Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday, and that is very important because birthdays (not just mine, but yours too!) have always been very special days for me! Since my husband grew up not celebrating birthdays quite as eventful as I did, and I am usually the one that plans all the birthday parties around here, he is sweetly learning how to make mine extra special too!

It started a couple days ago when people started wanting to schedule meetings/make plans on this particular day (MY birthday). At that point we didn't have any plans for my exact birthday because we were having friends over the night before with cake and games and good times. So it was only when these meetings, etc. started crowding in on my day that he realized my desire to have him do something extra for my actual birthday too! So he scrambled around through many ideas and then was reminded that I'm a simple lady!

Breakfast in bed with my two favorite guys! I am a happy birthday girl. Then, he stayed home from working out this morning, just so he could go for a walk and play dominoes with us! It doesn't sound like much, but our schedules are busy and sweet time together as a family is sometimes limited. My hubby spoils me. 

As if that wasn't enough, my sweet baby boy spoiled me today too. He stopped letting us rock him to sleep about two and a half weeks ago and has since only needed a kiss and a sippy cup of milk with his blanket in his crib. This has been nice change from rocking him until he fell asleep since he has gotten so heavy, but this mommy's heart often misses cuddle time. Well today he let me rock him to sleep! The feeling of holding him while he sleeps was so precious that I laid on the couch a while and let him sleep on my chest. I simply don't remember the last time I took the time to just sit and hold him while he sleeps. 'Twas a perfect birthday blessing.

big heavy sleeping baby today

tiny sleeping baby 1 year ago

 I am the luckiest mommy alive! I have a doting husband who strives with me daily to make our marriage even better, and an adoring son who fills my days with laughter and play.  Thank you God for such sweet blessings. I am so undeserving.