dual personalities

Mamu is here and darling Katie is one year old — can you believe it? A year ago we woke up at something like 4 a.m. to head to the hospital. I ate popsicles all day, leading up to a flurry of labor, and Katie was born at 5:30 p.m.

Katie shocked everyone by weighing in at nearly 9 lbs. (The nurses had guessed 6 lbs based on my size that morning!) On our first night at the hospital, the recovery nurse commented that she seemed like “a night two baby.” She has always been ahead of the curve, I guess.

We made it through a year of mostly staying at home, walking around the neighborhood a lot, learning how to sleep and eat and play. We worked from home together and I mostly survived with my wits intact.

Katie has always been a happy baby, endlessly fascinated and amused by her own fine motor skills. People have commented on her expressive face since the very beginning.

She quickly became a style icon (and bonnet influencer) thanks to her Aunt Mary. And over the year, she was subject to a number of mommy & me outfits…

…which you can bet will continue into toddlerhood.

We love you, Katie!