I haven't written anything since Daisy Doo was 6 months old.
She is now nearly 15 months old, and I have reached the point where strangers don't care about the months so I usually just say "she's one" unless prompted for more information. (it's amazing how the months really do make a difference still, but people-in-general stop caring so much once they hit a year)
So...pictures!
My sister is a good picture-taker.
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| day one: system beaten |
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| accidental Halloween matching cuties! that's Myles, the neighbor boy I babysit a couple times a week! |
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| sickie in a box |
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| party at my crib, yo! |
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| Kronk, Bucky, and Yzma! |
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| Dad is much more fun with shopping carts than Mom |
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| messes messes messes |
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| nun in a tub |
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| another plane ride! |
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| cheesin' |
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| long day of many plane rides! |
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| cheesin. drinkin out of a cup. |
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| buddies. |
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| Santa! yes, I did the whole mall thing this year. |
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| getting ready for some BYU Football!!!! |
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| 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl! not the greatest photo of the Cosmo the Cougar hat, but eh. |
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| queen of the slide. these two cute boys are our neighbors (Taj and Myles) |
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| bath hairs |
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| Myles' lil' red wagon |
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| minutes after someone asked if she was a boy. |
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| she is a little bit obsessed with flowers |
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| and reading to herself |
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| and climbing in and out of the Bumbo |
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| birthday park day! five teeth!! and you can see them all! |
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| the loot. |
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| cake time! |
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| manhandling the goods. |
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| surveying the destruction. |
BAM - almost entirely caught up!
In the last 3 months, she managed to get ALL of her teeth with the exception of her canines (top and bottom). Those four suckers are all coming in now. All at once. And it is worse than when she got all of her molars all at once. BUT, they are the last ones! Then we get a break from teething!!! She really hasn't been that awful, but these last four teeth are giving her a run for her money and it makes me sad :(
Other notes that might be good to write down before I forget them entirely:
- She started walking about 2 weeks after her birthday. She kind of swaggers like a cowboy, super wide stance and all. It's great.
- Since she has started walking, she has also started dancing. It's stinking adorable.
- We have been teaching her some sign language. She started to understand some signs around 9mos and do some signs herself around 11mos. Now she knows and uses quite a few!
- Her first word was "HI!". First notable catch phrase was "OooooOOooh!" with her mouth in a perfect "o" shape.
- She is now pretty good at repeating the general syllables/sounds for words. She now says regularly: her name, Mama, Dada, baby, bye, keys, eat, doggie, kitty, flower, bird, outside, signing time (her ASL videos), train, and bear. But we're still pretty much the only people that understand her, and she usually only says "mama" when she is sobbing.
- She doesn't really act like a firstborn child, in the sense that she is pretty rough&tumble and generally doesn't get upset when I hold or care for other babies.
- There is a healthy independent streak in her personality as well. She doesn't cry when we leave her with other people, she's never been afraid of strangers, and she's tackled slides by herself on numerous occasions.
- She is currently obsessed with shoes and flowers and phones
- She dropped her second nap before her first birthday. Ay caramba. But the one nap she does take is starting to get longer! 2hrs on a good day.
- She will sleep from 7p-9a on a good night. She does still wake up once between 4-6a to nurse for 5mins, but that's it. If that's the trade off for no naps, I think I can live with it.
Love you all - I promise to update more diligently!
- Rachel
