Today Is Not Thanksgiving...

Well, okay, it is..

BUT, that's not what we're celebrating today!

Today my little princess is ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

One year ago today at this moment I was laboring...and still harboring all kinds of fears about what having a daughter would actually mean....I still have a lot of fears, but I can say that this past year has been so overwhelming and amazing.  Nothing, NOTHING prepared me for the joy of having a little girl....a princess, my Tinkerbell as I call her...or Stinkerbell when she's being naughty, or when she's actually Stinky, :-)

Having boys is fantastic...they are rough and tough and sweet and snugly, and dirty and messy and all around wonderful...I love getting dirt covered kisses and being chased around the house with worms on a shovel (well, not REALLY..lol)
But having a girl...

Oh my.

It's amazing.  Lily is sweet, and snugly, and BEAUTIFUL, and already I can see such a different demeanor...nothing I could describe would accurately represent her personality and how wonderful she is.  We get asked all the time:  "Is she always this happy??!!!" the answer is YES.  Always.  She is sunshine incarnate.  She is patient beyond belief.  She lets her big brothers poke at her, cover her in kisses, and balance toys on her head..and she thinks they are HILARIOUS.  She lets the dog sniff at her, and lick her face and eat the scraps from under her highchair...and she giggles...or at most swats the dog in the face.  She rarely cries, usually only when exhausted..but she keeps me sane by falling asleep almost the instant she hits the sheets. 

She sleeps y'all.  Like A LOT.  Like gets up at 8am, naps from 12:15-2 and bed at 7pm...and she doesn't make a peep at night.  THAT, my friends, is perfection.

Plus, she is a walking and talking maniac!  MANIAC I tell you!!!  Thanks to our over-zealous boys, our baby gates have ripped out of the staircase they were bolted into...so, Sunday, I turn around for five seconds and Lily has scaled the staircase and is in the bathroom at the top of the stairs!  CRAZINESS!  She is also walking across rooms now, without hesitation, just full tilt toddler...it's so cool to see her come into to her own and feel confident, but at the same time, I can see the hints of baby starting to disappear.  She is getting SO big.

She talks like crazy too...I always joke that she speaks Portuguese and we just don't understand what she's saying because she is very confident in what she says.  She will look at you and say llkdjfieigiieithhdgh!!!!  alkdfdk!!!  Like you are supposed to know exactly what she is saying.  Hehehe..of course, she says Mama, Dada, Nono!, and Dodo (Jojo for Joey) and Dog, and MMMMMMMMM whenever you put food in front of her, or she sees food, or even the plastic play food...MMMM!  She tells Daddy all the time, Nono Dada!  Nono Dada!  Whenever he crawls at her with the tickle monster fingers...she laughs her sweet laugh all the time, and when she has done something exciting like walk she will stop and clap and say "Yaaaaayyy!"  (That's what she was doing in the picture above.  She had taken her first steps and we were all clapping and saying "YAYYY!!  And she decided to join in!)

I could go on and on and on...she is that great. 

I love you my sweet Lily Anne.  This last year has been magical, incredible and everything and more I dreamed it would be.  You have made me a better mommy, and you have completed the circle of our family.  You couldn't have two parents who loved you more, or big brothers who loved you more.  You are so special, and I can't wait to see what the next year has in store for you!  Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

Okay, you are probably tired of me gushing about her..hehehe, but it doesn't get old! 

I will leave you with a mini album I made for Moxxie using their "Blessed" line, that celebrates Lily's first year.  I used a picture from each month of her first 12 (the 12th will be added from her party!) and then I journaled all about her milestones from the corresponding month.

 

 

 

  

Lily's party in this Saturday, so I will have a ton of pictures to share soon! 

Her party is bunny themed, because she is freakishly attached to her stuffed bunny we call "Bunny Friend."

I did this layout about Bunny Friend for Moxxie using the "Just A Girl" line...

 

I have some super cute Bunny themed decorations that I have made and I will share pics from the big birthday bash soon!

-E

Comments

[Jennifer D]

Your Book is beautiful..Can you tell me what you were using for the animals?

[Susanna Boyd]

You'll love this book forever, even more when Lily has her own kids and loves it because she has new eyes for it... what a precious gift.

You were the Mini-Book of the Week at Card of the Week.com. You can see the original post here: http://www.cardoftheweek.com/2008/11/scrapbook-sat-4.html.

I did use a picture from your post, with links back to the site and the original post. I hope that is OK. Please feel free to email me if you need me to change anything.

I also have an “I was featured” on badge for you if you want it :D

[erin yamabe]

happy birthday lily!
my daughter, mari who is two today, shares your sweet day!
and happy thanksgiving!
blessings,
erin