The Place: Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Women's Center
The Time: 11:09 AM
The People: Two very nervous and very excited Mangiaracina's
The Purpose: Delivery of the newest member to the Mangiaracina Family
When you are expecting a baby, everyone tells you how different life will be once he arrives. And while you know this to be true, you don't really understand it until your child is born. From the moment I heard James' first cry after they pulled him out of my belly, my heart opened up and my brain flooded with more love and emotion than I ever knew could exist. Ed would agree that when we both took a first look at our little boy, we were introduced to a different kind of love that was so overwhelming it brought tears to our eyes.
A year ago today, James Edward Mangiaracina entered the world and changed our lives forever. From day one, James has been a loving, sweet, happy boy that finds joy in all that he does. His big smile is infectious and his enthusiasm for life is inspiring. He is a blessing in every way and we are so proud of the little man he has become.
This year has been a wild ride filled with ups and downs and many, many learning experiences. James has grown and flourished in so many ways - more than we can list in one blog post. Thank God we have an archive filled with his many milestones over the year!
And without further ado, here is James' official 1 Year photo - a handsome little man if I do say so myself!
Milestones to report:
- We have a walker on our hands. James is still a little off balance - kind of like a drunken sailor - but he is taking many more steps at a time and his confidence is growing. So much so that he is now in possession of his first pair of big boy shoes from Stride Rite.
- Words, words words! While we can't say that he has an official "first word", he has lots of things to say through his babble and chitter chatter. There is lots of "dadadada" and "mumamuma" and "dedede". We are working on the word ball since he seems to love to play with his EduShape Sensory balls the most, but so far we have "ba" which is close enough for us.
Now, in true Laura Mangiaracina fashion, I decided to go a little overboard for James' first birthday and put together a video to highlight his first year. The good news is that it is awesome!! The bad news is that I can't reveal it until Monday. We want to show it first to our family who will be in town this weekend to help celebrate James' birthday. Once their eyes see it, then yours can so stay tuned!
Happy 1st Birthday James!!
We love you more than you will ever know!!!
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