Gabrielle is 1 year old today, wow, and what a celebration! Not only did we make it the whole year without breaking her, she's cute as a button too! Gabrielle celebrated turning 1 in style with family and lots of friends. She showed off her walking skills and her 6 teeth (top two on the left hand side have finally popped through so she now has a matching set). Chocolate cake went over well, but the party hats were another story.
Daycare is going well, with just a little separation anxiety, mostly on mommy's side. The first week was rough as there were lots of crying babies. Then the second week she brought home a whopper of the flu, which wiped us all out. By the 3rd week we were doing much better and week 4 were up to a full day. She really is enjoying the ladies that run the place and she comes home babbling with stories (not quite fully understood, but pretty funny to listen to). Her daily report cards let us know what went on during the day and some cute stories on how much she eats.
Our nighttime routine has shortened by a half hour, as she now goes to bed at 7:30 instead of 8. The kids at daycare must really wear her out. It's hard to imagine what's it's going to be like only having her 4 hours a night once work starts up again, but we're sure everything will go fine.
Again, we can not believe that a year has passed us by already. We love you Gabrielle with all our hearts and hope that next year brings you and all of us just as much fun. xo
