Thursday 23 August 2012

Once so small

My little baby is turning into a little boy and I seem to be left wondering where the time has gone!  It was only 12 months ago that he was lying there helpless as a tiny newborn baby with his little scratch mitts on and that scrunched up face.  Now he is constantly on the move - crawling, rolling and cruising and outgrowing his clothes at an astonishing rate!

newborn compared to one year old, how much change, growing up

The smaller sleepsuit is the one he wore home from hospital, borrowed from his special keepsake box.  He may only have worn newborn clothes for a matter of days but once upon a time he fitted in them!  The second sleepsuit is size 18-24 months - the size he wears now!  He has not stopped growing and it is crazy to see quite how much has changed in one year!

When I see him sleeping peacefully in the cot I can still see that newborn baby.  His face has gained so much personality and his cheeky smile is contagious but when he sleeps he looks so innocent still.

I watch Dylan cruise around, pressing buttons, playing with toys, eating his dinner with his fingers and making sure he picks up every single crumb and it seems crazy to think that he was once so fragile, waking only for milk and then back to a sweet slumber again!

This first year has been magical and I can't believe how much my little boy has changed!  He is no longer a baby but a little person, imitating our actions, trying to copy our words and learning his own independence.  They really do grow up too fast!  He may be a big brother before we know it but he will always be my baby


13 comments:

  1. I love this pic! Can't believe the difference it's crazy how time flies x

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  2. My little boy turns one next week and I wonder where the time has gone. Like you, I look at his face now and see glimpses of him as a newborn!

    I love the picture and think I'll be trying that myself for his baby box, lovely post.

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    1. I can't imagine we will ever see quite as many changes as happen in that first precious year! Hope you have a wonderful first birthday for him - take plenty of pics!

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  3. Oh Bex I totally understand. Everyone said cherish the time as it goes so fast and they were right. Sometimes you can't take it all in at the time and it's only when you look back. Live in every moment I say and drink up all that loveliness. Lovely pic by the way x

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    1. Thanks! I think we spend far too much time waiting for the next milestone sometimes it is lovely to sit back and remember what was x

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  4. Love this post. Makes you appreciate just what a wonderful privilege motherhood is x

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  5. "He may be a big brother before we know it but he will always be my baby"

    Same applies whether your children are 1 or in the twenties....

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  6. That babygrow pic is great. I know how you feel about them getting big so quickly. You will have a new one to keep you busy soon enough! Then you will need twice as many pics to keep up with them both growing!

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    1. I will never put the camera down when Squish is here as well!

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  7. I can't believe how small Mads sleepsuit is- it makes me sad every time I go to the wardrobe and have to put a new load of clothes away.
    x

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  8. Wow - that is quite a difference! I can't believe how quickly it happens :( xx

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  9. Babies do grow up very fast, time flies faster for them. One minute their still depending on you to hold their spoon and the next thing you know they're already running on your backyard. Kinda wants you to be sentimental too.

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