There is absolutely no competition- 2022 was the best year of our lives.
Everything she does is cute. We delight in being her parents and we feel incredibly lucky.
It was so, so hard to have a baby. It was a very stressful, years long battle. And then... we were blessed with the perfect child. Magnolia is so smart, beautiful, funny, and happy.
At 12 months old, Magnolia is starting to talk more and more. Her most said words are Mama, no, and uh oh. There is also lots of adorable baby talk babbling.
She's not walking on her own yet, but I can tell she's getting very close!
One of her favorite things to do is clapping. She likes to clap for herself and will join in if she sees anyone else clap. She just learned how to wave on our recent Paris trip (from people waving at her on the metro), and now likes to wave hello and goodbye to people all the time.
After waking up between 5-6am for her whole life, the France jet lag must have reset her system.. ever since then she sleeps until 7! I've been enjoying the extra sleep.
Speaking of France, this month was Magnolia's first international trip. As expected, she was a great traveler and spent the week charming her grandparents and even the famously grumpy Parisians.
We felt very very happy to celebrate her first Christmas together. I've looked forward to Christmas with a baby for so many years. It felt surreal that it finally happened. She was a little confused about opening presents, but had a very fun time playing with everything afterwards.
A few days later, we celebrated her birthday with a trip to the children's museum and a family party the next day.
I was unsure if she would try the cake because she's very hesitant about new foods. After about 10 minutes of looking at it and touching it, she dug into the frosting.
My sweet Magnolia June, you are the best thing in my life. We love you more than you will ever know. Happy birthday to my beautiful girl!
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