Nathan at One
Nathan is now one year old. Despite my brains best efforts to sabotage the whole works, he's turned out to be a wonderful child. He is so friendly and happy; he's so very interested in the outside world. He loves sticks and bugs and the dirt. And yet he also loves baths and showers.
July 2007
How did this happen? All my nervousness and anxiety seems to slide off of him. It's like he's coated with anti-crazy-daddy Teflon (tm).
He used to be so very small. So tiny in my arms. I remember walking back and forth with him in the hallway thinking "wow, this is hard work, carrying this 8 lbs around." I'd /love/ to carry around only 8 lbs of baby these days 
He turns pages of books with ease, points to a thing and makes a noise (wanting us to tell him what it is over and over again), eating more and more foods every week, chasing the cat, and yes growing and growing. It's just mind-boggling sometimes to think of how different he is from even two months ago, let alone a year ago.
July 2007
Before Nathan was born, I was filled with arrogance and ignorance of what being a parent would be like. Here, a year later, I can say I'm now only ignorant. I have been (at least, I hope I've been) humbled by my son. So, if I ever foisted my pre-parental arrogance upon you, I truly apologize.
Nathan continues to make a lot of progress towards independent walking. We're trying to count the number of steps he takes at each attempt (though sometimes he's so fast!) and we're up to a max of 8 or 9. His walking has been less and less "accidental" (where his distraction by an object or person has facilitated a few steps) and more by choice.
First Birthday
I'm not certain what the next year will bring, but I'm hopeful it will be as amazing as this one has been.
July 6th, 2007 - 11:12
I hear you, Rob. Almost 11 years later and I’m still ignorant! I am STILL learning new things and wondering to myself why I didn’t figure them out sooner? It’s amazing how much I continue to change and grow as a parent.