One.

I cannot believe our youngest child has surpassed the infancy stage and is roaring her way into toddlerhood. Kalani Ember has been such an amazing soul. She's managed to compact her huge soul into a teeny tiny little body but her presence is immeasurable. These days she is into standing freely in the middle of the room and watching the world around her. She is an intense little one that is loud and silly. She loves blocks and cannot currently be bothered to sit down with the rest of us to read books.

We continued the Huberty Family tradition of making her a cake of her very own for her birthday and she thought it was fantastic!  Lani and Lani-loo are her nicknames and she is just a great addition to our home. I am so blessed to be a mother of four fantastic children, each one of them so different and truly special!

Here's a look into Kalani's first year of life <3

From the beginning she was a tiny peanut with long fingers and a snuggly personality.

At a month old here, this was her common perch. She would happily sleep for hours tight in a wrap (not unlike today!)

At two months old she began sucking her thumb.

At 3 months, she was full of life and smiles!

By 4 months she was a joyous little soul who began to sit supported constantly. She loved being able to watch her siblings play in front of her and would often lean forward and crash face first to try and join them!

5 months of happiness :)

6 months and so happy to be a part of a family. She adored crawling after her sisters and brother. And they enjoyed her new fun stages too!

7 months and you can see the beginnings of her first two tiny teeth here.

8 months and such a Daddys girl. This is about the time she stopped sucking her thumb and decided eating things like avacados and eggs were alright!

9 months and standing while holding onto things! Tiny amount of hair growing in finally too! Still just 2 teeth

10 months and 4 teeth.. Mastered standing like a champ and loves to pull all the books off the shelves

11 months, still bald mostly and 5 teeth. Loves cream of wheat, oatmeal and cottage cheese.

And......... THE CAKE experience!

Oh so fun :) Happy (late post!) birthday little loo. You are so special, I can't wait to see what the next year brings us with you!!