I just don't even know what to say... Wow time flies...
She has changed our world and we are much better people with such fuller hearts because of her! To be a parent is such a special purpose for life, it's a dream come true and it is everything we ever imagined, feared, prayed for, and so much more! No amount of words could describe this last year, because it was so huge, it would truly take a lifetime just to express every single second of gratitude, and appreciation we have for our little love bug! She is just incredible!!
This past year has been quite the whirlwind and we are looking forward to a lifetime filled with more amazing memories! To think how much she has changed in an entire year is an incredible thought! She went from being 100% dependent on mommy and daddy to seriously about 90% independent lol! She can seriously go get out her own snacks when she's hungry for goodness sake... This girl knows what she wants and isn't the slightest bit afraid to try and make it happen!
She had a great 12 month dr appt... 19 lbs (38th %) and 28" (12th %)! They were very pleased with her development and all her skills she holds! I truly believe as I mentioned earlier she is quite determined to go go go and learn everything she can! She's been that way since day one, determined to be a champ at breastfeeding and always wanted us to be moving when holding her! She wants to see the world and take advantage of every fun situation she can get her hands on! I love this girl and her amazing personality!
We had a great time at her first birthday party... She loved being center of attention and playing with her friends... Just loves being sung happy birthday to... But the cake, she was not so sure! However we had a photo shoot about a week later for 1 year pics and she literally bent ove and took bites out of her cake this time, it was hilarious! Her little personality just shines through and she is so happy and bubbly, I can't get over how fun she is! Each month I always think to myself wow I can't imagine it getting any better than this and then she has to go and prove me wrong, she is just my best little buddy and I love watching her play and have fun!
She is giving hi fives now, which she thinks is so darn funny! Has been a little bit of a picky eater, she used to love meat and now she won't have anything to do with it! Loves her veggies (green beans, broccoli) and fruit, also loves anything that's bread-like and her animal crackers! She hated the baby food packets for so long and now she loves them again! So we mainly eat lots of beans for protein and fruits and veggies! Healthy girl!
However... We have discovered she has a dairy intolerance! Wow this changed things dramatically once we figured this out! So now she drinks almond milk and just loves it! It has made quite the different in her demeanor and a few other tmi situations for her!
Other fun things she's doing, of course she's waking all over the place and tries to run a little! Climbs all over things and can pretty much figure out how to open just about anything! She absolutely loves her pink kitchen she got for her first birthday...
I've said it before and I'll say it again, she is quite the chatter box! Says lots of words, some she will only say a few times then we won't hear her say them again but the consistent ones are dada, dog and hot! She is in love with Elmo at the moment and will bring me my phone while trying to say Elmo Elmo Elmo so of course we have to watch it! She also loves this song from the Disney Channel about the "lion guard" and gets so excited and tries to sing with it so she will also bring me my phone and sing "uh uh uh Ohhh" to me to turn her song on! She LOVES to sing and "shake her booty"! We say shake your booty and she starts bobbin up and down, oh it's so darn cute!
It's also incredible the things she understands! Just a few little examples we can be not even near her little piano and I'll say "p can you play me a song on her piano" and she will go over to it and start banging on it! And I'll tell her go bring this to dada and she will take whatever it is to Lucas... Or got get your snack and she will go open the pantry and grab it! She's just so smart!
She also does the sign for "milk" whenever she wants to go night night... She's so adorable! She is starting to get the hang of signing "please" but it's funny because she will sign it on my chest instead of hers! There's just so much she's doing it's hard to even get it all written down!
I am so excited to keep watching her grow up and yet I want this time to slow down! We love our angel so much!! Can't believe she's one!
We went to chuck e cheese for her first birthday! It was SO funny! I just love this girl so much!
