Happy Birthday Jeb Alexander!

Today is my baby boy's first birthday!! This year went by especially fast, and had many challenges and trials, both big and small. Having him as part of our family was not one of them though. In times of trial, he has brought so much JOY to our family. God knew exactly what he was doing when he gave us this precious boy. His first name means "beloved friend" and his middle name means "protector of mankind". I think they are both very fitting.



Here are a few pictures just to show how much joy he has brought to our family over the past year.

First night in the hospital:

All dressed up for church:
First time eating carrots:

See how sweet and happy he is? He has always been that way. Always bringing smiles and giggles even at times when it was hard to find them.

The past couple of weeks have been pretty crazy. I won't go into all the details, but because of that (and the fact that we are all sick right now), we decided to just play it low-key for Jeb's actual birthday and we'll do something with my family next weekend.

Daddy baked a cake last night, I did the icing, and Isabelle helped with the sprinkles.

He was a little more careful than Isabelle was with her first birthday cake, but just as messy and had just as much fun.

"Are you sure this is okay?"

Izzy was being the big sister and showing him how to play with his new toys. :)

We had a really good, relaxing day.

Happy Birthday, my sweet boy. How I love watching you grow.