It is amazing what a year can do to you. I know all too well what it’s like to turn around and realize that your world is completely changed. That in 12 months the things that you loved and hated (late night feedings, tiny baby tootsies, babbles, blow out diapers, their total dependance on you to survive) is all but a memory. One year. It can take your sweet tiny baby and turn her into a beautiful little girl with her own big personality in a seemingly blink of an eye. Lilla (or Lilpanda as I’ve lovingly nicknamed her) now runs in circles with my boys, tells me she wants more chicken nuggets, gives big toothy grins, and is a little heartbreaker. Pretty sure a second ago I was holding her at the hospital?
Forgive me for the emotional post but as my best friend’s daughter, Lilla is something special. Maybe that’s why I went so far as to MAKE her a gold tutu and HAND CUT out gold snow flakes. That’s true love right there. She’s pretty trained at this point so her session went off without a hitch. We stuck her in the apple crate that I posed her in as a little babe and then we captured special portraits with her mama. This cake smash was pretty incredible. She dug in like she hadn’t eaten in weeks. I almost didn’t get a picture of the cake before it was destroyed!
So here are some of my favorites of a special little girl’s one year old session. Whether she becomes an astronaut someday or a teacher or rockstar or a pro wrestler like her daddy or a public speaker like her mommy, I’ll always be able to show her that time that she devoured a whole cake by herself in 15 minutes. Perfect for her future boyfriends ;) And remember that, new parents! When you’re tired, when you haven’t showered in days, if things are ever hard, just give it one year. Things will be better. Happy first birthday, my Lilpanda! I can’t wait to see what crazy ideas we can come up with for your next birthday!
