HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY WYATT!

Wyatt is officially a year old now. He was born early Monday morning on Sept 21, 2009 at Madison Memorial Hospital. I can remember that day very well. I remember how I felt the first time I saw him all hooked up to tubes and machines. I remember thinking, "Is this how most births go? Is this normal for me not to hold my child right after he's born? Should I be worried for him and his condition?" All sorts of thoughts ran through my head when he was first born. I remember how tiny and wrinkly his entire body was-- it was like he needed FRAGILE stamped on his chest. I remember having to leave Wyatt in his incubator many times so I could go to my class on campus--that was torture. I remember lying in my bed at home with Ethan the first night and I balled my eyes out because Wyatt was not home with us yet. I could already feel that something was missing; his sweet spirit was missing. I remember waking up early before my alarm went off because I was so anxious to head up to the hospital and see Wyatt before I had to go to school. All of these vivid memories still linger in my head as new memories are being captured day by day. Our family has been through a lot this past year and it has definitely brought us closer. It's so hard for me to accept that he's a year old already. Wow.

We had a mini celebration for Wyatt on his Birthday which consisted of nothing more than: a family get together, a small birthday cake, the Anderson family birthday rendition, a few presents, one candle, smiles and laughs. It was simple and perfect. After all, he won't remember it anyway ha-ha.

He did enjoy looking at his little candle though. He likes fire! We thought maybe he'd see the frosting and dive in, but the opposite happened. He didn't even want to touch it! We had to help him get dirty.
This is about as excited and thrilled as he was about getting messy. He actually cried quite a bit ha-ha. All of us had a good laugh.
The frosting did not come off well at all in his bath and he didn't like that much either. I had to scrub really hard--not pleasant. This was the dirtiest bath he's ever taken. The water was disgusting when we were through.
Wyatt is quite the character these days. Look here: he is peeing like a man! Not really, but it sure looks like it huh? We were all dying of laughter. Wyatt has the incredible ability to make us laugh and make us happy. I hope this stays with him the rest of his life. Wyatt's life has given us life.

We want to thank everyone for sending birthday wishes and gifts his way. Although he didn't understand how to unwrap his presents and didn't get that these toys were HIS, they will all come in handy. We had a fun time celebrating his birthday and giving him lots of love. For me, his birthday was full of much pondering and memories. I was very reminiscent the whole day, thinking about all the memories I have of him already. It's still so hard for me to accept that he's a year old. We love this boy!