Dear Shae,
You most definitely have all the "2nd child" things going on - and the lateness of this post is just one example!
We celebrated your 1st birthday at our small house in Decorah with some of our closest family and friends that lived in town. It was small, quaint, and perfect. You didn't seem to like your cake very much (just like big sis on her 1st birthday) but I was ok with that! I'm not sure you even realized the presents were for you because Quinn took complete control. Go figure!
You are almost 13 months now, going on 3.5 years old. You mimic Quinn with just about everything these days. Whether its standing on a chair to reach the monkey bars, swinging on your stomach, balancing on the wall at the park, playing "raaaaar" in the kitchen, eating cheese wraps, pickles, or sitting on the training potty fully clothed... you want to be just like your big sis. Quinn loves it and she loves being with you! Her favorite part of the day is when you wake up in the morning or from your nap. It goes both ways. In fact, recently, I have to watch you closely if you wake up before Quinn because you will go to her room and bang on the door or barge in and yell so she wakes up!
You still like to wake in the middle of the night to get a little cuddle from mom - and want absolutely nothing to do with dad during those wee hours. You actually hit him over and over and over until he puts you down or I come in. But when you wake - he's the one you want! I'm more than ready for you to sleep through the night, so please consider it.
Words you like to/can say: bye bye, maaaaa, brrrr (I think) baaaaa (that's your raaaaar) and hi. You make the cutest "vroom" sound when playing with blocks and chase Quinn around the island every night while I cook dinner. Your favorite foods are mini meatballs, strawberries, veggie straws, and pickles pickles pickles. Whole milk is probably the grossest thing you've ever tried - or atleast you make it seem that way. Your 1 year check up is next week so i'll be sure to edit this post with your weight and height, etc.
Shae, you are one of a kind. Determined, stubborn, sweet, loving, and silly are all words that describe you very well. We love you so very much!
Love, Mama
Love, love, love those pictures of her! They'll be priceless in years to come!
ReplyDeleteLove that sweet girl. Loved all the pics, but I think the double fisting toothbrushes was my fav. She's such a great girl Tara...proud of you for the last year and all the transitions you went through.
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