Bridget's 1st Birthday

Today was Bridget's big day ... she turned 1-year-old!

She had been feeling pretty miserable the past couple weeks. We actually took her into the SWMC clinic to see a doctor yesterday, because Grannie and Papa were worried about her fever and cough. The doctor said she probably had a virus, and it would take a while to get over. Luckily, she was just now starting to feel a whole lot better. In fact, she took about a 3-hour nap this morning, so she was in good form for her party.

Bridget had lots of guests for her party, including Grannie and Papa, Auntie Greta, Cousins Meagan and Adam, Zach, the whole Johnson family, Cousin Tierney, the entire Paul family, Aunt Lynne, Cindy and Scott, Cousin Michelle and Jayden, and neighbors Jack and Peggy. She had a great time seeing everyone, though she was a little shy at times. She tried her best to keep up with the older kids as they ran around.

Everyone sang the happy birthday song to Bridget, and Jillian helped to blow out the candles. When it was time to eat the cake, we stripped Bridget down to her diapers and placed a plate of cake in front of her. Oddly enough, she really had little interest in eating it. Instead, she just picked it up and dropped it on the table, and eventually turned the plate upside down so rest of the cake fell onto her lap. It looks like she doesn't have a sweet tooth (much like her big sister).

Bridget received many wonderful presents, and she got into playing with all of them. The big kids also thought the presents were pretty cool, since they played with them constantly. By the end of the party, Bridget was wearing down and ready for some downtime after so much excitement. It was a very nice and happy birthday day!