Happy Birthday Jilly!

Our precious Jillian is now a big one year old. It is so unbelievable how fast this year has gone by. I really would not trade one second of the past year, even the many (and I mean many) late nights. Jillian is a tiny little thing (5th percentile in weight) but she has a big personality. She is so joyful most of the time but she can also be a stinker if she doesn't get what she wants. She has turned in to a little screamer, and we know she is just trying to figure out how to communicate with us. Jillian cruises around the furniture and crawls all over the place. We are having to keep a very close eye on her these days, and Lauren is a big help with that. She is not walking yet, but
we think she's just a few weeks away. She can say mama, da da, and bye bye. We think she says kitty when she sees Kirby, but not totally positive. As we celebrate her birthday I keep thinking about how much she has changed and how perfectly she fits into our family. A year ago, I was wondering who this little bundle in the blanket would be like, and I have come to realize that she is just perfectly Jillian. She is her own little person and is wonderfully made by God. I am thankful for ever moment I have with her and she continues to amaze us everyday.