Happy Birthday Anya!

A year ago today at 2:32 pm, Anya Lucia Friedland entered the world and completely changed my life (for the better, of course)!

Update: Her party was wonderful.  She had a great time and didn’t freak out from all of the people.  I will post an update on her latest and greatest later this week.

In the meantime, enjoy this photo gallery of her first year!

(For those of you visiting the site for the first time, Anya is the first child of the publisher of this site.  Celebrity Baby Blog readers saw me through my pregnancy and now through the first year of Anya’s life.  Click the Danielle’s pregnancy/baby update link below to see past posts.)
 

Comments

Catesmom on October 14th, 2006

She is absolutely adorable. Make sure you let us know all about her birthday party!

kristen on October 14th, 2006

Happy birthday Anya! I hope today is delightful for you

Ameena on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday Anya!!…cute little naughty girl… (looks like she is!)…may you have many more happy ones!..=)…i love the name Anya so much i have that in mind if i have a girl next…i have an 8 month old son right now!…=D

KT on October 14th, 2006

In a word, beautiful.

Kirrily on October 14th, 2006

Happy birthday Anya!!
Danielle she is just gorgeous!

Sasha on October 14th, 2006

I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since she was born! I remember when you were still pregnant with her. Amazing how time flies. Well, happy birthday to the adorable little tyke. She looks happy as can be!

Tam on October 14th, 2006

Wow I couldn’t wait to see new pictures of Anya! She is sooo adorable! It looks like she is starting to walk a litle bit, and I see she is getting a mouth full of teeth! She definitely has her mama’s smile. Congratulations Danielle and Happy Birthday Anya!

anne on October 14th, 2006

You have a gorgeous child. My daughter is 12 now and Anya reminds me of her so much. What I would do to have those days back. Enjoy her thoroughly and savor the moments.

kate z on October 14th, 2006

my wee boy Alexander is virtually the same age (his bday is the 30th) and so it is especially lovely to see pictures of Anya. She just gets more and more beautiful as she grows up. Hope you enjoy her birthday and well done for being a fab mum for a whole year! xx

Pandora on October 14th, 2006

I am thrilled to share my Birthday with such a precious little one!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

fumar on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday Anya! And congratulations, Danielle and Josh! I can’t believe she is one year old already. She is so gorgeous. You must be so insanely proud! I can’t wait to see what she will be dressing up as for Halloween!

Jenni on October 14th, 2006

Anya is just gorgeous! Congratulations on such an amazing first year with your beautiful girl. And keep posting pictures–we love seeing them of her!

KONNY on October 14th, 2006

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANYA!!!!!

One of my little girls is 2 today, I remember hearing about little Anya’s birth when my girl turned one.

annabelle on October 14th, 2006

Anya is such a doll! I know what you mean, Anne, my boys are 12 and 9 and there are days when I wish I they were still little! In fact, I had a dream about it last night…. they were 5 and 2 in my dream and they were so cute and fun. They still are cute and fun — but just not in quite the same way. Enjoy your Anya each and every day — it truly does go by too fast.

Ariana on October 14th, 2006

(¯`·._.·HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY ANYA·._.·´¯)

tink1217 on October 14th, 2006

Happy BDay Anya!

yaosa on October 14th, 2006

Happy 1st Birthday to you Anya!

Danielle,

Congrats on surviving the 1st year (especially with all the doctor visits and shots:-)) and continue to enjoy because it only gets better! She is so beautiful and so is her mommy!:-)

Have a wonderful celebration and look forward to reading about it!

Jess on October 14th, 2006

Already?! Wow…
Happy birthday Anya Lucia!
She is soooo beautiful Danielle!

Tamika on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday cutie Anya!!! Time passes so fast. Its touching to watch her grow and u glow throughout the pictures.Make a wish Anya-its your day!!!!!!!

Elizabeth on October 14th, 2006

Happy First Birthday Anya. Love the pictures. she is so cute. Hope she has a great birthday. Have a super day. Danielle she look so much like you. Have a great weekend.

