The first year of Bella's life!

On July 19th, 2008, Isabella Grace was born at 6:14pm. She weighed 7lbs 10oz....and was 20.5 inches long, after 26 looooooooooong hours of labor...

... I slept a whole lot...

...and momma can't believe what a bony little butt I had when I was born...

...and was completely smothered with love by her big sisters...

In August of 2008, Momma had fun taking about a gazillion pictures of Bella...

In September of 2008, Bella had her first trip to the beach...

...and stayed snuggled close to momma the whole time...

In October of 2008, Bella got to wear her beautiful sweater that was made for her by a special friend...

....and was a pink poodle for her first Halloween...

In November, I took a picture with my big sister Lexi...

...and took pictures with Olivia while Lexi was at school...

In December of 2008, I posed with my big sisters for Christmas Cards...

...and got ready for Christmas in my Santa hat...

In January of 2009, Bella was a pro at sitting up...

...and witnessed some shocking behavior, lol...

In February of 2009, Bella had her first lollipop....and stole her sisters lollipop, as well...

...and sit in a bowl of her favorite cereal...CHEERIOS!

In March of 2009, Bella got experience and enjoy her first Spring outside...

...and pretend to be an Easter bunny...

In April of 2009, Bella wanted to show off that she is a Red Sox fan...

In May of 2009, Bella fell off my bed, and ended up with her first (and hopefully last) overnight stay in the hospital....

In June of 2009, Bella ate her first goldfish....or at least Momma made it look like she did!

In July, Bella celebrated her first 4th of July...and was actually quite bored with the fireworks!

And here she is today, after a looong day of celebrating, at 6:14pm, ONE year exactly after her birth...giggling and laughing...

Happy Birthday Bella...Momma loves you so very much!!