One year.

Happy Birthday to my sweet baby girl.  As cliche as it sounds, she is the best thing that has ever happened to me.  One year ago today my stubborn baby girl finally came.  I was very worried that she was going to be as stubborn as me.  She has been so easygoing every since then.  She slept through the night so early and rarely gets upset.  As long as she has a clean diaper and a full stomach she is a happy girl. 

 She has so much personality already.  My favorite thing about her is the way the she affects people.  Everyone that walks by her (whether they are an 80 year old man or 10 year girl) smiles, waves, says hi and comments on how happy she is.  I hope that she will always bring that much joy to others. 

Occasionally I think about going back to work, to help out financially and to be around other adults.  But when I think about putting her in daycare all day and not being around her I realize how lucky I am to stay at home with her.  I want to enjoy her as much as possible before she realizes that I am going to have to tell her no, embarrass her in front of her friends, and nag her about what she is wearing. 

Happy Birthday Charlotte Ann, Monkey, Chunky Monkey, Monk, Charley Barley.