Happy Easter!

I have had a good Spring Break and Easter Weekend.  

I hope you have, too.  

Here are some pictures from the past few days:

Easter Egg Hunt

"Yay!  I found some eggs!"

"There are treats inside!!!"

Carrying my basket of eggs

The Easter Bunny came!

Learning from the master :)

And here's a special Easter treat for you:

I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee!

Words I said today:

"Stupid bee."

"Chicken."

"Attention."

I really did say these.  Mommy and Daddy BOTH heard me.  I promise.

Freedom!!!

So, usually when Mommy and I get home in the afternoons, she lets me play in my little "safe zone" that is fenced off in the living room.  She leaves the front door open and walks Maggie in the front yard while I play.  The other day I decided that I wanted to go outside for a little walk, too.  I waited for Mommy and Maggie to go outside, then I found the weak spot in my little fence.  I broke out and started crawling for the door.

Mommy was very surprised when she turned around to see this:

My freedom was sweet while it lasted.  :)

And some other stuff:

Here's a picture of bath time ... fun bubbles!

I have been playing with my baby dolls and stroller a lot lately.  One day I decided that I should try to get in the stroller.  I don't really fit (in case you were wondering - see below).

And, finally in other news ... Friday was my last day at the Goddard School.  I am going to miss them SOOO much (especially Mrs. Brittany).  I started going to Mrs. Marilise's house on Monday.  It's only been 3 days, but I already know that I am going to love it there!!!  

Yesterday when Mommy picked me up in the afternoon I was pointing to everything in Mrs. Marilise's house and showing it all to Mommy.  Today when Mommy picked me up, I didn't want to go home.  I squirmed and tried to push off of her, and screamed all the way to the car.  I play with fun toys there.  I have new friends there.  I eat yummy food for lunch and breakfast that I have never even tasted before (like cinnamon toast!).  I even take real naps there.  I took a nap today that lasted an hour and 45 minutes (that never happened at daycare)!

Here I am with Mrs. Brittany on my last day at school:  

P.S. This morning I took some more steps ... I stepped with the same foot every time, but I didn't fall down, so that's progress, right?!?

12 Months Old

On my birthday!

With the party and all the important birthday 'stuff' going on the past couple of weeks I did not ever post my 12 month update!  So, here ya go ... just a little bit late!

I went to the doctor the day after my birthday.  I weigh 24 pounds, 11 ounces (93rd percentile), I am 30.25 inches tall (86th percentile) and my head circumference was in the 85th percentile.  The nurses commented that I was "so proportionate!"  I got 3 shots, and didn't even cry at all until halfway through the second one.  I pouted for a second, then sat up and said, "Hi!"  Mommy was a little worried for a second that I didn't seem to feel the shots, but she got over it because she was happy that I wasn't screaming.

Talking:

This month I seem to have stopped saying a lot of the words I was saying before.  Here are some words I haven't said in a  while:

"He-wo!"  Instead I just say, "Hi!" (to everyone ... while waving like a beauty queen)

"Dahg" (dog)

"shirt" (thank goodness - no more getting in trouble for bad words at school.)

I have started saying some new words this month:

"Uh-oh"

"Mama" (I have said this before, but not much ... usually "Daddy" goes for any parental figure).

"Baby"

(There are more, but I can't think of them right now.)

I still say:

"Daddy" "Maggie" "Katie" (all of which sound very similar ... you have to listen very carefully, or you will think I am just saying "Daddy" for all of these.)

"Mmm-mm-mmm."

"Woah!"

"Shoe."

I talk and babble with more expression, and I have started shaking my head "no."  I have also started shrieking LOUDLY for no reason at all.  I think this is super fun, especially because Mommy and Daddy seem to think it isn't so much fun.

I have started blowing kisses this month.  Whenever anyone says, "bye-bye," I start blowing them kisses.  Even the old guys at Home Depot.  Daddy said we would have to have a talk about this one...

I have also started making an angry face.  My friend Walker taught me this.  Mommy laughs at it though ... she says it's a poor attempt at angry.

An example of my angry face (might be more effective if I wasn't smiling, huh?)

Playing:

I have played mostly with baby dolls this month.  I love to take care of my babies (plus also Elmo).  I change their diapers, feed them bottles, put them in the booster chair, and rock them to sleep.  I still talk on the phone a lot too, but this month's theme is definitely taking care of babies.

Getting Elmo in his chair for a snack.

Taking care of baby.

One of my other favorite games this month has been to find my belly button.  I even love to look for Mommy's belly button, and blow on her tummy like all those silly grown ups do to me.  

Where's my belly button!?

I also LOVE to play the piano.  I will crawl/cruise over to it several times a day, just to play a little tune.  It's so much fun!!

Walking:

I am still trying to get the hang of this walking thing.  On my birthday (March 11) I took three steps.  I did it only because Mommy and Daddy kept begging me to.  After that, I was done and now I think it's much more fun to just stand up and dive toward wherever I'm headed.  I can move around the entire house and go wherever I want to go by cruising along the furniture or scaling the walls, so what's the point!?

Ok, enough for now.  More later!  Bye!

(*blowing kisses*)

Party!!!

Today we had my FIRST birthday party!  It was so much fun.  I opened presents, ate chicken nuggets and cake, and entertained everyone!  Here are some pictures from my party:

Eating cake ... I didn't really like getting my hands all messy.

Here are the decorations.  

We used all the art work I have done during my first year to decorate!

I had fun opening presents and trying on all my new clothes!  

Thank you everyone for the awesome gifts!

Concentrating hard on opening presents.

The cakes.  So yummy!

Birthday parties are fun, but exhausting!  

I snuggled up with Daddy and Dressy Bessy to rest a little.

  I can't wait until my next birthday!!!

Thank you everyone for coming to help me celebrate!  

(We missed you Aunt Bess and Mama Thelma!)

It's My Birthday!!!!

It's my BIRTHDAY!!!

I've never had one of these 'birthdays' before, but I hear they are fun.  I am ready to party!

I am very busy with all this birthday stuff, so I will post more later!  

Sunday - Park (finally)!

So, we finally made it to the park on Sunday after church.  No traffic at all this time!  The weather was perfect, and I had so much fun (as usual).  I even got to ride in my wagon around the entire park!

I had so much fun swinging (as usual).  

  I was exhausted from all the fun I had.  I fell asleep within 20 seconds of getting back in the car!

I love the park!!!

And now, for your listening pleasure: