Kate is 12 Months Old!

This was a whirlwind of a year! It feels like only yesterday when we met this sweet little girl for the first time in the hospital. Our hearts grew bigger, which was hard to believe after we felt so much love with our first born. It’s hard to believe it’s been one year since we wondered what she’d look like and what she would BE like. Never would I have imagined THIS. We love her so much and she filled a spot in this family no one will ever be able to fill. It’s filled perfectly for her. With her being born we’ve seen our son become an amazing big brother. He has filled those shoes with such pride. Her smile and outgoing personality lights up every room she enters. Your Daddy said it well, "Today I wish you beauty like the moon on a warm southern evening reflecting the light and warmth of the sun wherever it is among the stars! It's God alone that makes us beautiful by reflecting himself off us if we let Him. My wish for you is that you find your true beauty in Him alone." We love you so much Katelyn, Happy Birthday!

Here is what you’ve been up to this month

• You had three more teeth come in this month! 
• You love to talk and squeal. I say this every month but it’s true!
• You are getting stronger with walking and standing alone. Maybe in the next month or two you’ll start walking.
• You love to sort and put toys in buckets. You even help put toys away.
• You get feisty. When toys are taken from you or I pick you up when you’re not ready you pull or scratch and make protesting noises.
• You love to be chased and you’ll quickly find something to hide into, usually a blanket or your chair.
• You love bath time. In fact, sometimes I just want to skip it at the end of the day and as we walk upstairs you say, “Ba.” That’s of course too hard to resist, so you get your bath:).
• You give the best hugs and kisses
• You’ve been very cuddly lately
• You wave and say, ‘buh-bye’
• When you wake up in the morning Luke says, ‘Good morning little princess!’
• You are spunky
• You have been a great traveler. We took another trip to Florida and you were pretty content in your carseat. 
• You loved playing in the sand at the beach. Playing with the buckets, sand and water was keeping you busy for hours!
• You like to crawl into pillows and roll around.
• You love stuffed animals and you like to eat their faces:)

And lastly, our final monthly photo session {tear}. Can't believe it's been a year!

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