First Birthday

At one WEEK old

At one YEAR old

Today is your birthday and you turned one year old. It is hard to believe that one year ago today you left your Heavenly Father's arms and joined your family here on Earth. We are truly blessed to call you our daughter. How can it be that one year has gone by, it all just seems to happened in a blink of an eye. You love your mommy and always want to be around her. You love wrestling, cuddling and sharing fruit snacks with your daddy. You love to play with your brothers and try so hard to be included. They are both pretty good about including you, especially Sam. I love seeing my two redheads play, wrestle and cuddle together!

You have grown so much in just a year......you are still tiny weighing only 16lbs but my how you have changed. You smile, laugh, giggle, crawl as fast as you can, cruise around furniture, babble when you want something, say dada, clap your hands, give high fives, has 10 teeth, knows when your not supposed to be doing something, when you get caught your immediately stop what you are doing and crawl away as fast as you can giggling the whole time, wrestles, gives kisses, and cuddles, eats some food, still nurses, still waking up several times a night, starting to figure out a sippy cup, loves to take off shoes, socks hair bow and clips, loves to find anything off the floor and immediately try it out in your mouth, you dance, you sing and best of all you love us unconditionally!

You have been a great baby....minus the no binky and bottle! I cherish all those times we have had together when it's just you and me and we get our time to cuddle and talk. I have felt happy and sad all at the same time today. I love watching you grow and discover new things but I am also having a hard time letting you grow up. I suppose that ever mother goes through this. But do you babies have to grow up so fast?! I love you my Ava Lynne and want to thank you for the opportunity I have had this past year getting to know you and giving me the opportunity to love you.

Happy Birthday baby girl