Anticipation (that "Christmas Eve feeling")

Someone told me recently that you never realize how many first times there are in life. Being able to see Dylan experience so many of his firsts each day or week is truly such a privilege. It's amazing and so enjoyable to see his reactions as he felt sand for his first time in between his tiny toes (or how it tasted!), when he saw the waves crashing in front of him and felt the cool ocean water hit his perfect little legs, when he discovered how to use that dang sippy cup, or when he discovered balloons for his first time among many others. I never thought i'd get as excited as I get when I know he's going to be doing something for his first time or new. I like to compare it to my "Christmas Eve feeling". You know...that super excited feeling you get when you know you have some kind of big event or something going on the next day and you think about it before you go to bed and as soon as you wake up. Even when it's something that may seem small, i'll wake up thinking "man...why do I feel like I have something exciting going on today?...Oh yea! Dylan's going to try a new fruit today! Or try his high chair for the first time! Or get to ride the shopping cart seat for his first time!"

I can't wait to be there to experience many many more of my little guy's firsts in life! Being a mom has given me a whole new perspective on what I have to look forward to. Here are just a few of his firsts...

first laugh

first Christmas

first time on the beach

first time using his sippy cup

first Halloween trick or treating

first time sitting in shopping cart and first balloon! (his first Valentine!)