Happy 1st Birthday Caroline!

What a BIG DAY!!
I can't believe it. Our baby turned ONE this past Saturday, November 8.
I know so many people say this, but it does seem like just yesterday that we were bringing her home from the hospital. She was weighing in a that time at only 7 lbs. 9 oz and was 19 inches long. Now she is 24 lbs. 10 oz., almost 25 lbs. and 30 inches long. WOW...what a difference. She's such a big girl! The only thing that I can think of that hasn't changed much is her sleeping patterns. She was not a very good sleeper then and guess what...she's still not a good sleeper....I guess some things never change! ;~)
The way we look at it, it's just more opportunity for us to snuggle with our little girl!
We love every chance we can get!

We had planned a Baby Einstein theme party for our little ONE year old! She LOVES Baby Einstein. Anything Baby Einstein...books, videos, Cd's, toys it doesn't matter. She loves them all.
Our family and friends were all here to celebrate this BIG DAY with Caroline and her Mommy and Daddy! We had lots of food...and cake & ice cream of course...opened lots and lots of presents. Miss Caroline even had her own special cake (A GIANT CUPCAKE!) She managed to dig into her cake (literally) ...she was SOOOOO cute!

So, with our first year of parenting over...it's time to move on to the even more difficult stage...toddlerhood! Well, I guess we have the teenage years as well, but we'll worry about this first "T" stage for now. Although Caroline is not walking by her 1st Birthday, she is crawling at warp speed, pulling up on everything, cruisin' along the furniture, and exploring all that is in her way. We are awaiting those first monumental steps of freedom, which will be a milestone that we will celebrate with both joy and tears. This will truly be the BIG STEP from BABY to LITTLE GIRL!

Oh by the way, as of Monday, November 10, Caroline is now drinking whole milk and she's loving it! There is one catch...she insists on having it in a bottle NOT a sippy cup. I guess she will always be our baby! ;~)
I hope you enjoy these pics of Caroline's 1st Birthday party!
The first of many more celebrations to come...

The Baby Einstein Cake...this was the cake for the guests...

I'm ready for MY cake!

Wow...look at these balloons...is this all for me?!?

Look...a GIANT Cupcake...ALL FOR ME!

Here Mommy, taste it...it's really good!

YUMMY!

Caroline lovin' the Baby!

Oh Wow! What a GREAT 1st Birthday!

Caroline and her friends Luke and Gabriel with their balloons...fascinating!

Happy Birthday to ME! Clap, Clap, Clap...
Wow...I even have a banner with my name on it...I'm SO SPECIAL!

Mommy, Caroline, and Daddy

Grandma B and Caroline

Grandma & Caroline

Grandma, Caroline, and Grandad...yeah!

Look POPS...it's my 1st Birthday!

Caroline's GIANT Cupcake...or what was left of it!

Caroline snuggling on the couch with her Cousins...the day after the Party.

Cousin Bella and Caroline