The Month-Long First Birthday is Finally Over

It started when Susan, Carol, and Annie visited on March 20th. At the time, Sophie was taking a few steps but couldn't be called a "walker" yet. Here is a link to some pics from their visit.

Then came Sophie's real birthday. We went to our usual baby time at the library that morning, where everyone sang to Sophie and she got a special sticker. In the afternoon, we went shopping for a birthday outfit -- I want to make this a tradition that we do every year! After John got home, we took Sophie to Chick-Fil-A, where she ate chicken nuggets and got a purple balloon twisted in the shape of a dog. Then we came back home and Sophie ate a birthday cookie while we sang to her and showed her presents we got her. For her first birthday, we got her a couple of Dr. Seuss books, a Fisher-Price activity table, a talking lawnmower, and an outdoor slide and activity structure for our backyard. Here is a video of Sophie wearing a birthday dress (not the one we bought together):

Finally, we had a birthday party for Sophie this past Saturday. A lot of people came, including John's parents who helped us a lot with the preparations, some of Sophie's friends and their parents, and many of John's colleagues. Here is a link to some of the pictures from the weekend.

We also did the March for Babies this weekend. We had a great time, and can't wait to do it next year. Thanks so much to everyone who supported us... we walked the whole 3 miles!

There are a couple more videos from the birthday parties that I may try to post at another time, but I wanted to make these pics and video available for right now.