In honor of Caroline's 1st birthday, I thought I would share 12 tidbits about our little lady:
1)She actually plays with toys now and fetches a ball better than Tater..she brings it back! Her "Life is Good" Beach ball is probably her favorite toy.
2) Her hair still sticks out on the side and looks pretty wacky...she will yank any clip or bow out in seconds even it it means she loses some hair along the way. She is a crazy girl anyway, so I guess her hair suits her personality.
3) One of the cutest things Caroline does right now is run to the gate when she hears Justin come home. He gives her a kiss and then she chases him down the hall into the office where he changes. She does this EVERY day! So cute!
4) She can do sign language for "eat" and "more." She pulls on the frige handle when she wants something to drink...that might need some sort of locking device in the near future=) She is a bread thief and definately dumped lime juice all over the floor last week. It did smell nice in there afterwards though!
5) She has 5 teeth in and 2 breaking through right now. I bought her a little toothbrush, which she has already tried to use despite the fact that it is still in the package. She puts everything else in her mouth, so I figure teeth brushing could have a pretty high success rate!
6) She throws tantrams when I take something away and gets very upset when I stop her from chewing on the diaper genie...she'll thank me one day for that. She gets frustrated when she can't do a task independently.. I think I may have a strong willed woman on my hands.
7) Her favorite games are playing Hide N'Seek(she really finds us when we hide)and peek-a-boo. She hides behind the curtains, peeks out and giggles...adorable.
8) New accomplishments include: climbing stairs, opening drawers, running, trying to eat with a spoon, waving/saying "bye-bye", and waving hello(which actually looks different than waving goodbye).
9) She actually plays with toys now as opposed to just my pots and home decor. I love it when she puts her cell phone and piggy bank coins in her purse and pushes her shopping cart around..such a little lady=) If I model how to use a toy, she gets it pretty well now.
10) She is just under 20 pounds (19th %tile) and 30 2/4 inches long (in the 92 %tile), so she is still long and lean. Her favorite foods are sausage, cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, and recently whole milk pudding was a big hit!
11) The girl still sleeps like a rock, so we don't worry about being quiet when we have friends over. Thank you Caroline.
12) She LOVES to hide my water bottle, shoes, keys and anything else she can find. Usually they are in one of the trashcans or laundry hampers. Just today I found my camera case/battery charger after several days of being lost. I was convinced it went out with the garbage on Thursday, but I happened upon it in a craft box in the closet today. What a stinker!
Caroline has got to be one of the happiest babies out there. She is just a joy and cracks me up every day now. She laughs, smiles and is generally just content with life and everything it has to offer. I don't think my baby is a "baby" anymore.
Here is a slide show of some of my favorite pictures/memories of Caroline's First Year!