I cannot believe it is September 2017.

In September 2015, we weren’t even ready to try to get pregnant.

In September 2016, our baby was born.

And now I am the mom of a one-year-old.

The lowest point of the year was three months in when I told my wife “I hate who you are as a parent.” I don’t, and I wish I could take those words back.

The highest points of the year were the firsts – first smile, first roll-over, first crawl, first word, first waving hi. –PAUSE FOR SOBBING—

Biggest surprise is how happy I am. I expected post-partum depression and a lot of work and stress and honestly, motherhood has been amazing to me so far. I am so, so happy.

Where Little Miss Is:

• Has two teeth
• Can crawl, cruise, stand, and almost walk
• Loves dogs
• Doesn’t like banana
• Gets fussy when she sees me because she wants to nurse
• Goes to bed around 6:30 and sleeps about 12 hours!!
• Smiles when she sees her Nana
• Has very cute thigh rolls
• Is tiny
• Entertains herself for long stretches of time reading board books very seriously… upside-down

Where I Am:

• Further advanced in my career by lightyears than pre-kid
• Grateful that Little Miss is so easygoing
• Looking to add some more work time away from Little Miss into my life
• Sleeping through the night 🙂
• Amazed at how freeing each step of independence is (she can feed herself food and drink and doesn’t rely exclusively on my boobs for nutrition so I can spend longer periods away)
• Looking forward to communicating and interacting with Little Miss in more and more ways
• Not looking forward to tantrums
• Excited and terrified for her to walk any day
• In love
• Tested
• Stronger
• Genuinely so happy
• Lucky and thankful

Where My Marriage Is:

• Tested
• Stronger
• Different
• Less sex (duh)
• Less time together
• Trying to conceive a second child
• Spending all our time away from Little Miss talking about how amazing Little Miss is and looking at photos and videos of her
• Solid

Cheers!