Felicity's 1st Birthday

My baby is one!!!

My favorite thing about first birthdays is the whole cake part. I love making cakes, eating cake, and most of all watching my little one get her first taste of some sugary deliciousness. Her she is stripped down to just her diaper not knowing the mess that awaited her.

She wasn't quite sure what to think of the whole thing so Bridget stepped in to offer some encouragement.

And here she is near the end. Cake and frosting everywhere. :)

She didn't show much interest in the gift opening which surpised me (it was getting late and I think she was a bit tired at that point). Bridget was once again happy to step in and help. They both loved the alphabet train Nate and I gave her.
At 12 months she:

• Continues to be a monkey and climbs on anything she can. It was only a matter of minutes before she was standing rather than sitting on her train. She also loves to climb on the step stool in the main bathroom.
• Only sleeps through the night a couple of times a week but I'm really hoping that's going to improve once those 1-year molars finally come through. They've been bothering her for a few weeks now and the bottom two are ready to break through at any moment.
• Makes the sounds "Da-da," "Ma-ma," and "Ba."
• Still loves to cuddle blankets and stuffed animals
• Is starting to figure out how to go down stairs but prefers to try it forward facing. She's okay for one or two steps but isn't quite ready to master going down all of them yet. At least she's good to swing the baby gate shut herself if we leave it open, and then we just have to latch it.
• Loves being outside, going down the slide, and getting into mischief including running into the street much too often.
• Would live off of crackers if I let her but also likes sweet potatoes (only mashed not cubed), bananas, peas, and grapes.
• Has great comprehension such as walking to her closet and sitting down when I tell her we need to get her shoes on, walking to her bedroom when I tell her it's naptime or time to get pajamas on, and going into the bathroom when it's bathtime.

Her stats from her doctor's appointment were:

Height:30.5 inches (88th percentile)

Weight: 21 lbs. 13 oz. (62nd percentile)

Head: 17.6 inches (38th percentile)