It's hard to believe that just a year ago you weren't even a part of our lives and I was scared of what things would be like once you got here. I was so nervous about how our life would change and how your brother would react. I wasn't sure how I could possibly love another child the same way that I love your brother--now, my heart is so full of love for both of you it sometimes feels like it could burst. It's crazy because now it's getting harder and harder to remember what life was like before you were born. Even though you are so different from your brother in what seems like every way, you've blended in so well and made life for our family that much sweeter. Here's what's going on with you lately:
- You are wearing mostly 12-18 months size clothes. You still wear some 6-12 months sizes in pants and even a 3-6 months size in a couple pairs of shorts. You wear a size 3.5 or 4 in shoes. You still wear a size 3 diaper!
- At your one-year doctor's appointment today, you weighed 21.5 pounds and were 30 inches long. The doctor was very impressed with your "social skills"! He couldn't believe how unafraid you were of him and how talkative you were. I told him that you take after your mother in that department!
- You are almost fully walking. By this I mean that you have taken several steps in a row (at least five or six) but aren't doing it on a consistent basis. By next week I'm sure you'll be a walking fool.
- Your current words are: momma, daddy, bye-bye, baby, night-night, NayNay, a version of thank-you, pretty, quack-quack, and the funniest "woof" I've ever heard. You can repeat after us on some things, too. It's so sweet to hear you talk!
- You give sweet neck hugs and open-mouth kisses! I would only accept kisses like that from you and your brother--not even your Daddy! haha.
- You have been a little "clingy" lately. You tend to get upset when we walk out of a room. Even if Parker is there, you sometimes will start scream-crying and it's a little intense. You have been doing this at daycare too and driving Miss Donna a little crazy! I have been working on leaving you by yourself more often and you seem to be doing a little better. We will continue!
- We are still breastfeeding. I am not in a super-rush to wean you and you seem to still enjoy it, so we will go onward for now. I gave you cow's milk for the first time today and you were not impressed. We will continue to work on it, though!
- You LOVE baby dolls. You have a couple now and love to hold them in your elbow or grip their neck like people hold dogs by the scruff of their neck. You also "talk" to them. It's pretty funny to watch you with your babies. I can't wait to watch your "play" with them progress!
- You are SUCH a good eater. It is just amazing to me. You eat almost anything I give you!
- The only two things I can think of that you have flat-out refused to eat were tomatoes and avocados. We will work on those!
- You have still been sleeping pretty well. There have been a couple days recently where you woke up in the middle of the night and would not settle down without me coming in there, but other than those hopefully isolated incidents, you have been sleeping through the night. You go to bed around 7:30 and wake up around 6. It is SO nice to get a full night's sleep each night! Keep up the good work, girl!
- You are a mischievous little girl. You do NOT listen to the word "no" yet. You are always trying to play with Reese's bowls and get into the cabinets you're not supposed to play in. I can say "no" ten times in a row and you'll still crawl right back over to his bowls. This is definitely something I need to work on more with you!
- You still have only four teeth. This makes me nervous for ALL the ones that still have to come through!
Every picture in this post was taken on your birthday. We decided to do a cake smash before your actual party to be sure that we got some "good" pictures without interruption or mass chaos. I am SO glad I did. I am happy with the few that turned out! The other two above were right before you went to bed. You had just opened your baby doll from Mona and we were all playing in your room before you went to bed.
Thank you for being our sweet doll baby! We love you more than you'll ever know. Happy First Birthday!! <3 ....party="" :="" br="" come.....="" pictures="" to="">
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