first birthday photos

“And I’ll owe it all to you, my little bird.”

Our sweet little Cameron is one! She is a 17 pound rockstar- always dancing and singing with a precious scrunch nose smile on her face. She still proves to be the laziest baby ever but has crawled once and loves walking with assistance! This is great progress for her since we started physical therapy 6 weeks ago. She is a daddy’s girl who loves the beach, all music, and cinnamon toast. We are even more amazed and in love with her as the day she was born.

At the expense of sounding like every mom I ever teased in the past, I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW QUICKLY THIS YEAR FLEW BY. This was truly the most amazing year of my life and I have cherished every moment growing in to my new role as a mother. There are no words that could fill a blog post about how much we love this little girl and how much she has changed our lives for the best.

I have spent this year consumed by her. Totally obsessed and swept up in every moment. Sometimes I wondered if that was ok or if I was doing something wrong by centering my world on her. I so wanted to be the mama who could do it all. Not in terms of having it all together so-to-speak (because who really does), but I wanted to be one of the lucky ones who embraced her new role as a mother and somehow never lost the other pieces of herself. I have no problem anymore admitting that is not me and I have no regrets. Sometimes I would let whispers get to me about how I needed to get out more with Cammy, but deep down I knew I was doing a good job balancing our personal needs and what was best for us in this delicate first year.  I struggled with being in a different chapter of life than many of my friends, but am so lucky and grateful that they have been there and understand! The easy part of losing a part of myself was having so many supportive people around me who encouraged me to let go and enjoy that! It’s true- these precious moments are fleeting. There will be a time when it is easy to get out again, when it won’t hurt my body to be away from her- I know it because it is getting easier every day! I just continue to have a grateful heart for this beautiful family and life. Happy Birthday sweet Cammy! Thank you for the best first year as a mama!

**If there is one thing I learned to value more than ever this year, it is photographs! I am so happy we will always have pictures to look back on and remember these amazing times. For Cam’s first birthday, we headed to the beach and captured some memories as our family of three. I have pinned Mother/Daughter photos on pinterest since before I was married and I could not wait to snap some of our own. This amazing Pink Blush tulle skirt completed the fairytale photos I have envisioned! So classic! Shop this look here **

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