One Year Old + Some

Every month of the first year of Dani's life, I wrote a blog on or about the 8th of the month, but not when she turned one. It's not that it went ignored, we had dinner with friends one evening, and a small family party another day. On her actual birthday, a Tuesday, life went on as usual (so it seemed). It honestly felt like my heart was being ripped out to not share the day with her, but I did call my sister, at about 9:41 am on that day, to check in on the birthday girl. We had a fun evening on her birthday with some cake.

In the time since her birthday, she had her one year checkup, has progressed in walking to the point where she can stand on her own, but still holds on to my hands with both of hers. Secretly (or not so secretly now), I would love to hang on to her hands forever, but she will grow up despite me. She figured out how to push her Glow Worm on to make it play music. She knows just the spot. I also watched her pinch the hands and feet of her Violet MyPal dog too (though it wasn't quite on the "button"). She had her first 2 hour tantrum (started because I took her off the bus, another story for another time, but it did involve the bus, a shower, stomping, hitting, throwing of toys, and some snuggling in the rocking chair with some deep sighs of crying exhausting which broke my heart). She can "meow", "arf" and "quack". She's beginning to say more things all the time, like "out", "eyes", "owl", and "Bella".

I am having a hard time with the fact that my little girl is growing up. There will be no more pumping, she now drinks whole cow's milk, and soon no more bottles, no more pacifiers, and no more holding on to mom to help walk. I've heard though, that every age is as exciting as the one before, but for whole new reasons. I would believe this, Dani is such an amazing young person, I know she'll always keep amazing me, and always make life exciting.

Now, on to dress making...another story for another time.