Emilyn's first birthday

How could it be possible?  Emilyn's already a year old.  I woke up that morning right around the time I was sitting in surgery last year.  5:30am to the hospital, 7:58am she was born, then I was holding her soon after that!  She had an amazing first birthday celebration.  It ranged over two weekends.  First, in Peoria, with all my family, the kids, party at Matt's with Annabelle and her visiting cousin Ashlynn.  She didn't dig into her little cupcake too much but she loves all her little presents that light up, talk and sing.  She's going to be a chatterbox.  Then on her birthday here at the house with Steven's family, Marty and Deb, Andi and Colleen. Bubbles and balloons! She had a great time running around with a balloon attached to her Carhart bibs.:) She had lots of watermelon all day and her beloved cheese dogs for dinner.  She is so loved.  So far she is saying baby (since last month when she pointed at Annabelle and said BAY), bye bye, bah bah (bottle), I swear she was trying to say balloon (buh).  All the b words!  She's been walking for like three months.  I was trying to remember when Louis started walking.  I know when he was ten months he was just starting to crawl!  Ah Emilyn will give kisses to her big brother, daddy, mommy and grama.  She is such a sweetie pie.