Happy Birthday Danielle!!!

Happy Birthday my sweet girl who just turned 1 today! How time flies. It seems like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant with you and look at you now. At a year old you're walking, unwrapping presents all by yourself! (she LOVES unwrapping presents! lol), figuring out how things work (so smart), and just love toys. Right now some of her favorites are dolls. It's so cute to watch her walk around holding onto a dolly. I'm tempted to find one that's her size just to watch her drag it around :) You've gotten 6 teeth in your first year of life and are working on several more. I'll update after your appointment next week with your stats but you're around 17lbs and 29". Your cousin Mikeal came to visit today and he's bigger than you are, though not as tall! Your first food of choice is still Mommy's milk but your figuring out about all those other yummy foods out there and trying them out. A few you like are bread, peaches, and gummy bears. How sister loves to spoil you with candy, even if you get mad at Mommy when she takes it away! You are so smart at figuring things out, you already understand how the bar needs to be lifted to open the gate, though you're too short to open it. There is so much that you have learned in the past year, and so much more for you yet to learn.

You LOVED your cake tonight, and you LOVED making a mess with it as well. It's so fun watching your explore and learn about your world. You came into this world only a short year ago and I'm grateful to be your Mommy and have you as part of our family. I love your, your Daddy loves you, your sister loves you. Happy Birthday Baby.