so little

Tomorrow is Colin's first birthday. This is a pics from his first bath after we brought him home. I guess he is about a week old in this picture, but it is one of the first where he isn't all bundled up. He was still pretty yellow at this time, but it was already starting to fade. It has been a long and wonderful year. Colin is a great baby, and we have been very lucky that he has been so healthy and so happy. He has grown and changed so much in what seems like such a short time. I imagine I'll be saying that every year from now on. Watching his personality develop and being there for all the cute moments has been amazing. At the same time it is hard to look back and remember small he seemed, and how sweet he looked in his cozy little outfits and hats asleep in our arms. Now we have to strap hats to his head to get him to keep them on, and he keeps threatening to start walking. It is all part of the adventure though and as he keeps growing so do we. We are doing a little part for Colin this weekend, and we'll be sure to get lots of pics of the cake eating. But tomorrow is Colin's real birthday, Christine's real mother's day, and we have survived our first year as parents.