Diego is 1

My lil man is getting so big! I can't believe he turned one today. Time is flying by.



Giulia had a half day of school today, I thought I was supposed to pick her up at 1PM but it turns out they got out at 12:50. She was outside waiting for me with her teacher all upset - "I thought you were having Diego's cake without me" - poor thing, a couple of minutes of waiting must've felt like an hour for her.



We started the day with the normal whining for a bottle after he found it was not all prepped and sitting on the night table when he woke up. Off to prep the bottle and make coffee .... then 6:46AM - wow, Diego is 1!



I can remember so clearly 6:46AM, my lil man let out a cry and said hello to me, then got taken away to the NICU. John went off to see him while I was stitched back together and restitched back again after all the stiches ripped - "How is he?" "He is such a hairy thing, he is covered in hair all over, looks like a little monster". I remember counting the minutes waiting until I saw him just after 11AM. He wasn't so hairy, daddy was exagerating, he was just perfect - breathing, tiny, a little hairy, just perfect.





He scared the crap out me being born early, he was not due til X-mas Eve - the three weeks in the NICU seemed like a lifetime - Giulia looking through the window each day to see her little brother, daily weight, learning to eat, such a little guy - 16 1/2 in 4.2 lb ..... He is 1! Where has the year gone?



Diego can do 'so big', point to his hair when asked where his hair is, put out one finger when asked how old he is, say mama and dada, say aaaaahh for Giulia, crawl to Giulia's room to knock all her toys to the floor, crawl to the kitched and stand to open all the cabinets and pull out the cheerios, make brrrrmmm car sounds, wave bye, blow kisses, make indian sounds, shush the lights, grunt at daddy, talk to his toys, and stand on his own for a little bit.



Diego loves to eat, he will try anything and is always hungry. He has two teeth but definately needs more soon because he loves to chew food. He puts everything he finds in his mouth. He is such a big boy.

Happy b-day my lil man - I love you!