The First Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my goodness the fact that our baby girl is not a baby anymore, but now considered a toddler blows my mind.  I know her birthday was last saturday, but we have had a crazy week so finally just getting around her birthday post almost one week later.  On our way to dinner tonight I was telling Mark that I can't beleive we did it and she is some what normal hahahaha.  I remember the first day we brough her home.  There is video footage of what nervous parents Mark and I were.  Lanie had a little poo so we changed her diaper and like any first time parents we were ready to video tape anything and everything.  Looking back on that video I crack up because it took me forever to change her diaper.  Now its like a contest to see how quick I can get it done before she wiggles off the changing table.  God blessed us with this beautiful baby girl that we named Lanie and I had no idea how much joy she would bring to our family. 

first family photo

Love at first sight (look at my huge feet)

This year has been full of laughs, tears, and smiles. I feel like I have learned so much during this first year of being a Mom, but then on the other hand I feel like I have learned hardly anything. I still have about a million questions and I am always wondering if I am being a good enough mom, is Lanie getting enough milk, did she eat enough fruit, when did she have a bath, why won't she sit down in the tub, the questions could go on and on, but there is one thing I know for sure Mark and I love this little bug so much and are thankful everyday that God gave us the chance to be her parents :)

Now onto some pictures from the party!!!!!!!!!!!!

She thinks she is big stuff in her chair now!

That is about as messy as she got!

Rewind Picture Time!

I really like the title of this post it makes me laugh :)  I had some fun picture that I never got posted due to the C-R-A-Z-Y past couple of days so here we go.

Lanie was all dressed up for her Valentines Day party at day care

This was a close as I could get these two

Lanie was real into this adventure for awhile, but then figured out that she got stuck alot!

Winter Gal :)

Her new favorite thing to do while Mommy is cooking





Happy Valentines Day :)

So Mark and I don't really do Valentines Day.  I think the first year we dated I did a special scavenger hunt and he got me a huge teddy bear (which I got rid of at some point and will never live it down).  Any hoo after that we just did cards and that was about it.  So when we found out that Lanie was due on Feb 14th I thought well kind of corny, but cool because for the next 7 months anytime someone asked me when my due date was I said "Feb 14th "and they said "AWWWW a Valentines Baby".  So I thought well it will give us something to actually celebrate on this day that everyone else goes crazy for and Mark and I really don't.  Ohhhh but our little bug had plans of her own.  She didn't want Feb 14th to be her birthday instead she wanted Feb 18th.  Now I know many people go over their due date, but when your huge, swollen, uncomfortable, and wondering what kind of an alien is growing inside of you that won't come out, five extra days seems like an eternity.  I would hate it when people would say " Oh it will just make it that much more special when she comes she is just taking her time".  Most of the time while people were saying this I was thinking in my head of all the ways I could hurt them! My other favorite was "Well she is just not done cooking", seriously was I making bread or having a baby.  So now when I have friends who are overdue I don't give them you can wait a couple more day lines I keep it real by saying "not fun at all I feel your pain". Our baby girl is almost one and this year seriously has gone by way to fast, but looking back on this Feb 14th I remember sitting on the couch last Feb 14th thinking is this baby ever going to come out!

Boy & Chicken

It all started with Grandma Amy and her iphone app of animal noises.  This one app she has there is a little boy and a chicken with a fun tune and Lanie goes crazy for it.  You can go to all the other animals and different tunes, but every time you go back to the chicken she smiles real big and does a little dance.  For Christmas Mark and I got each other a tablet so now we have the app too and she loves to watch her Boy & Chicken. 



It is crazy that in 16 days Lanie will be one years old!!!!! We have so much fun with that crazy little girl. This time last year I was thinking when is this crazy thing going to make her grand debut and let me breath again with out horriable heart burn or a foot sticking in my ribs.