Happy Birthday Avery!

Dear Avery,

How is it possible that you are already ONE? Like I am sure every mom says, this year went by way too fast. But for us all the craziness that happened with the move in the first months of your life certainly helped to make that time speed by even faster.

You are already becoming such an amazing little girl. You want nothing more than to be able to keep up with your big sister and do everything that she does. You want so badly to communicate with me but are still working on mama. You love playing peek-a-boo and will initiate it with anyone! You melt anyone that sees you the second you show off your one little dimple. And those big blue eyes make it hard for people to look at you and not smile.

Your family loves you. You may not always feel it but your sister loves you SO much. She wants to play with you and share things with you (sometimes!) and help you do things. You two already have the ability to crack each other up and have so much fun.

I know you are going to become an amazing big girl very soon. You are going to be strong willed, stubborn and determined, much like your mom and big sister. You will hate when you don't get your way and get frustrated when you can't do something on the first try. You will get better at walking and soon be out running all of us I am sure.

In 15 hours you won't be a baby anymore. You will be a one year old. I am so excited to watch you grow and change, to become an amazing woman later in life. But for now I am just going to miss that baby year and hold on to every little last glimpse of it that I can.

I love you!

~Mom