Just like that, another year is gone. Seriously, I know people say things go faster with the second one, but this last year flew! Morgan turned one on February 17 and we celebrated with some close friends a couple weeks after the big day. Her actual birthday was pretty low key, but she got a sweet, carefully picked out gift from sister (a "beanie boo" monkey, that just happens to be one of Emma's favorite things as well). And as it fell on a Friday, it meant that just Morgan and I got some time to do our own thing together. The rain fell down in buckets the afternoon of her birthday and the morning of her birthday party, as it seems to be the thing to do in Sydney right now. Every. Single. Day. But that's ok, the birthday girl seemed not to notice and the "You are my sunshine" themed party helped to balance out the otherwise dismal weather.
We've watched many milestones pass by in the past year and now we wait in anticipation to see what the youngest member of the family will do next (maybe walking, one day? She could really care less about it right now). But one thing's for sure, this girl is happy, and when she's not happy, well she let's you know it. We call it "the squawk" and I think most people that have heard it would agree, you can hear a little of it here (along with a lot of other chaos) while she carefully negotiates the stairs...
Seriously, back to the happy part. Quite simply she loves life. She loves to smile. She loves to laugh. She loves to eat. She loves to crawl as fast as she can with her head down until she falls face first. She loves to crawl up the stairs as fast as she can. She loves to hug and "kiss" your face. She loves when she's sitting in her high chair and sees daddy coming in the front door. She loves to sit in our little kid Ikea chair. She loves to "flap her wings" to show her excitement. She loves to fall backwards. She loves to throw her neck back and have you tickle it. She loves to sit in her Pilates v-sit (she must have a seriously strong core). She loves to sleep (THANK GOODNESS, not always uninterrupted, but nonetheless I'll take it). She loves to sleep in her cot. She loves her big sister. She loves when her big sister drives her around in a car. She loves bath time, especially with her big sister. She loves to rummage. She loves to open and close everything she can get her hands on. She loves to get everything out of any box, drawer, container she can find. She loves dogs. She loves the park. She loves ME.
She loves the park!
She loves just trying to be a big girl.
Always in her Pilates v-sit
We feel so lucky that her list of loves is so big. While I could make a list of things she does not love, that's not much fun. So pretty much just imagine trying to stop her from doing any of the above things and you can figure out what she does not love. And then you'll get "the squawk." And if your name is Emma, you might just get a bite as well.
No biting here, just a friendly whack on the face.
So here's a look at some of the fun of her birthday day and month. It's so hard to pick just one. It was a fun February.
Her actual birthday was spent with a semi-successful trip to the beach, but a really fun photo shoot at home!
From her birthday party...
The "Name that baby" game was so much fun!
When the icing gets a little too heavy for the cake!
The start of "her look"
Thanks to our playgroup friends Morgan even got a little extra birthday celebration!
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