Lowe Profile: Freeze Time...

Today, we celebrated the first birthday of little Chuck. Chuck is the son of our friends Drew and Mary. It was a fun time for all, and I have thought a lot about the day since I got home. Those thoughts have led me down a most nostalgic path...

Mary and I were preggers at the same time (like a bunch of the other wives here). She was one of the first people to find out I was pregnant with Jake, and she also was around during the two previous miscarriages. It was sweet Mary who came over to my house and went to the hospital with me for an ultrasound when the second miscarriage happened. So, she knows all the inside scoop :) She is one busy woman these days, juggling a newly minted one year old and full time job of teaching second graders.

Anyway, seeing little Chuck give his cake a hug (literally - see pics below) made me stop and wish that I could freeze time. In 5 more months, Jake will be a year old! It makes me tear up just to think about it. He is growing so quickly now and becoming quite the independent little man. Well, as independent as men get, anyway. I know that in a few weeks, he will probably be scooting along or, heaven forbid, crawling. It seems like just yesterday that we brought him home.

I was talking to Mary's mom today, and we were saying that the last time that we saw each other I was not even showing as it was early in my pregnancy. I remember thinking at the time that I had a huge belly and was quite proud of my "bump". It was when I came to first visit Mary and Chuck after he came home from the hospital. He was a tiny little man, and now he is hugging cake. Seriously, where does time go?

My mom used to tell me that the older you got, the faster time passed. I fully understand what she means now. The years seem to fly by, and I personally would love to slow them down just a little. I know that I grab the camera what seems like daily to take pictures of Jake, but I know that I will cherish these memories. I love that I have pictures from when I was a baby, and I hope that my children will love having them as well. I remind myself all the time to stop and enjoy all the little things because a time will come sooner than I want it to that Jake won't want to snuggle or just be held. I will leave you all tonight with some pictures from today and our fun times :)