Anna is 1

Our baby is 1 and yes, she's still a baby in many ways.  She's definitely gotten more fiesty lately.  It's so hard having holiday birthdays.  The past bit has been so crazy but thankfully I feel the roller coaster slowing down.  Yesterday was my preschool Christmas party so I'm officially on Christmas Break and Cyrena is after today.  YAY! 

We had a very busy weekend so when Monday came our energy was pretty low.  On top of that I was having some severe tooth pain so I went to get checked and ended up having an emergency root canal.  It was more painful than other root canals I've had so let's just say I was in a less than jolly mood for Anna's birthday.  I tried my best though.  I had already baked a little cake for her then David decorated it for her.  That man is a rock star, I couldn't make it a day without his help.  So without further ado, here are the pics of our new 1 year-old.

So excited to open presents...We got her some felt food, a little people playset, a doll, and some pjs.  I'm trying to force the doll on her and she just gets mad and tosses it in anger. Maybe someday...

We had BBQ chicken salad for dinner.  This girl loves chicken.

David's masterpiece

For these next few pictures, I'm just going to let you see the sequence of events--no explanation needed

yes we are terrible parents and yes she has a little burn blister on her hand...but chocolate soothed all her pains

About Anna:

*She is combat crawling everywhere (since Thanksgiving) and can now get back into a seated position

*She babbles a lot, mostly saying 'dada' but sometimes 'bababa' and 'mamama' And sort of says 'Hi'

*We are trying to teach her not to hit us in the face (her favorite pasttime) but instead use her hand to lightly stroke our face and say "nice, nice" so she mimics that unless she's angry; then she just slaps us....

*She is working on sign language and almost has 'more' and 'all done' down.  Otherwise she just screams in a very high-pitched tone to let us know she's either thirsty, hungry, tired, or bored.

*Her head has gotten more proportional and they said she could stop wearing her cranial band.  We're still putting it on her when she sleeps though because of her flat spot.

*She is already off her bottle and just uses a sippy cup.  But this girl eats a LOT and poops 3-4 times a day--seriously!

*She is a huge flirt and loves to make people smile.  During our ward Christmas Party there was a lot of singing and she stood on my lap squealing and clapping the entire time.  A lot of people were watching her instead of the program.  She also loves to dance.

*She still takes 2 naps, 1 short morning one and a long afternoon one.

*She interacts a lot with her sisters, making them laugh and imitating sounds and squeals.  She has recently discovered their room and loves to crawl down the long hallway to get to it.

We LOVE this girl! 

Anna's 1 Year Stats: 
weight: 23 lbs (78%)
height: 30 3/4 inches (91%)
head: 18 centimeters (68%)