Happy 1st Birthday, Jackson Parrish Duncan!
My Dearest Jack,
I know it seems so cliche to say, but I can't believe that today you are turning One! We have had quite a year - you, Daddy and I - and I can't even begin to tell you what a miracle you have been in our lives.
I remember so vividly the day we found out that you were going to be a part of our lives. It was Labor Day 2003 (how ironic). I had been feeling really tired and finally your Daddy just insisted that we take a test to prove what he already knew - that we were going to have You! As usual, your Daddy was right, and when we saw those two little pink lines on the test, we both just sank into a big lump of tears. I even took two more tests that same day just to be sure! Jack, we were so excited!
The next few weeks were filled with much happiness, but also with a few scares too. Mommy began having some pretty scary symptoms, and we were so afraid that we were going to lose you. So, we went to see Dr. Finke and had an ultrasound - I will never forget seeing you for the first time. There you were about 5 millimeters long, only six weeks along in your tiny life and your precious heart was beating so strong and so fast! What a miracle! This was good news, and although there were a few more scary moments early on, each time we were able to see you, looking curiously more like a gummy bear inside your Happy Home, heart beating away!
On my birthday - December 16th - we were scheduled for the ultrasound which would tell us if you were a boy or a girl. We already had your name picked out and in our hearts, I think we knew you were definitely going to be our sweet little boy - our Jack. When the technician told us that you were not only a boy, but looked absolutely perfect, I thought our hearts would burst with joy!
It was so much fun being pregnant with you because you were a regular little acrobat! Your Daddy and I would sit things on top of my enormous belly and watch you kick them off! We also teased you with a flashlight and loved to watch you twist and turn as the light moved. You hiccupped a lot, and there was this one place right above my bellybutton that you loved to kick all the time. Daddy read you a Veggie Tales book called "Peas and Thank You" every night before bed. It's still one of your favorites.
On the morning of April 28, 2004, I woke up knowing that you were telling me it was almost time. I waited most of the day before we decided to go to the hospital. "It's not time, " said the nurse, as I (not so happily) came back home only to return a few hours later telling the nurse, "It has to be time!". Luckily, that time I was right and your Daddy and I settled in to our nice big room for the night. Grandma and Grandpa Campbell came quickly to the hospital, even though it was after midnight and Grandma and Grandpa Duncan received the call to begin their trek up from Fairhope.
The next morning, around 9:00 Dr. Finke came in to tell me that it just didn't look like you were going to come out on your own (You were so comfortable!), and they were going to have to perform a C-Section. This was not what I had hoped for, but all that really mattered to me was that you arrived into this world safely. Your Daddy never left my side as they wheeled me in for surgery.
I will never forget the moment at 9:42 a.m. on April 29, 2004 when they lifted you up over the curtain for me to see for the first time. I couldn't believe that you were really here!
Your Daddy looked at me and said, "He looks just like Yoda!" Well, you kind of did, but I think he was just trying to make me laugh since I was a little scared. Yoda was never as beautiful as you!
I didn't get to hold you immediately because they had to get you all cleaned up - Detailed, as your Daddy would say. They weighed and measured you and we were surprised at how very small you were - 7 pounds 9 and a quarter ounces and 20 inches long. Oh, so cold and tiny! (And not very happy either.)
Finally, they got you all wrapped up and brought you to me. I couldn't wait to feel your skin on mine. I remember you feeling so warm and soft as your Daddy placed you up against my cheek. My speechless heart cried tears of joy in a prayer of complete and absolute thanks.
A kind nurse offered to take the first ever Duncan Family Photograph. Look at us!
Another of my favorite pictures of you from the hospital was taken the day after your were born. From day one, you have had the sweetest mannerisms and thankfully we were alert enough to catch you "praying" on film!
We brought you home, and you seemed so happy to be here. I was worried, just like every new mom, about nursing - but you knew just what to do. In fact, you were a natural! You weren't the best sleeper early on, but you have more than made up for that lately - Now, you're a pro! By three months old, you were really beginning to develop quite the personality, and you were fascinated by your Activity Gym!
By five months, you were moving on to bigger, more exciting toys...
You had also become quite proficient at sticking out your tongue...
And you smiled constantly!
At six months, you got all dressed up as a Bumblebee for your very first Halloween. You had so much fun!(And as you know, to everyone else's chagrin, I still call you Bee to this day.)
You were all Mommy and Daddy needed under the tree at Christmas.
You have made our family complete!
And today, you are ONE!!!!
Jack, as I look at all these pictures and recall these precious memories, I am completely overcome with emotion. You are such a little boy now, but you will always be my sweet little baby no matter how big you get! I am astonished that the Good Lord, in all His wisdom, chose me to be your Mommy, and I am eternally grateful to Him for the gift that is You! Your smile is my sun and your laughter is music to my ears. My prayer for you as you grow is that you will seek the Lord with all your heart, because even as much as Mommy and Daddy love you - your Heavenly Father loves you even more.
I will always be here for you, no matter what. I love you so much, Jackson Parrish Duncan - my sweet, darling boy. Happy 1st Birthday!
I know it seems so cliche to say, but I can't believe that today you are turning One! We have had quite a year - you, Daddy and I - and I can't even begin to tell you what a miracle you have been in our lives.
