ONE

My baby turns one on Friday!  I can not believe it!  I think this year has been the fastest of my life.

It has been a whirlwind, but a good one.

Over these past 3.5 years I have grown to love babies so much.  I have become gaga for them.

 Halle is one but doesn't really look it - she is such a little pip-squeak with her big owl eyes - or lemur-like as Gramma Rose once accurately described her.  But I think her petite stature makes her so cute.  I can fling her around - she weighs nothing. - and clings and climbs like a lemur too which makes her even easier to hold.  She is definitely still a baby to me.

I have little fantasies about having another little baby girl.  I'd call her Maude.  But a boy would be nice too, I just know girls.  Anyway, I can't go there.  It's interesting though, that if a baby was in the plans, I would be ready now, and I wasn't ready until quite a bit later after having Anneka.  I guess we become accustomed to being busy and can't imagine it any other way.

Halle will have her one year check up today.  Friday is a long work day for me, so her party will be this Saturday.

So proud of little Halle!