Goofy Goofy Girl

Hi baby cakes.  I just wanted to write a little bit more after your birthday party.  And that you are a goofy one.  Just in the last couple weeks, you have really started realizing that you can get laughs from us.  And so you make funny noises or you just plain start laughing.  And not like a real laugh...but like a "I'm trying to make my self laugh" kind of laugh.  And you do it at the best times too.  I can't tell you how many times your Daddy says something funny to me or your Sissies do...and you shouldn't have a clue what they are saying...but then you give that little goofy laugh.  Which, of course, makes us laugh at you...and then you love it that you got a good reaction from us, so you do even more.  =)

I have also realized in the last week or two that you know almost EVERYTHING that I am saying to you.  For example tonight you had an apple that you just kept playing with in your mouth and I wanted to eat your eggs on your tray instead, so I say, "take a bite of your eggs" and you take the apple out of your mouth and pick up the eggs and eat them.  It's crazy...like, all of a sudden, you know everything that's going on...you just can't really talk yet.  But you do love to still ask, "Wassis?", or "Whooosis?" to just about everything you see!

We went to the doctor last week and had your 1-year check up and got your shots.  We are majorly changing your formula/milk regime.  I had started mixing in whole milk with your bottles of formula...and now, there are no bottles and we don't have to worry about getting 20-24 oz. of formula anymore.  So, I am now (per doc) to offer your milk at meals in a sippy, but no bottle at all.  Truly, you haven't gotten too much milk...you love water, but you don't drink milk too well yet.  And the Doc said not to worry about that either...that sometimes it takes weeks to get adjusted.  I feed you as much dairy foods as possible and put milk in everything that makes sense...and then just let it be after that.  You drink a ton of water, so I am grateful for that...and probably get about 6-8 oz of milk out of your sippy per day right now.  I hope that increases!

Also, your measurements are:

22 lbs, 3 oz (81st percentile)
30.5 inches  (89th percentile)
18 1/2 inches head circumference (93rd percentile)

Now...on to your party!  You had a blast...we had our house full of family and friends!  I don't think you quite got it that these people were all there for you, but you sure loved having them there!  You are little social thing.  And your first cake experience was so cute - you loved the cake, but the icing wasn't your favorite!  You even gagged a little and made a face when you at the icing.  Definitely NOT like your Mama in this department!

Here are some good pictures from your big day...enjoy!  Love you!