I remember so vividly the day we found out that you were going to be a part of our lives. It was Labor Day 2003 (how ironic). I had been feeling really tired and finally your Daddy just insisted that we take a test to prove what he already knew - that we were going to have You! As usual, your Daddy was right, and when we saw those two little pink lines on the test, we both just sank into a big lump of tears. I even took two more tests that same day just to be sure! Jack, we were so excited!
The next few weeks were filled with much happiness, but also with a few scares too. Mommy began having some pretty scary symptoms, and we were so afraid that we were going to lose you. So, we went to see Dr. Finke and had an ultrasound - I will never forget seeing you for the first time. There you were about 5 millimeters long, only six weeks along in your tiny life and your precious heart was beating so strong and so fast! What a miracle! This was good news, and although there were a few more scary moments early on, each time we were able to see you, looking curiously more like a gummy bear inside your Happy Home, heart beating away!
On my birthday - December 16th - we were scheduled for the ultrasound which would tell us if you were a boy or a girl. We already had your name picked out and in our hearts, I think we knew you were definitely going to be our sweet little boy - our Jack. When the technician told us that you were not only a boy, but looked absolutely perfect, I thought our hearts would burst with joy!
It was so much fun being pregnant with you because you were a regular little acrobat! Your Daddy and I would sit things on top of my enormous belly and watch you kick them off! We also teased you with a flashlight and loved to watch you twist and turn as the light moved. You hiccupped a lot, and there was this one place right above my bellybutton that you loved to kick all the time. Daddy read you a Veggie Tales book called "Peas and Thank You" every night before bed. It's still one of your favorites.
On the morning of April 28, 2004, I woke up knowing that you were telling me it was almost time. I waited most of the day before we decided to go to the hospital. "It's not time, " said the nurse, as I (not so happily) came back home only to return a few hours later telling the nurse, "It has to be time!". Luckily, that time I was right and your Daddy and I settled in to our nice big room for the night. Grandma and Grandpa Campbell came quickly to the hospital, even though it was after midnight and Grandma and Grandpa Duncan received the call to begin their trek up from Fairhope.
The next morning, around 9:00 Dr. Finke came in to tell me that it just didn't look like you were going to come out on your own (You were so comfortable!), and they were going to have to perform a C-Section. This was not what I had hoped for, but all that really mattered to me was that you arrived into this world safely. Your Daddy never left my side as they wheeled me in for surgery.
I will never forget the moment at 9:42 a.m. on April 29, 2004 when they lifted you up over the curtain for me to see for the first time. I couldn't believe that you were really here!
Your Daddy looked at me and said, "He looks just like Yoda!" Well, you kind of did, but I think he was just trying to make me laugh since I was a little scared. Yoda was never as beautiful as you!
I didn't get to hold you immediately because they had to get you all cleaned up - Detailed, as your Daddy would say. They weighed and measured you and we were surprised at how very small you were - 7 pounds 9 and a quarter ounces and 20 inches long. Oh, so cold and tiny! (And not very happy either.)
Finally, they got you all wrapped up and brought you to me. I couldn't wait to feel your skin on mine. I remember you feeling so warm and soft as your Daddy placed you up against my cheek. My speechless heart cried tears of joy in a prayer of complete and absolute thanks.
A kind nurse offered to take the first ever Duncan Family Photograph. Look at us!
Another of my favorite pictures of you from the hospital was taken the day after your were born. From day one, you have had the sweetest mannerisms and thankfully we were alert enough to catch you "praying" on film!
We brought you home, and you seemed so happy to be here. I was worried, just like every new mom, about nursing - but you knew just what to do. In fact, you were a natural! You weren't the best sleeper early on, but you have more than made up for that lately - Now, you're a pro! By three months old, you were really beginning to develop quite the personality, and you were fascinated by your Activity Gym!
By five months, you were moving on to bigger, more exciting toys...
You had also become quite proficient at sticking out your tongue...
And you smiled constantly!
At six months, you got all dressed up as a Bumblebee for your very first Halloween. You had so much fun!(And as you know, to everyone else's chagrin, I still call you Bee to this day.)
You were all Mommy and Daddy needed under the tree at Christmas.
You have made our family complete!
And today, you are ONE!!!!
Jack, as I look at all these pictures and recall these precious memories, I am completely overcome with emotion. You are such a little boy now, but you will always be my sweet little baby no matter how big you get! I am astonished that the Good Lord, in all His wisdom, chose me to be your Mommy, and I am eternally grateful to Him for the gift that is You! Your smile is my sun and your laughter is music to my ears. My prayer for you as you grow is that you will seek the Lord with all your heart, because even as much as Mommy and Daddy love you - your Heavenly Father loves you even more.
I will always be here for you, no matter what. I love you so much, Jackson Parrish Duncan - my sweet, darling boy. Happy 1st Birthday!
Always,
Your Mommy
Posted By Mary Alice at 8:32 AM
3 Comments:
MayMay~
I LOVE how you capture every emotion that mommies feel in your blogs....it's beautiful!! We are so thankful & blessed to have your family in our lives....we love you all & Happy Birthday, Jack!!
Love~The Dennys
This made me cry. At my desk, crying. You are so sweet, I am so thrilled your little cutie is ONE!!
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