Baby Girl is ONE!

I can't believe I have not updated this blog since she was 7 months old!  Where does the time go?  We have been so consumed with Haylea and watching her grow.  It has been an amazing year and a perfect ending to our "Journey to a Miracle".  She is truly the best thing that has ever happened to us.  Our journey was full of emotional trials and struggles but we came out of it stronger and better parents because of it.  All the pain and heartache of miscarriages and failed attempts to conceive were worth the end result.  I still think of my angels often and I still get sad when I wonder what could have been but I know they are watching over us and they are the reason I have my sweet little girl.  She was meant to be our miracle and we thank God every day for her. 

Haylea is doing so much these days.  She is crawling and cruising around.  She is really getting close to walking but is afraid to let go just yet.  She loves her "doh" (dog) and gets so excited when she plays with her and she just cracks up laughing!  Besides dog, she says mama and dada consistently and appropriately.  She also says "ba...ba" for ball and/or balloon.  She can point to her belly and her ears...she LOVES her ears!  She can point to a dog in a picture book and laughs at the cows and pigs.  There is just so much to learn and discover these days that it seems like every day she does something new.  This is such an exciting time...sad because she is not a baby anymore but exciting to see her thrive! 

At her 12 month check up she was 17lb 1oz.  That puts her in the FIRST percentile!  She was in the 7th at 9 months so she dropped a little but her Dr isn't worried.  She loves to eat so that isn't a problem...she is just petite!  She has 8 teeth too!  The last four came in within 2 weeks of each other so that made for some rough days/nights.  We possibly have two more coming in soon.  That is a lot of teeth for a little girl!  Haylea's favorite toys right now are anything that move like a car.  She has a couple little people cars and a bus that she loves to push around.  She also loves looking at her books!  Banging toys together and stacking things or putting toys in a bucket/basket are also super fun right now!  My favorite part of this stage is that all of a sudden she loves to cuddle!  She will randomly crawl up on our laps and give us hugs...and of course she has a huge grin on her face when she does it!

She is only a year old and already I can't imagine my life without her.  She filled a huge hole in our hearts and made an opening for another one or two just like her.  How could you not want more of her?!  I am excited to see what the next step is for our family and to sit back and enjoy the miracle that we have been given.