A Year Already??!! Happy 1st Birthday to My Sweet Boy Slade! What a Ride It's Been!

One year ago today I was scared out of my mind and a nervous wreck all at once! I was scared about going into a c-section for the 3rd time - Id already had two successfull, amazing c-sections and in my crazy mind Im always ready for the bad news. There was no way that a 3rd c-section could go well and be pulled off but it went perfectly!
My nervousness came from the fact that I just wasnt sure if I could possibly handle 4 kids with 2 of them being under the age of 2 years old!!! Nervous because after 3 girls I wasnt sure if I even knew what to do with a boy. All Ive ever heard is how different boys and girls were and then there was the circumsision and how to care for that and just all these emotions going on. I didnt have a clue what my baby would look like or if he would want to snuggle or would be a total cryer or a zen little buda baby.
You came out a perfect little boy at 6lbs 9oz 20 1/2in long with the most awesome baby hair Ive ever seen - fauxhawk right away - and super blue eyes! Everyone loved you and and you snuggled like a champ :)
I cant believe Im so lucky to be your mommy!! This year has been the hardest of my mommydom - NO ONE ever tells you how tough it is with 2 babies under the age of 2. All I ever heard was, Theyll be such great friends - an instant playmate!, but no one ever says that they both seem to cry at the same time or need a diaper change at the same time, be screaming for snack or juice at the same time. It's like they play off of eachother! No one ever told me how hard it would be. I have so much respect for mom's of multiples. This past year has also shown me how strong I am. I never knew I could be as strong as Ive been but I couldnt have done it without my wonderful hubby and sweet baby girls. We all had to band together and work as a real team - and we did Team Wallace!! We were all so excited to add a little boy to the mix that we've all pulled together.
It's amazing all the little things that happen in the first year that you seem to forget about as they get older. First laugh, smile, when they pushed up on their arms while on the floor, first time eating baby cereal, when they discovered their hands and feet. All those sweet little things that Ive gotten to see again and really enjoy and soak it all in escpecially since this is my last baby. Youre it little dude! Youve now made us a complete family of 6!!! Im so honored and privileged to be your mommy Slade! I love you and cant wait to see what an awesome little boy youll be and the wonderful man youll become!

Happy 1st Birthday Slade!! We all love you more than youll ever know!

Holding my sweet little man for the first time

We were so happy to see and meet you!

My Sweet Girls with their little brother

Such a cool dude at 2 days old!

My tiny man at 1!

It was a Home Run!!!

After weeks of planning and worrying and just plain driving everyone in my family (including myself) nuts Slade's 1st birthday party was a total success!! Not that there weren't a few mishaps along the way - baseball fell off the cake whily hubby was carrying it from the house to the car and that made us late to the park for setting up and the wind was HORRIFIC but everything came together, looked great and everyone had a great time!

It was a baseball theme'd party - Daddy's been a ball player from babydom all thru college and minor league and will still play on the "old man" league as he calls it when time permits. I just thought red, white and blue and baseball was just a cute theme since Slade is an All-American Boy :)

Slade's party was held at Wallace Field (the park down the street from our house) and we had concessions and hot dogs and cake OH MY!!!! We played wiffle ball and home run derby and ate tons of sno cones and just enjoyed the day, Slade and eachother!

It was so much fun! Even though we had a few hiccups it was all totally worth it to celebrate the first birthday of such a special little boy!!


Dad and Slade

Girls in their shirts

Wallace Field

Lots of Baseball Concessions


All in our bday shirts for Baby Slade

Happy Birthday Boy with his cake!

Yeah he liked it :)

Busy Busy Bees

that's the Wallace family lately. Between Paige and Maddie's activities and Riley and Slade being sick it's enough to make me think how crazy we are to take on 4 kids!!!

Paige is practicing volleyball twice a week plus doing strength training and trying out for cheerleading while Maddie is practicing soccer twice a week plus wanting to run around and play with her friends when she can find the time - oh and she wants me to sign her up for gymnastics! Riley has tap/ballet/gymnastics on Thursdays and Ive got to find some more activities for this child because she gets so bored so fast - maybe Mothers Day Out?! Paul's in an "old man" flag football league and Im looking for an outside activity so I can have some "ME" time away from being Mom.

Hopefully things start to slow down but so many games and tournaments are coming up in these next 2 months PLUS my baby boy turns 1 in a few weeks :(

I just keep telling myself to enjoy all the craziness because one day they'll all be grown and with their own busy bees :)