bernadette: twelve months old.
almost one year ago, my daughter turned twelve months old. she’ll be two years old in exactly two weeks. i am nothing if not on top of things. hah. okay, i’m not on top of things, but i am on brand, am i not?
like i said in the previous post, the least i can do for my poor third child is to finish her monthly updates. at least she’ll know that i remembered her first year of life, even if i couldn’t get it together to write blog posts. or take monthly photos. maybe she won’t notice that i used the same photos over for a few of the months??
knowing Bernadette, she won’t care. she’s a go-with-the-flow, can-handle-anything type of baby. she is totally fine with being hauled around to school drop-off and pick-up, and i’m pretty sure the highlight of her week is going grocery shopping with me. she loves it SO MUCH. although this month she started realizing that she could be removed from the grocery cart to walk, so by the time we get to the cereal aisle, she’s done with the cart and it gets significantly more difficult to make it home by naptime.
this sweet child also adores the outdoors. she would go outside as soon as she woke up if she could, and she can stay outside in any weather longer than her older brother and sister. the elements don’t phase her and she loves it all, from rain to sun to snow. it might have something to do with her love of hats, Bernadette has never met a hat that she didn’t like, and is my only child to never rip them right off of her head at this age. it’s awesome and so cute and she already has quite the collection thanks to gifts and hand-me-downs from Amelia and her cousins.
the first year of Bernadette’s life just flew by, it feels like the first twelve months went by in a flash. i definitely blinked and missed a lot of it. each child’s first year goes by so fast, but i think time speeds up with each subsequent addition. that’s hard because it’s a huge challenge to slow yourself down and pay attention as it’s happening, but it’s also a beautiful gift because the hard phases go by faster too. i don’t remember any of the teething or the sleep regressions taking nearly as long as they did with the first two, and i think it’s because this is my third rodeo. your perspective shifts and you realize how tiny a period of time two weeks of bad sleep really is in the grand scheme of things, so it barely registers in your brain. you just keep going and then you’re on to the next thing before you know it.
also, Bernadette’s golden birthday is also her first birthday, and i want it known that she did get a golden birthday party. the whole reason the ball got dropped with the blog is so that the more important balls would stay in the air in real life. the photos are proof. can you see how much this girl loves food? loves. it. so. much.
sweet Bernadette: we are so blessed that we were picked to be your parents. you live up to every amazing thing they say about third children and more. i can’t believe how fast your first year went, and i can’t wait to see what your second year looks like. if it’s anything like this one, you’re going to continue to amaze us with your brain, your sense of humor, and your zest for life. we love you more than you will ever, ever know.
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