It's the Birthday Girl!!

I cannot believe a year has already gone by! I think Ellery knew it was her birthday because she woke up full of energy 45 minutes earlier than normal. This is a girl who needs her beauty sleep! I baked a cake fore her (even though she will get another one on Saturday at her b-day party) and we let her dive in to it all on her own. She was very unsure and didn't care for the the icing, but finally gave the cake a taste.

Aunt Kessa...this one is for you :)

Where are we today:


- Finally took her first steps on 09.09.09
- says SO many words in her own language of course, but we can figure out most - Daddy, yogurt, yes, go, bye-bye, agua (yes, she is bi-ligual), baby, boom, boo, banana, bottle, mama, yeah, please, cheese
- makes animal sounds: - ruff-ruff, moo, roar
- points at things when you ask her where they are
- started resisting bed-time because she doesn't want to stop playing
- moved up to a big girl car seat and now faces the front instead of the rear
- feet are finally starting to grow!! wears a size 3 shoe now...barely!
- stands without holding on for long periods of time
- has 7 teeth now
- eats like a champ: still a combination of finger foods and pureed foods
- tries to blow out candles
- Keith and I went out of town without her for the first time...6 days!!!
- is fully weaned from nursing and doing GREAT (well at least the first day, today, went great)!
- if finally starting to slow down enough to look at books.
- still takes two LONG naps each day
- still sleeps from 7:30pm to 7:30am
- climbs the stairs ...FAST!!
- favorite game is "BOO"! She will hid behind anything (or even nothing) and pop up and say "BOO!"

- Rocks her baby back and forth and pats her on the back

- tells you "sshhh" when her baby is sleeping

- started brushing her teeth