The Difference One Year Makes

I can't believe the difference one year makes these days. Isla is now only 74 days away from her first birthday and we are celebrating Joey's first father's day. Although we have celebrated the last five years because Leo and Delilah gave him a card each year this is his first year with Isla. For me I have never really been one that liked surprises...... maybe it is when I put a lot of work into a gift I want to give it to the person right away. So Joey has already opened is presents today so it is more of a father's day weekend. This time last year I was in Oregon for my baby shower, putting finishing touches on the nursery, and getting ready to start labor and delivery classes. I remember after the labor classes I left feeling more unsure than going into it. I remember one couple that showed up in matching track suits at 7am ready to take on the world and had already covered the class material. Another couple was set on going all natural and looked down up everyone else..... I think especially me when the instructor asked on a scale of one to ten what our threshold of pain was with ten being the highest I answered two. Well fast forward only 365 days later and I am watching Isla on her video monitor while she sleeps and writing this blog. Amazing what a difference one year can make. It is especially fun for me because my best friend's daughter is one year older than Isla so to see what she is doing makes me so excited for the next year to come. Happy Father's Day everyone!