Yes...she was 9 months at last writing and breezed through 10 and 11 months so quickly that I didn't have a second to catch my breath or write a word about it! My baby is one year old. Right around this time is when I start to think hmmm...wouldn't it be great to have another? It is very strange to look at our little family and think, this is the last time we will have a first birthday party for one of our kids. Kate's "firsts" will most likely be our "lasts", so I am finding every milestone to be bittersweet. We celebrated her birthday over a few days beginning with lunch for the whole family at Red Robin. Parents across America love Red Robin because it is one of the loudest restaurants you can go to and usually is able to drown out any noise we may be making. Kate was stunned by being the center of attention and she loved it. As we have become wise in the ways of little one's birthdays Kate received just a few presents and just as we knew she would loved the gift bags and boxes just as much if not more than the gifts. The biggest hit was probably the cakes that seemed to keep on coming. One for her actual birthday, then ice cream from Momere and Papa on her birthday night, plus the ice cream at lunch at red robin, then the dirt cups and cake at her family party on Sunday. Whew! She certainly has Thomas' sweet tooth! She is still a little dream...she uses signs to get what she wants (milk, eat, up, drink, up, flower, dog, up, papa, dada, up) and starting to try and take a few little steps on her own although as you may have guessed she loves to be carried around.
