Mia's 1st Birthday Party

We celebrated Mia's birthday party, and I think she had a great time. I'm glad we decided to keep it a small-ish affair b/c she was already exhausted & a tad overwhelmed after a couple of hours. She actually went to bed for the night a couple of hours early!! Enjoy!

Happy Birthday, Mia!

I seriously cannot believe it's been a year since Mia's birth!! All day long I've been thinking about where we were a year ago today. And...of course, around 10am I thought about the fact that I'd been in labor since 4am the day before and that it would still be 3.5 hours until her arrival!! Then around 2pm, I was thinking about her first 1/2 hour of life, her first bath, and all the disbelieving smiles at this miraculous little life. By around 7pm we were settled in for the evening in our maternity room, and Mia was tucked into her bili bed... And here we are a year later!!

Today Jeff, Heather, Justin, and I took Mia out for a birthday dinner (and margaritas for those of us over 21!). After dinner, Jeff and I introduced Mia to chocolate cake. Enjoy!



P.S. Mia's birthday party is this Saturday at 2pm. Please email me for the location if you are able to join us! :o)

Clip of Mia walking

Here is a very short (but also very cute!) video of Mia "walking". :o) It looks a bit like she's walking on the deck of a boat during a thunderstorm, but she's getting better each day. Most importantly, I think, she seems to have figured out that walking is much faster than crawling, so she seems pretty eager to figure it out. Enjoy!

Looking back...

I cannot believe we're already coming up on Mia's first birthday!! I put together a little collage of Mia's development from 0 - 11 months. I seriously cannot believe how much she has grown and changed in the last year!! Enjoy!

P.S. Birthday party info is coming soon!! (I promise!)