Firsts

I'm always sad to see how quickly the first year comes and goes, you're not quite a month old yet Zachary and I already am putting away your newborn clothes and have crossed a few "firsts" off my list. The first year is also always so exciting and fun because I get to see and enjoy all your "firsts"...your first bath, first time you sit up, first time you sleep through the night, first time in your room/crib, first dr appointment, firsts taste of baby cereal and food, first time you crawl,first tooth, first time you walk and talk and soo soo many other little firsts that are so small but still so important. It amazes me how much you will learn and grow this first year, it amazes me that I get to teach you so much and experience all your "firsts" with you. It's hard to document each moment and milestone and every little "first" but I sure do remeber them all...as we brought you home for the first time and I put you ever so carefully into your car seat for your first car ride and your first day home, I instantly remebered the first time as a mom 4 1/2 years ago buckling Michael into his car seat and preparing to bring home, my first baby for the first time and how I felt and how nervous I was for the car ride and to be home, alone....in charge of another human being!And I remebered when Nicholas was born and how excited I was to bring him home and how his first car ride and day home I was less nervous and more excited and anxious to have him meet his Big brother and to have my family all together under one roof. And this time Zachary, even though it was your first car ride and your first day home, I felt like I knew what I was doing, it just felt so easy and so right to buckle you up and wrap you up all snuggly and to take my baby home for his first day with his family :) I hope being the third that I still make time to remeber and take pictures of your "firsts" i hope I'm not too comfortable in my role as Mommy to not take the time to soak in all your little firsts and your newborn smells and smiles and coos, I hope I give enough attention and time to you to make memories of all your milestones and moments...I hope I enjoy every momnet of your first year because I know how quickly it goes and too soon you will be a toddler and then a big boy and all I will have of your "firsts" with be pictures and memories....oh how sweet those memories are too!!! :)





Your first bath was great, you were calm and relaxed...just looking around and enjoying the warm water on your piggys. It's funny how I have to share all your "firsts" with your brothers, how they get even more excited than I do to be apart of all your firsts! Michael and Nicholas waited all week for your umbiblical cord to fall off so you could get a real bath and the day we noticed it was gone, Michael jumped up and down and yelled you have a real belly button now and mom we can give him a bath!hahah! Your brothers were so excited to help with your first bath, they poured the bubbles and each got out a wash cloth to wash you and Micahel had a special sponge for you too. Your first bath was more about your brothers helping then me, it was the first time as a mom that I didn't give my baby his first bath...I had to share you with your brothers, but I sure did enjoy watching them wash you and gently pour water on you and I enjoyed watching you as you got your first bath. You looked all around the bathroom and just soaked in the time, just enjoying all of us making such a fuss about you and enjoying your first bath.







And I just want to remind you, in case you ever wonder, even though you aren't my FIRST baby...I love you just the same, you are my first and only Zachary...my favorite Zachary :) I love you all so much I enjoy seeing all of you grow and experience new and exciting "firsts"