We had beautiful warm weather for Renee's first birthday, and we had a great day. We had a little party with most of our guests attending via webcam. Renee enjoyed her presents and cake and the attention. After I put her to bed that night I unexpectedly burst into tears, probably for all sorts of reasons: memories of what was happening last year at this time, struggles with breastfeeding and lack of sleep, generally being scared and also overjoyed, and being lovingly tended and cared for by my mom (she took care of all of us for 6 weeks!! cooking, shopping, making my birthday cake. By the time she left Renee was only getting up one time in the night rather than two or more and I had been getting more sleep than most new moms). One year feels like such a milestone and its exciting, and also a little bitter-sweet, to think about how much and how quickly this little baby has grown.
waking up on the morning of her first birthday.
her first birthday present just after waking up.
later, we had cake and more presents.
ooo, fire
she got the hang of present opening very quickly : )
a sweet, soft bunny. i want one for myself
this cuddle made it all worth it 1000 x over (the clothespin keeps her dress up so she can crawl)
amazing! a photo where we are all smiling at the same time.
ooo, fire
she got the hang of present opening very quickly : )
