Fashion, Style & More: Moving into Teenager Land!!!

March 03, 2009

Moving into Teenager Land!!!

I can hardly believe that 13 years ago God gave us a beautiful 7lb 3oz baby boy. This little guy was truly a gift from above. As I sit here typing these words into my laptop, I can hardly believe that we are celebrating 13 years of his life today. It seems like we just brought our little guy home from the hospital. What a beautiful journey we parents embark when we have a child. One of the funniest stories that always make me laugh when I think about it is when we were preparing for my sonogram appointment. My husband and I had decided that we were not going to find out the sex of our child. We would let it be a surprise. Just like the days before sonograms were available. As we were making decisions on the nursery we were selecting neutral colors. I had selected hunter green and since my theme was Noah’s Ark it wouldn’t matter if a little boy or a little girl would be delivered. The day came for my appointment and my hubby left the office to pick me up at our home. We headed up the road to the doctor’s office. As we sat in the waiting room we reiterated that we would let it be a surprise and we would be happy with whatever God sent us. In our hearts we were hoping for a little boy, but nonetheless we would be thankful for what God had planned for us. Well, in the room we went and the sonogram process began. I’ll never forget when the doctor looked over at Rodd and asked, “Would you like to know what you are having?” My husband quickly replied before I could get a word in, “of course we do!” My mouth was opened so wide I could feel it hitting the floor. I couldn’t believe that after all that discussion in one second we would now know what I would be delivering. Oh but, you already know – it was a boy!!!

Watching our son go through the various stages of his life has been so enjoyable. I loved the baby stage; I even loved the toddler stage. Each stage was quite a celebration and we most certainly celebrated every milestone. It seemed like every event has a picture to go with it. I’m sure you know what I mean. We always take lots and lots of pictures of our first born. Today we have reached another milestone! My little guy is no longer a little guy but a young man. We celebrated his special day today just like he wanted. After his Sports Jiu-Jitsu class we had a pizza party. He loves chocolate cake and we had the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had. It had fudge icing and it was Yum!!!