Happy 1st Birthday Peter

Happy 1 year Peter Terrence!

A year ago you filled our hearts when we first met you at 12 o'clock sharp, 8 days before your due date.  We fell in love with your squishy, newborn little face and snuggled and savored the first hours and days of your little newness.  A year later, we still snuggle and savor each day and celebrate the beautiful, happy, smiley, adventurous, courageous, loving, snuggly little boy you are turning into.  Your smile, almost constant, is contagious and makes us all smile and laugh with you.  Peter you are so so loving and snuggly and you absolutely adore playing with your brother and sister.  You also tolerate bumps and bruises that come with the territory of being the third kid very well and are always quick to scurry away and catch up to Eli and Finn.  

You are sleeping like a champ and have been for the past two month, sleeping from 6:30 to 6:30 almost without a peep.  You wake up all smiles, have breakfast, play a little and are back down for a nap at 8:30-10, play some more, eat lunch and nap with Finn at noon to about 1:30/2, then you play until 6:30 when suddenly you are done and after your bath within minutes you are asleep from a very fun and exhausting day:)  You are also quite an incredible eater and love to eat anything and everything as long as you get to eat it yourself, you hate to be spoon fed.  We continue to sustain a big ant colony because of your eating habits despite my cleaning attempts.  You have had 6 teeth for the past 5 months and all of a sudden at least 3 new ones are coming through.  You have been crawling with amazing speed since you were 9 1/2 months old and have now perfected cruising around furniture, standing unsupported for at least 10 seconds and today you took 4 steps.  It is days before you are off, upright and running around.  

Peter you have given us perspective on parenting and a greater perspective on life than I could have ever known.  You have taught me so much about balance and all that truly matters, because to be honest I have no time for anything else.  We couldn't have dreamed of a happier, fuller life and we adore you to pieces.  

Happy First Birthday!!!!