Happy 1st Birthday!

365 days, 16 hours and 10 minutes ago I met my baby girl for the first time! Although a bit of a scary delivary, it was an exciting day. She was so tiny and beautiful. She was a good baby too, I say this like she isn't still a baby. I think that she may be concitered at toddler now. Wow that's weird to think, my baby is a toddler. To me she will alwasy be my beautiful 5lb 10z, blue eyed, blonde haired (lots of it when she was born) baby girl. My first born. There is nothing like meeting your child for the first time. It's scary and exciting, not knowing what you are going to do next. How are you going to care for this little being? Can I break her? It all came naturally. I have to say that from the moment I laid eyes on her mommy mode kicked in. No things have not been smooth sailing and yes I have called my mother for advice when I didn't know what to do in certain situations.

Today wasn't really spent celebrating her birthday that will come on Saturday. We actually left my inlaws and made the two hour drive to my moms house. We did drive about 45 minutes from my inlaws to Sylvesters so my Father-in-law and my husband could try eating a 5lb burger. Neither succeeded although my father-in-law came pretty close! My husband only finished about half. We did sing happy birthday to Riley and she looked at me like I was crazy! I think she was thinking that this isn't a song I usually singe to her! In fact it's a song I've never sung to her. We told her a million times happy birthday. Unfortunately she is a bit under the weather and has been cranky all day. I'm hoping and praying she feels better by saturday! Pictures are to come of the 5lb burger and of my beautiful baby girl on her first birthday!!