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WAHHHH :'( I am really sad that LO is almost 1!!! I keep thinking that he'll never be this little again...but at the same time, I am so freakin' excited for him to start talking and running around and become a little person.

We are just doing something small at home on his bday--our parents, my sister and her fam. Not sure about birthday traditions...I am making his cake this year, and would love to do that every year, but don't know if that will happen. I wish DH could take the day off work--then we could start a tradition of doing something fun as a family. But maybe I'll start a "birthday breakfast" tradition-something yummy and special!

Fave memories: hearing him laugh for the first time, hearing his first word, seeing DH hold him for the first time, holding him before he goes to sleep every night (this is maybe my favorite time of day).

My sweet baby....he's brought me so much joy. I can't remember life before him. I still remember how I held him all night, that first night and just felt so, so grateful.
My favorite memories? So many little things, like the way he smiles and gets so excited when I get him out of bed in the mornings, or how he sings and babbles from his car seat while I drive, or how he plays "dentist" with us and how he laughs when we tickle his belly. Ahhh....I am so emotional this month. I just am so grateful for him and I pray we are never, ever separated.

(Nov Mama) And I totally teared up readaing this thread....

lol I remember when she wouldn't sleep anywhere else at night except on mine or DHs chest in our recliner and I was all stressed about creating bad habits and blah blah blah.....needed to just focus on getting sleep, however it came!!!

I am so thrilled with life and how much she has brought to mine and DHs lives, we had it pretty good before and she just amplifies everything so positively, having a kid is so dang cool!!

No birthday plans, just something here with my parents, we've invited DHs parents from halfway across country, they wanted to come help us move and we said no, come in October to see Chels, us more settled, buuuuut we don't think they're coming.

We are going to take her to the pumpkin patch once or twice this month, we got married there, so it has great meaning to us, and will definitely be a yearly thing!

Favourite memories of the last year Last October, at the hospital, labour experience, bringing her home! In December taking her to the East Coast to meet DHs fam at Christmas! Introducing her to the Jolly Jumper, we got so much use from that, she loved it! First smiles, all that hair when it started to fall out!!! Giving her cheerios for the 1st time! When she did her first "hissy face", and then big smiles with just the two bottom, front teeth!

Fave thing right now is when I am holding her and DH kisses us goodbye when he leaves for work in the am, he kisses her first, then me. She pushes his face with her hand back to kiss me, it's soooo cute.

i can't believe our little babies are turning 1!! That is insane to me! I knew it would go fast, but I had no idea just how fast.

I'm a big emotional ball right now - happy, proud of myself and DH, in denial (I told someone the other day I "just" had a baby...the "just" totally slipped out before I caught myself). DD is the light of my life, and I'm just so happy! I definitely miss my little snuggler and blob though.

what are your birthday plans? What birthday traditions will you start this year? I am taking the day off of work to spend with her. We're having a birthday party the weekend before with the families and a few close friends. I haven't thought about any traditions...

What are some of your favorite memories over the past year? Looking into her eyes seconds after she was born and then primarily everyday moments with her- holding her and staring at her as she slept, seeing those initial smiles, seeing her big toothy smile now, each milestone.