Our Little Girl is ONE!

Wow. What a big week for us here in the Barrett household! :) Between babysitting, bunco, date night with Sam, my car breaking down, finishing a chair slipcover, and getting ready for Sophia's big birthday party, it's safe to assume we were all pretty exhausted. Wednesday night I played as a sub at bunco and had a blast. It was great to get out of the house, socialize with other adults, and actually have a reason to shower, do my hair, wear something other than sweats, AND put makeup on. Thursday was an exciting day: Sophia's been babbling for quite some time now, but she is now very, very clearly saying DaDa...a lot! Woohoo! ....Now if she would only say "mama". Friday we ran tons of errands and while we were out and about, my car decided not to start in the Wendy's parking lot. Awesome. NOTTTT! We had someone jump us...and now I need to get my connections cleaned off or possibly replace my battery. I haven't had any issues since then, but I definitely don't want to blow it off and get stuck somewhere. Saturday night Kristin and I finished making the chair slipcover and I prepared most of the food for Sophia's birthday party, which was on Sunday. Sunday morning we all woke up and went to church. Sophia cried like heck in the nursery, so they came and got me. She sat with us through church and was find. I'm not sure why she was so upset. After church we went home and decorated cupcakes and the house. The party was fabulous and we're so blessed that we got to celebrate with everyone! I just still can't believe it's been a while year already. I think back to all the unbelievable milestones: the first time we saw her open her eyes, her first time eating, finally getting out of the nicu, her smiles, sitting up, rolling over, laughing, trying baby food, crawling, etc. They really do grow up much too fast :(

Some new developments over the last week: saying dada tons, VERY lovey dovey with mommy (hugs, kisses, snuggling), discovered her eyelashes and loves feeling them - especially when she's eating, babbling a lot, AND to my surprise, now hates her bath. I have no clue what happened there, but she screams bloody murder and tries to climb out. I'm going to try to get in the tub and play with her to see if that helps....I'll keep you posted. That's all for this week. Enjoy the pictures!

This is how my week started out. I fed Dylan a bottle and he proceeded to throw up more than he even ate...all over my lap, down the couch, onto the floor, and onto my feet. Disgusting!

Date night on Thursday with Sam. We went to Enricos to hear the big band play and enjoy some delicious cuisine.

One of my Thanksgiving cards I made. The body is made from Sophia's feet (crossed - the heels are the head) and the feathers are obviously her hands.

Being really cool while sewing the slipcover for my chair.

Go ahead. Admit it. You want to gobble her up! ...Dang, should have saved that caption for a picture of her on Thanksgiving!

The finished product!

And the front view

Getting her out of her crib on her birthday morning! Little lovebug!

The 61 cupcakes I decorated...Sam's mom helped with the ladybugs.

Sam's decorating job in the living room

Mama with the birthday girl

Getting her into her birthday outfit!

Sam's mom put the hat on her, and she was ticked off. She hated it!

Yummmmm!

Opening some presents!

She likes her dress from Hori, Chels, and Tanner!

Out to dinner with Sam's parents.

Too much partying for this birthday girl.

I just love this picture.

Opening an early Christmas present from Momma Coop!

Adorable!

So tired that she passed out in her bouncer!

I managed to pick her up out of the bouncer and transfer her to the crib, and she barely batted an eye.