Keira is ONE! I can’t believe it! It has been such a remarkable year. I can’t say how much she’s changed our lives, especially mine. I was terrified of having a little girl and I’m still a little scared. I know it sounds silly. I am not the most girly of girls and I think that having a little girl kind of made me afraid of how I would handle it. The most amazing lesson in all of this and I should’ve realized it sooner was that she was going to teach me just as much if not more than what I was going to teach her. The most amazing thing about parenthood is that we learn so much more about ourselves during this whole process than anything else.
There are so many firsts that I will get to experience with her. Things that will bring me out of my comfort zone as with Dylan but I can’t say enough how much I was meant for motherhood. I look at these two photos and I’m just simply amazed at how much she has grown.
For her birthday, I knew I wanted a birthday theme that included her middle name. So I started brainstorming a few month before her big day and went with a rose garden theme. I’m not going to lie and say that I planned her first birthday right after she was born because it’s not true. As much of a “planner” that I am, I work a lot better under pressure. It’s not the best way about doing things but it’s what works for me. The only thing I regret was not having enough time to get myself ready so there were no pictures of me with my baby girl.
We had her party in San Jose at the swim and racquet club. The older kids were able to go swimming even though it was a bit chilly and cloudy. It was the main source of entertainment that I had planned because the majority of the kids were older than 5 years old so suffice it to say I was a bit stressed that the weather forecast was not what I was hoping for. However, the weather was not going to prevent the big kids from the pool. They went swimming and they looked like they had a blast.
Anyways, without further ado, here are some pictures from Keira’s special day!
