slow down!!!

Today my son drank his last bottle--EVER! Yikes. His birthday is next Friday, and the plan all along was to stop the bottle/formual at one year. I noticed last week that I was about to run out of formula, but I didn't see any reason to buy more--what was one week going to do? So the formula can kept getting more and more empty, and it didn't bother me. Until today when I mixed up that last bottle. The good thing was that Campbell and I were walking with Sara and Taylor when he drank it, so I couldn't really give in to these feelings, but now that he's asleep, well, I'm sad. But also excited. It's great that we don't have to buy anymore formula--it'll be like getting a raise, but he's just growing up so fast. Soon he'll be walking and talking and he won't need me as much. What a roller coaster.

I was thinking earlier about all the ways our lives have changed this time last year. I gave up my Cindy the Civic for the mom-mobile, Harvey the CRV. (yes, I name my cars, and I like it!)Some friends asked us if we wanted to go eat at Bonefish Grill with them, but we had to suggest a different place--one that was a little more kid-friendly. We used to go to bed whenever we wanted, but now we know our little man will be up by 7, so it's off to bed much earlier now. We never leave the house without Cheerios, a sippie cup, 4 diapers, a change of clothes, and tons of toys. And speaking of packing stuff, try staying overnight somewhere! But I know that David would agree with me when I say, it's worth every thing we changed and more. I guess sometimes I just wish it was going a little slower. So I'll leave you with one of my favorite pictures of my precious newborn.