Here are a few shots of Baby K’s birthday party decor. Unfortunately I forgot to get a photo of all the cute hanging paper spirals, zoo animals, and balloons. It was by no means Pinterest-worthy, but I had fun planning – especially putting together the photo collages! And of course I had to throw in one photo of the cute birthday girl. 🙂
Baby K had a great time devouring her first birthday cake! It took her a bit of time to figure out what to do, and the cake was a little too dense for her to make big mess, but she definitely enjoyed each bite!
A big thank you to my friend Mandy for taking my camera and doing a fantastic job capturing these priceless memories.
I couldn’t help but get a little sentimental today, thinking about each part of this day exactly one year ago. From the (gratefully) quick labor, to holding her in my arms for the first time, to that first night (of many) with almost no sleep. Then I think about how far we’ve come this past year, and where we’re heading. It seems like each age gets more fun, yet there are always challenges. There may have even been a sleepless night or two when I swore I would never have another kid. Luckily things always look brighter in the morning. This poor girl has been to the doctor close to 20 times with reflux, milk allergies, a broken bone, and normal baby sicknesses.
But the good absolutely outweighs all of that. She still loves to snuggle and fall asleep in our arms. She’s awesome at going for stroller rides when we jog. She kind of likes to play with her ball, her piano, and a handful of other toys. She really likes to play with boxes, paper, coasters, and cell phones. Most of all, she likes to play with Daddy. She’s known for being the smallest baby with the biggest appetite…her favorite foods being bananas and bread (though she’ll eat most anything). Though we don’t understand a lot of what she says yet, she loves to talk.
I can’t wait for what the future holds. I wonder what her interests will be, what she’ll look like, what she’ll sound like. Not that any of those things matter – I couldn’t love her more if I tried. Happy birthday, baby!
(Check out her 11-month photo here. More first birthday photos to come.)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Baby K is celebrating her last first holiday. In fact, today is her big birthday party! Sunday she’ll graduate from Baby K to Lil’ Miss K. *Sigh* What a year it’s been! (Year in review photos to come.)
My most loyal customers returned this past weekend for a photo session of CJ, just in time for his third birthday! We planned an indoor session at Crown Center in Kansas City, but the weather was so gorgeous, we were able to take it outside by the fountains! We had to sneak in a couple pictures of Sissy too, of course.
Check out his one-year old pictures here.
I found Baby K snooping through the t-shirt drawer a couple of days ago! It’s hard to believe she’ll be one year old in just a week. She’s still only in the 2nd percentile for height – and probably the 2nd percentile for hair growth, if they measured that.
It’s hard to get a photo of Baby K when she always wants what I have. This time, it was the lens cap.
(And she looks a lot more bald in this photo than she really is – she rocks the baby mullet, or the “bullet,” as Daddy calls it.)
Baby K wasn’t too thrilled about being out in the cold in her puffy snowsuit, but Daddy and I thought it was pretty amusing!
We had a nice, relaxing weekend celebrating my dad’s birthday. I won’t tell you how old he is, but if you knew, you’d never guess it. He doesn’t look or act his age. (In a good way!) Probably 95% of my photos from his birthday were of Baby K instead of Dad, but that’s how it goes with an infant. 🙂
It’s hard for me to see how much Baby K grows until I look at these photos. Her face has definitely changed since last month! (Click to see her 10-month photo.)
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