Happy Birthday to You!!

Our Dearest Maddie,

Today is a very special day...your first birthday!!! Exactly one year ago today, you entered our lives and changed it in the most amazing way possible. Although you were born at 8:16am, it wasn't until at almost this exact moment a year ago that we were able to finally spend some quality time with you.

We've had an amazing year with you. Although it had a bit of a surprising start to it and there have definitely been some twists and turns along the way - your life has started out as an incredible journey. It's hard to believe that this year has went so fast, yet it's hard to remember a time when you weren't a part of our life. We have loved watching how fast you have grown and how much you have learned in such a short time. It only makes me look forward to what is to come in your future even more!

Since I have been bad with updating your letters lately, here's a quick update on you...

- you're a busy body (which explains the lack of updates lately)
- you are crawling all over
- you love standing and gliding along things
- you have the most stunning, beautiful, blue eyes
- one of your favorite games to play lately is "chase" or as we call it "get you"
- your favorite words to say are "good girl" and "go go" (both phrases we think you picked up on from us praising the dog and then telling the dog to go away)
- you have two teeth
- you love to take things out of baskets and then put them back in
- you are still quite the picky eater but you love noodles and cheese
- you are almost always happy
- you have the most precious giggle/laugh, usually followed by your infectious smile

I'm sure I could go on forever, but we've got a party to get ready for in this house!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!! You're Daddy and I love you so so much and look forward to the next year on your journey of life!

Love you always,

Mommy <3


PS: A note to all our blog/letter readers. Life as a full time working night shift mommy is crazy! And sadly it is hard for me to keep up with frequent updates and letters. However, I am not ready to say goodbye to our blog and sharing Maddie's life with everyone. So I've decided to take a different approach for this next year of her life. Stay tuned for a post next week on what exactly the plan is...