I forgot!

How could I forget! Well, I didn't forget, I just didn't mention it: Andrew is 10 months old. As of yesterday, which I didn't mention in the entry I posted then.

Ridiculous.

The time has passed so quickly, and yet it's been the longest 10 months of my entire life. These months have been some of the lowest and happiest of my life, all blended together. I know the 10-month mark isn't exactly a huge milestone, but I don't think I can accurately describe to you how happy I am that I have this little boy in my life.

In the beginning of it all, I had a really difficult time. I felt completely overwhelmed by and afraid of all the things that I was suddenly responsible for. I didn't have any experience with babies at that point. I changed more diapers in the first day he was born than I had the whole rest of my life. Let me tell you, that was just the beginning of this huge learning process.

Now that 10 months has passed, I feel so grateful for everything that I've learned - about taking care of babies, doing things on my own, taking responsibility, and not letting the worry overtake me. I may need years of training, but along the way I'll just try to be the mom that Andrew deserves.

Yay for this milestone. I'm glad we've both made it.