Happy Birthday Ivy!

I know, I am totally lame, I just now am posting about a birthday that occurred 4 weeks ago. Want lamer?  I wasn't even with Ivy for her birthday, I was in New York for work.  It was a great trip if that's any help.

I can't believe this last year has flown by so fast.  It has been the hardest and the most wonderful year of my life.  I was so afraid that I would not enjoy my child, that I would not be able to be selfless enough, that I would be impatient, frustrated and unhappy.  True, those first 4 months were all those things and more (terrifying, anxiety-ridden, miserable, lonely, isolating, deep-down-bone exhausting, you get the idea...FUN!), but now I enjoy about 99.4% of every single moment with my dear Ivy, even the mucusy ones, even the screaming ones, even the sleepless ones.  She has injected my life with a joy I didn't know was possible.  I never could really understand why people had kids, and now I know.

Happy 1 year on this rock my Sweet.

Comments

[alice]

You _almost_ got me to think having a baby would be fun! :)

Happy 1st Motherhood Anniversary!

So, when are we celebrating over sake and food?!

[Fatemeh]

Happy Birthday, Little Ivy!