Happy birthday, Sweet Pea

Yesterday was my sunshiny Sweet Pea's

first birthday!

It's been such a delightful year, watching her personality unfold.

Right now Sweet Pea...

is sleeping through the night (most nights)

takes two naps a day (most days)

has managed to give herself a bloody nose while "napping"

feeds herself bits of table food exclusively

drinks whole milk in a sippy cup

especially loves macaroni and cheese and blueberries

(not together)

is fitting into 12 month clothes

is getting longer hair

has little "wings" of hair that poof out over her ears

will not tolerate headbands for long

has two little bottom teeth

has pulled herself up on furniture several times

still scoots around on her bottom

but can crawl if she really wants to

loves her brothers' cars, balls, and trains

and pulling all their magnets off the fridge

enjoys exploring my purses

carries any bag/purse she can find around the house

loves turning pages and "reading" books

and crinkling magazine pages

likes to explore outside

and look out the windows

loves to clap

plays peek-a-boo enthusiastically

points to items of interest with her tiny, adorable index finger

already loves to use that index finger to manipulate touch screens

blows at people to get their attention

says "Mama," "Dada," and "hi" frequently

occasionally surprises us with other words

waves goodbye to people who are leaving

makes a special hugging sound

has been shrieking less

and signing "more" more frequently

says "Mmmmm!" when she likes something

sings sweet songs by herself or along with someone else

"plays" the guitar and drums on almost everything

lights up when her brothers come into the room

is Daddy's little princess

and Mama's sunshine

She brings such joy to our lives every day!