Happy Birthday Titus Grant!

Titus is officially 1 year old & so marks the day where giving his age in months is a little silly.
I love it when you come home from the hospital and you can give your baby's age in days. I always get a little sad, when after 7 days I have to go to saying the age in weeks, and then more sad when all of the sudden it's months. But I conform, and will not give his age in weeks or months, because while it feels a teeny bit better I know it doesn't keep my little ones little.

One year goes by too fast, even those days that feel like they were
moving in slow motion are now hard to remember.
This kiddo has been easy-peasy and we have all taken in as much of him as humanly possible.


Titus has been my first child to growl, grunt, and the first to smile after burping.
The first to boil over excitement when we go through the sports aisle at Target, and the first to go into massive hysterics as we leave the sports aisle.
He is my first child to take great, lengthy, and consistent naps.
He likes to throw everything he can get his hands on and
is insistent upon trying on bicycle helmets when he is in the garage/playroom.
Titus is the first to try to go through obstacles, rather than around them and he loves to cuddle.
He loves to point and has a nervous giggle around pets and farm animals.
He is a fan of headbands and not leg warmers.
Addie has nicknamed him and nicknamed him some more. Added to the long list are: Boppy, Baross (which is short for Mr. Baroski & used with enthusiasm & authority), Sconge, Nooch, and lastly Sorbet.
Emma loves to decorate him and fancy up all his toys.
Daddy likes to give Titus his personal space, while growling with him.
And me, I just like to hold him & sometimes I even hold him through nap time and soak in those precious moments where he isn't too big or too heavy to keep close to me (and then sometimes I secretly work on his left-handed skills,
so there can be two of us in this household). :) Happy Birthday Titus!
You are special to us, a little man who God graciously gave to us to grow, raise,
and launch for His purposes....
but as for now,
you are still just 52 weeks and 3 days old
and wearing adorable red t-shirts that I pick out for you :)

Comments

SPKarenO said…
i grant you the ability to tell his age in months for one more year.
my children age in months until the age of 2, which means we are fast approaching.
Lindsay said…
Thank you, Karen, fellow mother of young'uns. With your sweet permission and like-mindedness (is that a word?)... You just may hear me sneak in a "months" reference every now and then. At least, like you said, until they are two right?! Then it gets a little silly. The hubby, may have to give the final stamp of approval on that one for me :)
De Haans said…
Happy Birthday to Titus! Ooops, I still do count Cayden's months :)! In fact I just posted his "14 month" blog! I think it can be done til 2 as well because a 14 month old is so much different then say a 20 month old :)! Well, maybe I will see you and your 1 year old tomorrow at the park!