(Photo of Jasper & I nine hours after he was born, snuggled up in a blanket my friend Jeni Starley and I made.)
I'm a member of the mother's club who wonder how the days fly by so quickly and kids grow up in the blink of an eye.
Four years. Today Jasper is four years old.
I love this photo of him when he was brand new. I remember being so excited to hold him. And so grateful my pregnancy was finally over. I worked full time (plus) as an IT Business Analyst and traveled throughout my pregnancy. Jasper has stayed over 75 nights in Marriott hotels and flown over 25,000 miles before he was born.
I loved my job. I left because I can always go back to work, but I can never get my fun-filled days of endless Jasper adventures back. I'm grateful that I was able to leave my job and be a full time wife and mom.
This is the first year that Jasper has been SO EXCITED to have a birthday. Jasper has been waiting 8 months to go up front and be sung to in Primary. The long awaited day came last Sunday and Jasper couldn't have been happier.
Jasper has been saying, "I'm growing to be 4 on my birthday." Yesterday he asked me, "Mom, am I going to have any more birthdays after this one?"
Yes Jasper, you will have more birthdays. I just hope they won't come so quickly!
(Photo of Jasper taken today on his birthday while we were walking around the Las Vegas Temple.)