Lots to say...

[siercia]

And no good words to say it.

Hannah's first birthday on Saturday. She survived to one. This is pretty surprising, at least to me. Both in that typical new-mom "Oh god, something's going to happen to her" and in that not-so-typical (or maybe it is, I don't know) "give me one good reason not to throw you out the window" kind of way.

The party was good. Lots of people there to help us celebrate. One thing is certain, Hannah has a LOT of people in this world who love her. Especially when you realize there was no family at this party (that's this coming weekend) and there were still 20 people there.

I missed most of the cake smashing, because I was busy adjudicating over the cake division, and who got a corner piece (which of course, has more frosting) which makes me a little sad. It's so typical of me... to get all involved in "doing" that I miss the moments that are "living". But I didn't miss it completely, and she was very cute with cake all smushed on her face and in her hair. She covered Daddy in cake, there was cake on the wall, you get the pictures. I'll post a few of the pictures up here later.
Wiley bought her a mylar Pooh balloon, which she loved. We ended up grinning it through her pants leg, so everywhere she went on Saturday, she was followed by the little balloon. It made for good baby tracking in the crowd. Every time I turned around, there was someone else holding her, or playing with her, and she really seemed to like it once she got used to having all those people around.

She got lots of presents... cute outfits (including one dress handmade by gala) and lots of lovely noisy toys, including a piano that she thinks is wonderful, and a hammer and pounding bench, which intrigues her greatly.

She was so wired by the excitement and the sugar that she didn't crash out asleep until almost 10:00 on Saturday night. It was an overwhelming day. And I'm now the mommy of a one year old. Wacky.

Comments

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Congratulations.

It's been a long, tough year, and you have worked very hard. I, for one, am proud of you.

Thanks hon.

[siercia]

It means a lot to me to hear that.

Re: Thanks hon.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

:)

I just love you to bits.

[poopsmoothie.livejournal.com]

I definitely less than three smurfchick on that.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

<3, lexan.

[poopsmoothie.livejournal.com]

Mhm, precisely. i always confuse that with 'heart', though, so I spell it out.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I was offering the sentiment back, you see. ;) Not explaining it.

[poopsmoothie.livejournal.com]

OH.

Pardon me for being a horrible zombie. :)

[bookwitch.livejournal.com]

It's still amazing to me that she's a year old!
I remember my nephew's first birthday. We gave him his cake...let him sit in front of it, and the first thing he did was plunge both hands into it! I laughed so hard I scared the poor little thing.
But what the hell, you know, it was HIS cake. He could wear it if he wanted to!

Congratulations to all three of you

[sarahparah.livejournal.com]

One is a big deal. And I know just what you mean about "out the window" ... So many times that first year I thought I was going, had gone completely bananas. It all gets better and better from here on in, I promise. At least as far as I have gotten!