I have been a mommy for 12 months. It is true that you forget the labor pains, sleepless nights, and moments of despair. I never thought I would. When I was in that moment I vowed not to forget that level of exhaustion or that feeling of being without an answer - just to remind myself if we decided to go back for seconds. But I have forgotten for the most part. And I am okay with that because we focus on all the fun and laughter to this point. Its been a hectically wonderful year filled with a lot of firsts: first moment of seeing Chloe, First Day of being a Family of 3, First Day bringing baby home,  first Christmas, first night up all night long, first vacation, first day back at work...now we're staring her first birthday right in the face, and we can't believe it!

I have thousands of pictures on my computer and floating around my home office. All of them document out lives as a trio. I hold tight to these memories - they bring back so much emotion and enjoyment. Recently I blogged about "a bowl full of lemons" and how I was applying the same level of organization to my home. It was at this time I stumbled upon "Project Life" - a scrap booking method of organizing your photography. Each spare moment I get to relive the past 12 months as I document it for Chloe's enjoyment later. Last weekend I came across Chloe's newborn picture - and comparing it to a photograph I took of Chloe this past weekend - looks what 12 months gets you!

From a tiny little 7lb 9 oz baby..... to a little girl who is ready to conquer the world! She is full of life and love and so avidly keen to get a smile out of you :)

This Saturday Chloe turns ONE - and we celebrate by boarding a plane bound for paradise - our 2nd home, Mexico. Thanks for spending the last year following alongside us as we've watched Chloe grow.  We've learned a lot this year...and this is only the beginning - more to come!

Happy Thanksgiving!