Last week Miss Odessa Rose turned 1. That's right we managed to survive our first year of her life with our sanity relatively intact. My little girl looks so big now! She is starting to lose that baby look, yes Paul you are right she's looking more and more like a kid. It makes me sad to see that she is starting to lose some of her chubblies.

I'm not really sure what to expect over the next year as she approaches 2. I would like more giggles, big cutie-pie smiles and an uncontrolled flow of words. I'm hoping that her table manners will improve significantly and that she will one day say "Mommy I am done with diapers! I'm a big girl now and will use the potty perfectly and never have an accident." From me she will get lots of hugs and kisses and blows on her tummy. Hopefully mommy will keep her cool and not get too upset when she does all the things that toddlers do to drive their parents nuts.

Oh chubbly mommy loves you so much it hurts her heart.