She's One.

How can my sweet baby girl be ONE already?! I swear we were just barely anticipating her arrival. I think this has been the fastest year of my life thus far. Although it is so much fun watching Paige grow into her personality and become a young toddler, I am sad!

I woke up this morning and actually got teary from remembering this day one year ago. She was not born until 9:30 pm so at this time last year I was very anxious! My doctor had stripped my membranes at my appointment on Friday and said he would probably see me that weekend or even that night! So, when nothing happened all weekend it was hard on Monday. At my Monday appointment we set up an induction for Thursday. I was going to have to wait 3 MORE days! Ugh. Luckily, I could see on the monitor that I was having regular contractions. So, Mark and I went straight to the hospital. I walked around and climbed stairs for about a half hour then checked into labor and delivery. I remember hoping and praying that "today would be the day." Luckily, I had an angel watching over me. The charge nurse had quickly learned of my history and was going to do her best to help make sure we got to stay. While doing an exam she said my water was on the verge of breaking and then it broke... we were having our baby! After a short and intense labor Paige was born 2 hours later.

We have had so much fun with her this year. She is quite the little character. She was a big sweetheart and and a very happy baby. She is still very happy but is SO. DANG. BUSY! She is into everything and wants undivided attention at all times!

A little bit about her...

Her Favorite Foods: White Cheddar Puffs, Meat baby food, yogurt, string cheese, her formula bottles, fruit/cereal bars, graham crackers, bananas, beans (black,kidney), rice, chicken nuggets, or anything off of my plate! She is a really good eater so far and I hope she stays that way! She currently has 6 teeth!

Activities: She LOVES electronics - my phone, the computer (keyboard, on/off switch, mouse), wii remotes, tv remote, buttons on the tv. She loves when Carter plays with her. He makes her laugh the hardest. She loves pulling any and all items out of drawers in the kitchen and bathroom. She loves bathtime and going for walks in the stroller. She loves going down slides. She hates getting her diaper changed.

Her routine: She usually only takes one nap per day and sleeps best in her own crib or the car. She likes to have a bottle to go to bed with - going to have to end that soon. She goes to bed around 8:30pm and wakes up around 8:30am (makes up for her lack of naps during the day). She loves to have her mom hold her (so Mom has a hard time getting anything done).

Her Personality: Paige is generally pretty happy. She is quick to cry when she wants something - usually food or to be held. She loves to laugh and giggle. She seems to love her mama the very most and has a hard time being handed over to strangers unless she has already been warmed up to them for a while. She is very vocal and "talks" and jabbers a lot. She waves Hi and Bye, and Claps Yeah! She will also do the Muah sound when giving kisses. Sometimes it sounds like she says Yeah or Neh (no) when we ask her a question. She is into slapping me in the face right now.. when I am holding her. Naughty little stink!

Today when I woke her up... The Birthday Girl!

She couldn't wait for a cake pop! She crawled over to them and grabbed one and ate it for breakfast!

Carter was such a good helper! He wore his birthday hat and helped frost and put candies on the cupcakes.