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First Birthday Party

I had been planning your party for months in my mind and I think it really came out looking very sweet & cute!

It was of course, a Country Butterfly Garden Theme!:) 

Some of the Decorations!

 Mason jars with ribbon and pink lemonade

 Butterfly chandelier and cupcake tower

 Goodies. I kept it simple with fruit and light snacks.

 I am one banner with newborn, 3, 6, 9 & 12 month pics.

 Foyer table with customized M&M's as favors.

 Favor cookies

 Baked by Mommy and decorated by your sweet Aunt Jennifer who spent the night with us the night before and helped Mommy decorate before the party.

 Butterfly cookies

Birthday Girl!



All the family and some friends came to the party and it was an exciting day! I did tear up when we were singing Happy Birthday to you! You just smiled and enjoyed it. We are so so so lucky to have you!

Happy Birthday Carly!

Carly Kate, you are one year old today!  This year has flown by.  It seems like just yesterday we were preparing to go to the hospital to have you.

 

You were a 5 lb 9 oz tiny bundle of sweetness! We were so thankful you were healthy and finally here!

 

You have been a source of pure joy to us in the last year. You have the sweetest personality and it's growing every day. You love to hug and kiss me and it just makes my heart melt. You are such a good natured baby. You still do have your moments but they are mostly short lived.

(this was too cute not to share of you chewing your paci)

I loved you so much from the moment I met you - but I love you 365x that now. My love grows for you every day. 

 You act shy when everyone talks to you but then you will smile and flash your dimple once you warm up. You love to wave and say bye bye to everyone.

You ALWAYS wake up happy in the mornings, you're such a great sleeper. I love that about you!

You don't say a whole lot of words yet but you babble a ton. You say "momma"(on occasion), "dada"(a ton), and "bye bye". You LOVE LOVE LOVE the Mickey Mouse "Hot Dog" song and it sounded like you were trying to say "Hot Dog" one day without the t on the end of the Hot and G on the end of the Dog. You also have sounded like you have said Odie. He lets you crawl all over him and pet him. You LOVE him and Pebbles. Pebbles is very tolerant of you but still is unsure of your tricks, haha!

 You just started crawling 2 weeks ago and you are everywhere and into everything. We have baby proofed the house and put up a new gate at the top of the steps. You're not walking yet but love to walk around the house while we hold your hands.

 

You weighed 20 lbs and 15 oz(48%) and 29(46%) at your 1 year check up. You wear a size 12-18 months and a size 2 shoe. Your foot is so tiny!  You wear a size 4 diaper.  No more baby food, you are eating all table food and for the most part you do well, but you are one SLOW eater. You are also on whole milk and loving it and only have a bottle at night. Speaking of nights, you are a total Mommy's girl at night. You want me to feed you and snuggle you and put you to bed. You refuse to let your Daddy. He loves coming home from work and playing with you.  You play find Daddy crawling around the coffee table now.

 

God really has blessed us. I thank Him every day for letting me be your mom. You are the best gift I could ever be given. Daddy and I love our little "pumpkin" with everything we have. You have stolen our hearts!

 

Happy FIRST birthday Carly! I look forward to every birthday we will celebrate in your life.

It's amazing how much you've changed in the past 12 months!

 

11 Months

Carly Kate you are 11 months old today!

You are soooo much more active these days!  You are in some 9 month clothes but wearing mostly 12 month and you are still in size 3 diapers but they are getting snug. You wear a size 4 at night. You have 2 upper teeth coming in and you can see the two lower ones when you are eating. You are sleeping very well through the night. You only wake up once or twice for your paci. You sometimes will take 2 good naps during the day, a late morning and late afternoon.  We were letting you lay on the couch after you fell asleep in our arms but now we just lay you down in your crib for naps and you fuss for a few but then you are out for an hour or more. I still hold you at night and get you to go to sleep.  You are a definate Momma's girl at night. 

You are eating well! Fruit is still your most favorite.  You would eat it all the time if I gave it to you.  You are eating puffs, cheerios, crackers, yogurt, potatoes and more food with substance these days. We went through a phase, hopefully, of you spitting food back at us. That wasn't pleasant..... You are also drinking out of a sippy cup finally!  It took a few days before you got the hang of it.

You still love your jumperoo but now you have a walker that you go EVERYWHERE in, we just had to put up the baby gates. You love to sit on the floor to play and will go from sitting to laying on your tummy and squirming around. You will scoot backwards but still haven't crawled and you'll roll over every now and then. We keep thinking you are going to take off at anytime!  Sunday night you pulled up all by yourself. You also will walk while someone holds your hands.

You are a lover of music! You will stop and watch tv if there is music on and any toy that has music you will play and play with.

You love to mock us, it is so funny! My favorite part of the day is when I go in your room in the morning to pick you up and you just grab on to me and hug me tight! It's the best feeling the world.

Your favorite word now is Bye Bye and you'll even wave.

I've been planning your birthday party for months now, just getting ideas and a few things here and there. This year has flown!

You are the sweetest thing! I kiss you constantly;)
XOXO

Imagine 18 Years From Now...

At the orientation for Parent/Child Dedication we were asked to write down what we wished for Carly and what type of person we wanted her to be.  It's really made me think over the past few days what I hope for her life. 

My most important prayer for her is that she will accept Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and communicate that through baptism.  I pray she has good morals and is a humble, giving person.

We also pray that you will have a kind heart, care for others feelings, have confidence, a strong work ethic and be an overall genuine person.

The day you were born, I prayed for your health and happiness and for your future.  I also prayed for your future husband, that he will show you the love your Dad has shown me and that he will be a Christian man who loves Jesus too.



Baby Dedication Day

Today was Baby Dedication Day at our Church! It was a very special day today.  Josh and I vowed to make it a priority to raise Carly using the principles of the Bible and to set a good example with our words and actions, so that someday she will accept Jesus as her Lord and Savior. That is my most important prayer for her!

Headed to Church! Doesn't she look like an Angel?  I am in LOVE with the dress and coat.  

 I fixed lunch at our house after church for the family.  It was a SPECIAL day that we celebrated.

 Aunt Jenn & Uncle Rich

 Grandmama & Grandpapa

PopPop & RoRo 

10 Months

Carly Kate you are 10 months old today!

MY OH MY, we are in the double digit months now;)  You are in 9 month clothes and wearing some 12 month and we have moved up to size 3 diapers. You have 2 lower teeth that have come in and you can only see them when you grin real big.  You don't like to show them off.  We had a few rough nights a week ago, where you would wake up and not go back to sleep unless you were in our bed, but we got through it and you are back to sleeping great in your crib. It's getting harder and harder to change your diaper, you want to squirm around.

You are eating well! If I gave you fruit all the time you would eat it. You can be picky at times when it comes to veggies and meat.  It seems like you go through phases.

You still love your jumperoo and go to sleep in it often, you just wear yourself out in it.  You love time sitting on the floor playing with anything that makes noise.  You sit and clap and move around when you hear music.   

You love to stand and hang on to the couch or ottoman and are getting VERY strong. You still haven't crawled although you will scoot backwards at times. 

You continue to amaze me and make my heart melt every single day.  You give wet kisses and hugs to me now and it's the best thing in the whole world.  I could listen to you laugh all day.  It's the sweetest sound ever.

Christmas was amazing!  You did so well all day with little sleep.  You are so laid back and good natured. You also shop and travel great too.  I'm teaching you early!

Your hair has gone from dark to falling out to growing back in and it's alot lighter.

You said "mama" tonight and your favorite word is "dada" still.

We love you so so so much sweet baby girl!