A year has passed. A year since I pushed and cried my way through bringing her into the world. She was perfect. She was beautiful. She was a sister for my other daughter and the newest member to our little family.

The past year has been amazing. I have nurtured, loved, stressed, cried, and prayed my way through every day. I have watched this little person grow and I have loved her beyond what I thought I could ever love.

I thought I had the parenting "thing" figured out... I thought it would be easier the second time around. However, this first year with this new little person has been its own unique journey. God blessed our family with a completely different, amazing little girl... cuddly, affectionate, yet busy and curious.

The weeks leading up to her birthday have been a time of reflection for me. It's been wonderful remembering this past year and my husband and I had been planning to celebrate her first birthday in a magical kind of way.

Here are some pictures from my baby girl's first birthday....

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