Kelly on October 14th, 2006

Oh wow you have such a beautiful child Danielle! She’s so adorable!! Man I can’t believe she’s a year old already! Boy time flies!! Keep us updated on all the latest! Happy 1st Birthday Anya!!!

Erin on October 14th, 2006

Oh wow! I can’t believe it’s been a year already!! Happy birthday Anya!!

Kate on October 14th, 2006

I can’t believe she’s one already!!! Happy Birthday to your little princess! I know you’ve had a blast this past year.

Candice on October 14th, 2006

Oh, I was just thinking about her and was about to ask you for an update!

I absolutely cannot believe she’s so old already. I remember anxiously awaiting the news of her arrival! Gosh, time really flies.

Happy birthday, Anya!

joy on October 14th, 2006

1 year all ready?! My how fast they grow. She is absolutely adorable!!! love the brown hair and blue eyes and the ponytails!!

Hope you all enjoyed her special day!!!

Megan on October 14th, 2006

She is simply darling! what a beautiful photo gallery! enjoy your day! Happy Birthday little one!

HannahBeth on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday Miss Anya Lucia! Congrats to the proud parents, she is a beauty and I can tell has quite a personality. I love her curls

shannon on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday to your beautiful girl!!

Twinmom on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday Anya!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t believe it’s been a year. My girls will be one on the 24th and it’s just so surreal. Can’t wait to read the update. Danielle, would you mind telling me where you got that adorable pink hat she wear in the picture?

Colleen on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday Anya!

landroverdisco on October 14th, 2006

I love her shiny chesnut hair and those luminous blue eyes. She definitely bares resemblance to the Food Section dude. Happy 1st Birthday to her!

Beth on October 14th, 2006

Happy birthday, Anya! And Happy Birth Day to you, mama.

cath on October 14th, 2006

Aww she’s so pretty and cute! I live in England but I still come on this site all the time and I actually make a point of visiting it on the 14th of every month to see if you’ve updated! I’m so cool… please update more often, she makes me so broody! Happy 1st Birthday!

Kildine on October 14th, 2006

JOYEUX ANNIVERSAIRE ANYA (happy birthday in french … )

She is just so so cute ! beautiful blue eyes ! wow !

Izzie25 on October 14th, 2006

Happy 1st Birthday Anya!! Congrats Danielle and Josh as this is a special day for the 3 of you. Anya looks gorgeous and looks like you Danielle.

KM on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday, Anya! Today is my 30th birthday, so I send special hugs your way. Time to go to my party, too.

Casey on October 14th, 2006

She’s Jewish? : / I wouldn’t go advertising that if I were you.

Jennifer on October 14th, 2006

Wow! It does not at all seem like a year has gone by since little Anya was born! How time does fly…

Happy 1st Birthday Anya! Hope you have a delightful day

And Danielle, she is gorgeous. That adorable smile and those beautiful blue eyes…an absolute angel.

Katie on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday Anya! I’ve met her in person and can attest that she is even more gorgeous than in her pictures. Have a great party…

Nisha, CBB Senior Contributor on October 14th, 2006

Hope you three have a wonderful time clebrating Anya’s b-day… may this year be better than the lat and every year be more wondrous then the one before it… What a precious time for a precious little girl!

Susan on October 14th, 2006

Happy birthday little one!! What a beautiful little girl!

Meaghan on October 14th, 2006

So cute! It’s my daughter’s 1st birthday today, too…so celebrations abound!

corinne on October 14th, 2006

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANYA!!!!

Elizabeth on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday sweet girl!!

famous411 on October 14th, 2006

who’s kid is she?

http://famous411.blogspot.com

Aine on October 14th, 2006

Such a beautiful baby and great photos. Would you mind sharing the kind of camera you use.

Shannon CBB contributor on October 14th, 2006

Happy Birthday Anya!! xxx

FC on October 14th, 2006

I can’t believe it’s been a year. I still remember when she was still a huge baby bump, then I remember her birth and how you came up with her name! She’s still as precious as ever! And seems to be full of devilment at times, but what baby/toddler isn’t?

