Cheers To A Year!

We have just surpassed a year with our beloved Lelu, and I feel like our year marker really brought on a whole new level of joy.  She's crawling, pulling up, she has four teeth and more coming, she loves books, and she is jabbering more than ever.  Her personality is coming through, she is quite opinionated, smiley and snuggly. She loves waving and blowing kisses.  Her appetite is enormous, and she is quite picky on food.  We started Gymboree, and although she's still in the independent play stage, she is noticing other kids.  She loves songs and hand motions, she is quite animated at her play class.

The best way I have described our last few months is like Winter moving to Spring.  Our newborn phase we "hibernated" in a sense, my body recovered, her body was small and sleepy.  We took things slow, moving through many adjustments, she was learning our house, our smells, our voices, our routines. Now we are in a colorful place--we do more out-of-the-house activities, I am back to more vigorous workouts, she is learning more about new places, family and friends.  It feels like a new energy has taken over, and we are truly enjoying our time with this sweet babe more than ever.  I know people say it only gets better, I truly love this motherhood journey, and thank my lucky stars every day for my amazing daughter.