Yes, Amelia: January 2015

Yes, Amelia, you are ONE YEAR - aka twelve months old today! Lately, all you want to do is stand. You're an awesome cruiser and scooter. And you can pull yourself up on the couch and play table. You love to dance to music, twisting your hands and waving your arms in a Bollywood-like fashion. You've gestured to Java to come to you. You're working on the "please" baby sign. You've found your nose, ears, head, hair, tummy, hands and feet (and ours, too). You love, love, love to talk (see the long list of all your words and noises so far below) - especially "apple," "all done," "nose" and of course, Mama, Dada and Java. You enjoy dumping out your toy and book baskets, reading a few pages of a book before throwing it behind you and especially are having fun with your lunchbox toy, play table, new blocks, sushi set, gumball machine, farm puzzle, farm noise book, drum, Noah's Ark and cups/bowls of any variety. Sometimes you like to feed me instead of eating yourself. You look up to us for permission/acknowledgement when touching/experiencing something new. You recently mastered the straw sippy cup, which is great because soon you'll be drinking exclusively out of them - and you'll get to start drinking milk - MOO! Also ahead, an amazing first birthday party with family (pictures to come - many of them!) and a visit to Florida. Who knows what else to expect!

In this past year, we've watched you grow from a squishy infant into a super squishy toddler. A TODDLER - WHAT?!? We love playing with you, laughing with you (lots more laughs lately - they're the best!), feeding you, spending time with you, cuddling with you, soothing you, road trips with you, family time with you and just watching you explore the big world around you - from rolling over to sitting up to scooting to standing, and SOON walking.

We are so, so, so excited to watch you grow, learn and change... We hope you know how awesome Year 2 will be! WE LOVE YOU SO.

29.5 inches, 22.5 pounds... 4 teeth so far (and 2 very close).

A FULL WORD LIST:
(In this last month, you've more than doubled your vocabulary (starting at #17 with "Apple")! ...Favorites: Dada, Mama, APPLE, All Done, Up, Banana ("nana")