Can you believe our little lady is ONE YEAR OLD TODAY? We sure can't! For Kevin and myself it was a time for reflection. Did we parent the way we wanted to? Were we there for Olivia? Is she thriving? Did we enjoy ourselves along the way? Does Olivia feel nurtured and loved by us? The questions can go on and on. For us, the answer is yes, yes, YES!
We feel so blessed to have Olivia in our lives and although we cannot believe how fast the time has gone this past year, we have truly enjoyed every second of our little lady. Yes, we love everything about Olivia, even those sleep deprived nights, gooey fingers, snotty kisses and cries of emotion. We also know that for every wail of frustration we have received countless smiles, kisses and hugs from Olivia and this makes all the difference.
All in all, as a family, we feel we have grown so much this past year. For Kevin and myself, we have learned more about ourselves and our relationship than we ever could imagine. In fact, we both remember a while back listening to a lecture by a local psychiatrist, Dr. Peter Brill and one aspect of the lecture on family and relationship stages was discussing how married couples' happiness goes down exponentially when they have a child - yes, we did the research before we had Olivia ;) Still, guess what, yes, we had our ups and downs this past year, but together, as a team, we did! We became parents and actually feel even more happy now than before Olivia's birth! Now, we are still learning to balance "our time" with "Olivia time," but all in all, this has been an incredible year!
Lastly, thank you to all of you who are reading this blog, it is all of you, our family and friends who have supported us and helped us nuture and grow as a family!
Until next blog post....
We are truly blessed,
The Moores
1 comment:
She is an absolute DOLL! You are truly blessed!
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