wow we have a 1 year old

yesterday Saturday 27 august our princess turned 1, it was such a wonderful day .
we started off with breakfast and a quick tidy up

jose ans i then brought her into the living room , were kayleigh got very excited with lots of wows at her gifts especially her bouncing zebra

 she loved opening all her gifts , kayleigh got lots lovely toys and so many clothes,
we then had joses family down to party with us
it was great though i did get a little choked up when we sang happy birthday
i cant believe a year has past already my gorgeous newborn is turning into a beautiful funny toddler

Nothing brings us more happiness than the smile on your face. We want to see that smile on your lips forever. Happy Birthday to the best daughter in the whole wide world!

this time last year

my contraction started after 3 failed induction

what a difference a year makes , im feeling very weepy today

2 days and counting

2 days until our little diva is one , this time last year i had just been sent home from hospital with my second  failed induction little did i no that my next induction would fail to and my labour would start on the thursday at lunch time 

kayleigh in bump form

holidays

tuesday 16 august 2011

we set of for wexford at 5 pm , the car loaded baby fed and off we went , luckily kayleigh fell asleep straight away and jose and i played car games for 2 hours while eating chocolate heaven and fun lol

kayleigh woke up with 45 mins before we arrived 

we are just before dark and the house was gorgeous like a little wooden cabin, we un loaded the car and headed for the beach it was 5 mins away and gorgeous 

kayleigh wasnt tired due to the sleep so we had tea and wine and headed to bed at 10 ish it had been a busy day 

kayleigh slept through first time in ages 

wednesday 17 august 

kayleigh and i got up early and the sun was shinning so we had breakfast on the deck she loved crwaling up and down and i loved the sea view 

we headed to the headed to the beach , kayleigh hated the sand on her toes and the water was freezing but the weather was lush , kayleigh in her wee swimsuit and i got my ankles burnt even though i had suncream on 

at the house kayleigh napped and jose and chilled on the deck it was so peaceful

we headed into courttown for a gorgeous walk before tea , it was such a cute sea side town 

thursday 18 aug 

weather was still nice but slightly overcast we headed to gorey village it had such gorgeous we shops , we spent the wandering around 

then headed to the beach for more fun , had alovely tea and some wine and while kayleigh was in bed we played cards 

friday 19 aug 

we had to pack up and load the car up today it was home time , after we got the house sorted we headed for lunch before coming home 

it was alovely few days , ive never been as relaxed , it was great fun spending it with my wee family and i think as a first family holiday it was a success 

party number 1

13th aug 2011 we held the first of kayleighs parties due to my family being away on her actual birthday , i spent the 2 days before baking, icing, doing party bags and sorting pass the parcel . the 13th was kayleighs actual due date this time was year she wasnt here just a massive bump we actually went to dublin zoo

any way back to the party , i was very impressed with my table 

i hope everyone had a lovely time i didnt really get to speak to everyone to busy sorting for and party games, the party girl seem to enjoy herself which was the main thing. she got lovely presents from everyone . 

it was a lovely day , now on the count down to her big birthday and her second party which i know there will be tears as my baby is getting bigger and less like my baby everyday 

love you my special little princess thank you for bring us such wonderful joy 

HAPPY DUE DATE PARTY my wonderful angel 

2 days until party number 1

2 days until party number 1 , well every little diva needs to have 2 parties right?
cupcakes and afternoon tea is on the menu on the 13th aug which actually turns out that that was kayleighs due date but she kept us waiting for another 2 weeks lol

today im busy baking lots of cupcakes small and 1 giant one and cake  pops , then it will be decorating tomorrow , somewhere in between ive to clean and if the rain ever stop jose has the garden to do

this week has been busy and ive been feeling emotional coming up to kayleighs birthday , her baby days are coming to an end but im amazed at the new things she does everyday , her language is amazing ,who ever said bilingual babies are slow to talk should see our gorgeous girl

she is a so funny and brings us such joy , now only thing we need to do is crack this sleeping business though ive got to admit last night was a good night fingers crossed it stays that way

just a few photos from the last ten days

kayleigh ready for abigals christaining 7-8-11

stealing mummys breakfast

playdough fun 

morning fun with bad hair lol 

kayleigh had a busy day

well today kayleigh got 2 front teeth so she now has 4 and she has learnt to say lyndsey and was shouting it at me all day copying a little boy i mind , she also stood on her own longer what a busy day , you would think she would be tired nope lol

off to catch my naked baby in the hope she will go to sleep

funny half hour

kayleigh was in great form yesterday and had a ball playing with my pooh ears hair band , she loved trying to put them on and found it so funny when i put them on daddy