My Baby is 1 Year Old

August 23rd 2008 ~ 1 year old

August 23rd 2007 ~ less than an hour old

Wow, how a year flies! The first 6 months of Raegan's life were a blurr with little sleep for her and i with all of her skin and allergy problems. Thankfully that all got better with a change in formula and she and i could both get some much needed sleep! She did not start sleeping through the night till just recently, but getting up a couple of times a night was a far cry from her sleeping in the car seat beside my bed, rocking it with my foot while i pretended to be getting a few winks of sleep, or sleeping on the couch or recliner with her and not moving so she didn't wake up and start clawing herself...wheww i have to say i'm sad my baby is growing up but i do not miss those days!

Watching her develop over the last year has been very bittersweet. At each new step it makes me kind of sad, because she is our last and she will be the last to coo at us and go cross-eyed, the last to give us those first smiles, the last to take those first wobbly steps... I can totally see why that last child could easily be spoiled because you just want to keep them your baby forever!

She has been a total joy to our family! Her brothers and sister adore her and don't want her to grow up because they think she "is just so cute right now". She is always on the move and entertains herself very well! She is starting to give us those so slobbery opened mouth kisses that just melt a momma's heart and finally says "momma". It was "dadda" for so long i was thrilled to finally get a "momma"!

We love you so much Raegan! Happy 1st birthday!