Adelyn turns one.... just 6 weeks late! ;)
Adelyn is one.
ONE! There is a part of me that is still in shock about this fact. It is hard to believe my little baby is blossoming into a toddler.
One year old stats:
Weight: 18 lbs & 4 oz (8th percentile)
Height: 28.5 inches (25th percentile)
Head size: 18 inches (65th percentile)
She is such a pleasant little girl. The day before her birthday, she took 2 steps. I have seen her take up to 4 at at time, very cautiously and almost in disbelief as she does so. It is adorable! She seems to not be interested in walking at the moment. And why would she? She is a super quick crawler, able to get where she wants to go in no time at all. Adelyn LOVES to climb! She scales our couches and chairs and would climb the shelves if we gave her enough time alone. Hunter has a little table that he likes to do projects at and often we find Adelyn on TOP of it. She is petite but strong! We call her a little adventurer.
Adelyn and Hunter have an adorable relationship. He loves to care for her and she enjoys anything and everything he does. Well, not everything. Hunter is still learning to control his impulses and often Adelyn is his victim. But even then, Adelyn is quick to forgive and she wants to be around him soon. Her favorite place to play is on Hunter's bed (another place she loves to climb!). His cars, trains, blocks are all incredibly fascinating to her. Hunter is so sweet to her. I love watching them interact.
The biggest most shocking thing about this petite princess is her appetite. She is an EATER. Oh my goodness, it is shocking. She rarely
finishes a meal, usually we have to just cut her off after 45 minutes of eating. She just loves to eat! From the beginning we have called her a foodie, but now that she is eating table food it is just hysterical. Until this week we hadn't found anything she wouldn't eat. At dinner the other night she wasn't a huge fan of broccoli. I think it was more of the texture than anything. Her favorites right now are cheese, yogurt, bread, and turkey. Anything she can get her fingers on will go directly into her mouth. Cute, really.
She sleeps well at night in her crib with her beloved bunny. She still takes 2 naps a day most days, but she is able to do one long nap without too much of an issue if we are busy or out of the house all morning. We are almost done weaning her from the bottle. She has done well with that.
Adelyn loves books and will often point and scream at the bookshelf until we read her a book. Sometimes she will climb onto the couch and help herself to books!
Adelyn is very endearing and so sweet. I am so blessed to spend my days and nights with her!
DADDY ADDITIONS:
I asked Josh what he would like to remember about Adelyn at age 1 and this is what he wrote:
**Personable: she interacts with lots of expression.
**The way she gives hugs and lays her head on your shoulder.
**The way she likes to cuddle.
**Her natural cuteness, the way she bats her eyes without being trained.
**Her directness and therefore courage.
**Her fearless way: climbing, doing things on her own, loving to be thrown in the air.
**Her appetite--she regularly eats more than her 3.5 yr old brother!
**That she laughs with such commitment
**That she dances and claps whenever presented with music.
