Hard to believe a whole year has gone by since I held my newborn daughter in my arms, she would have been just under 3 hours old right now, where has the time gone. A year of firsts for her, first smile, first roll over, first sit up, first crawl, first word, first stand, first step . *brief pause while I gain control of myself .. sniff sniff* . All my love to you my sweet Ayla and to your brother and sister too, I look forward a long and wonderful future with you!!! My birthday wish to you is to always be happy, healthy, and wise! You are my 3 and last baby and will always be my special little surprise bundle, and no matter how old I am or how old you are you will always be my baby!! I love you.

As a special treat I thought I would add this picture, it was taken a few weeks ago, it is Ayla and her grandma, and yes that is how she looks and acts whenever anyone but mommy holds her!