In just a few short hours, Mr. Boy will have completed his first year of life.
His first year of beautiful blue eyes and little curls.
His first year of discovering the indescribable joy of splashing water.
His first year of melting my heart every time I see his little face.
In a few short hours, he will be closer to entering the Terrible Twos than the day he entered the world.
Closer to independence.
Closer to “All by MYSELF.”
Closer to “No, Mommy!”
In a few short hours, he will be one and I will be crying.
The baby I was told I’d “never have” will no longer be a baby.
The baby I was told would “never be” will be a toddler.
The baby I was told to “stop dreaming about” will start being his own little person.
In a few short hours, I’ll be that much closer to being “Mom” instead of Mommy.
Please — anybody — tell me I’m not the only crazy, hormonal Mommy to cry over a 1st Birthday!
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aww that is so sweet. you are a wonderful, crazy, hormonal mommy to cry over a first birthday. Cry and enjoy every second of it! Love him as long as he will let you because one day he will say “mom not infront of every one.” Happy Birthday little man!!
Awwww happy Birthday lil man! Love the splash pic you captured the sheer joy!!
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be in college before ya know it…
Love that first one especially…so happy
Happy Birthday! LOVE that first photo! Gorgeous babe.
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What beautiful pictures! So precious!!
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It IS just as sad as it is happy! Don’t worry we all felt that way!
My baby girl turns 2 tomorrow…and I am weepy. I feel ya!
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Boy!!! I absolutely love the first picture, he is precious!!
I remember in April when my little boy turned 1… so many mixed emotions.
that first birthday is SO hard. We are really close to turning 2 in our house. And that’s still unbelievable. He is precious!
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Happy Birthday to your little man! It is always bittersweet and time seems to fly by way too fast when you have kids!
That was such a sweet post! Thank you for sharing with such an open heart, and congrats on having a toddler!
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What a beautiful post! My baby just turned 1 too and it goes by entirely too fast!
Happy Big -ONE little man!
Oh the time flies swiftly momma, enjoy each moment.
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Awww, these pics are great. What a beautiful boy. First birthdays are SO hard.
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OMGOODNESS! This was such a sweet post!
Happy 1st birthday to your handsome little guy!
ps You aren’t alone! I plan on crying like a sobby mess this October when my babies turn FOUR and I have cried for all of their previous birthdays as well
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No, you’re definitely not the first Mommy to cry over a 1st birthday! My daughter just turned 1 this past June and cried too! I cried because she was heading towards the terrible twos and I knew that I was going to be in for it! LOL! Happy Birthday to your beautiful son!
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Awww too cute!! The photos are adorable, Happy 1st birthday to your lil baby
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How precious, and Happy Birthday to him! No, you are not the only mom to cry over a first bday… I STILL cry on special occasions (and even not so special occasions), and my kids are 9 and 11!
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You are not crazy for crying over the first birthday! It is a big milestone, and I cried a bit for both of my boys when they turned one. As happy and excited as we are for the next part of the journey it is still really hard to close the chapter of their babyhood. Time goes by so fast, so don’t worry about shedding some tears! I hope your little man had a wonderful birthday! Hope you have a wonderful rest of your week!
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Aw ((hugs)) I admit I just got tears reading this … could be hormones due to my ‘baby’ starting kindergarten in about 10 hrs but I was a wreck on Owen’s first birthday …. so I can relate lol. You never grasp how fast time goes until you’re around a small child ALL the time.
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Hope that it is a lovely day for you all
And, isn’t “Mom” soooo different to “Mommy”? It freaks me out everytime I hear it!
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Beautiful photos and I love your writing style. I remember going from mommy to mom like it was yesterday. The first “mom” kinda catches you off guard
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Great. Now, I’m crying too.
What a sweet, heartfelt post! I know how you feel. I get very emotional over milestones. I sort of went through the same thing this week when my baby turned a month old. “He’s not a newborn anymore. He’s growing.” And I was a total mess when my youngest daughter started kindergarten last week.
I also get very sad when my pregnancies end, because I love being pregnant and the science experiment that takes over my body.
I think we become more emotional over these wonderful, happy milestones when it’s the last baby. You just want to freeze time and keep them small a little bit longer.
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Oh! And I forgot to say Happy Birthday! Those pictures are gorgeous!
So cute!
Happy birthday, little boy.
Lovely shots.
Happy WW!
Nope, you are not alone. I bawled my eyes out when Hunter turned one!!!! Beautiful post.
AWW!! That first birthday is always the hardest! He is gorgeous!
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Happy Birthday, Baby Cade (And yes, I’ll probably call you that for a while!). Auntie Sarah and Uncle Sethy love you!!! Can’t wait to see you!!!
Happy 1st Year Little one! He is so adorable!
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I’m sobbing today.
Miss Calleigh is 1 day older than Mr Man. (I’m remembering correctly that his bday is the 26th, aren’t I?)
And this is my 3rd “1st birthday” I shouldn’t have to cry anymore.
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aw! Happy 1st Birthday! You are not the only mommy to be sad at a 1st birthday. It’s a big deal. Have a wonderful day with it!
Happy Birthday Mr. Boy! I cry at every birthday
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Such a cutie! They grow up way too fast though. I hope he had a wonderful birthday!
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Beautiful images! I love every single one of them!
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First, no you are not the only one. My daughter’s 1st birthday is in a little under 2 months and already I am missing her baby-hood! I find myself getting misty-eyed as I plow through the preparations for the party. Second, happy birthday to your handsome little man!
Aww! What a precious little child! You are definitely not the only one! I cry over them all! Happy Birthday Little Man, Don’t grow up too fast
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You’re only as crazy as the rest of us Mommies and Memas. Happy 1st Birthday to your sweet little boy.
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Oh mama…big hugs. Such a cutie!! LOVE the photos.
Geez. You made me sniffle. In a good way.
Happy birthday to your little one!
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Happy birthday to the little guy
Cry all you want, they grow up so fast.
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Awwwwwww…. you made me cry! So sweet and adorable! My daughter just turned 2 and we just found out we are pregnant again so we are about to do it all over again! LOL
Happy birthday little man!
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I absolutely adore this post! No, you are not hormonal. I mean you could be-but then that would mean I am too because I got all weepy eyed when I read this post and was the exact same way when my little guys turned one! Happy First Birthday sweets!
That first birthday is always so exciting but a little hard on parents too. I hope he has an incredible birthday and you have a wonderful time too.
By the way, I love the pictures, you definitely have a talent for photography!
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Don’t worry about it, Rachel. You’re not the only one to cry on the 1st birthday and you surely won’t be the last. Just remember that every age is a new step. My “baby”….the one I was never supposed to have….will be turning 13. And just so you know….I’m STILL Momma and he’s still Daddy!! Through it all, it only gets better watching them grow and change. They still need you, just in different ways!!
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The first birthday may be hard for you at first, but that could be such a memorable experience. We only pass through life once, and enjoy every moment you have with your baby.
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