This past weekend we celebrated Bekah's birthday with Jared's side of the family. I know everybody says this about their own kids ALL THE TIME, but where does the time go? How is my baby a year already? Where did those 365 days go? Is she still even a baby anymore or when will she graduate to the title "toddler"?
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| Bekah was a little unsure of why she was suddenly the center of attention and why everyone was singing and looking at her. |
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| I enjoy baking, but I have work to do on my cake decorating skills. I lack the patience and finesse, especially trying to decorate while hearing my baby cry in the next room.. One of her daily accidents. Sigh. |
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| Big bag, little girlie |
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| Birthday morning calls for some waffles, sauce and sprinkles! |
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| Mmm Mmm Good! |
At One Bekah...
-LOVES animals. She basically starts to hyperventilate at the sight of any animal.
-Can "meow" like a kitty, "baa" like a sheep and she can also make the sound for the elephant. She also says "mama," "dada," and can "waa" like a baby. "Dada" also can mean "dance dance!" or "duck," obviously depending on the situation.
-Loves to climb and explore. She enjoys climbing onto the couch and looking out the window. She can climb right out of our bathtub (and it's a pretty deep one!) She stands in her car seat and rocks it back and forth, anything that looks "climbable" to her looks fun!
-Is becoming better at focused play, such as stacking toys or playing xylophone.
-Enjoys "putting things in the basket." Whether it's putting the bath toys away, hiding things in my oven drawer or helping me clean up the toys, these are things she enjoys.
-Has six teeth. Four on the top and two on the bottom.
-Loves looking at all the faces on the fridge. This includes grandparents, cousins, and friends.
-Really likes books. All types of books, but especially animal ones.
-Loves her fruit! She definitely takes after me in this way, because I also am pretty crazy about my fruit.
-Still doesn't have much hair. Correction: she has lots of hair, but it's just very fine and short.
-Isn't walking yet, but takes up to 8 balanced steps in between Jared and I. Also, last week she stood up in the middle of the room and walked a few steps all by herself. So... I think she is able, but will choose to walk when she feels like it :)
-Loves her daddy and is thrilled when we go upstairs and watch him work on the house.
-Is one feeding away from being weaned and it will happen very shortly.
-Gives the sweetest kisses even though they are a bit juicy :P
