twelve months!

Wow, we have a one year old!  Sounds crazy to even write that but like we've said a bunch of times before, it sure does go by so fast.  It has been an amazing year with ups and downs but surely having Chloe in our lives has made us feel so lucky and grateful each and everyday.

This month Chloe has gotten funnier and funnier.  She loves to be included in conversations and will randomly fake laugh if she wants to be included.  She also likes to entertain.  She will do tricks, jibber jabber, dance and laugh all the time.

Chloe is eating just about anything we eat and seems to really enjoy watermelon, tomatoes, corn, rice, black beans, toast and macaroni and cheese.  She is usually willing to try anything but has become pickier this month.  She will open up without even knowing what it is but if she doesn't care for it she will spit it out by sticking her tongue out.

She is going to bed around 7:30 and is getting up around 6:30.  She is still taking two long naps, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

She still only has two bottom teeth and is cruising the furniture.  She will stand independently for several seconds in a row but is very timid if she realizes she is not holding our hands.  She will carefully lower herself down to the ground and crawl.  She has definitely found the stairs this month and will climb up them at any chance she has.  We have had to put up gates to keep her safe.  She has yet to master coming down though.  She will go right to the edge and make noises signaling for help.  She is pretty funny when we are upstairs and she is standing at the bottom.  She will hold onto the gates and make all sorts of noises and grip the gate and pull at it.

Some words Chloe is saying is mama, dada, all done, up, mmmm (more) and hi. She loves to mimic, she will click her tongue when we are chewing gum, try and snap her fingers, waving. combing her hair, dancing, singing, put clips in her hair and brushing her teeth.  She loves to watch me put on my makeup and laughs when I pretend to put blush on her cheeks.  She also LOVES to brush her teeth.  When I ask her is she wants to brush her teeth, she will start smacking her lips together.

Chloe is interested in everything.  She loves grabbing my eye lashes, necklaces and rubbing nail polish on people's hands and feet, waving at the bunnies that eat our grass and looking at puppies.  She is too cute and we absolutely love this age.  Looking forward to another month of getting to know our little lady.

 Waving to the bunnies in our front yard.

We ended her first year off with a celebration with a party this past Sunday.  We lucked out and the rain held off long enough for playing outside and sitting on the deck.  A storm rolled in just in time for dessert and presents.  We felt so loved to be surrounded by people who came to celebrate Chloe's birth.  Thank you to everyone who helped make her day so special!

Check out my first pedicure.