Happy birthday, dearest Anna!
One year ago today you were born, little one, and what an amazing year it’s been.
You’ve learned so much in these past few months: How to breathe, how to cry, how to nurse, how to burp, how to roll over, how to sit without falling over, how to sleep through the night, how to laugh, how to babble, how to giggle when tickled, how to drink from a bottle, how to say mama and dada, how to make the signs for food, milk, and the cat, how to sit up all by your self, how to crawl, how to stand up, how to make friends, how to play with toys, how to read books, how to grow teeth and just a very little bit of hair, how to snuggle, how to eat grown-up food, how to find your way across the room, how to cruise around the coffee table, how to climb stairs, how to clap, how to pick up things with your left hand, how to wave like a princess, how to blow big smacking kisses across the room, how to give hugs, how to give kisses, and how to light up an entire room with your beautiful smile.
And we’ve learned so much too: How to give birth, how to change diapers, how to give baths, how to dress tiny babies in tiny clothes, how to install car seats and baby gates, how to nurse, how to burp a baby, how to make a little girl smile, how to function on very little sleep, how to make a bottle, how to make breakfast, how to teach a baby to stretch, clap, sit up, eat, crawl, stand, sleep through the night, and climb stairs, how to cope with the fears all parents face, how to sing, how to distract, how to be more organized and not worry about when we aren’t, how to be more patient, how to love each other when we’re under fire, and how to love you, unconditionally, always and forever, for you are the most wonderful and rewarding thing in our lives.
Thank you, Anna, for joining our family and for and teaching us so much. Happy birthday, dearest girl. We love you.
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