Happy Birthday Daddy!

It's funny to think two things, one that Bryan is 31 and two that just a year ago little Nico was NEVER going to come out....or so we thought and now he is such a little man!

I guess in this last months pictures I can really start to see him as a little man instead of a baby, he is starting to have his features be more distinct and his personality is definitely coming out!!! As I have stated before he has become so independent that every moment I have him in my arms for more than a second, I cherish because one day he is going to be too big for my lap, especially at the rate he is growing!!! He might be taller than me at 5, HA!

It is also amazing to me how smart he is, for example Great-Grandpa taught him how to push the button to open and close the garage door and even though there are two openers, he knows what buttons to push. And if you don't let him do it when he wants too, you would think you took the child's best friend away :) So begins the learning of you may want something, but you don't always get what you want part of life....

This is definitely something that is hard for me because I want to give him the world, but I also know that I have to step back and let him work for what he wants too. I know being an only child, he will be spoiled I don't doubt that but I also want him to work hard and be a good person without the expectations of getting what he wants when he wants it because we all know that is not how life works! I guess maybe I am looking to hard into it, as he is only 11 months old (tomorrow), but I have realized that even though he thinks we think he doesn't understand, I think sometimes he does more than we can ever imagine.

So today on Daddy's birthday we celebrate him, but we also know that our birthdays are nothing compared to celebrating all the new things Nico continually learns and does as he amazes us every single day!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!
We love you!