Happy 1st Birthday Anna Kate.....12 months old!

Happy birthday to our sweet Anna Kate!! This may be the last chair picture we do. Sophie put up with her long enough for me to get one good picture! She looks so big compared to her 1 month picture.This has certainly been the hardest but most rewarding year of my life. I never knew I could love something as much as I love her. She is such a joy. She makes us laugh everyday and has become a VERY busy little girl. Here is what we can do as of this month:

• 3 meals a day of table food and usually a couple of snacks
• She has cut down on formula and has begun drinking some whole milk
• She still loves water
• Size 12, 12-18 month clothes, 3 shoes, 3 diapers
• "Talks" all the time (real words: no-no, mama, dada, hey there, doggy, ball)
• Has begun to run
• Still loves to read and take baths
• Is learning body parts, has ears down!
• Is learning animals, has elephant down (she throws her arm up like an elephant trunk)
• Sleeping about 10 hrs at night and maybe 2-2.5 during the day
• Loves to be outside!!
• Loves to climb on everything!
• Loves music and dancing
  

We have celebrated AK's birthday all day today. We started our morning singing Happy Birthday and cleaning up around the house. AK loves Mickey Mouse so I attempted to make her a Mickey Mouse pancake for breakfast with pancake and banana slices. She loved it!


We ran some errands this morning and stopped by to see Nanny and Grandma. Jackson and Abby were there and Jackson gave Anna Kate a special birthday cookie with pink icing.

Jackson feeding AK her b-day cookie (he got one too!)

We had to go to the doctor for her one year check-up this morning. She is a healthy baby girl! She weighs 19.6 lbs (25th%) and was 30 in long (80th%). She was so busy in the doctor's office the doctor said "I can see why her weight gain has slowed down!" We have to go back next week for shots. I didn't want her to feel bad tomorrow during her party. She did get a finger prick to check a couple of things.

Getting some sympathy from daddy after her finger stick

We met up with Cinnamon and Matthew for a special birthday dinner at Rucker John's tonight. AK ate a whole grilled cheese sandwich and some watermelon! She also drank out of a straw tonight and did really well. The waitresses came and sang happy birthday to her and gave her a brownie dessert. It was really good.....she enjoyed it!

Sharing dessert with Jackson and Abby!

After her bath tonight we gave her the last of her birthday week presents. A new big girl car seat! She can't use it yet because she is not 20 lbs but maybe when we go back next week she will have gained the weight!! This was the only "birthday week" present that she cared anything about because she could climb on it!

Anna Kate we love you to the moon and back! We cannot wait to celebrate your birthday tomorrow with all of our family and friends. We thank God everyday for letting us be your parents!!