My ONE year old....

I am sitting here at 12:12am writing this post because I am extremely nostalgic right now and this time seemed the perfect time to write this post. I can't honestly believe that a year ago I was having my baby girl. She was born on today at 12:12am just barely making it in time to share the same birthday as my mom. I really didn't want to go past my due date and my mom kept saying, "wouldn't it be great if she was born on my birthday?" And a year ago I would have said "Heck NO!" because going past my due date was not what I wanted but I am so glad she was! They are some of my top favorite people (Nathan is definitely number one though) and the fact that Emerie and my mom are birthday buds makes it all the more special for me.

Thinking about the past year of our life has been full of ups and downs but I honestly can't imagine my life without my little girl. She is my little shadow and my best friend. I didn't quite understand how much unconditional love I was capable of until they put that little girl in my arms for the first time! I love her and her little personality. She is so independent, outdoorsy, curious and friendly and I just love all those things about her! I have loved pretty much every stage but this stage has been the best so far. She is so fun and curious and just hilarious. She makes my days more fun and more unpredictable which is somethings I probably need in my life.

There have been times when I have been unsure of my abilities as a mother, and rightfully so since I have no idea what I'm doing, but being away from her for almost 11 days made me realize that I could  really suck and do everything wrong as a mother but I wouldn't trade my role as a mom for anything. I missed being a mom; I missed being needed and loved by a little girl. 

Here are the fun things you're doing: 

-You love to say "whatsthat"?

-You can climb up stairs but have trouble going down

-You can pretty much run 

-You can slide down the slide with almost no help

-You can say "ugh ugh" which means ruff ruff and love all dogs as long as they keep a safe distance

-You have 9 teeth!!!

-You can throw a tantrum with the best of them now

-You blew out your birthday candle 

And finally you made it out to our new home in Cincinnati in one piece your parents however lost it around Hays, Kansas!!!

We love you with everything we have little munch! You are such a beautiful little girl and are the best choice we ever made!