1 year... and a few months?

 

Anni actually near her 1st birthday

I know, I know... I never made the official 1 year "stats" post.  Her appointment wasn't until a couple of weeks after her birthday, and then I was waiting for a weight check as she had very little difference in her weight at 9 months and 1 year (mostly due, we think, to the long string of illnesses she had).  Those are my excuses, but really I've just had a lot on my plate and mommyhood and my business had to come first.

Miss Anni pulls herself up (on everything, pant legs, corners, etc) and cruises.  She is a smart cookie and definitely has an opinion.  We always claimed she was stubborn, but boyhowdy is she.   So, nope, no walking yet, but she'll get there eventually.

 She talks, babbles, like crazy.  The only words that are recognizable are varying forms of "mommy, daddy and papa", but she likes to repeat syllables... especially "haha".  She and her grandma play the laughing game over the phone.  If you sing her name to her, she'll eventually repeat the syllables in her sweet little girl voice "ahh(n)eee".  She knows three signs, all generally relating to food.  (More, please and all done... although all done has often been used to ask if I'm done vacuuming.  She is signing her version of "more" in the picture to the left.)

She has transitioned to "big girl baths" and cries if she hears the water running and she's not in it.

She dances and I love it.  It's one of my favorite baby things... to see her groovin' to the music :).

She would watch other little ones all day if she could.


Summer is her season. We went to a little water park on our big family trip and she was in heaven.  She practically threw herself out of my arms to get to the water.

She plays peek-a-boo even better than ever now.  She likes to hide behind the bed (preferably on daddy's side... he has the most interesting cords).  Oh, and she loves the bathroom.  It may be because baths take place there, or that she likes to brush her teeth while we do... but I have to shut the door tight if she's playing near there or I'll find her trying to open the toilet.

Official weigh-in was awesome!  20 lbs 15 oz!  That girl gained nearly 2 lbs!!  So exciting.  Now we can officially switch all the way to cow's milk whenever we please and we don't have to worry about stuffing her quite as much and slathering everything with butter.  Speaking of which, I think her eating habits are hilarious.  She likes nearly anything, but all fruit must be shared or you will hear about it.  Today she partook in parts of at least three nectarines.  Love it.  Oh, and favorite new snack we've discovered with this whole deal?  Pirate's booty.  Totally not my thing since I would rather leave cheese than take it, but she and Daniel are fans. 


Her physical therapy evaluation is tomorrow, so hopefully that goes well, in whatever way it can :).

She's growing up.  We're starting to see hints of the little girl edging out the baby.  Her throaty chuckle that comes more and more often is definitely not a baby laugh anymore, but it's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.  All we want is for our babies to be happy, right?