Greetings, family and friends! I am so glad that Sean created a new post today, and I feel similarly inspired. It has been too long!Olivia's birthday was Friday, and we had a blast. She gave Mom and Dad a real treat by sleeping in until 6:15a.m. It was amazing! The three of us woke up together, had a sweet interlude of cuddle and giggle time in bed, then Momma got pancakes going...mmm. A special breakfast treat for our sweet Boo. (With chocolate chips sneaked into Mom and Dad's!)
Daddy headed off to work, while O and I hit the play mat. I am sure O knew what a special day it was. She was running around, squealing and letting out little baby shrieks to her heart's content. I couldn't help but giggle, too. :) She was all about rocking on her rocking horse (a Christmas present from her fairy godmother!) like a cowgirl from the wild wild west. Yeeeee-haw!
O took a great nap so I could finish getting the house ready for our Friday Playgroup - which took on the form of O's birthday party on that particular Friday. After she woke up, I dressed
Boo in her birthday outfit, complete with her presy from Mom and Dad: rainbow Baby Legs!
I even put her Santa hair clip in her hair for the finishing touch. Soooo sweet!The mommas and babies started arriving at around 11a.m. There were 12 of us by the time everyone had arrived, and it was a pretty wild party, I have to say. I served hot tea (it had snowed quite a bit the night before) and angel food cake that I made from scratch on Thursday night (I was told by a couple of mommas that it was the best angel food they had ever had!). The babies had a ball playing with all of the toys and getting into mischief! Olivia showed everyone how the rocking horse went, and turned her wagon (yeah, the one she used to need to walk) into a scooter. Momma is in trouuuuuble! :)
Daddy came home for lunch right about the time everyone was packing up to head out and put their sweet babes down for a (much-needed) afternoon nap. Boo was excited for the surprise of seeing him midday. It was another fun little interlude in our day, and Boo couldn't get down for an afternoon nap after all the excitement!
Which was okay in the long run because she got to spend more time with Grandpa Pete! (Poor sweet Gramsy was home sick in bed with the nasty bug Sean referenced in his post. We missed her so much!)
Grandpa came with a card, present and a goofy smile that made O giggle. I took a few pictures of the two of them playing together: a little peek-a-boo, a little tickle monster and a lot of O running around squealing again!We had a very fun day, and O was pretty wiped out by evening. Daddy did bath time with her and put her to bed, and she slept very soundly all evening.
Sean and I were able to look at the pictures taken by doula Stef at the hospital a year ago when Olivia was born. Wow, so much has happened in a year! We continue to be amazed at how fast she is growing up and how much she is learning every day. One year flew by, and I am sure the next year will feel equally as fast. The love we have for our little girl only grows as time passes, and I often catch myself for a moment to pause and wonder at this grand adventure I am on as a mother.
Happy Birthday, sweet Olivia!
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