Running in Circles

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you..... (you know how the song goes).. Hazel Rae is ONE! We celebrated her first birthday with a little party with neighbors and friends and I can't wait to show you the pictures. She had no idea what to do with her little cupcake!

 12 Months

-Weight: 17.86 lbs (20%)

-Height:29 inches (43%)
-Head Circumference: 17 in (10%)

-wears mostly 6-12 month clothes still
-got her first ear infection this weekend :(

- Walks all day by herself and especially loves going up and down stairs by herself.

- I think she is starting to understand what we are saying because she responds well, shakes her head "yes" or "no", and can find certain toys we ask for.

-loves bath time (especially with birthday bath toys)

- wears size 3 diapers still

- Sleeps from 8:00 pm to 7:00ish am

-Two naps a day still

- signs "hungry", "all done", and "more"

- loves to eat cheese, turkey, sweet potatoes, any fruit and vegetable, yogurt, rolls,  goldfish, and cupcake ;)

- Says momma, dada, Bob (its a character from a book), dog, bye-bye, papa baba...

- Loves playing with her new toys- a baby doll and a rocking horse

-loves to shake her little booty when we turn on music

- loves to explore and is not interested in holding our hands or being held when we are outside.

-Still HATES wearing shoes..we gotta work on that since its 45* outside today

- loves to watch shows on the Sprout channel but we keep them limited

- loves to chat with strangers and tease them by offering her food/toy and then take it back

- loves her mommy and daddy!!

- knows how to hold a phone to her ear

- nurses before nap-times still and we are currently working on weaning
- has the biggest most beautiful brown eyes
- loves to read books
- can put her arm in out out of her own sleeve when getting dressed
- does pretty well playing by herself but she definitely loves playing with other older kids!