One Year Old!

Happy 1st birthday to our sweet Adley Grace! It's amazing to think about how much this girl has grown over the past year. She has been such a ray of sunshine in our lives, and we are so thankful that God placed her into our lives. We love you bunches, girlie!

A few Adley stats at 12 months old:

PHYSICAL

• Cut 3 teeth this month for a total of 7 teeth (4 up top and 3 on bottom)
• Fast walker; often turns and "runs" from Mommy when she has something she shouldn't

SLEEPING HABITS

• Sadly still wakes up one or two times through the night
• While teething, it was hard to console her back to sleep
• Takes two naps around 9:30 and 2:00; First nap is usually 1 1/2 hours
• Wakes up frustrated if her head is pushed up against the edge of the crib

EATING HABITS

• Continues to LOVE table food-- favorites include any fruit, pancakes, cheese, yogurt
• Loves eating and trying whatever we're eating (especially enjoyed lasagna and stir fry this month)
• Still nurses 4 or 5 times daily and at least once through the night

LANGUAGE

• Started to say "ba-ba" for bottle and "no" anytime she gets close to the stairs or other forbidden places
• Can understand and follow basic directions to go places in a room
• Will bring a select few books up to Mommy or Daddy and sit in our laps to "ask" for a reading
• Favorite books include How Big and Where is Maisy?

PLAYTIME/OTHER

• Loves exploring in the pantry when we forget to close the door; Has learned to open bags of food and knows which foods are yummy to stick into her mouth (including wrapped Starburst candy!)
• Understanding more (picks up shoes and tries to put them on her feet, takes out hairbow and then tries to put it back in her hair, zooms cars back and forth)
• Gets VERY frustrated when anything she's playing with is taken away
• Loves playing outside with push toys and the Cozy Coupe
• Starts bouncing to music from her toys or the radio
• LOVES chewing on her brothers' water bottles
• Favorite playthings aren't toys at all (markers, toiletries, anything she finds in the kitchen...)

Our poor girl started the month with RSV and
had to do breathing treatments for several days.
Thankfully, she recovered quickly from what
the doctor said was a mild case.

Adley loves playing with shoes and attempting
to put them on. Often, if she finds one shoe, she
will actively seek out the second one.

Taking walks in this new wagon from Grammy and Papa is
such a fun experience. What a perfect birthday gift!

A few videos from the past month include Adley's deep belly laughs...

and Mommy attempting to capture a few of Adley's new words.

On the day Adley turned one, we let her have her first taste of ice cream. She made some pretty funny faces and seemed surprised at how cold the ice cream was. But, Adley continued to reach for more with an open mouth and ended up finishing the whole bowl.

Our sweet girl will likely have a sweet tooth just like the rest of her family members. :) We're praying for a great year of being one, dear girl! We love you!