Happy Belated Birthday Malia!!

I knew I was gonna be hearing about this later. "You didn't love me as much as the others - I never had a 1st birthday party" or "I flunked that test because I never had a party when I turned 1." lol. I'm ashamed to say it, but with all the excitement and chaos that has been going on in our home since Baby Kina was born and home, we haven't had the time or sanity to plan a party for Malia. Malia turned 1 on August 25 and she finally got to blow out her candle on September 25. My mom felt bad for our neglected child so she dropped off a birthday cake from Provo Bakery and Wayne and I sang "happy birthday" and let her dig in. It made me feel less guilty and Malia loved it.

It was so funny - she started by just grabbing a little bit of frosting and slowly putting it in her mouth, but once she tasted it and figured what it was she simply put her head into the cake and started chewing. Later, she used her hands to eat again, but this time it was in double time. I think she was afraid we would take it away so she was stuffing in as much cake as fast as she could. Hilarious.

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I seriously can't believe our little baby is one already. I remember her birth like it was yesterday. A year never seemed that long to me, but I seriously cannot picture our life without her. After a very rocky first few months with a bad case of colic (I was like THIS close to calling it quits), she has grown into a fun, happy, sweet, sympathetic, caring and playful little girl. She loves other kids, going on walks, exploring new places, reading books, dogs and the noises they make, opening cupboards and taking things out, food and music. She doesn't like changing her diaper, getting dressed, being tired, green vegetables, strangers, clearing out her nose and brushing her teeth. She is starting to talk and can say (when I say "say" I mean she can imitate a similar sound when prompted) apple, hi, dada, please, uh-oh and thankyou. . . oh, and she can also bark like a dog and growl like a lion. Other than that, she babbles a lot. She has a fun sense of humor and likes to play peek-a-boo and run away from daddy. Her favorite foods are peaches, bananas, pasta, chicken soup, eggs, sweet potato and anything mommy and daddy are eating. She is seriously a joy to be around and I miss her presence when she is away. Her first year of life she's had several ear infections, thrush, some bad colds, bruises here and there (from falls here and there), all her immunizations and the stomach flu. I think she was born beautiful, but she seems to grow cuter and cuter everyday. (do I sound like a mother or what? lol) Her hair is getting slightly longer and can now hold small clips. It looks very cute, but even when I brush and mousse it, it always seems to end up messy again in a few hours. It falls straight in the front and has a little party with her curls going on in the back. She has 8 teeth and loves to laugh. She is literally the light of our home and we love her dearly.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALIA!!