My New Year’s baby

Yes, this post is about Oliver.  We’re starting it with a photo of big brother helping Daddy cut baby Ollie’s umbilical cord.  The time stamp on the original photo shows 3:30AM on Janurary 2nd.  This is 3.5 hours after Oliver was born in our bathtub.  Yes, Aidan stayed up!  He was so incredibly excited about the birth of his baby brother.  I had no idea that he would react (despite all of our prep work) and absolutely jubilant wasn’t my first expectation.

Somehow, a full year has passed us by and my sweet baby Ollie has grown into Oliver.  I can’t believe how fast it went, especially compared to Aidan’s first year.  The first few months were a bit of a struggle.  Have two so close together was definitely a challenge, especially tandem nursing, but we made it through.  Oliver has been the happiest baby I’ve ever met.  My little guy is rarely without a smile and have a laugh that is just impossible not to join in on.   His emotions can run strongly in the other direction as well.  He has a temper that you don’t want to be on the wrong side of.  Very strong willed, this one.

Happy birthday, my sweet Oliver.