At 12 months, Grace is crawling at full speed and cruises around the furniture quickly, but hasn't yet started walking. She can stand unassisted for a few seconds, but usually sits down as soon as she realizes she's not holding on to anything. She still needs to pull herself up on something to get to standing.
She loves to talk! She's always been quite vocal, and she babbles all day long. She knows a few words - mama, dada, socks, boots and cat. She imitates us a lot, and we have gotten her to say Murr, dog, and Zilla. She will also mimic different sounds she hears (when I say shhhh, she says sssss). She will point to different parts of her body when asked (nose and head) and she will tell you that a cat says 'meow meow' and a dog says 'woof.' She signs milk, more, all done, and banana.
Grace is a pretty good eater in that she will eat most things, but she doesn't eat a lot in one sitting. She loves fruit of any kind and most veggies; she's eating more meat now and she doesn't like eggs, no matter how we cook them.
She is still a great sleeper. She likes her sleep, just like her mama! Sometimes she will skip her afternoon nap, but she usually still naps twice a day. She still loves her Blankie. She is always happy when she wakes up. We love waking up in the morning hearing her talking in her crib. She gets louder and yells for Dada when she is ready to get up.
She loves to play hide and seek. I will hide behind the ottoman or beside the couch and she'll come crawling after me. She loves when I peek out and try to scare her - she'll jump a little, then laugh hysterically. She likes playing with her blocks and wooden puzzle pieces. She still loves to pull her books off the shelves and she loves to 'read'. She especially loves Brown Bear, Brown Bear - the version we have has little sliding windows that reveal the next animal and she loves to slide them open and turn the pages. She likes when I use funny voices when I read to her. She loves being outside and enjoys being bundled up and going for walks in her stroller.
Grace is a very happy baby. Or should I say toddler? She is almost always cheery and smiling. She has an awesome laugh and loves to be around people.
She is wearing 12-18 month size clothing and wears size 4 diapers. Her feet are exactly a size 3 (we had them measured at a shoe store!) but is currently wearing size 4 shoes so she will have room to grow. I will update her height and weight after our next doctor's appointment.
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| The three of us on Grace's first birthday |
2 comments:
Happy Birthday, Sweetie
Happy birthday, big girl! Nyana has the same sleeper! xoxo
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