Millie's 1st Birthday!

Warning: Lots of pictures of Millie comin' your way. I'm actually kicking myself for not getting a picture of all of us together on her birthday, but oh well. That girl knows how to be the center of my attention I guess.

Millie turned a year old yesterday! She had a great day. I couldn't stop looking at her and kissing her all day long, just thinking about how much she's changed. It was like I was seeing her a year ago all day long, which made me decide it's all gone by too quickly. We love this little girl more than words can say.

Millie started her birthday off with some relaxation! Normally when I go to get her in the mornings, she's standing or sitting up and playing peek-a-boo with her blanket or inspecting her binky or something. But that morning she just lay there, probably thinking really deep 1-year-old thoughts.

After church, I just had to take some pictures of her in her pretty dress. This is what she wore to Heidi and James' wedding too! She was one beautiful birthday girl.

She posed herself... What a diva!

Millie loves playing the piano

Where are Mommy's eyes?

It was her party, she could cry if she wanted to.

 Millie was given lots of gifts from Poppy, Gigi, and Uncle AJ. We were going to wait for Tyler to get home for her to dive in, but I guess she couldn't wait. She walked right over to the bag and opened her stroller all by herself!

 So after eating dinner, we decided we'd better let her open up the rest of her presents.

After presents, we skyped with my family in Lufkin. They sang her Happy Birthday and Millie loved it! Then it was time for cake. Anticipating a huge mess, I took off her clothes. Turns out that wasn't necessary. Maybe it was because we were all watching her and she had 3 cameras pointed at her, but she didn't want anything to do with the cupcake!

Once Daddy broke it up into smaller pieces, I guess it was less intimidating.

Here are some facts about Millie at 1 year:

-She is walking all over now, and is starting to realize that it's better than crawling. It is so fun to watch her walk around- she smiles so big and seems so proud of herself.

-Whenever I'm eating something {especially when I'm not sitting down at the table} she crawls or walks up to me, spits out her binky, and smacks her lips like she's really excited to take a bite. I should probably start snacking on healthier things, if only for her sake! But when we're at the table, she's more picky and only wants her baby food.

-Millie loves books, but she gets pretty impatient to turn the page. It's more speedreading than anything.

-If you ask her what any animal says, she barks. Her time with Teddy left a lasting impression!

-She still loves phones and remote controls and all things technology. She is her daddy's girl, that's for sure.

-Millie does everything with 2 fingers. Even if it's not the most efficient, she very carefully picks everything up with her thumb and pointer fingers. Her little pinchers are dainty and adorable!

Happy Birthday Millie Mae!! We love you!