My Favorite Things

Now that I'm a big eighteen month old, I have formed quite a personality. I have no problem letting people know what I like and don't like. Here are just a few of my favorite things...

I love my little bear. I have to have him with me when I sleep so Mom is a little worried about losing him. He pretty much always stays in my crib for this reason.



I LOVE bathtime. Especially when it involves bubbles. :-)



I love water in general, so I can often be found playing at the sink.



I adore our cat, Allie, but I am still learning to play nice. When I am not pulling her tail, trying to pick her up, or hugging her a little too tight, we get along just fine.



I love to read books and, of course, I love "Jo Jo" too. Now that my brother is learning to read, hopefully he'll be able to read to me soon! I would love that!



I love my Dada very much. When he gets home from work, I can't wait for him to eat dinner so we can play!

Tea Party Fun

It's been pretty cold and yucky, so Mom set up a little tea party for us inside the other day. I got dressed up in a very pretty dress and Mom was able to put my hair (all of it!) in pigtails. So fun! Here are a few photos of my first tea party. I loved it!



My brother, Jonah, was kind enough to stop by for a cup of tea!



Allie stopped by for a cup too!



I had to invite my very favorite stuffed bear to the party!





Can't wait for my next tea party!

One Year Already??

Okay, technically I am fourteen months, but who's counting (besides Mom)? Here are a couple of cute photos Mom was able to get of me recently.



I am a girl on the go!



Some fun facts about me:

1. I am a walker! I took my first steps just before I turned one, but really got moving at 13 months.
2. I am a climber. I will climb the stairs, up onto chairs (and sometimes tables) and into any basket, box, etc. I can get my little body into.
3. I am a dancer. Sometimes I just twist my body to the music, but other times I get my hips going too!
4. I can say "thank you," "hi," "bye, bye," "uh-oh," "dada," "mama," "baby," "yeah" and "cheese" whenever Mom has the camera out. I also sign "done" when I'm finished eating or just want out of my high chair.
5. I LOVE to look at books, especially touch and feel books. I would spend all day making my mommy read me books, if she'd let me. :)
6. I love to cuddle and give kisses. I will give kisses to pretty much anyone who asks for one!
7. My family LOVES me to pieces!

My ten and eleven month photos

I realize these are long overdue, but here they are nontheless... a favorite at ten months

And from month eleven...

My First Birthday Bash

My family threw me a pretty sweet birthday party this year. While it's true I've got none to compare it to, I did thoroughly enjoy myself and hope my future birthdays are just as nice!

Mom had fun with a vintage theme, using lots of pink because, well, girls like pink. She made these pom pom flowers from tissue paper and hung them from the ceiling above the buffet which showcased some favorite pictures Mom has taken of me this past year.

Here's a close-up picture of the pom pom flowers.

Mom and her mother, my Nana, also made this banner made of vintage fabrics.

There was enough fabric to make matching flags. Mom and Nana also made a couple banners out of paper doilies to go with the vintage theme. Easy and cute!

For food we had several salads, munchies in the pretty white footed bowls, and sandwiches. The kids had cheese or PBJ sandwiches and the adults got to make their own, just the way they liked it.

For dessert we had lemon cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting. Yum! For the recipe, visit Your Homebased Mom.

I had a great time opening presents...

Reading cards...

Taking a closer look at my gifts...

and playing with friends.

Thanks to everyone who helped make my first birthday so special!

Favorites from Month Nine

I am almost ten months old... jeesh, I am almost a year old for that matter! Mom is having a hard time believing how fast I am growing and indeed this month has been full of growing up on my part. I am crawling all over the place, pulling myself up on everything, climbing the stairs, etc. I am a baby on the move! I even got my first tooth this month, on Father's day.

Here are some favorites Mom took this past month. Summer is here and we can finally take photos outside!

Here is one we took at Powell Butte.

Mom took this next bunch at McMenamins Edgefield.

I absolutely adore my big brother!

A few photos and a quick update

I realize I will be nine months old tomorrow, but I thought you all might want to see what I looked like at seven and eight months. Here are a few photos Mom took at seven months.

And a few at eight months.

I was bouncing up and down and talking when Mom took this last picture. It's a good thing I enjoy these photo shoots because they seem to happen a lot!

In other news, I started crawling just a few days ago. I never really got into the scooting thing, just waited until I was ready to get up on all fours. I also have started to enjoy solid foods. I really like bananas (it was Jonah's favorite too), carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, and prunes. I also love to feed myself those baby puffs. Yum!

Here's a video of me crawling. Enjoy!