A year in pictures...

Happy Birthday Addy! We are so proud of you and love you with all our hearts.

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Here are some pictures and video to look back on one of the best year's of our lives.

Retro Addy

May 13, 2008

May 2008

June 2008, One Month Old:

July 2008, Two Months Old:

August 2008, Three Months Old:

September 2008, Four Months Old:

October 2008, Five Months Old:

November 2008, Six Months Old:

December 2008, Seven Months Old:

January 2009, Eight Months Old:

February 2009, Nine Months Old:

March 2009, Ten Months Old:

April 2009, Eleven Months Old!

Happy One Year Baby Girl!

I'm in denial...

I don't have a one year old. I can't. This year has just flown by.

I cannot believe a year has passed. One year ago today, I was an emotional wreck. I was so nervous about having a C-section and so nervous about becoming a mom. I was uncomfortable, swollen, and crying. I drove around for about an hour listening to Journey and crying my eyes out. I wasn't sad, just so completely happy and anxious! I couldn't wait to meet little Addybear and smell her sweet skin. I tried to wrap my mind around what it would be like to hold her for the first time or hear her for the first time. Nothing can prepare you for the actual experience. Jim and I were just overwhelmed with excitement and anticipation...running around making sure the room was ready...making sure we had diapers, wipes, and all the neccessities.

The one good thing about having a scheduled C-section birth is that you get to plan around it. You can spend the day before preparing and can even have that last meal as a non mommy. Mine was Olive Garden with a huge slab of chocolate cheesecake for dessert. I deserved it. I grew a baby for nine months! I think she appreciated the cake. My cake cravings during my pregnancy just might be one of the reasons why Addy loves cake so much now...oops.

Now she's a year old. She's trying to walk, trying to talk, and showing her personality everyday. She is a sweet, playful, outgoing, curious, inquisitive and cheerful little girl. She is full of smiles and laughter..even in the morning..I KNOW she didn't get that from me. She is independent and will not hesitate to explore a room without me...she always looks back to make sure I'm watching, of course.

I am so proud to be her mother. Everyday I look at her in awe and think of how blessed I truly am to have such a beautiful, healthy daughter. I feel that I am the luckiest woman on earth... We are truly blessed.

And with that...I leave you with her happy dance. :)

Addy's One year photo shoot

I hired a photographer to come out to the house and take pictures of us for Addy's one year photos. I think they turned out great! Sarah from Twenty20 Photography is new to the business and was very very nice. Here is the sampling!

I wanted to get a smash cake shot because they are just so cute! I got her a big cupcake and let her go to town. This was her first taste of real cake...

At first, she wasn't quite sure of it...

Hmm. This is pretty tasty...

OMG OMG OMG OMG I LOOOVE CAKE!!!! BEST INVENTION EVER!!! She was literally screeching with excitement and a sugar high...


Am I gonna get in trouble for this mess?


After that it was straight to the bathtub. :) She LOVES cake. A LOT.

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I decided to do a little photo shoot of my own when her birthday outfit arrived in the mail. I couldn't resist. It was too cute. The tutu kills me...

Sigh. She's getting too big.