Happy Birthday to You!
You turned one on Tuesday, and none of us can believe how fast you have grown! You are 20 pounds 11 ounces and 30.25 inches tall. This has been such a busy month for you. You graduated from Peggy's day care and started at Middle Earth on Monday. You have been adjusting well to the new people and new things. You still cry a little when we leave, but your teacher cheers you up really fast and you get to make reindeer and gingerbread men and play with your new friends.
We had your birthday party on December 1st, and it was really nice. You got to spend time with lots of family and friends and play and eat some cake with Strawberry Shortcake. We took over 500 pictures and posted 26 on the internet.
You have learned many new things this month. One morning we were listening to you on the monitor and we heard something drop to the floor. "Uh oh!" you said. It's your funniest phrase so far. You still say mama, dada, and neh-neh for Soren. You point to things you want now, and everyone fetches things for you or else you will cry. Sometimes, when you get really frustrated, you get down on your hands and knees and bend your head down and wail. It is the saddest thing we've ever seen.
You like to help everyone with their chores. A few days ago, you toddled into the hallway and threw everyone's shoes into a laundry basket. Your favorite activity is putting things inside of other things. We keep you entertained with golf balls and colanders. You are walking everywhere, though you don't have quite enough balance for running yet.
You get prettier every day. Your hair is growing long and getting wavy. It's still almost a strawberry blond color - light brown, but sometimes red in the right light. Your 4 teeth are adorable. We made a plaster imprint of your hand so you can see how very small it was someday.
We love you! This has been a wonderful year. We don't remember what life was like without you. We look forward to many, many more.
We had your birthday party on December 1st, and it was really nice. You got to spend time with lots of family and friends and play and eat some cake with Strawberry Shortcake. We took over 500 pictures and posted 26 on the internet.
You have learned many new things this month. One morning we were listening to you on the monitor and we heard something drop to the floor. "Uh oh!" you said. It's your funniest phrase so far. You still say mama, dada, and neh-neh for Soren. You point to things you want now, and everyone fetches things for you or else you will cry. Sometimes, when you get really frustrated, you get down on your hands and knees and bend your head down and wail. It is the saddest thing we've ever seen.
You like to help everyone with their chores. A few days ago, you toddled into the hallway and threw everyone's shoes into a laundry basket. Your favorite activity is putting things inside of other things. We keep you entertained with golf balls and colanders. You are walking everywhere, though you don't have quite enough balance for running yet.
You get prettier every day. Your hair is growing long and getting wavy. It's still almost a strawberry blond color - light brown, but sometimes red in the right light. Your 4 teeth are adorable. We made a plaster imprint of your hand so you can see how very small it was someday.
We love you! This has been a wonderful year. We don't remember what life was like without you. We look forward to many, many more.