Oaks first birthday has finally made it. I can't believe how fast this last year went. I couldn't help but reflect back on the day she was born. She was so tiny and was completely dependent on us to take care of her. Now she is a walking, talking, independent toddler. This last year has taught Andrew and I how to be the best parents we can be. We were a little worried when we left the hospital how to take care of her when we got home. We learned day by day and I'm not saying we are pros at parenting, we still have a lot to learn as she gets older. But we have a healthy happy baby to show for it. Oaklie puts a smile on our face everyday. She has her own little personality and she picks up on things fast. She only has to watch you do something once then she'll try to do it. This last year went by way too fast. Oak changed so much. She achieved so much in so little time. She went from crawling to walking at only 9 months. She is starting to say words like hi, yeah, and uh oh. Easy words but I'm impressed with how much she says. I can't wait to see what she learns this year.
Newborn
3 months
6 months
9 months
one year
This last Sunday, we had most of the family come over to celebrate her birthday. It was so nice to have family around to celebrate with us. Andrew and I made Oaklie 2 birthday cakes. One for us to eat and one for her to dig into. They were both tye dye cake and I thought they turned out really good. She didn't really eat her cake. She thought it was fun to feed cake to her cousins then eat herself. She eventually took a little taste but she mostly played in it. Oak got spoiled by everyone for her birthday as well. We have so much stuff to send home with Christmas and her birthday. I don't know how we are going to get it all home.
