But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
1 Corinthians 15:10
Our sweet Norah Grace,
Happy Birthday Baby Girl! We love you more than words can say. You bring more joy to our lives and we are so thankful that God picked us to be your parents. Your sweet, easy-going spirit is just what our family needed. We learn something new about you everyday. You can be spunky and sassy or snuggly and sweet. You love to cuddly but often times want to jump out of mommy's arms in an attempt to keep up with your big brother. You are just days away from running, we think you might skip walking all together. Today on your first birthday, you have taken your most steps so far walking about 10 or so steps before falling down with a huge smile only to get right back up and do it over again. You are talking up a storm! You surprise us everyday with a new word or sound or sign. Your first word was dog but now you are also saying: mama, dada, papa, all done, go, hey, bye-bye, yep and most recently, hey y'all (taught to you by your papa on a recent visit.) You love to play with your brother and you let him know who's boss when he tries to push you around. You can not sit still long enough to read a book but love to play with them in your crib when you are protesting nap time. You love to give hugs and big, wet open mouth kisses. You like playing trains and cars with your brother, your favorite part is to sneak in and still the trains right of the tracks. We call you "swiper" because you are sneaky and quick and can get into just about anything if we turn our heads for just a second. Your brother also affectionately refers to you as "Godzilla" for the times that you have trashed a tower or destroyed a puzzle. You love to be outside and get really excited to go down the slide and could probably swing in the swing all day if we would push you.
We pray everyday that you know you are loved by us and by God, that you know you are beautiful both inside and out, and that you know we are so blessed to have you in our lives. You are God's "grace" to us and we are so thankful for your sweet little life.
Love,
Mommy, Daddy, & Liam
Happy Birthday sweet, precious Norah Grace! You are loved by many! You're mommy's words are perfect and they capture so much of you. I'll never forget the huge smile you flashed the first time I met you as you peaked out of the Ergo at the airport! You are so much fun and we are thankful for you. I look forward to seeing you grow in beauty and kindness through the years.
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