hello september

It's here.

The month I've been simultaneously waiting for and dreading.

My baby girl turns one this month.

It just doesn't seem possible.

And it's making me all kinds of nostalgic

as I think back to this time last year;

when I had just hit full term
and knew that Splodge could arrive any day,
and how nervous I was about my baby boy having to grow up.

I keep thinking back to the day she was born,

to our first days as a four.

To the amazing joy that she brought into our lives

and the way all the love in our family has just exploded since she arrived.

The last year has been an amazing adventure

and with weeks left to go

until she turns one whole year old,

I'm into major birthday party planning mode.

We will be celebrating her first birthday in style;

because you only turn one once.

And because she absolutely deserves it.

This beautiful girl of mine is just the most amazing little creature

and I really can't put into words how much I adore her.
She is an absolute gem and I can't get enough of her.

Photographs in this post are all courtesy of Katie Ellison Photography.

Katie and I had so much fun bringing all the elements of this smash cake shoot together

and my little piggy of a girl didn't let me down,

and she got really into all the cake and made plenty of mess.

Thank-you Katie.

The photos are beautiful,

as always.