Tuesday, the 18th, was Taylor's 1st birthday. On Sunday, Jared and I invited our families over to eat cake and ice cream to celebrate. We hung up at least one picture from every month of Taylor's first year so everyone could see the transformation that she has made. She started off as a very skinny baby with lots of hair. Then, she slowly got chunkier and started to have bald spots which we really just have to laugh at now. Now, she is back to a little skinny thing with tons of hair, and she's just as beautiful as ever!
I made Taylor her own individual cake so she could just dive in and get as messy as she wanted. I was anxious to see what her reaction would be. She usually just loves to stick her hands in her food even if it does drive her mommy crazy ;-) She had a huge smile on her face as we started off singing 'Happy Birthday.' Then, after we blew out the candle, I put the cake within her reach, and she very gently reached out picked off some icing and stuck it in her mouth. I guess she had to test it out first before she really got into it. She started to get a little braver, and then I helped her out by shoving her hand all the way in so she was getting into the cake, too, and not just the icing. She ate a little bit and then just started rubbing it all over her hands, as if she were putting on lotion, and just staring at her hands. Shortly after that, she decided that she had had enough and quickly let us know it!
Jared and I rinsed Taylor off (she even had cake in her toes!), got her into some clean clothes, and then started opening presents! She absolutely loved ripping open the wrapping paper which I expected. Her cousin Noah gave her some pretty hair bows (he even tested them out for her) and picked out the ribbon and wrapping paper himself ;-) My mom gave her a couple of toys that play music and make lots of noise, and she absolutely LOVES them! Neal, Sarah, Bryson, and Rylan gave her her first baby doll, and she likes to chew on her head.. haha Jared and I gave her a little toy laptop computer because she always sees me working on the computer. Thanks everyone! Taylor loved all of her presents and having everyone there! and thank you, Cari, for taking these pictures!
Misty was unable to come on Sunday, so Jared, Taylor, and I went out to eat with her and the girls that she nannies at Pizza Hut on Tuesday. Taylor had her first taste of some yummy pizza, and Misty brought some little mini cupcakes.
I can't believe my baby is already a year old!!
1 comment:
I am so going to copy-cat your picture idea. It was sooo cute.
My favorite part was her rubbing the icing in like lotion. It was so funny.
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