ONE YEAR

Walking and Clapping, a typical pastime:)

11 1/2 months at the best place on earth- The Beach

May 11 - We spent Kelsey's actual bday at the Magic House after lunch with Daddy :)

Kelsey's party- clapping after Happy Birthday song

Posing for a pic with Mommy and Daddy when she's clearly done

Happy Girl after her birthday party with friends

Bubbie and Aunt Becky traveled to be here for Kelsey's party. THANK YOU!


Loving my balloons

We can't believe Kelsey is ONE YEAR OLD! It's been a whirlwind of fun! Kelsey is walking all over the place, sometimes so fast I can't get ahead of her to keep her out of too much trouble. She loves playing in cabinets, chasing Mocha and Bella around, playing with her friends, reading books and making music by shaking, banging or dropping! She's saying so many new words and has especially grown in her sign repertoire. She signs please, thank you, my turn, milk, eat, water and more. She's following 1-2 step directions easily and pretends to go " nite nite" by tilting her head to the side. It's amazing watching how interactive she is with other kids and us and yet still we're so lucky that she's content enough to explore and play on her own as well. Her stats at her 12 month check up were 16 lbs 14.5 oz which has her fallen off the growth chart. This prompted our pediatrician to order some bloodwork which all came back fine. Kelsey now loves yogurt, cheese and with some additions (ice cream and banana) we're working on whole milk and are confident that our petite girl is going to gain weight faster. Minus her size, the pediatrician had great things to say even telling us that developmentally she's doing a lot of 15 month old skills. That's our girl!! We are so delighted with all that she's doing and even have to chuckle at her budding stubborn, funny personality. We are very much looking forward to the next year and watching the love of our lives grow! Happy Birthday, Baby Girl!