September 22, 2012 has come and gone. It’s
hard to imagine that we are the parents of a one year old already! I’m not sure
if I’m more shocked that she’s already one, or that we have managed to,
somehow, someway, keep Mady alive and healthy for a whole year. There were
times that I was certain child
protective services was going to show up on our doorstep at any given moment to
remove/save Mady from our parenting “techniques.” But, I’m proud to say. "WE DID IT!" We have officially made it a
full year. Mady is in one piece AND she still lives with us!
It’s amazing all
of the things she has mastered over the past year…
Sitting up all
by herself
Crawling
Rolling over
Climbing/descending
stairs
Feeding herself
Walking at 10.5
months
Pulling
eyelashes
Knowing where
her/mommy’s/daddy’s eyes, nose, and hair are
Dancing (not
sure where she got those moves from…most likely daddy) J
Her small vocabulary
Facial
Expressions
Learning to spin
…and the list
could go on and on.
But by far, the most amazing and greatest characteristic has been the appearance of her personality. I seriously can’t
believe how quick and soon it developed. On most days she is so darn cute and funny that I wish I could have a video camera in her
face 24/7. I'd be able to capture those goofy facial expressions she comes up with, or those moments when she, out of nowhere, begins to "spin" in a circle, or giggle when she passes gas, (which she gets that from daddy as well) or when she realizes she has a nose...and when she pinches her nose she can "snort" through her mouth ...which results in giggles and a nice pink nose because the more she does it, the more mommy and daddy laugh. We couldn’t be more blessed with such an (overall) easy going,
fun, and cuddly little lady. Her “go-with-the-flow” personality has definitely been
a blessing!
We celebrated her
1st birthday at Rocky Gap State Park on her
actual birthday...September 22nd, 2012. Here are a few shots from her special day...
Balloons courtesy of Daddy...(Mommy only managed 4) :) |
New kitchen! |
Opening presents! |
Checking out the new toys! |
Tissue Paper Pom Poms...Mommy had no problem making these. :) |
Pretty flowers from the downtown Farmers Market (Highly recommend their little flower booth) |
Baby food jar flower center pieces...from Pinterest, of course! ; ) |
Cake - courtesy of Grandma |
This is the closest she got to putting her fingers in it...on her own. |
Pretty Birthday girl! |
Opening presents! |
"Ummm...someone...please get this off of me since I was FORCED to put my hand in this mess." |
Mady's new wheels |
Us! |