Celebrating One Year Old!

Weighing in at 22 pounds and 7 ounces is our fabulous birthday boy, Tyler! We've had quite a first year together and I think we all need a pat on the back for making it through. Here's a quick re-cap:

After 18 hours of labor and subsequent C-Section, Tyler is born on May 23rd, 2010

Leslie cries practically everyday for the first 3 weeks secondary to pain from the C-section, no sleep, and trying to figure out nursing

Family and friends come to the rescue and help us through the first few months

Tyler starts daycare, Mommy goes back to work and school, and Daddy continues to manage the house/cook dinners/walk the dog

Tyler gets his first tooth and Mommy cries cause she feels like she's missing everything while he's at daycare

The swing becomes our best friend

Mommy's milk dries up in late November due to a crazy schedule and not being able to nurse/pump as frequently as needed- Mommy cries again due to feelings of inadequacies

Tyler starts crawling and becomes lots of fun

Tyler starts sleeping from 7:30 to 5 (sometimes 6!) and Mommy and Daddy feel like they have some resemblance of normalcy back in their lives

The Tar Heels have a horrible basketball year leading to much frustration to all

Tyler and Connor become good friends

Daddy and Mommy (well, Mommy sort of) run in a 10 mile race in April

Tyler turns 1 year old and Mommy and Daddy look back over the year and think it went by too fast and how could they possibly have a one year-old child? Despite not remembering too much of the first 3 months due to sleep deprivation, Mommy and Daddy have realized that it was the best year of their lives, it was the hardest year of their lives, and they wouldn't change a thing. Except maybe have less poopy pants....

Here are some pics from the birthday bash:

This balloon is the coolest thing I've ever seen

16th teeth and no hair

Mommy and Daddy bumbling around trying to figure out what's going on

Nana and Tyler

The Johnsons and Tyler

Good times had by all