One year

Well, Amelia turned 1 today. I know people always say, “I can’t believe it! It seems like just yesterday she was born...” when their kids turn one, but not me. Me, I can believe it. In fact, I may have aged 2 years. I mean, I can hardly remember being pregnant (sneaky how that works - that's how people end up having more than 1 kid...).

Anyway, I think she is ready to be a one year old, and you know what, I am ready too.

She liked her cake. I made whole wheat zucchini cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting. Pretty cool that I have a few more years before she knows her mom makes her nerdy nutritionist birthday cakes. Cash liked it too.

In other news, she started walking on Saturday (like really walking, no more crawling, just walking everywhere) and she loves walking around all day long.

She doesn't so much like drinking whole milk. In fact, you can see for yourself. Here she is drinking it one of the first times. It hasn't gotten any less dramatic.

As for words, she points and says "us-at" or "uh-dat" all day long (meaning "what's that?" and wanting you to tell her about everything) She also says truck, cracker, dog, roar, vroom vroom and meow (sounds more like "ow" - she learned that one very loudly in the middle of Relief Society as she saw a picture of a cat and started saying "ow, ow, ow" over and over in a very loud voice). Still no mama or dada...mostly she just screams to get our attention.

What a miracle you came into our lives. We love you Amelia.

Things I want for Amelia's birthday...

1. I think these blocks are so cute. What do you think? Will she play with them or will they just end up looking cute lost under couches and with peeling paint (courtesy of her 4 fun teeth)?

2. A world map to hang in her room. I think this one is so cute...

Things Amelia likely wants for own her birthday...

1. Her very own MacBook Pro. The hot pink kid's laptop that plays music and sings songs is just not as cool as the one sitting on mom's lap that she is not supposed to play with.

2. A pair of expensive glasses. Preferably on some unsuspecting person's head. Because it's always more fun to grab them from off the nose of someone unsuspecting.

3. A bunch of binkies. And she would probably be extra tickled if you could throw in a few kids from whom to steal these new binkies.

Hmm...I say until she can protest, I get to get her what I want for her birthday :) Unfortunately my tastes are expensive, so she may end up getting some cake and a pair of shoes.