Magdalyn turns 1!

Happy Birthday baby girl! I cannot believe you are one year old today. Probably because I am used to being pregnant when my babies turn 1 and this time I am not. But also because the time went by too fast. Having you in our family feels so good and so right and we absolutely adore you. You do so many fun things and make us laugh all of the time. And I don't know if you know this, but you have your daddy wrapped around your little finger.... it's true. There are some important things to mention about you at one year old: -you pester your brother all the time... not your sister, only Owen
-you love chocolate (surprise, surprise)
-you love strawberries and eat them by the fist fulls
-you hate to have your diaper changed and wrestle with us the entire time
-you just started sleeping through the night after mom and dad let you cry it out (it was so hard!)-you make strange sound effects
-you used to grab us by the ears and insert us into your mouth to give kisses, but you have cleaned up your act as of late and now only tolerate us kissing you
-you like to play with the computer and it drives mom and dad crazy
-having a soiled diaper offends you and you let us know quickly that you want it changed
-you are still sucking on a pacifier and your Grammy can't stand it... but that's ok, you get it for one more month

-you pinch mom's (and dad's) skin to feel comfort
-you love to play with books.. mostly to chew on them, but you are starting to look at pictures

-at 9 mos you learned to drink from a straw... it was about time

-you crawl much more than did either of your siblings and you are fast at it
-you have long feet and are already a size 4 (almost into a 5!)
-you hate to have bows in your hair and to my great sadness, always rip them out
-you are completely goofy... Dad and I always say you are 50% cute and 50% goofy
-your favorite foods are rice, couscous, chicken, strawberries, blueberries, french fries,
-you like to climb stairs and it is scary
-you love going on walks and think you are pretty cool in the choo choo wagon

-you like to bury your face in mom's neck for comfort
-you can dance by bouncing up and down
-you sing to music in the car or when someone else is singing a song
-you think your big
-you have curls in the back of your head and mom and dad always tell you that you are "business in the front and party in the back"
-you have a goofy smile that we love and think is adorable (you can also make some pretty silly faces)
-you get jealous when mom holds your brother or sister
-you don't want to talk either, but that's probably because your sister is almost 4 and talks for you

-you are adorable

-you like to swim

-you were finally weaned a week before your birthday
-you like to play in the water and demand control of the hose or sprinkler
-you like to press the buttons on the phone and have called many a people and talked to them even though I don't know what numbers you dialed
-you love your sister so much and try to be like her already
-when your brother and sister have friends over, you just have to be a part of the action
-you prefer your naps to be in daddy's arms

-you like to eat... a lot, but you are amazingly long and slender
-you have no desire to walk, but still I think you will soon
-while you love to play babies with your sister, you are also quick to grab a car to play with Owen

We love you Magdalyn and have enjoyed every day of your one year of life. We couldn't ask for a sweeter little girl. Happy Birthday!