall, 26 pounds, and walking all over the house. My have things have changed! I love you more today than I ever thought I could. Oh my sweet baby boy. I've known this day was coming and I just was not ready for it. Now it is here and I am faced with the reality that you are turning one year old tomorrow. My little baby is one. I just can't believe how fast this year has flown by. So as I sit here writing this, I am trying to be ready for tomorrow.

Dayton, mama and daddy love you more than we can ever explain to you. You are the light of our day. You're our whole world. We love you to the moon and back baby boy. Your smile, your laugh, your hugs, your cries, your everything. We love you inside and out. We have cherished every day of this past year and we cannot wait to see what this next year will bring.

Tonight before I go to bed, I have to stop and thank our Lord for giving you to us. I prayed for you and continue to pray for you each and every day. I can't tell you how many prayers I prayed before you were born. I know that we are so lucky to have you in our lives and I give all of the praise to God. You are our greatest blessing. Now I pray the God would give me the grace and wisdom to teach you about Jesus. Our greatest prayer is that you know and love Jesus.

Lord, thank you for giving us this beautiful boy. Help us to seek you so that your light shines through us and into the lives of our son. Help us to rely on you as we raise our son. Help us to grow in you so that your word flows through our lives and our words. Thank you for giving us this boy to love.

Love,
Mama