Happy Birthday to you!

today is the first of many happy birthdays! it is still hard to believe that you are officially one year old! one short year ago, we were at the hospital, marveling over your long fingers and lots of hair and sweet little tiny face.

tonight, you had fun opening your presents from mommy and daddy and sam.


you loved the paper, and you loved getting the stuff out of the bag. when you'd gotten out your frog and winnie the pooh phone and cookies, you were looking in the bag to see if there was more!

a lot has happened in the past year.

you get around anywhere you want to go, even though you're not walking yet. you get into all sorts of things, all the time. just today, you were eating dirt out of the potted plant, while i put up some more Christmas decorations. you also let go of the table and stood on your own two feet for a second, before you grabbed the table again.

you have 11 teeth. that is a lot of chompers, for just one year!

you wear size 12-18 month clothes, pretty much right on target for your age. and size 4 shoes. you go to the doctor on Dec. 11, and we'll see how much you weigh and how tall you are.

you say dada, mama, hi, bye, and baby. you've been jabbering a whole lot more just in the past week. most people don't get to hear you speak, as you are pretty reserved around non-family members.



you are a sweet and beautiful little girl. we can't wait to see what the next year brings!

love, mom