12 months!

I'm a couple weeks late...

Riley, you are 12 months old!

You are more fun every single day.

You smile, laugh and giggle a lot.

You are walking better, trying to go further and longer each time.

You love reading your books, flipping the pages by yourself.

You listen to music a lot, and love to dance and clap along.

You are talking more, and trying out new sounds too.

You say "cat" only it sounds like "at" every time you see Tater cross the room or see a picture of a cat.

You still love Tater, and get so excited to see him.

You love being outside, and fuss sometimes when I bring you back inside.

You swing at the park and laugh so hard each time.

You eat like a big girl now, mostly table food.

You have too many favorite foods to name them, you are a great eater.

You are drinking whole milk now, and today was your very first day with no formula.

You sleep 11-12 hours each night, and still nap twice a day (typically).

You love being tickled.

You love pillows, you cuddle and hug them and get excited to lay on them.

You have longer hair now, and it's blonder.

You aren't even 20 pounds yet, but getting close.

You are a tall girl, in the 90th percentile for height.

You have chunky feet, it makes us laugh...shoes are hard to buy.

You growl a lot, and we growl back.  It's so hilarious.

You are drinking from sippy cups a lot now, you are becoming a pro.

You rip off bibs, hats and socks. 

You like to drop things out of your crib, highchair and strollers.

We've lost toys and sunglasses on our walks.

You toss out all your "crib" toys and blanket before falling asleep.

You throw food and sippy cups when you've had enough.

You get excited to see Daddy when he gets home from work.

You still have only eight teeth, but the doctor said your molars are starting to come in.

You clap, give "high five's" and wave "bye bye."

You give kisses.

You throw tantrums and get angry at times too.

You wiggle and squirm so much when we hold you.

You prefer being free...but you still have your cuddly moments.

You act shy at times, turning your head away.

You like to take baths and play with all the fun water toys.

You like to try to brush your own teeth, but really just bite the toothbrush.

You crawl really fast now, warp speed.

You laugh when walking a lot, it gets you excited.

You open cabinets and pull everything out.

You are messy, like all babies are.

You get mad at us when we say "no."

You are starting to want more and more independence.

You are also going through seperation anxiety.

You keep us busy.

You make us smile and laugh.

You make us want to cry and scream too.

You mainly just make us happy.

You bring us so much joy.

You are our little girl and you are one year old now!