It is hard to believe that Christmas has come and gone and we are already well into a new year. We had a great Christmas and loved each and every memory we made with family. There is always a lot of joy and excitement around our house and even a little chaos but the Christmas season is our favorite. Every new year I like to spend time reflecting on the events of the past year. This past year and if you know Chad and I every year is filled with some "big" event! This last year's "big" event was of course the birth of Willow but, it was also a life changing year for me. As her first birthday approaches I think back to this time last year and how as I was anxiously awaiting her birth I had no idea the change I was about to experience. You see as I felt her kick and heard her heartbeat I was unaware that her life would always be different and so would mine. In the nine months I carried her God was preparing my heart for that day. This past year has been a wonderful, beautiful journey. This past year I have gained more patience, more strength and more trust than I have ever known. Through Willow I have learned to enjoy the small things. As a mom I think sometimes we get so consumed with all the expectations we have for our children. We want them to crawl, walk, talk, and do everything else early. It validates us as moms, we feel proud that our child is beating all the milestones way ahead of schedule. I know I have spent years feeling this way as I watched Gillian and Ava grow and develop. I think we should have expectations for our children and we should be proud of them, I still feel this way. But, more importantly we should teach our children that their worth is in who they are and not what they do. Willow is not crawling, walking, or talking but her life is just as valuable. Each milestone she makes is a big deal in our home; I see how much harder she has to work and all the small things that may not be a big deal to anyone else is HUGE for us. I see how happy and content she is and wish I could be more like her. This new year has brought quite a few experiences for Willow...
She now sits up like a big girl cheering for her favorite(daddy's) team!
She now wears a ponytail in her hair!
She has also discovered snow and she loves it!
I look forward to this new year all that God has in store for our family.
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