Ella at 12 months!!

Last birthday post, I promise!!

We took Ella for her well check up today. Here are her stats and some of what she's doing as she turns 1 year old!

• You weigh 19 lb 11 oz, and are 29 inches long. That is the 50% for weight, and 43% for height! Your head is still tiny at 17.3 inches (24%).
• You're wearing 12 month clothes and size 3 diapers. You still have really tiny feet, and you're only wearing a size 2-3 in shoes. 
• You take two naps a day, have 3 meals of table food, usually 2 snacks between meals, and milk 3 times a day. You're still nursing once a day, first thing in the morning, but pretty soon you'll be on whole milk full time! You had your first whole milk in a bottle last night, and you weren't too fond of it. We'll keep trying though. Overall, you have done pretty good this month with the whole weaning process. Mommy, though, has had a little harder time with it. :(
• You have 8 teeth, and it looks like a few molars and maybe even some cuspids on their way. Yay for teething!! 
• You got FOUR shots at your appointment this morning. Let me tell you, the crying and sobbing brought pitiful to a whole new level. Heart wrenching every time. One of those shots was your flu shot, so hopefully that will prevent getting the flu this season. But since it was your first dose of that, we have to take you back in 30 days for a booster. :( 
• You will take up to 3 or 4 steps at a time, but only when we force you to. You'd much rather crawl because you're SO fast. You still love to climb on anything and everything. I really have to keep my eye on you! You also love to stand up, and can stand on your own for several minutes. You've started standing up from the sitting position in the middle of the room all the time now. You also love to get behind a push toy and run. Yes, RUN! You're quick! I know walking/running on your own is not very far away.  
• You have several words: Mama, Dada, Bye, Baby, Dog. Love hearing your sweet little voice when you babble!  
• You're so content to sit in your stroller when we go on an outing to the park or somewhere else. Usually it's because you're snacking or having lunch, but you love to just sit there and watch everything. Once you start walking, I'm sure that will totally change!! 
• You love, LOVE to play outside in the back yard. Anytime the door opens, you bee-line to it and cry if it gets shut before you can get there. 
• You're a little bit of a drama queen lately. The screams, squeals, and dramatic cries are at an all-time high. :) And I don't see that changing anytime soon. 
• You're very attached to your lovey. Anytime you're getting sleepy and we happen to be upstairs, you'll crawl into your room, reach through the slats on the crib and pull it through. That's when we know it's time for ni-night!! You definitely love to snuggle that lovey!
• You enjoy reading books more and more now. Especially the Touch & Feel kind. And singing silly songs always gets you smiling (when you're happy) or calms you down (when you're upset). Twinkle, Twinkle and Itsy Bitsy Spider are two of your favs. 
• You love to play airplane and fly to get your brother. No matter what kind of mood you're in, that will always get you laughing!! 
• Your pretty smile, loving cuddles, and playful laugh always have a way of brightening each of our days. You're the best little girl / little sis we could've ever asked for. Love you to pieces!! And looking forward to another fun year with you! 

Our final monthly photo shoot.....

Also, I wanted to post here on the blog Ella's 1 year pictures that we had done recently. Ella was pretty cooperative, and Laura was able to get some really cute shots!! I had such a hard time picking out a few favorites to have printed. Love them all!