Caroline's Birthday

Now and Then

We had another milestone this past weekend (Feb. 24). Our little tiny baby girl turned 1 year old on Sunday. I am amazed at how quickly this year has gone by, and I am also amazed at how many changes happen in that first year. Her personality is really developing, and while she has moments of exerting herself, she is a sweet tempered, smiley, happy baby. These pictures show how much change a year brings! Our orange Oompah-Loompah (brought on by jaundice) is now so big and healthy. There aren't many signs pointing to her walking anytime soon, but that's okay! Her favorite things are dogs (da-da), her daddy (da-da) and mommy (da-da). She's not sure of the cold (brrr) but loves every kind of food put in front of her (mmmmm). As you can tell, she's brilliant!

Unfortunately, the Preston family was struck by the plague this weekend as well. Asa started having stomach "issues" Friday night and shared his problems with Caroline. We couldn't figure out why she wasn't interested in her birthday dinner. And we were especially confused by her lack of excitement about her cake. Well. . . about 2 hours later we found out why she wasn't interested. The poor girl couldn't keep anything down and finished the night by falling asleep in my arms. Some Birthday! She is happier now and had her 1 year visit to the doctor today (she got 3 shots - she's going to think that being 1 is the pits!) She is over 20 pounds which means her car seat can turn around, so she can now see where she's going instead of where she's been. She is enjoying her birthday presents so much more now than she did on Sunday! And we were happy to attend church service tonight for the first time in 3 weeks. Our kids are very generous . . when one gets sick they happily share it among themselves!! Here are some pictures of Caroline's birthday! Hope you enjoy!

Playing with Aunt Becky's pretty ribbon . . um, I mean present!

We didn't know at the time that she was sick, so we couldn't figure out why she was screaming so bad. We had to sing "Happy Birthday" twice so she could hear us.

"HMMM...maybe I can be convinced to try the cake."

She couldn't decide between her fingers or the cake, so she tried both at the same time.

What good 1st birthday celebration doesn't end up with a bath? Of course, this was bath #1 out of 3 since she threw up all over herself after this, and then pooped in the bathtub during bath #2!