This weekend was Sophie's 1st birthday party which we decided to keep to just immediate family to try and minimize any possibility of the birthday girl melting-down and getting too overwhelmed. Grandma Kathy and Grandpa David drove all the way up from Charleston, SC again to be here for the party and it was great to have them in town all weekend. For all those far-away relatives and cousins and friends who weren't with us, we know you were all there celebrating in spirit, too!!
To add to the birthday excitement, on Friday night Sophie contracted a nasty nasty case of something called diaper burn. Poor child had screaming red sores on her bum and literally was shaking and wailing when we tried to change her diaper. The next day we were able to get some special cream, silver sulfadiazine, that helped it almost immediately. She still has the red sores but they seem to hurt so much less and are going away slowly but surely. So, it's pretty amazing that the Birthday girl did so well for her big party. She took a decent, though not great, afternoon nap and when the guests started to arrive she took it all in stride. A few times she got a little overwhelmed but we'd just take her outside or into a quiet area and she would be fine again. When it was time to give her the cake, she really was not interested and again just sort of mushed the icing around and then wanted no parts of it. (This is what she did on her actual birthday too except she sent the cupcake flying over her highchair that night.) All in all it was a great birthday week and we are so grateful for this incredibly year of discovery and love with our little angel. Here's to the next 12 months!!!
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