Girl Talk

Happy Birthday, Amelia!

Nope you didn't miss it! Amelia really did turn ONE on Tuesday, August 24th. Momma has just been a really busy lady and a really lazy blogger. Enough about that......let's get back to the little one we're celebrating.

Amelia was due on August 16th, 2009 but that day came and went. So did the next and the next. I was a week late and soooo uncomfortable! Sleeping was a mean joke and my ankles were beyond swollen. Trying to hide pregnant ankles during THE HOTTEST summer on record was no easy task. I was going to be induced on Tuesday the 26th but I finally went into labor on Sunday morning around 5 am. Long story-longer (Auntie Jo Jo) I got my epidural around 2pm and by midnight, when still no baby, we accepted the fact that this baby was a happy little bun that didn't want to come out of the oven. We decided to cut around 4am and she arrived at 5:49am and now look at her 12 MONTHS later....The day of her birthday we celebrated with a family dinner at Alamo Cafe. Uncle Daniel couldn't join us because he was visiting Kelsey. We missed them both! Here's Amelia all smiles at dinner.

Mommy and Daddy's gift to Amelia. Daddy is so handsome and handy.

Amelia and Jayla aboard the birthday wagon.

Family pic just before the cake and ice cream!

Amelia had a great day celebrating turning ONE. The following Saturday we had a little party for her at our house and invited some of her closest gal pals...
As you can see from previous posts, the last few milestone month celebrations have been getting tougher and tougher. This one was by far the hardest to capture. I had to use cheerios to get her close to her number "12" to take her picture.


Happy Birthday, Amelia! You have made life so much sweeter and we love you so much. You are the most precious gift from heaven and on your first birthday we pray that you continue to grow healthy and strong. Most of all, we give thanks for the fact that you are a beautiful child of God. This parenting thing has your mommy in knots sometimes. Thinking of all I can worry about over your lifetime is almost too much to handle! Thankfully, your mommy and daddy know that Jesus loves you even more than we do! Wow! That's A LOT! So, for now, we'll just love you and pray for you everyday. Have fun being ONE, little angel.