happy birthday jacob!

what?! i'm one?!

today he turns 1 year old. so crazy how time just flies by. it is hard to believe that last year at this time we were probably changing his first dirty diaper, trying to get him to nurse, and getting ready to pass out from our long exhausting night of labor and delivery! but what an awesome day it was to welcome our first child into the world!

tonight we will have a small celebration with some good friends, and enjoy cake and ice cream. we'll be having a party this coming saturday in pittsburgh with family and friends. jacob can't wait to show off his new walking skills to all his grandparents! (he told me so himself).

this weekend was an eventful weekend. on saturday we celebrated mother's day, since sunday was supposed to be a rainy mess, and jesse took me to my favorite deli for lunch, McAllister's. we spent the afternoon running errands, shopping for area rugs (unsuccessful), shopping for jacob's birthday present (successful!), and ordering jacob's birthday cake for this saturday. it was a beautiful spring day. we took jackson for a much needed walk to the park, where we strategically avoided getting caught in the background of someone's wedding photos- there was a wedding getting ready to start at the park, and the groomsmen were getting their pictures taken throughout the grounds.

sunday was a very special day for us. our church had a special dedication service or parents who wanted to prayerfully dedicate their children to the Lord. jacob spitup all over his shirt during the final prayer, so when it was over, jesse and i hurried off stage to get a clean shirt on him. the clean shirt which he spitup on about 10 minutes later. love you, jacob!!! i thought it was really neat to be standing next to jacob's pediatrician and his wife (to the right of us in the picture) as they dedicated their 5th child, noah. it is comforting to know that jacob's dr is not only an experienced parent, but also a fellow believer.

these next 2 weeks will be extremely busy for us as we travel to pittsburgh for 4 days and pack up our apartment in preparation for the big moving day, saturday the 24th.