Where Did The Year Go?

My sweet little baby, who it seems just yesterday was 6 lbs. and lying in my arms for the first time, is now 1 years old as of yesterday. How can this be? Where did the year go? So much has happened since he came into my life, good and bad. But tonight, I want to celebrate the wonder of who he is. My son...always smiling, laughing easily at family and strangers. He is walking as of Friday and he seems to learn something new and wondrous every day. He nods his head yes in slow motion, like he is bowing. It cracks me up everytime. He gives me a 'high five' and then claps for himself as if he is so impressed with his clever trick. He gives me big, open mouth kisses that always make us both break out laughing. I sing him Itsy Bitsy Spider and he claps when I say, "give mommy a big hand." When I say 'thank you', he says, "ta too". He reminds me every day that God still loves me. As I crawl under my quilt tonight, I will not think about the hardship. I will not let the tears of sorrow fall. Instead, I will thank my Lord for my amazing son and then hand him back to Jesus!