One year later (almost) !

I was sitting in plane on my way back  from a busy business trip - a rare occasion to sit down and not go around "doing nothing", which usually include ie. arranging E's toys, clearing admin work or folding laundry. No, this was a true moment of peace and calm, where I was literary obliged so sit tied in my seat and contemplate about my life. What a beautiful, emotional, overwhelming and fabulous year we had behind. It seems we have had our little daughter with us already for an eternity, and yet a little more than 12 months ago we had not even met! I went about the whole year in a pink bliss. I can remember vague flashes of crucial moments, all the rest is pink. Here some highlights:

*Elisé is born 3 minutes ago - cd plays "Autumn colours in Seattle" on the background,  My husband is cleaning the baby and I am crying my mind out. I feel so happy it hurts!
*5 days later we are driving home from hospital. My husband so worried we slide in the icy road with our princess on board keeps (for the first and last time in his life) the speed at 10.
*E is with us one week. I have been feeding her day and night and she is finally in a dropping state.  My husband is fixing roof isolation in the attic. The huge stapler makes this noise: "zzzzzzzzsup!""zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzsup'""zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzsup". My husband wears iPod and earplugs.
*E receives baby massages and I manage to witness the first smile after the retreat!
*E's Baptism. All my loved ones come from all corners of the globe to celebrate our little princess. Thanks to my wonder-granny and super-sisters, we pull it through. It is a beautiful ceremony and I will always remember this day. My sister witnessed a week of reality bites with a baby and our level of exhaustion. The age difference to E's future little cousin probably multiplied by five.
*The next day of Baptism. Our life changes. Granny calls us and gives instructions for bottle-feeding.
*I return working half-time. I write 10 - page instructions to the nanny girl. This was the edited version.
*My first business trip. E doesn't smile at me for a day :( I draw bottles to my note book.
*E learns to wink her hand. Since she does it everywhere and all the time. Her target group: middle-aged men (?)
*I visit E's kindergarten. I understand parents who would like to make background checks to the personnel. Or hide webcam-chip in the pyjama.
*E starts the kindergarten. I call them (only) twice during the day. (dial-ins don't count)
*Christmas - E learns to pull herself up and make her first snow angel
* E learns to do fish-lips and kiss-noise at the same time (mommy proud)
*E's first teeth (2) come out at the same time

and today's achievement:

*She pulled herself up in the standing position!

I will save to another time the development curve for myself and my husband :)

Big kiss to all!