She may be walking and babbling like crazy...but she will always be our baby. So much has happened in her little life the past 14 months. How quickly she has grown, right before our eyes. Her teeny little body has grown - all 22 lbs - as she sits on my lap and her 31" of little body stretched out as I read her last bedtime book. Almost a full foot longer than her first days. Where did my newborn go? I can only remember now. And I do, all the time. Each day brings a mix of pure excitement, awe and joy along with tears --- just thinking about how small and fragile she was just a year ago. Not crawling, not sitting in a highchair, just smiling. Always smiling...and so dependent. I know it only gets better and I am loving this new toddler phase. Her new-found independence, her wild and fun personality...her compassion and love for animals and for people. Mark said it best when he said, "she squeezes every ounce out of life." Everyday. I adore this little. It's true what they say, how you never knew your heart could expand this wide. That you could love something so much. I see it, feel and love it. She is truly, the apple of my eye. Here's to you, little angel. To the years to come and to your first fourteen months. We have so much to show you. So much to share.
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