You're 1! I'm teary at that realization!
You are full of life! You are incredibly smart (of course your mama and daddy thinks so). You are a total doll, and you have a little bit of the dickens in you, too!
Things you love.
Your singing lantern toy
Sneaking up the stairs
Rolling balls with Ella and Gabe
Drinking out of Ella & Gabe's water glasses
Hugging dollies and stuffed animals and saying "awww"
Being wrapped in your pink fleece wrap to sleep
Teasing Gabe by playing with his toys
Reading books, especially the peek-a-boo ones and the puppet ones
The birthday cake toy - blowing out the candles & listening to the "happy birthday" song!
Words you say.
Mama, Da, Ella, Hankie, pretty (especially while brushing your hair), baba (bottle), puff (the gerber snack), up, num num, all done, more, WOW, brat (definitely repeated after the first cookout of the year), cheese, bread, buh bye, uh oh!
You wear size 4 diapers, 18 month clothes, and size 5 shoes.
You eat almost every kind of pureed food, bread, cheese, puffs, melts, mac & cheese
You have four teeth, and the top two eye teeth are so close...they were bothering you on your birthday, causing a runny nose and cough and making you a little out of sorts :(
You have really started "playing" with your toys. It is so fun to see! You especially love sorting things and taking things in and out of bins.
You are pulling up and cruising on everything. You walk great holding on to our hands - you just have to get your balance and you'll be off to the races!
You have stayed in the nursery a total of once in your first year - the weekend in February that we were in Nebraska for daddy to preach. You like to flirt with strangers, but don't want to be left with them!!
Clar Bear, we love you so much! When you fall asleep most nights, I hold you and your daddy and I talk about how blessed we are to have such a sweet baby girl.
… what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move.You may become a Shakespeare, a Michaelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel…. -Pablo Casals
