Birthday princess!

Our sweet girl, Ella B, turns 1 year old today. I have mixed feelings about this! It's fun to see her move onto different stages in her life. I look forward to being able to communicate with her more, as she learns new words. I look forward to her being a little more independent. But at the same time, she's always been pretty independent. She crawled early, walked early, she's been quick to grow out of that baby stage. I miss that already! I keep remembering today how anxious I was a year ago to meet this new member of our family. The end of pregnancy is so hard and I couldn't wait for it to be over. What I'd give now to go back to those first days of Ella's life...just for a glimpse, to have that newborn baby snuggled up to me once more! Time flies, we all know that, but it's on days like today when I really feel that's true. So for now, I'll be happy with my precious 1 year old and enjoy this time until we move on to the next...this smart girl who shakes her head 'yes' and 'no', loves to pretend to feed her babies, wipe their faces, pat their backs, she loves the Kitty and her big brother...she's just such a joy to have in our family and I couldn't be more blessed! Happy birthday baby!