The day I had been secretly dreading for the past year finally arrived and I made it through while only shedding a couple tears. My sweet baby girl turned 1 year old on November 8th, and she has grown into a vibrant, sassy, sweet toddler. Her birthday party has held on the Saturday following her real birthday so we had a trial run of opening a few presents and tasting some birthday cake on Monday.
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| It's the birthday girl! |
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| "Check me out! I'm walking!" |
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| "I'm coming to get you!" |
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| "Is it cake time yet?" |
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| Bring on the presents |
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| Daddy gave her diamond earrings |
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| She didn't seem too impressed with money. |
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| toys are always a favorite gift |
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| she loved ripping the paper off |
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| her new favorite bath toy |
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| "hmmmm, what's in here?" |
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| "IT'S GYMBO!! I LOVE HIM!!" |
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| she was captivated by the candle |
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| "icky!" |
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| "Mom, do I have to eat it? I don't think I like it." |
We've been getting a lot of packages lately and I'm starting to wonder why I spend so much money on Savannah's many toys when obviously her new favorite thing is..............a cardboard box!
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| "This is a great birthday present!" |
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| The first official mark on the growth chart--29 1/2 inches! |
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| She had to make a few calls to tell everyone how big she is now. |
Savannah is now old enough to play in the mall play area. She had such a fun time walking and playing around the big kids.
At 1 year old, Savannah's new developments are:
~WALKING!! She has the cutest wobble walk and she totally prefers walking over crawling now.
~saying "mama". I don't think she is always referring to me but it still made me happy that she said it before "dada" :)
~favorite foods are peas, peanut butter, grapes, yogurt, ice cream, mac and cheese, cereal with milk, oatmeal, corn dogs, and bread.
~She went cold turkey and weaned herself off of nursing on Halloween night. She never put up a fight and never turned back.
~She is going through the terrible 2's a year early! She now will throw a temper tantrum and drop to the floor while yelling/screaming. She is definitely her Uncle Michael made over (ugh!!).
~She is still biting but usually I'm the only one she goes to for that. She has also started hitting but once again she goes to me.
~I believe her molars have started to come in because the past couple of days have been brutal. She has been one cranky little girl.
Savannah's stats at 1 year:
Height: 29 1/2 inches (70th %)
Weight: 22 lbs and 7 oz (70th %)
Head Cir: 46 cm
Prissy girl attitude: 10 out of 10!!!!
What an amazing year it has been! I can't even begin to describe the overwhelming feelings that I've experienced since being a mother. I have never been more proud of anything in my life as I am of Savannah Grace. She is by far my greatest accomplishment and everyday she shows me just how lucky I am to be her mother. As much as I dreaded my baby turning one, I am as equally excited to watch her grow in the upcoming years.
