One Year Stats

Wow can you believe it has actually been one year? This is Corban when he was just a month old. I love his little clenched fists. He was such a precious little baby. I can almost smell his little newborn body just by looking at this picture.


Here he is a year later, still so precious. As you can tell both his shirt and hair have faded, he has managed to get a little tan and still has those chubby cheeks, arms, legs and belly.


Here are the one -year Corban stats:

Weight: 22 lbs

Height: 2'6"

Head measuring 18.5"

He has worked very hard to get 6 teeth, and has two more coming in.

Cool Tricks:

-Clicks his tongue

-Claps

-Waves

-Laughs, a lot

-Kisses (open mouth on the lips of course)

-Still hugs and snuggles all of the time

-Throws a mean football

-Crawls everywhere

-Walks with a walker

-Scrinches his nose

-Signs, "more," and "all done"

-Jumps in his bed

Not So Cool Tricks:

-Grinds his teeth

-Poops

-Screams at the top of his lungs, literally

I survived and loved the first year of being a Mom! I remember as a new mom, seeing my friends so confident in being a mother and a part of me wondered if I would ever gain that same confidence. A year later I can say I definitely have and I thank Corban for being patient with me as I learned from trial and error. Motherhood is still my most favorite job, and by far the most rewarding. I have not been without those overwhelming days, but those days have forced me to stretch beyond my breaking point only to discover I am capable of so much more.

I can't help but reflect that a little over a year ago I was pregnant and stressed about how it was all going to work out. A year later I can see how everything came together and why things happened the way they did. I worked full-time before Corban was born and really wanted to be able to stay home with him so I took this concern to the Lord and my prayer was answered. When I was 8 months pregnant, (note*as I was going to turn in my tithing), a friend asked us if we wanted to be apartment managers for a complex in our ward. A week later another friend asked me if I wanted to work from home 3 hours a day in the am, (which turned out to be right during Corban's nap), then the day after Corban was born, Matt got a call that an environmental engineering company wanted to interview him. That day he got the job where he still works today. I am still so amazed when I remind myself of how perfectly things fell into place. I think the Lord really wanted Corban to come to earth.

Because the Lord blessed me to be able to stay home with Corban, I am thankful for even the mundane parts of my day that allow me to spend time with my son. I feel like he teaches me what it means to be more Christlike, because that's naturally how he is. I have so much to learn from him. We will see what is in store for us a year from now, but for now I am just grateful for what I have.