One Year Old

Here are some more birthday pics. She was so cute today. Her little hoodie had cupcakes all over it!! Of course, what good is this thing if I can't climb on top of it?!
This is a pretty usual picture around here. She's always carrying her blankie in her mouth.
The cake- I never said I was good at it! I do think I did a pretty good job though. It worked. The one on Saturday will be vanilla frosting...but this is what I had, so she got chocolate today.

I shouldn't have put sprinkles on it- it seemed to throw her off...
First touch...still ok with it.Not a fan of this sticky crap all over my fingers.
She probably only took a bite or two and then started throwing it. She really doesn't like stuff that sticks to her fingers. I had to wipe them off after awhile. She did try to stick her face in it once, but she couldn't get it there. It was pretty cute. We also got our tree tonight. Maybe that'll end up being a tradition for M's bday.She thought the lights were pretty cool.She is so big. I love her so much. She can truly be a pain in the rear at times- especially when she is intentionally doing something she knows she shouldn't, but all kids do that, right? I love to hear her talk. I can't wait until I can understand it all!! It's hard to believe we'll have two of these little miracles in a few months. It seems like she just came here yesterday, but she's already so big. It's such a short time that they're small it's so sad. She's getting really giggly. She'll laugh at herself or at certain things a lot now and it's so cute! She's just so fun to be around. Eating is getting better too- perhaps because I've decided I don't really care if she eats or not. I put a thing or two on her tray and if she wants it, whatever. Maybe she was sensing my stress about it.
I have to work tomorrow and then the big party is Saturday. I've been trying to get things cleaned up around here for it. Hopefully no one will think too poorly of me and my housekeeping skills. Until then...