First birthday

Mordecai’s First Birthday Party

My heart is so full as I reflect on Mordecai’s first birthday party!

Baby boy in highchair at first birthday

From how wanted he was before he was even conceived, to the joy he has brought us over the last year… I could just cry from the happiness of it all. God has been so kind to our family. (more…)

How We Spent Mordecai’s First Birthday

Just like that, a year with our sweet little guy has gone by in the blink of an eye. His birthday fell on a Monday this year, so we balanced having a normal day with doing special things to celebrate our little guy.

It was the perfect day! Minus one little part… but we’ll get to that at the end of this post, lol.

Older sister with baby brother in his crib with toys on baby monitor

We started the day with our usual routine of Sadie going into Mordecai’s room when he woke up. Those two love that play time each day and I love watching it from the baby monitor so I don’t interrupt their bonding! (more…)