TALAN'S 1ST BIRTHDAY

TALAN, HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!! I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH MY LIFE HAS CHANGED SINCE YOU WERE BORN. WHERE DO I START? SO, I GOT PREGNANT THE DAY I MARRIED YOUR DAD. I DON'T THINK ANYONE WAS SHOCKED. I KNEW ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTERWARDS THAT I WAS PREGNANT. THE DAY WE FOUND OUT YOU WERE A BOY, YOUR DAD AND GRANDPA SHARGHI CRIED. GRANDPA SHARGHI HAD 4 GIRLS OF HIS OWN, SO A BOY WAS FANTASTIC NEWS. YOU WERE GOING TO BRING A SPECIAL JOY TO OUR FAMILY. SO, WE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AT 7AM ON TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008. YOU WERE SO COMFORTABLE IN MOMMY'S BELLY, BUT YOU DECIDED TO ENTER THIS CRAZY WORLD AT 6:36 PM AT A WOPPING 8LBS. 2OZ. . I REMEMBER YOUR DAD AND HIS TEARS LOOKING AT THE MIRACLE WE HAD CREATED. IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY FOR EVERYONE, BUT MOSTLY FOR YOUR MOM AND DAD.

SO, OVER THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE HAD SO MANY WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES. WE'VE WATCHED YOU LEARN HOW TO SIT UP, ROLL OVER, CRAWL, AND NOW WALK. YOU ARE ALL OVER THIS HOUSE, WE'VE HAD TO REARRANGE THE FURNITURE TO KEEP YOU LOCKED INTO THE LIVING ROOM. YOU GOT YOUR 1ST 2 TEETH WHEN YOU WERE 10 MONTHS OLD. YOU STARTED WALKING WHEN YOU WERE ABOUT 10 1/2 MONTHS. YOU ARE STILL NURSING, BUT ONLY BEFORE BED AND IN THE MORNING. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT SO WE CAN GET YOU IN YOUR OWN BED. YES, YOU SLEEP IN MOM AND DAD'S BED AGAINST EVERYONE ELSE'S ADVICE. OVER THE LAST YEAR, YOU HAVE SPENT ALOT OF TIME WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS. YOUR DAD WORKED SO HARD TO FINISH HIS MASTER'S DEGREE AND TAKE THE CPA EXAM.I HAD TO GO BACK TO WORK, SO ON TUESDAY YOU WOULD SEE GRAMMY AND PAPA, THURSDAY WAS WITH MIMMIE, AND SATURDAYS YOU WERE WITH GRANDMA AND BABA. I AM SOOO THANKFUL TO ALL OF THEM. BUT WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO HANG OUT WITH SUCH A HAPPY BOY.

THINGS YOU LOVE: BATHTIME, GOING FOR WALKS, APPLEJUICE, CHLOE, SLEEPING WITH MOM AND BABA'S SINGING. THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE: GOING TO SLEEP, BEING TOLD "NO", AND SHOES-YOU ALWAYS KICK THEM OFF.


MY SWEET BOY, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU. EVERYTHING I DO IS FOR YOU. I THINK SOMEDAYS I CAN'T IMAGINE LOVING YOU MORE, BUT YOU SURPRISE ME WITH SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY. EVEN WHEN YOU WAKE ME UP AT 8:30AM (I USED TO SLEEP TIL 11), SMACKING ME TO GET UP AND LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL SMILE AND THOSE BLUE EYES (THANKS GRANDMA) I LOVE YOU MORE. I KNOW WHEN YOU READ THIS YOU WILL BE A SMART, ATHLETIC, CARING, LOVING AND ALL AROUND WONDERFUL TEENAGER. I CAN WAIT THOUGH BECAUSE I'M NOT READY JUST YET TO LET YOU GROW UP.