And now she is one!

February was a pretty low-key month for us, punctuated by the excitement of Fiona's first birthday. The photo to the left is from her birthday morning, capturing two of her current great loves: her monkey & books.

After school/work we came home, had a little dinner and then the cake and presents-fest began. We Skyped with both sets of grandparents, burned Fiona's yearly candle, ate carrot cake, and opened presents. For those awaiting the cake-smeared face photos, I'm sorry to disappoint. When it comes to cake, at least mama's carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, Fiona takes care of business: the cake goes in the mouth! She ate nearly all of the slice shown in the photo, which seems like a lot of cake for a little baby, but on the other hand, she remains in the 90th+ percentile in terms of size...

 In the photo to the right, we have captured how she was immediately transfixed by her new play phone. Not shown was her second move after punching buttons: holding it up to her neck. Also note the ubiquitous monkey.

 And finally: here's our sweet girl at one. For more photos, follow this link.