Guess who's ONE today!

It's unbelievable...Annabelle celebrated her first birthday today! This year has absolutely flown by, and it's been just amazingly terrific for us.

Today was pretty low-key. We played this morning, then nap, then we went for a jog and played some more, then another nap. Then Grandma and Grandpa came over for a small birthday celebration. Annabelle had many presents to open and managed to get a few unwrapped with some big help from her dad. She was really more interested in the wrapping paper than what was inside. I'm sure she'll eventually notice the toys though, and appreciate having some new things to play with.

We had dinner, then birthday cake that I made yesterday. By the time we had the cake, Annabelle was close to a meltdown, so she was absolutely not interested in digging into her piece. She maybe ate one bite, and didn't smear any icing on her face. Oh well! The evening did end with a meltdown. Annabelle pretty much skipped her naps yesterday, and I think it caught up with her today. By about 4:15, she was losing it. We finally gave in and she was bathed and sound asleep by 5:45.

So that's it for the big girl's birthday. I can't believe that a year ago right now, I was struggling to push that little baby out. It seems like just yesterday! Our love grows for our little girl each and every day, and she continues to amaze us. Our lives have been so full of love because of a tiny little baby girl.