Since we are all now sick, things have been a bit chaotic around here. I'm actually getting around to this post a lot sooner than I thought. I'm off a day again for the millionth time, but here we are, the 11th has come and gone and we can now say she is 13 months old. It's so hard to look back and think of how she looked a year ago and how much she has changed. We love this little one so much, she is the most loving creature and she melts my heart every day. I don't think I fully understood the love of a mother till I became one. It almost frightens me sometimes to think about all the trust this beautiful baby has in me and that I am in fact responsible for her! Sarah Grace is such a wonderful and amazing baby we truly have been blessed. So on the the big stuff...
AT 13 MONTHS SHE IS:
*Pure entertainment all the time...this child has so much energy!
*A dancer...I'm so happy to say this, can't wait till july so we can start putting her in classes!
*So smart.... no really, this child catches on so quickly, she can watch you do something and a second later she has it figured out and mastered!
*The best cuddler ever, she wants to be loved on all the time.
*Snapping her fingers all the time.
*Loving to drink her Mot Tots juices out of the box, they are her favorites, thanks to aunt Stephanie she has been using a straw since 8 months or so!
*Climbing on things and then jumping off of them fearlessly.
*Pointing to things that she wants and saying mom, it's actually been quite helpful!
*reaching her arms out and clenching her fingers in and out when she wants to be held...really? could she be any cuter?!
*an animal lover...Scout is her best friend, she gives her tons of kisses all day and tries to sleep on her.
*23 lbs
*starting to trust other people
*trying to pet other babies/children and wanting to run around and play with them
*blowing kisses
*playing peek a boo and hiding her own eyes
*obsessed with baby dolls, she carries them around with her all day and cries when you take them away from her. She loves to give them kisses and have you kiss them too!
*still has the vocab at mom, dad, uh oh, hey/hi, bye, thank you
*quite content standing in place and tucking one foot behind the other...I've got to get a pic of it, soooo funny, I do it and so does my mom. It's interesting what things are genetic!
*she furrows her brows when she is upset, confused, or thinks you are dumb!
*stubborn, polite, loving, gently, hilarious, generous
*a good helper, she enjoys unloading and reloading things
*a terror when it comes to the dog food and water bowls. We've lost two full water bowls this week to her dumping them onto the ground. Funny yes, messy yes, but oh so cute!
*my favorite person ever...really this list could go on all day!
****And the big news is....she got her first tooth tuesday evening! We've been watching her upper gums because she has lumps everywhere and we were positive they were days from coming in and out of no where and tooth shows up on bottom. I'm assuming since she is so old getting them, that they will probably start piling in now. Tonight at dinner she was rubbing her tongue along her bottom gums, apparently feeling this tooth for the first time and had her furrowed brow look. HILARIOUS! She was so confused...wish I had my camera!
During Sarah Grace's walking adventures she kept finding things and picking them up, well I'm hoping they were just dirt clumps and not something else, but she finally settled on this tiny stick and refused to let it go! She held onto for a good twenty minutes until she finally dropped it! Such a funny little girl!
I really wish I could be one of those bloggers who only post one picture that truly captures the essence of what they are describing. But I'm totally not, I will forever be a blogger who needs to put up a million pictures so every last detail is seen! Call me crazy...or indecisive I guess! Eric watched Sarah Grace this morning while I worked my 4 hour shift at the vet clinic. I got home a little after 1 and Gracie was napping, within two minutes I was in bed with her. Honestly there are very few things I would rather do then snuggle in bed with her! A couple hours later we finally decided to get up and head to a park not to terribly far from us. I had never been before and was really looking forward to it. The park has a few good walking trails, beautiful flowers, cafes set up around for fun dining, an amazing bridge, and beautiful little water falls. We found a comfy grassy area and let Sarah Grace walk around for a bit. She was pretty excited over the ducks and a basset hound that was out for a stroll. I of course, didn't even think about bringing bread for the little duckies, but we will definitely be back to feed them when it warms up again. Eric took Sarah Grace to the waters edge just to "look", next thing you know she is trying to run in it. She actually somewhat threw a "tantrum" when her Daddy wouldn't let her go in! Go figure! It was a lot of fun to actually get outside and be able to walk around, afterwards Eric took us out for dinner where I'm pretty sure I ate my weight in Mexican food. I honestly can't refrain when I see those chips and salsa. Hopefully someday I will learn!
