August 5, 2010

Addison~

One year ago today, you graced us with your presence and I have felt blessed ever since. One year ago today, you came into my life and changed it forever. One year ago today I became a mother of two beautiful daughters and I finally felt complete. Happy 1st Birthday, my sweet, Addison.

I can not even began to explain how much I love you. I waited a real long time for you, but the wait was worth it. My pregnancy from hell was worth it. I ask myself, would you go through that all over again and as happy as I am that it is all over with I can't help but answer yes to that question, because no matter how irritating being pregnant was, in the end I got you. Being pregnant was only temporary, being your mom is for a lifetime.

One year ago today, I was in the hospital, unable to get out of bed because of my ceaseran and you were in the NICU, but today, 12 months later, you are asleep in my bed as I'm sitting here writing this. So much has changed in a years time and all of it is for the better.

You are no longer the little baby who could only lay where I put you or eat when I gave you the bottle, you are my big girl now. You can walk and if I go somewhere without you, all I have to do is look around and you are on your own two feet walking toward me. I no longer have to hold your bottle for you to get your nourishment, you can hold that bottle yourself.

We celebrated your birthday by getting your pictures taken, eating at your grandma and grandpa's house and giving you your very own (cup)cake. It took you a minute or two to figure out what to do but when you did you had a blast with it. How you cried when I took it away from you and than I gave it back to you because it is your birthday and you should have everything you want, especially on your birthday.

Happy Birthday, my kittle one, may each and every day be as bright and as beautiful as you are.

Mom