How They Change

I am getting really excited for Tessa's first birthday and the big party that we're going to have. Alissa made gorgeous birthday invitations (which I showed a couple posts ago) and I finally remembered to get a few of them printed out as photos. I wanted one for my fridge and ones for all the grandparents. We didn't mail invites to everyone, just e-mailed, but I wanted a few printed out. I got my invitations picked up and took it home and stuck it right up on the fridge, and that's when it hit me. Where I put it on the fridge is right below her birth announcement which has stayed in it's permanent spot all year. Wow. That hit me hard. I don't know, it was just seeing her birth announcement right next to her 1st birthday invitation; I just feel like we've come full circle. We made it through the first year, and made it through with flying colors. Wow. I can't entirely explain my feelings at that moment, it was just, wow.