The Big ONE

I am not going to sit here and tell you how much I can't believe Eliza is already 1. Instead I am going to hold back the tears and embrace it. Because we all know that you get better with age, right? Well this little cutie pie does.

Poor thing has been so sick fighting off a cold but she still put on a smile and dealt with my Pinterest attempt photo shoot. 

Eliza is such a joy. That's the only way I can describe her. Yes of course she can be a little firecracker (it's the red hair, is what I tell myself) when she wants something or isn't happy, but most of the time she loves to smile, laugh and mostly be loved. She is getting in her fourth tooth on the bottom. Those top teeth just don't want to come in. She still loves to eat pretty much anything you put in front of her. Her favorite foods are peas, carrots, green beans, chicken and any kind of fruit. But her favorite thing in the whole wide world is her wubanub and pacifiers. The more she has the better. She likes to keep at least two at all times. One in her mouth and one in her hand. I guess, for backup. Smart girl! 

She is pulling up on everything now, even my legs, and starting to walk around furniture. She also crawled up one step yesterday. This I am not looking forward to. She loves to dance to music and clap her hands. She says mama, dada, hi and bye. She also loves to wave hi and bye, mostly to herself. She is starting to pick up the sign language I have been practicing with her. She signs all done and more. She loves to play with her toys. She can sit and play by herself for so long. But mostly she loves to play with what her sister is playing with. And so it begins, the fighting over things and wanting what the other one has. I better get use to sounding like a broken record because that is not going to end any time soon.

I was finally able to get a picture of the twelve month sticker but with a serious face.

I'll take this smile any day. It melts my heart.

I did not take in to account the static electricity of the balloons. Her hair is already crazy enough, it does not need any help.

Pinterest fail!

Yes, most days, at the end of the day, I want a glass of wine because it has been so crazy with my two kiddos. We knew having them so close in age would have it's challenges but I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. Eliza came in to our lives right when she was suppose to and has been making it better since. Happy Birthday my sweet little (firecracker) Eliza! You make Mama more happier and loved than I ever could be.