Big girl!

Brooklyn got herself a new car seat for her birthday! We had it in the bedroom while I was reading the instruction manual and she climbed into it every day to read books and play with her toys. Hopefully she'll enjoy it just as much in the car as she did inside!

sleepy girl

testing out the new car seat

She's also been trying on our clothes. She put my tank top on by herself. Too bad she couldn't fit her head through the arm hole!

What a fashionista! Good try, Brooklyn!

We put Greg's soccer jersey on her one day and she loved her dress!

Then she wanted to get it off so she could get back to playing with toys!

Happy Birthday, Grandma!

Hope you're having a great day! Isn't Brooklyn nice for sharing her decorations?!

ONE!

We made it! Brooklyn turned ONE on Friday! What a difference a year makes! She's gone from this...

to this...

She's still the sweetest girl and we've had so much fun watching her grow over the past year (even though it doesn't feel like it's been nearly that long!)

On Friday we made a special breakfast of french toast and eggs, had lunch with Greg, let her open and play with a couple of presents and sang "Happy Birthday" many, many times!

On Saturday we had her first birthday party, which was lots of fun and a little overwhelming at the same time!

At one year old, Brooklyn is:

-walking/running

-saying "mama, dada, nah, and hey"

-wants to feed herself all the time

-mimics people (tries putting on our shoes, attempts dressing herself in our clothes or hers, undoes her diaper, 'talks' on the phone or an object she considers similar)

-hands objects to share with others

-uses signing for 'more' and 'all done'

-would prefer to eat fruit all day

-enjoys swimming and playing in the pool

-likes to help her mama with house chores!

-waves 'bye' although not usually on command

-points to things she wants (she's especially good at finding airplanes)

-plays chase, likes to slam dunk things and knock towers of things over

I think the list could go on and on. It's amazing how much she learns every day and how fast she picks up on things! Kinda scary too!

Here's to another wonderful, fun-filled year!