Birthday!

Olivia started her birthday out with a morning present! She did pretty well unwrapping. I knew she would not be focused enough later at the party to open gifts so the morning was perfect to document her first present.

I made all the decor and bibs for the guests. We had a cupcake theme more or less. I baked numerous kinds of cupcakes, it was quite a display. It turned out so beautiful. Everyone had fun!

Birthday bib! I cannot even believe she is one. Even her clothes labels are starting to say toddler! I am shocked, where has my baby gone?

Here she is in her birthday dress. It had a vintage print of a cat, cake and a "1". She really just wanted to take it off :( It was also impossible to get her to smile for ANY pictures since there were 20 people over. Distracted and overwhelmed was how she was acting, but happy too. Until.....she cried when we sang happy birthday. Apparently that was a little much.

She bounced back very quickly and was ready for her cake! She did huff and puff but Mama had to blow the candle out.

Yumm!!

One year pictures!

My best friend is really the best. She came to California for a short visit and took these beautiful photos of Olivia. I wanted to have a professional session marking her one year birthday. These totally blew my expectations out of the water. Of course it doesn't hurt that the subject is darn near perfect!

Drop it like its hot.

Uh-oh

Here is a fun video of Olivia naming her new sibling "uh-oh". So funny for many reasons...

I am getting ready for my baby's ONE YEAR birthday party this Saturday. Seems impossible. What a busy year. It completely boggles my brain to look at all the developments she has conquered. It makes my heart surge with pride too! She is perfection at its very definition.

As for baby 2...its starting to sink in but honestly I am so distracted with my "almost toddler" its hard to give this budding one enormous amounts of attention! Today is baby 2's 20th week gestational birthday ;) I do feel so blessed to get another child, since I am sure he/she will be just as wonderful (and challenging) as Liv. I think about that a lot. Its hard to imagine but I hear everyone says that before their second baby.

Baby 2 is half way to being here!

:)

Blossoming Babe

Livy updates! She is developing at a rapid rate...all of a sudden I realize she understands almost everything I say and she has her own "words" for them. Of course I think she is brilliant. Liv loves her shoes (like Mama!), she knows what they are and where they go! She has a stuffed Cat and she will go find her if you ask "Where's your kitty?" The same goes for her baby and ball. She has begun to play ball. This is sooo fun. She throws it and I roll it. Kitty is "Na-Na" ball is "Do-Do". Obviously she knows "ba-bas" (breast milk) and bottle. I have to be careful if I say one of them that the product is delivered fast! One of my favorites is the sweet open mouth kisses I get when I say "Can Mama have a kiss?" and she does high fives!

I want you all to know broccoli is back in! She LOVES it. I was actually worried about the amount she ate the other night. I was thinking she would wake up all night with gas! It turned out ok though.

So resourceful and smart! ;)

PS walking should/could happen any day!

Baptism!