Our little Lady Bug turns ONE!!!

April 19th....Helaina's first birthday. It really is amazing how quickly the first year flies by and how quickly an infant grows into a toddler. Helaina is now easily pulling to a stand, cruising along furniture, walking with hand held and we think she has started to say "hi" and "kitty". She has indicated that she is in deed a "big girl" and has stopped letting us spoon feed her. We can't get enough of her smiles and giggles which are easily brought out by pretending to "get her" and tickle her. She is currently sporting eight teeth, which did keep her up at night for a period of time. Much to our delight, she is sleeping through the night most nights now. Still, her favorite time of day is "tubby time" where she will splash and giggle and splash and giggle. Grandpa Ken and Grandma Terri came to help with the 1st year celebrations. We took in a Brewers ballgame and they of course spent a considerable amount of time playing baseball with Finn as well. They were a big help in getting ready for Helaina's lady bug party. We may have a "girly girl" on our hands as Helaina really just used her frosting as makeup...we need to work on her technique a bit though! We had a great time with friends and family and very much appreciated them coming over to help us celebrate. Helaina has been a truely amazing addition to our lives!