This time last year I was calmly going through my early stages of labour. Keeping myself busy. Telling myself that this could go on for ages. I didn't expect to see you until at least the next day. But despite being 6 days overdue, when you finally decided you wanted to get out, you wanted out quick!!!
Fast forward 12 months.... I'll be honest, today is not exactly how I pictured your first birthday. In my plans it would be fun & playful. We would have quality family time & yummy food....
The reality was you being ill. Like really ill. The day actually involved a trip to the doctors, frequent doses of medicine and lots of sleep. We did eventually get through all your presents...
We had to seize brief opportunities of perkiness between exhausted, poorly naps and took three attempts to get through them all. I didn't care that your sweaty bed head made your hair look a mess or that you had snot running all down your face.... this was YOUR BIRTHDAY. Your FIRST birthday and I would be damned if I wasn't going to get photos to remember this day. Luckily, we did still manage to get plenty of smiles.
Thankfully, your birthday fell mid-week and we had already celebrated the occasion with a party last weekend. You were already not feeling great then either but you still really enjoyed being made a fuss over.
So what can I say about the one year old you? You are growing up far faster than I could have ever imagined and change on a daily basis. Since our last update:
- you decided that even though you could stand & cruise, you now wanted to crawl properly instead of commando crawl
- you are getting better at standing without holding on
- you are much more interested in books now and love me reading to you, this is your favourite book at the moment and will seek it out and hand it to me to read
- your hair is growing longer & thicker (and curlier)
- we still daren't check if you have any of your back teeth
- you chatter even more
Words you can say include:
- mama
- dada
- dedah (dexter)
- hiya
- birdy
You are such a big girl and have been comfortably filling your 12-18 month wardrobe for the last few weeks already. Although you are super tall but really skinny.... so you live in leggings! (trousers that are long enough for your legs are usually waaaaay too baggy for your waist).
And for the past few weeks you have been having settle sessions at nursery. You will be starting one full day a week from next week to give you chance you spend time with other children your age. Dexter loved his time there and learned a lot, hopefully you will enjoy it too.
It hasn't been easy, but this has been a really rewarding year with you in our lives.
You complete us xx
Lukas Graham - 7Years was number 1 the day you were born
