Peanut Turned One!

We celebrated Peanut's first birthday a while ago and had so much fun! We decided to have it at Luke's work because it was a better location for most my family and I'm really glad we did. Peanut was so cute (as always) and put on quite the show for everyone. She did really well with the cake thing until everyone started laughing and then she got scared. She loved her presents and wanted to stop and play and would've for a long while if I didn't make her move on to the next. She loved the big box and spent most the night playing in it and trying to eat it. The party ended way too soon and we ended up rushing home to get her meds in time. The highlight of the night for me was being able to sit next to Peanut on the ride home and watch her sleep. She's just so precious! I love my little peanut!

I can't believe that she's already 12 months old! This first year flew by! (Even though it didn't always feel like it!) She has amazed me so much and is such an inspiration to me. For all that she's been through, she's the best baby ever! Her smiles and laughter are the joys of my life and always make my day! She is growing up a lot lately which has me focusing on what she's like right now, taking it day by day, and just living in the moment.

The biggest news of her first birthday is that a few days later she finally got some more teeth! She got her two bottom teeth back in December and then nothing since! I was beginning to wonder if she had any more! But at last her top two teeth have broke through!

She's doing extremely well with eating solids and has taken a few sips of chocolate pediasure which is a big step in the right direction but we still have a long ways to go if she's going to be drinking all 800 ml on her own!

She absolutely LOVES bath time! She can be tired and cranky and then when you put her in the tub she's all smiles and splashes! She could could probably play in there all day! (She got these bath letters from Grandma for her birthday and loves to take them off the side of the tub and chew on them.)

She's recently discovered the joys of her toes and feet. She plays with them a lot and if she has shoes on, she plays with those too! This is her at the end of a nap on Sunday.

All-in-all, she's doing great! And progressing well. We are so grateful to have her in our lives! And can't wait to see what this second year brings us!