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My birthday girl

1 year ago our family became complete.  You entered the world quiet as a lamb, making no more then a single cry and then calmly taking in your new surroundings.  We marveled at how peaceful you were. The nurses called you “pleasant” after your first night in the nursery.  The next couple months you were an easy, mellow, sweet and smiley baby.  But once you started crawling at 6 months we realized you had a wild side.  I think T could stand for trouble sometimes with you.  you have a way of finding it instantly.  I can turn my back for a moment and you will have found a way to not open only open the dishwasher but pull out the bottom rack and find not the spoon or bowl but a knife.  In the bathtub we have to repeatedly remind you to sit down and not pull the drain plug out or worse eat it.  Your favorite game while watching tv is to pull out the cable card and throw it around the living room and find interesting hiding spots for it so that later on when you go to bed nobody can watch TV.  We joked that for your birthday present we should just get you a roll of toilet paper since you have a radar for them and can shred and entire roll in a matter of seconds.  Garbage cans and toilet bowl brushes must be kept on countertops because you can;t resist them when they are in reach.  We are not surprised that your first word was not mama or dada but UT OH.

Yup you are trouble.  But you make us laugh all day long and you do it all with the most angelic face and you charm everyone you meet.  Sabrina has picked on up your mischievous ways and will call out “Thérèse is being wild!” when she sees you on the path to trouble.  You have a special squeal you make just for her and it makes me smile watching the two of you play together and I love how you just go along with whatever Sabrina has planned for you, whether it’s beauty parlor or playing school or holding your hand while you walk across the room.

I can’t believe a year has passed since bringing you home from the hospital and you have grown into a walking and independent little girl right before our eyes.  I just can’t help myself; I still rock you before you go to sleep…it’s the only time you remain still.  Cuddling you in the glider is the most peaceful time of the day.

Happy Birthday our sweet, happy and wild baby.  Don’t grow too fast.
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  • Heather FairbairnAugust 25, 2009 - 11:24 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous! And what you wrote is priceless! She will want to read and treasure that someday. I can so connect with you because my little miss M will be one very soon. Where does a year go? Something so special about the first year. Congrats! You truly have a beautiful little family. And you take amazingly special pictures. Thank you for such beautiful inspiration.ReplyCancel

  • NatalieAugust 26, 2009 - 12:16 am

    Happy Birthday Therese! She is adorable Christie! In the 2nd picture on the right she resembles Sabrina.

    Your words were so sweet! She will love reading that one day!ReplyCancel

  • LisaAugust 26, 2009 - 2:00 am

    Happy Birthday Therese!!! And I totally agree — she resembles Sabrina in these pics! I haven’t ever thought that when I see her but definitely here — I see it in her eyes )thought not the color obviously) and especially her mouth! And like the other said — how fantastic would itReplyCancel

  • LisaAugust 26, 2009 - 2:00 am

    Happy Birthday Therese!!! And I totally agree — she resembles Sabrina in these pics! I haven’t ever thought that when I see her but definitely here — I see it in her eyes )thought not the color obviously) and especially her mouth! And like the other said — how fantastic would it be if you showed this to her a she was graduating HS?ReplyCancel

  • StaciAugust 26, 2009 - 1:20 pm

    Too cute. August 25th is my dad’s birthday too so she is in good company. I love the Gap dress =)ReplyCancel

  • GayleAugust 27, 2009 - 10:14 pm

    Happy Birthday Beautiful!!!!ReplyCancel

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