Happy 1st Birthday Baby Girl!

Well a year has come and gone and our lives have been changed forever. This past year has been an incredible year for Jeff, me and Kinsey. Laci came into our world April 19, 2006 at 5:17pm. It seems like just yesterday that Jeff and I were leaving to go to the hospital. I took one last look around our house and thought, our lives and this house will never be the same. I secretly was going to miss the alone time that Jeff and I had. The opportunity to up and leave if something came up. Our freedom was what we thought we would miss. Well we were right, the moment we brought Laci home from the hospital that beautiful Saturday morning in April our house and lives did change forever, little did we know how awsome that change was going to be.

We were looking back at videos of when she was first born and she was so tiny. It's amazing, I'm not sure when it happened but somewhere over the course of this year she developed such a personality. It happened so slowly that we truely didn't even see it happening until we look back at the early videos. These are the things we have treasured so much over this past year:

My first great memory of her is the second night with her at the hospital. Jeff went home to sleep in our own bed instead of the sofa at the hospital. Laci was in the room with me and I was feeling pretty good. I went down and popped some microwave popcorn and grabbed a coke from the pantry and together Laci and I layed in the room and had our very first girls night watching TV eating popcorn and drinking coke with my new little girl. It was so awesome.

As stressful as it was when I was trying to breast feed Laci I do treasure the short time we did succeed. It made me feel so connected to her.

I loved our early morning feedings, when it was just Laci and I and whatever dumb show was on tv, blind date, cheaters, Elimadate. Thankfully she always went right back to sleep.

On weekends up to about 5 - 6 months Laci would get up around 6:30 or 7am and I would give her a bottle in our bed and she would go back to sleep snuggled between Jeff and I. I really miss these times. Anymore, we can't get Laci to fall asleep in our bed. When she is in our bed it is playtime.

Everynight for about an hour before bed we all get in our bed and play, and have some quality family time. She has her bottle and then she is ready for bed. So goes to bed so well, usually.

Jeff treasures the time alone he has with Laci. He usually picks her up after work about 3 and has her till about 5 when I get home. They use to nap together but again, since she won't sleeep in our bed, she naps in her crib and Jeff naps in his.

Jeff also has date night with Laci on nights when I have something going on. He really enjoys this time with her. I miss her on these nights especially putting her to bed.

I love the way Laci smells, and how soft she is. I also love smelling her baby breath in the morning, weird, I know.

I kiss Laci's feet every morning when I am changing her. I just do.

Kinsey has finally decided it's time to help change Laci's diapers, it only took her a year. She still needs a little help, but it is much appreciated!

We love the way Laci smiles at us when we pick her up from the babysitters. She loves to yell MOM. I don't think she knows what she is saying but she's heard other kids saying it. It's really cute.

When Laci was a couple months old she loved to be wrapped in her blankets, we called her our little burrito.

I love our morning routines even though she's not happy to be woken up.

I love her beautiful blue eyes and the fact that she can turn a yuckey day into a wonderful day just by her smile when we walk through the door.

Happy Birthday Honey, We Love you so much and can't wait to celebrate many, many, many more birthdays with you.

Love Mom and Dad