Big One Year Old

So it's been one year since that evening where I decided I had to get this baby girl out of my belly.  I was so huge and ready to deliver.  I got on my treadmill for 2 or 3 days in a row and even did some light running, b/c I knew it was time.  So on that Friday evening, I told Rob I felt like I was having some contractions....I went by myself to the hospital b/c I figured they'd just send me home.  We were still 3 weeks from my due date at that point, but all my babies had come a little early.  So I got there and they hooked me up and sure enough I was contracting...Yay!!!!  So the nurse said that either I'd have her by tomorrow morning or else they'd hook me up on the drip and we'd have her by tomorrow evening for sure.  What an exciting feeling!!!!

Rob packed up some stuff and came on over.  I couldn't sleep at all that night, but early the next morning they came in and got the drip going.  Long story short, we had our baby girl around 3:45 p.m. Saturday Nov. 21.  She was a big girl, weighing in at 9 pounds, 6 ounces.  Wowza!!  Still can't hold a candle to Aunt Jess though, 10 lb., 13.5 oz!

So a year later we have seen so many changes.  That little princess has been pulling up since 7 months and standing since 9, but still won't walk.  What a stinker!!  She literally will stand up and squat down, pick something up, stand back up, but will not walk.  She has taken a few steps but won't take off.  I'm thinking it has to be any day now.  The boys didn't walk til about 13 months either. 

I got Camryn the most adorable onesie made to match a bow I found at a shop called Main Street, Ltd. in Charleston.  They do a fantastic job there! 

Obviously these are before the cake took place...

With daddy in front of the decorations and her presents

So I kinda went a little overboard on the fanciness of the cake.  It was, afterall, only a small family party at home.  But here it is...Confectionately Yours made it

 

I love first birthdays because it's so much fun to watch the babies with their little cakes.  Here is her first bite...

And here she is after diving in and getting a real taste of the cake

The boys were big helpers when it was time to open presents...

 This is her new stroller that Nain and Papa got for her. 

It was a fantastic day...it's hard to believe that my little baby girl is a year old now.  It makes the boys seem even bigger, too.  What a wonderful life!!

Now if only Aunt Jess had been here...