1 year of Freddie!

First birthdays bring out all of the clichés: time flies, certainly, and the days are long, but the years are short, for sure. Case-in-point is this lineup of all of Freddie's monthly photos. Gosh, it feels like a long time ago since I took that "one" photo - and what a different little guy he is from that time, in personality, playfulness, chunkiness, and dare I say even cuteness! - yet it's also hard to fathom how it's been a whole year since he arrived in our lives.  

Freddie at 12 months is generally easygoing and usually quite happy, especially when he spots flags or construction machines to point at or wave to or when he manages to crawl to Ginger in time to grab a chunk of fur before she escapes him - and except when he's waiting on anyone to cut up his food. Kid likes to eat any and all things, and NOW. He is sweet and smiley, doesn't have any discernable words (aside from "uh oh") but is still clear on indicating what he thinks or wants (lately it's lunging toward the Stanley the Builder book in order to request another reading, or squealing when I pick up the baby carrier to take him outside for a little stroll to look at said construction machines and flags), and he just brings joy to us all. 

Having a baby again - especially when so used to the big kid stage - has had its difficulties and anxieties for sure, but all I can think about today (aside from how glad I am that I'm never doing a 24-hour marathon labor/delivery again) is how lucky we are to have this little mister.

Also having all of the nostalgia for when Hendrik turned one after comparing his 1-year post to this one - so fun!