Almost One

Four weeks today, Sam will turn one. On so many levels, time has flown by so quickly it scares me. If the first year has gone by this fast, will I blink and suddenly he will be heading off to Uni? I remember someone telling me to treasure every moment as time passes so quickly – they weren’t wrong!

My small, dependent baby boy is now almost a toddler. He is the size of the average 2 year old, and his personality is huge too. He knows what he likes, and what he hates. He loves Raa Raa the noisy Lion, cuddles at bedtime, playing peek-a-boo, being lifted up like he’s a space ship, and music. He hates meat, falling asleep without cuddles, having his hair washed and sudden noises.

In the past month, he has mastered crawling, and now there is no stopping him. He likes to trash his playroom and try to unplug things. I seem to spend half of my day moving him away from things he shouldn’t have. Sam is currently cutting his 3rd tooth. He was poorly yesterday but still managed lots of smiles, and cuddles. He has started to stand up a bit now, too – leaning on his baby walker for support or holding my fingers. He does all the work though, once he’s standing.

Not long after his 1st birthday, a new chapter of his life will begin, and Sam will have a new role. He will become a big brother! Half of me is terrified about it, but the other half of me cannot wait to see how he gets on with his baby sister. I’m sure he will need some time to adjust to the new family dynamics (as will we all), but I am confident he will be an amazing big brother, and his bond with his baby sister will be a strong one.

Half of me thinks we are crazy for having 2 babies so close together, but the other half of me thinks that despite a couple of very hard years ahead, by the time they go to school, they’ll be close and will have lots of happy memories to share.

I just wanted to take a minute today to say how proud I am of Batman – he really does surprise me every day. Just when I think things are calming down, he does something else new. In between his Diva moments (believe me, there are plenty), he really is an amazingly happy, placid, beautiful little boy. This time in 4 weeks, I will have a 1 year old. OH.MY.GOD.

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