Party Prelude

So, our little man will officially be 1 year old on Tuesday. Which means the big party is this Saturday. We (I mostly mean "I" here) are planning a baseball themed party with a baseball cake, baseball themed goodie bags, pennants, and Detroit Tiger colored plates and napkins. Also, Benn even has a DT outfit to wear for the big day. I love this planning stuff. I love searching for decorations, coming up with unique gifts/toys/games, and I love being creative and adding personal touches to otherwise prepackaged party themes. I don't usually a problem finding time to do these things, but work has been exceptionally busy this month which has left little time to "plan" Benn's big day. Luckiy, I've got some great SIL's that are always willing to help out. Just a few things left to do before the party like decorate the cake and cookies and set up. Oh, did I mention my BIL had this crazy idea to run a 5K the morning of the party too. Since I've been promising him I'd run a 5K with him and haven't I figured why not? Crazy I tell ya!

On a side note, but something that's been in the back of my mind lately and that I've been wanting to take the time to reflect on is how much Bennett has grown over this last year and how much he adds to our family and completes it for that matter. I'm not usually a sappy person who gets all emotional, but once I became a mom it seems that anything having to do with our kids can bring tears to my eyes in an instant (good or bad). For this reason (being sappy is new to me) I've put it off. But now that Benn's 1st birthday is quickly approaching, its the only thing on my mind.

So, here's my question...(I stole this phrase from a friend, hope she doesn't mind - you know who you are!)

How does time go by so fast yet so slow?

Our good friend Melissa can attest to the sleeping struggles we've experienced with Benn which seemed to leave us wishing time away. For example I can't count how many times Russ and I have said, "I just can't wait until he's a year old" and when we were up at 2AM, 4AM, and 6Am, time seemed to drag on (for some reason we thought this was the magic age kids sleep thru the night). But looking back at how much he's grown, the things he's learned (rolling over, crawling, babbling, hugging, waving, etc) and the joy he's brought to our lives it seems like time has gone so fast. Its amazing to me how one person can have such a profound impact on someone else. There are no words to completely and fully describe the love, pride, and happiness I feel when I'm around my kids (and hubby too!). I'm sure all you mom's out there feel the same way I do and you can probably say it better than I can. But this was my sappy post for the week and I promise to update with fun party pictures of the big event!