Year 1: By the Numbers

17 lbs gained

11 shots

1 freckle: on his inner thigh

355 baths

4 nights that someone other than me or Bud put John to bed

1 injury with blood

5 times I pulled over because John was crying in the car: always a bad idea...just keep driving

8 teeth

365 days nursing

2 counties visited: duuuuuuuuuuuval and st johns (we’ll see more of the world in 2014)

165 times being called a girl by a stranger

3 kisses from the lady at Publix: For real, she kisses him and I don’t know what to do about it

1 massive freakout by me: It wasn't pretty

11,180,772 times I’ve said “Oh my god, he’s so cute.”

11,180,773 times I’ve said “Why are you being such an asshole?”

26 times I've regretted his name: more on that later

Dr. Jekyll

Mr. Hyde