My Boy'sterous Reflections

Time has had wings this past year ..it does only seem like yesterday when he was born and yet it seems like forever .. The days have been long , the nights longer and still the year feels shorter .. Shortest than any year I've lived , but it's been the craziest and the happiest ..  It's been magic and madness , giggles and worries , firsts and lasts ..it's been beyond rewarding and yet sometimes annoying .. It's been a gamut of emotions  , a whole new world of possibilities and experiences .. It's becoming a mother , a parent ..knowing and feeling a love like no other !

My love , you are one today

And learning so very much ,

There's nothing in this house ,

That you don't want to touch ! 

Your fingerprints are evident , 

In every single place 

Along with that mischievous smile 

On your naughty lil face ! 

You've made our lives complete 

In each and every way 

You alone gladden my heart

And brighten every single day ! 

You are our special lil boy , 

We can't wait to watch your life unfold 

Have a happy birthday 

Today you're one year old !! 

I have half a mind to write coz the other half is busy yelling 'you're so going to pay for this ..' but then a new mom's gotta do what she's gotta do -sleep less and write more :P

Anyways so yesterday for the first time the little one preferred daddy's arms to sleep over his mommy's more than the usual once or twice and while I was relieved to see him sleep , I was also kinda jealous that it wasn't me who put him to sleep.. More so since I'm the one who spends maximum (24) hours with him , shouldn't that be enough of a reason for now , for my lil one to prefer mommy over daddy ?

Coincidentally this same thought is voiced by the mother in this episode of 'Til Death where their daughter is coming home to visit and as they reminisce about her childhood the mother tells the father (her husband) that 'I kept her for 9 months , labored ..I cook and I clean and all it takes for her to like daddy is a stupid arm fart'

It made me laugh , I knew if this is the only child we're having then we're going to be like that couple , always fighting over him and who he loves more ..

But no matter how much we pull each others leg and indulge and revel in this rivalry , it wouldn't matter coz like the husband aptly put it...

- There are some things only a mommy can provide and some things only a daddy can provide..Neither of us can be both mommy and daddy '

And as wise as that sounds I wish for once he could be both , so this mommy can go and guzzle/ glug a dozen few drinks ..lol !!