Here it is, May 12, 2010. My sweet Kaitlyn Jo was born one year ago today. The last year has brought so much to my life. I have survived a very difficult newborn; enjoyed watching Madeline become a big sister and love her sister so much; enjoyed watching Kaitlyn love and adore her sister; watched with much joy as Kaitlyn learned to do so much; learned how to be a mother of two; felt love fill my heart as I've watched Joe become an even more wonderful Daddy; fell in love with the funny little girl that Kaitlyn has become; felt so much pride as Madeline has continued to grow into a truly wonderful little girl; the list goes on.
On Madeline's 1st birthday, I went into her room that morning w/ the camcorder on singing Happy Birthday to her. This morning Madeline, Joe and I did the same thing for Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn's reaction was adorable. She was at the same time excited and confused. We very rarely all three go into her room after she wakes up, we never go into her room all singing and we've never walked in there holding the camcorder (which I very much regret right now). Madeline was so excited that it was Kaitlyn's 1st birthday today. Kaitlyn was wished happy birthday quite a few times. After her bottle, I made Kaitlyn scrambled eggs for the first time. I am bound and determined to have someone else eat eggs with me in this house. She did not like the eggs I gave her in her bowl, but apparently the ones off my plate tasted much better. She also quite enjoyed the rye toast. Yay! Shortly after this Kaitlyn took her nap. While she napped Madeline and I each made Kaitlyn a birthday card and prepped her birthday gifts. After nap, Kaitlyn was given her gifts from us. Madeline gave her a learning lawn mower and a small Madeline doll, Joe made her a picnic table, I have her a jewelry box and the joint gift she was given from Joe and I was PBK anywhere chair. So much fun watching her open and close the jewelry box, climb on and off her chair (she knew that chair was hers), go back and forth between the 'real' gifts and the fun stuff (aka wrapping paper). After this we prepped for our appt at JCPenney for pictures. Despite Kaitlyn's lack of an afternoon nap, she did wonderfully! We got great pics of her alone, her with Madeline and a family shot. Then out to dinner we went. Then home where the girls enjoyed a very small amount of chocolate ice cream at the table Joe built. Then off to bed with the both of 'em.
It has been a very long day. I am still trying to figure out where the last year has gone. How has my newborn turned into this funny little girl? Kaitlyn makes me laugh out loud every day. She brings so much happiness to my life. Thank goodness for her and her silliness. She is sweet, smart, silly and stubborn. So much like Madeline, but yet completely opposite. That, too, is unbelievable. My girls are so very different from each other.
Some of my KJ favorites: the way she babbles, the different variations of raspberries she blows, the crazy amount of drool that pours from her mouth, the way she bounces when she's excited, the way she bounces when she's just bouncing, the joy on her face when Madeline comes in her room in the morning, the way she sticks her long pointer finger out to touch something for the first time, the way she dances, her love of touch-and-feel books, her desperate attempts to get anything that is Madeline's, her smile, the cuddles that I finally get, she blows kisses and her big beautiful blue eyes.
A few pictures from the day:
Happy 1st Birthday my sweet Kaitlyn Jo. I love you so very much.
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