1 year.

The Hads is one year old!!!!

I cannot believe it. I have a toddler. What the what!?
Time seriously goes by too quickly.

At one year old (gasp - it feels weird to say that) recent developments include:

-Treating mommy and daddy to some wake-ups in the middle of the night....we think its due to hunger and we think we have it under control, but the wake-ups lasted for about 3 weeks/a month and I thought I was going to die!
-Has recently started to pick up and put away her toys when I ask! YES!
-Her clingyness has started to cease, but she is still super shy
-Has added spinning in circles to her dancing repertoire
-Sits on the couch, church bench, you name it, beside me like a big girl
-Waves "all done" when she is done eating
-Is increasingly becoming more and more cuddly. Mommy loves it!
-Tries to climb out of the bathtub
-New favorite snack is soggy cheerios in the bathtub

And, along with turning one year old, comes a birthday party!!! We did a farm animal themed one:

I had to add some pink to the overall slightly boyish theme, so I made some pompoms, and threw in some pick streamers and balloons:



Made these fun tags for the farm food:



I used the monthly pictures that I have been taking of my girl, and clothes pinned them to some ribbon for a super cute banner:



Opening presents:



And the piece de resistance - the cake that took me 4 1/2 hours to decorate:

H-puppy is one of our girl's many nicknames around here, and since she loves dogs, I thought it fitting to do a bone smash cake.

And here she is smashing and eating the cake:


When the party died down, I just sat in a daze. I could not believe that my baby was one year old, her party had come and gone, and that was that. I have a one year old.

I see bright things for our Hadley in the next year to come!
We love you baby girl!