Happy Birthday Baby Girl

To my sweet baby girl Charlotte.  What a charming, loveable joy you are.  You have such a precious disposition, so quick to laugh and get excited.  We have so enjoyed this last year getting to know you and thank the Lord everyday for sending you to us.  You are starting to take a few steps and it will be any day now before you just take off.  You are a mess maker and absolutely love to open drawers and empty them out. You are a very picky eater and have no problem shaking your head furiously at me when you do not want to try something.  You are a terrible sleeper and I am often a zombie in the mornings because of you but you're too cute for me to care too much.  You love to snuggle and would prefer mom or dad to carry you around all day long.  You have started to pick up on the sign language we are teaching you and can, on your own, do the signs for thank you, more, and finished.  You absolutely adore your sister Ava and are constantly trying to join her in her play which usually results in some form of complaint from her for something you "took, knocked over, messed up, etc."  But she also gets quite a thrill over making you shriek with laughter.  I love spending my days with you and hope the coming years are as enjoyable as this past one.  Happy Birthday Charlie girl!