Hi baby- tomorrow you will be one year old. It makes me want to cry- happy tears because of the joy you are in our lives and sad tears because you are just growing up way too fast! This time last year Daddy and I were at the hospital gearing up for your birth the next day!
The Lord truly blessed us with you and our greatest prayer is that you will grow up to know and love Jesus and to serve Him.
This year has brought so many changes in your life. You went from a solid 8lb. 5oz. to 23 lbs. You went from nursing to eating all kinds of foods (favorites are: blueberries, noodles, carrots, waffles, cheerios, cheese... carbs and cheese... you are clearly our child!). You began by contentedly sleeping in the moses basket to now crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything! You are so fast that we can turn around and you are into something new!
Here are some things that you like right now:
- Reading. You LOVE books and will sit for a long time and just flip through the pages of books perfectly content. Sometimes you get really quiet and I look over and you're just "reading" away.
- Drawers and cabinets. You open everything and like to take out whatever you find inside. The other day you pulled a desk drawer completely out on top of yourself. You weren't fazed.
- The Dishwasher. You are fascinated with it! Even if you are playing in the den and hear me open it to put things in you immediately rush to the kitchen. I have had to revise how I clean up the kitchen so I can try to beat you to put things in before you get there and start taking things out again!
- Laundry. Everytime I do laundry I put it on the green couch to fold and you always come and take everything off the couch, piece by piece, and throw it on the floor.
- The Vaccuum. Scared? Not you! You rush the vaccuum as soon as it comes on and talk to it and try to pat it!
- Walks outside. You constantly point at everything you see while we go on walks or runs early in the morning. You and Daddy and I go together and I love this time together.
- Water. You love baths and going swimming, you're a regular fish!
- Pictures of other people and yourself. You laugh and point at pictures all the time! In books, magazines, pictures we have around the house... anywhere, you love photos of people.
These are some things you are doing:
- Clapping and waving. A lot... at everyone... at random times... at yourself in the mirror... etc.
- Pulling up on everything.
- Crawling everywhere.
- Feeding yourself lots of types of finger foods.
- Drinking from a sippy cup and a straw.
- Talking often and a lot. We love it! You say "dadadada" to everything :)
- You have two bottom teeth and today your top right tooth just broke through.
- Waking up between 5:15-6:00am every morning.
- Giving kisses.
We love you so much Lydda Grace! It is hard to remember what life was like before you came. You constantly amaze us by all the things you do and how attentive and inquisitive you are. We can't wait to see what the next year brings!
I love you,
Mommy
