Syd's First Birthday

She is 1 year old already!!!!
Sydney's birthday party was so much fun, thank you all for coming.
The weather was pleasant, Sydney was in a great mood and well rested, the food and cake turned out great and we were lucky to spend the day with people we love. Who could ask for anything more.

Uncle D/Papa along with the pear tree entertained the girls.

Sydney didn't tear into the cake, but she was persistant enough to get frosting all over her (even in her nose). She put a decent dent into the cake.

All the girls were more than happy to help Sydney out with her gifts.

She ended her day, exhausted and fell to sleep in under 10 minutes.

And now that she has turned 1, she starts her transition into the next room for the entire month and in September she will be officially in the Toddler room. We will miss Miss Parveen and Miss Christine very, very much! This picture marks her first day of Transition, she showed up to daycare with her brand new shoes and insisted that the cooler bag is her 'school bag'.

Almost 12 months!

We've almost made it through a whole year as parents, and I can say it has been a great experience. First, I had a perfect textbook delivery and Sydney was born without any complications. She took to eating easily and other than spitting up the first couple of days, we seemed to be relaxed new parents. The only health issue that she has had is the hemangioma on her nose and thanks to Dr. Shwayder, it did not grow and is mostly gone. Praise to Propranolol (the medicine that she has been on to prevent it from growing)!
We are already discussing Sydney's transition into the toddler room at her daycare and I see all the children in those rooms and have a hard time believing that Sydney is at that point already.
As we approach her birthday, I feel amazed and excited. Amazed that it has only been a year and it is already hard to imagine Sydney as a newborn. I see other babies that were bigger than she was when she was born and am convinced that Sydney was never that small. Excited for the next year and all the joy and fun that it will bring and all the other years to come.