Sunday, August 1, 2010

12 Months


I can't believe our little Ally cat is already one, but she sure makes one look cute!! The combination of her blonde hair, big blue eyes, long lashes, and huge grin makes us all melt! She now weighs in at 20lb 6 oz and measures 29 1/4 inches, which still keeps her around the 50th percentile for both. She has a total of 7 teeth and often eats more than Sophia during a meal. Her favorite food is pasta of any shape or size, which is great because the whole family likes it, but not-so-great because it's very messy.

She's still not saying much that we recognize consistently other than mama and dada, but when we put one of her favorite foods in front of her, she smacks her lips and says "nom,nom,nom!" She's also started to learn some animal noises and has sheep, cow, and snake down pretty good. She is a very coordinated kid for her age and can now run, throw, climb, and even kinda jump. It has made play time at the park, in the backyard, and just about everywhere else more fun because she can actually participate now.


Although this video's a couple months old, she's still our dancing queen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF7h2O_MkRs Since Ally loves music so much, I'm hoping to be able to get her into a music class of some sort once Sophia starts back to preschool. She's starting to throw some tantrums already, and her separation anxiety hasn't eased up at all yet, so I'm starting to realize how easy we had it with Sophia in that regard. She's also quickly developing a sense of humor and will put something on her head or in her mouth, wait for everyone's attention, and then start cracking up.
Since my pregnancy, Will has referred to her as "our little firecracker" and I think he's right. She keeps us on our toes, but lights up our faces at the same time.


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