Maggie's 1st birthday

Maggie turned 1 on December 27th.

She started the day with her favorite food...scrambled eggs.

She became so messy that she had to take a bath.  She had eggs everywhere.



I love this next picture...pure joy!

We gave Maggie her chair before all the festivities started.  She was a little unsure about it but quickly realized how much fun it is to crawl in and out of it.
We had our family and Maggie's bff's over for dinner and cake.  Lynn Knox made Maggie's cake.  We use Lynn for all our cakes.  They taste amazing and are also very cute.  The cupcake on the top was Maggie's smash cake.

Maggie's BFF's, Mary Kate and Sally.  Love that these 3 are going to grow up so close.
  
Mary Kate and Sally were big fans of Matt's bulldogs...especially Deliah.  MK would literally squeal when she saw her.  Deliah does look like a pot belly pig so I understand why she thought she was so funny.

We tried to get a picture of the 3 girls together.

We also did some family shots.

And some best friends shots.

Both brothers took pictures with the kids as well.



After all the picture taking we ate pasta for dinner and then enjoyed the cake. 
You can see on Maggie's face that she enjoyed the lasagna.
She wasn't sure what to do with the cupcake when she first got it but figured it out pretty quickly.

After we finished the cake Maggie opened some birthday gifts.
   
The next morning we took all 3 kids to Gibson's to continue the celebration.  She loved her donut!
Such a fun time celebrating my baby girl turning 1.  Truly so thankful for her!

Maggie month 12

I can't believe my baby girl is a 1 year old!  The time truly does fly with each child but it absolutely flew by with her.  We took her 12 month pictures last week and thankfully this time she wasn't as active.  The boys kept her entertained.  Month 11 was another fun month with her.  The biggest thing to happen for Maggie is she is walking!!!  She is walking everywhere. If she falls down than she gets right back up and walks again.  She now has 8 teeth with more on their way.  4 on top and 4 on the bottom.  She is saying more words and repeats a lot of sounds we make.  She is eating all finger foods and is willing to try most things sometimes being the best eater of our 3 kids.  She is also primarly on a sippie cup with 1 last bottle at night before bed.  She is also drinking whole milk instead of formula.  She has dropped her morning nap which is so early compared to my boys but she wasn't taking an afternoon nap if she took a morning nap and I definitely need time where all 3 are quiet at the same time.  Most days she takes a good long afternoon nap. She still sleeps great at night.  She is pretty independent and will play nicely by herself for a little while.  She is still a go with the flow baby but is making sure we know when she wants something or doesn't get her way.  She understands that if you make a ruckus than you sometimes get what you want.  She loves bath time but hates when she has to get out.  It is quite a scene when she is getting out of the bathtub.  She has also started experiencing seperation anxiety.  She gets very upset when she knows she is being left or if there is a babysitter coming.  She is still the happiest baby I have ever been around.  She smiles and laughs constantly.  

Things she loves:
-her brothers!!!
-her brothers toys
-her daddy and mommy
-her own voice
-faces
-smiles from others
-bath time
-walking
-carrying toys and random objects all around our house
-cabinets
-drawers
-her fingers
-food
-lovie
-sleep

Things she doesn't love:
-when everyone leaves the room
-teething
-getting in the car seat (once she's in it she usually is ok)
-getting her out of the bathtub

She weighs 22.2 lbs (only gained .2 lbs - I guess all the walking she is doing) and is 30.5 inches long.  She is 75% in weight and almost 90% in height.  Our biggest baby for sure =).   

She was mad because I took the 2 away from her.

The boys said they were taking pictures of her too.
She's looking at me like "mom, these 2 are crazy...don't they know those aren't real cameras.".  
Side by side view of all 12 months.



We love you Maggie Anne and couldn't imagine our lives without you in it!  You are our favorite girl!

1st Birthday post coming soon!