October was a BIG month for our family. We threw Josie’s first birthday party at our house at the beginning of the month, then a few days later she had palate repair surgery to close the cleft in her palate. We had been anxiously anticipating these two events for literally an entire year. It was completely exhausting, but we are so happy that we have come this far. Birthday time! The first thing we tackled was Josie’s birthday party. It was a big success in my book. Everything turned out just the way I hoped it would, and so many of our favorite people gathered together to celebrate Josie’s first…
