Flashback Friday

This sort of goes along with my nostalgia post. These are all pics of Will from this time last year. I was just discussing with my co-worker today how it's funny that your child can seem so mature and grown up at the age of 14 months (his age when I found out I was pregnant again) or even 22.5 months (his age when our 2nd baby arrived) when you compare it to the infancy period. But then I look back at him just one year ago - shortly before Sophia was born - and I think "My God! He was just a baby!"

This was early April 2009 - Will had just begun sleeping in his "big boy" bed. He had been used to the crib so he was still wearing a sleep sack and was still sans pillow or blanket. You can't see it in the picture, but Craig had created a sort of baracade with pillows at the head and foot of the bed. :) Side rails were also up and we had been going through the whole "Super Nanny" phase of getting him to stay in bed. Ahh... that seems so long ago.
This was at a visit to Bass Pro. We really had no reason to go, except to squeeze in a few last lazy Sunday afternoons as a family of three. Will loved all the animals.

Easter 2009 - and I can't believe how ridiculously long his hair was!

April 17, 2009 - exactly one year ago today. This was a Friday - my last day of work before Sophie was born. I remember we read lots of books that weekend. His position in my lap (while we read in the glider chair) had drastically changed months before that and he now faced me with his legs straddling my huge belly. I hugged him a lot and thought about how my arms were going to be too full to do that as often and that made me sad.

Another shot of the curls - this was the day we brought Sophie home from the hospital. I remember sitting a sleeping Sophia on the table in her car seat just as we arrived home so I could hold Will and read to him before he layed down for his nap. Will cried when I layed him down and I know he was just feeling a lot of emotions (relieved I was home, scared I was leaving, confused about a lot of things) because he also woke in the middle of that first night crying for me as he had both nights I was away in the hospital.

It's all so vivid to me and I just keep replaying these moments. I also feel relieved knowing that Will came away from that whole transition unscarred (as I so frequently doubted) and that Will and Sophia have a wonderful bond now.

Just a few more days now until our baby girl turns one! I'll be posting a Year In Review sometime this weekend, I hope.