A year ago, I held him for the very first time and something extraordinary happened

Today my little boy turns one.

A year ago, I held him for the very first time and something extraordinary happened — the noise of the world faded. Everything slowed, softened, made sense. 👶✨

In that instant, life rearranged itself around a tiny heartbeat.

💛 A Year That Changed Me

This year wasn’t perfect.

There were sleepless nights and long days. Moments of doubt. Moments of exhaustion. Times I wondered if I was doing anything right at all.

But it was real.

Real in the way his fingers wrapped around mine like I was home.
Real in the way a single smile could repair an entire difficult day.
Real in the way love grew so fast it almost scared me.

I didn’t know my heart could carry this much.

✨ The Small Miracles

First giggles.
First sounds.
The way he looks at the world like it’s brand new — because to him, it is.

Watching someone discover life for the first time is a privilege I will never be able to explain properly.

But I feel it.

Every day.

🤍 Love That Reaches Us

Today, messages arrived. Calls. Little notes filled with warmth.

And I want you to know something beautiful: your kindness didn’t stay on a screen.

It reached our home.

It wrapped around us like reassurance, like community, like a reminder that we are never raising a child alone in this world.

Thank you. Truly.

🌿 A Question for the Future

One day, he’ll read these words. One day, he’ll understand just how fiercely he has been loved since the beginning.

So if you could leave him one wish for the road ahead — what would it be?

More courage?
More joy?
More kindness in the people he meets?

Whatever it is, I will carry it for him until he’s ready to carry it himself. 🙏

Happy first birthday, my boy.

You made the world quiet.
And then you made it brighter. 🎂💛