Hayden's 1st Birthday

We celebrated Hayden's 1st birthday on Wednesday, May 25th 2011. I really can't believe that's he's already a year old! Time goes by way too fast. It really seems like just yesterday we were bringing him  home. I couldn't help but think about the day we welcomed our little boy throughout the day on Wednesday. Hayden was completely unplanned & we were very surprised but we are obviously very thankful for him! The day before he was born (5/24/10) we went to Arizona Mills mall & walked around for 3 hours. It didn't even occur to us that that could make Hayden arrive early since my due date was still 3 weeks away. The next day, I had alot of energy & was cleaning like crazy. I remember my Mom telling me at one point that when that happens, the baby will arrive soon. Of course, I didn't put 2 & 2 together until later. Garyn has left at 2pm to go run an errand with a friend. My water broke at 2:10pm. I tried not to panic but it never occured to me to find out what to do if that happens. I'm so thankful that Garyn left me the cell phone & I was able to get ahold of his friend who passed the message on to Garyn. He was home in about 5min. Anyway, I was only in labor with Hayden for 9 hours (much better than the 28hours with Rya). I still can't believe all that was a  year ago! Now we're celebrating his 1st birthday!

Garyn had to work both his jobs that day so the night before, we gave Hayden his little Kawasaki FMX bike that Garyn had picked out for him. Hayden was very tired but as soon as he saw it, he crawled straight to it with the biggest smile on his face! He was trying to play with it & we put him on it & he kept pressing the buttons & really seemed to like it. So I guess we should start preparing ourselves for another motoracer in the house! We let him play with his new bike for awhile before putting him back to bed.

Hayden woke up at his usual time on the 25th. I came in singing Happy Birthday to him. He was all smiles & still trying to wake up. Rya woke up right after him so I do my usualy morning routine of getting them up & in clean/dry diapers. I like my kids to have a treat for breakfast on their birlthday so the day before I had just gotten some Hostess doughnuts. Hayden is a bottomless pit already! He ate 4 of those little doughnuts before I cut him off. He was still hungry though so I just gave him some water & he was content with that. He spent the morning playing on his new quad & Rya played on hers. It was so cute to watch them sitting on their quads. Rya would ride her's around but obviously, Hayden can't do that so he would sit on his & watch Rya.

We didn't anything special for lunch. I just made Mac 'n Cheese since that is Rya's favorite & Hayden loves it. After lunch I played with both of them for awhile. Our friend, Sara stopped by with some eggs for me so I could make Hayden's birthday cake. I went to the store the day before for last minute birthday stuff & totally forgot to get eggs & tape! (I ended up making a trip to Walmart at 12:45am on the 25th for tape but forgot eggs!) Now that I had everything I was able to make Hayden's cake. By the time I started on that, it was nap time for the birthday boy. Rya & I enjoyed some girl time while he was sleeping. Garyn was able to come home around 3pm for a few minutes so he was able to see Hayden for a bit & wish him a happy birthday. Garyn then left to go to his 2nd job. Rya, Hayden & I just spent the rest of the evening playing & relaxing. Garyn came home around 7:30pm, went to let our friends know that the party was gonna start soon. We ordered pizza & shortly after I came home with it, our friends, Chuck & Sara came over. We've been friends with them for awhile now & they both love Rya & Hayden. We sat down for Hayden's birthday dinner & that little boy loves pizza! I only give him small pieces & I was worried it'd make him sick but he was totally fine! He really enjoyed his dinner!

Garyn & Chuck went outside for some RC time. Rya loves to watch so she was going in & out. Hayden enjoyed playing with Chuck & Sara's 6month old son, Nick. Sara & I chatted while I cleaned up from dinner & got things ready for cake & presents. We all watched Hayden open his gifts. Rya really wanted to help him! Hayden got some great stuff for his birthday! He got a great learning helicopter toy from my Grandma, an awesome walker from my Dad & Kim, we got him a cute little Pillow Pet, a little RMZ 450 & a few other things. Chuck & Sara got him a learning book that I actually almost bought him. He still has more to open! We're having a party for him on June 4th so we saved a few gifts for his party. He seemed to really like everything he got! Chuck & Sara even got Rya a little baby doll & we got her a purple unicorn Pillow Pet because we all didn't want her to feel left out. When I brought out her big pink bag, she got so excited & started kicking her legs. It was so precious!

Finally the moment we've been waiting for...cake time!! After a totally off key rendition of Happy Birthday, we gave Hayden his piece of cake. I knew he'd make a mess so I put him in his booster seat in just his diaper. As soon as we gave him the cake, he reached out for it right away. It did take him a minute to really get into it. He started by just picking the frosting off! It was really cute! As soon as he realized all the frosting was gone, he literally grabbed the entire piece of cake & tried to shove it into his mouth! I was laughing so hard I was crying! He was having alot of fun eating his cake! He made such a mess but it was so funny!

 

I now had a nice, big mess to clean up. It was all totally worth it though! Hayden had a blast opening his gifts & eating his cake. Rya really enjoyed having company over. Hayden has his bath followed by Rya. As soon as I put Hayden in his crib, he was out. I wish I could have gotten a picture of him sleeping. He was so comfy, full & was sleeping with a smile on his face! I'm so happy that his 1st birthday was everything I was hoping it would be. It still breaks my heart to think about Rya's 1st birthday. I know she didn't know what it was & we totally made up for it with a wonderful 2nd birthday & party. I'm so thankful that we were able to give Hayden a great 1st birthday! He still has his party coming up too! His birthday is May 25th, Garyn's is June 1st & Garyn's stepdad, Greg, is June 4th so we're having a combined party for all 3 boys on June 4th. :)

I still can't believe that our precious little boy is a year old! We've had a wonderful 1st year with him & are looking forward to many more! Rya is a wonderful big sister & really loves her little brother! I will admit that when we 1st found out we were going to have a 2nd child, we were both very stressed out but Hayden is such a loved little boy & we're so thankful to the Lord for blessing us with 2 amazing little babies!

*Happy 1st Birthday, Hayden! We love you so much!*