I don’t know how it’s possible, but here we are—you’re a 1 year old already!
Here you are at 12 whole months. Gone are the days of you laying on your blanket for a picture. Your 12 month sticker is actually on your fluffy tutu dress, but you can’t see it. We love your big smile, goofy laugh, and endless energy, Pretty Girl!
- You’ve been opening cabinets for a while now, but you recently discovered that it is SO much more fun to take everything out and climb in! Kitchen cabinets, Daddy’s nightstand, and dresser drawers. You also pull out the drawer on the stove and sit in there.
- It could be a rough transition when your Little Brother arrives. You’re still not impressed one little bit when Mommy holds other babies! When Daddy set up Baby Brother’s crib last week, you absolutely refused to look at it. You also express extreme dislike when Mommy and Daddy kiss ;)
- Nora Mae, you are a tan little girl. Yet another thing you didn’t get from me!
- We took a quick weekend trip to Evansville to visit the Pell’s. While we were eating lunch & you were exploring (because you had no interest in eating lunch), you located the dog food and proceeded to put a piece in your mouth! You had a 2nd piece in your hand all ready to go! Fortunately, you didn’t actually swallow it--and the dog food was relocated for the duration of our stay!
- For several weeks, you would burst into tears when we told you “no”. You’d look at us with your big brown eyes, stick out your bottom lip in quite the poochy face, and then cry alligator tears. (It was heartbreaking!) After a few weeks, the hysteria died down and you’d just stick out your bottom lip when you heard us say “no”!
- You have this off way of scooting, that your daddy refers to as the “crippled Indian crawl”. I’m pretty certain you’ve developed this crawl because of all the wood floors in our house. You’re not a fan of bare knees on hardwood ;)
- The evening of July 4th, we were all playing in the kitchen. You stood up, did a couple of your deep squats, then took 3 whole steps all by yourself!! You made us wait a whole week before you took any more steps (on 7/11). Since then, you’ll pop up and take a few steps--but your preferred method of moving is still crawling and scooting. We’ve unsuccessfully tried to “catch” you walking on video, but you have not cooperated with that yet!
- You’ve been trying to cut a top tooth for a couple weeks now. Your poor gums will get all puffy; some days, we can “see” the tooth, but it isn’t through all your gums. This big “toofer” has definitely caused you discomfort, and I’m hoping it comes through very soon!
- We celebrated your first birthday with a very small party on July 16th. It was a special day! You got some fun new things, including wooden puzzles, books, swimming pool & water/sand toys, a tent, and a tunnel.
- You acquired your first fat lip the day before you turned 1. You’d had a full, fun day of birthday celebrating and you were exhausted! You were standing up (which you do ALL THE TIME), lost your balance, and landed on your face. Needless to say, you talked about it for a few minutes. It was your first injury where blood was involved. (Yes, your mother nearly had a meltdown and was certain your bottom teeth had gone through your lip!)
- You’re up to 16 pounds and 6 ounces and are 27 ¼ inches long. Your weight is at the 6th percentile and your height is at the 2nd percentile, meaning most 1 year olds are bigger than you! Like we’ve known along, you’re a smart one—your head is the 85th percentile J You’re wearing 6 month, 6-9 month, and 9 month clothes these days. Both pairs of your sandals are size 2.
You might be tiny in size, but your big personality certainly makes up for it! I love you so much, Sweet Girl!
Love always,
Mommy
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