One Year Old!!!

Adelaide is now one year old!! The year has flown by, but it seems forever ago when she was a little baby. We're in Texas, so she got to celebrate her first birthday with Irelands. When you ask her, "Addie, how old are you?" she'll hold up a little finger for "1". I didn't think she'd be able to catch on to that just yet, but she has! Sometimes she gets confused with her tricks and shows us her tongue instead. (We've been working on "Addie, where is your tongue?"). And sometimes she just wants the praise she knows is coming and will bypass the trick and just start clapping!

Adelaide's not walking, but is a fast crawler and loves to climb. She tried eating my sister's salad with a spoon last night! I guess we need to start letting her feed herself with utensils. She LOVES her sippy-cup, especially when there's juice in it. Addie loves wrestling with her Daddy or a big stuffed animal. She loves opening and closing books, especially ones with "lift-the-flaps". She also likes to make music by banging toys together, playing on her new piano/xylophone, or pulling up to play on the big piano. She gives great hugs and kisses, too. Addie loves to laugh, especially when her cousins are playing with her. They dressed up like a cow and horse, and she thought it was hilarious! She initiates play with people by chuckling. It's funny to watch her try to get people's attention while we're out. Addie loves animals, especially dogs, ducks and cats. She likes to go "bye bye," and will get all excited and start kicking her legs and waiving when we're going out the door. She seems to be very social and playful, but maybe what baby isn't?