Joshua is ONE!

My little man is officially ONE today, as of 4:41pm this afternoon!! UNBELIEVABLE! WOW, I am still asking myself where his first year went...

We had an interesting day, to say the least, but did NOT go without celebrating our little guys birthday. It is tradition in our home to wake up the birthday honoree early in the morning with the "mañanitas". Grandparents call with their wishes and aunties, and uncles call as well making the birthday person feel even more special on their special day! We also sing the happy birthday song before blowing out the candle on his/her own chocolate cupcake. After that we open one gift, and then it's whatever comes at us the rest of the day!! This morning Joshua got up with a grin on his face, after the "what are you singing to me mommy?" look that I initially got. He enjoyed being the center of attention and loved hearing familiar voices over the phone! Let me tell you this little guy absolutely LOVED his cake!! He ate it ALL, no messing around with him. Here are some pictures of him enjoying his cake. I need to post some more of him getting his cake, and then opening his gifts. and then we had a little diversion for the rest of the day. Our little princess got up acting like she felt great, until we got a little concerned that she felt quite warm to the touch. Took her temp and found out she was running nearly 102 temp!! Immediately we got on the phone, and to sum it up we spent the rest of the day in the hospital. Kateli had low counts, low hemoglobin and low platelets counts. She had to have a blood transfusion, platelets transfusion, an antibiotic administered, and be admitted to the hospital for at least a one night stay. So, a year ago today we were in the hospital celebrating the arrival of our little guy. Today we were in the hospital concerned that our daughter gets to feeling better soon. God has his way of saying, "you have to remember what is important in life"...it's not a birthday celebration necessarily, it's remembering that we are a family and we stick together no matter the circumstances! Thank you Lord for being so wonderful and loving. Despite the circumstance, we praise Him for being a God who loves us and blesses us in ways that are beyond our measure and understanding.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE MAN! To read and see pics of Joshua's birth, please click here Joshua's birth