I hope she has a great day with you and the rest of your family, Danielle.

Mayra on October 14th, 2006

Hello! Anya looks absolutely adorable in all of her pictures! My favorite is the 1st 1 u have posted on the homepage. Her stare is memorizing. Congrats on her 1st b-day!

Natalee on October 15th, 2006

Happy Birthday, Anya! I can’t believe a year has already passed by! I remember reading CBB during Danielle’s pregnancy, and the first post announcing Anya’s birth. She’s growing into such a beautiful little girl.

Michelle on October 15th, 2006

Happy Birthday Anya! She’s so sweet

Naulie on October 15th, 2006

Happy First Birthday, little Anya!

Danielle, I remember when she was nothing more than a bump! She’s a gorgeous little girl. Be careful, though… she’s gonna be a heartbreaker! Hope Josh has a baseball bat stashed in the closet somewhere…

Debbie on October 15th, 2006

What a beautiful newborn baby! And she has only gotten cuter and lovlier…She has gorgeous beautiful blue eyes…I can’t believe it’s been a year since Anya was born…Time passes by so quickly…Congratulation Danielle & Josh, you have a beautiful daughter…May God bless all of you! Happy First Birthday Anya!

FC on October 15th, 2006

LOL. I love the photo you posted from her birthday party. She’s just looking like, “What else do you people want from me?” I love her expression. Her cake looks great as well, love the strawberries topping it.

asheley on October 15th, 2006

happy birthday anya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I FEEL LIKE I HAVE KNOWN U FOREVER AND TOOK PART IN UR LIFE…I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE THE EARLY DAYS WHEN UR MOMMY WAS PREGNANT WITH YOU AND THEN WHEN U WERE OVER DUE, AND THEN MADE YOUR ENTRANCE LAST YEAR!!!….I HAVE ENJOYED MANY OF THE PICTURES AND I THANK DANIELLE THAT I CAN BE A PART OF IT!!!…MAY U HAVE MANY MANY MORE HAPPY BIRTHDAYS, AND DANIELLE: KEEP THE PICS COMING…I ENJOY THEM MORE THAN THE CBB NEWS!!!

LOVE ASHELEY

Jennifer R on October 15th, 2006

Danielle, she is absolutely GORGEOUS! All of the pictures are fabulous. You did a wonderful job documenting her first year. I can’t wait to see her birthday party pics! Happy Birthday Anya!

Marie on October 15th, 2006

Holy cow, has it been a whole year since we received the news of Anya’s birth? Congratulations to you all–what a beautiful family. Look at all those teeth Anya has! And you must hear a lot of what we heard about my niece: “Look at those CHEEKS!” :-} Anya looks so happy, and Danielle, you look FABULOUS! How blessed you all are. Happy, Happy Birthday and many more years of family joy to come…

Simone on October 15th, 2006

Happy 1st Birthday Anya!!!

She is such a cutiepie,give her a few more years and you gonna have to chase away the boys knocking down your door!!

Glad to hear she did good at her very own first big Party )

estelle on October 15th, 2006

Danielle, I would love to have your opinions on the Peanut Shell versus the Karma Baby sling. I’ve been wanting to get a sling but wasn’t sure which one.

Marissa on October 15th, 2006

Maybe it’s just me, but I think she looks like Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen when they were on Full House (with darker hair, of course)

Heavenly_Hibiscus on October 16th, 2006

Oh she’s GORGEOUS !!!!!

Teba, CBB Reviews Editor on October 16th, 2006

Happy Birthday Anya!!! Your B.F.F. Catie wishes you a Happy Birthday too!

Chiara on October 16th, 2006

I have so enjoyed watching this little one grow. Thank you for sharing her with us . Happy birthday Anya!

dude on October 16th, 2006

Downs Syndrome babies are so cute! Happy birthday Anya!

rachael on October 18th, 2006

Happy (belated) birthday, Anya!
My Ana just celebrated her first birthday on the 10th. This year has just flown by!