4.19.11

Today, I turned 28!


<---- My birthday present made by Jaidie Rose...a beautiful bracelet :)


One year older....hopefully, a little wiser.
We celebrated by going out to dinner with the family (minus Josh who had to work).  Mexican food...one of my favorites!!


Shockingly, my birthday didn't seem as big of a deal as it normally does (Josh typically refers to April as the month of Lindsey). 
Maybe it's because now we have Mason, but I no longer feel the need to have a birthday dinner, followed by 2 birthday parties, followed by a weekend long celebration.  I feel like my purpose in life has shifted a little to being more selfless, nurturing, and motherly...whereas before Mason, (as much as I don't want to admit this) I may have been a little self-centered.


We are going to have a cook-out this weekend with some of my best friends and that is all I need!


Some things I have learned over the past year:


1. I've learned how to function on very little sleep.


2. I've learned a love that I never knew before - the love a Mommy has for her baby boy.  From the moment I felt the little guy moving in my belly, my heart was filled with more love than I could ever imagine possible.


3. I've learned to not sweat the small things.....for the most part....well, actually, I'm still working on this one.  :(


4.I've learned not to feed Mason a spoonful of avacado baby food when he looks like he's about to cough/sneeze.


5. I've learned that being a Mommy is the hardest job I have ever had.


6. I've learned that being a Mommy is the best and most rewarding job I have ever had, and the only job I have ever loved!


7. I've learned that nothing in the world beats the sound of my son's laughter!!


Here's to another wonderful year!!!

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