Walking!

Vivi is walking! Last night (and again this morning) she walked half way across the kitchen (8 steps!) before sitting. I haven't been able to get any more than two steps on video though. We'll keep trying.

Playdate

I had a playdate with my friend Sara.

We played a duet on the piano

Then we tried to remove all the stickers from her toy

We also played a duet on the maracas but Mommy wasn't fast enough with her camera.

A baby's paradise

Vivi's PEP group (all the babies born within a few weeks of each other in town) had a one year birthday party for all the babies at the local MyGym. This place is a Gym just for little kids. Vivi loved it.

I found a ball!

Lots of balls!

A swing for two babies! 

I drove a car...

Through a "car wash" (pom poms hanging from the ceiling and lots of bubbles)

Back to the ball pit

Wheee - a slide


We also sang songs, had a baby zip line, climbed on all sorts of soft stairs, played on a trampoline, played with a parachute and saw puppet shows. Such a fun place for little ones.

Painting with brushes

I got paint brushes for my birthday!

No harm in using my fingers too though

A kiss for the painting

My masterpiece

Eating at my very own table

Matching socks

Vivi loves "helping" sort her clean laundry. This usually means that as I (or Lyle) put her clothes into piles (all the shirts in one pile and the pants in another), she grabs the clothes out of the top of basket and throws them somewhere on the floor. However, last week, as I was sorting out her laundry, she systematically picked out socks and handed them to me. I figured that was progress - she was starting to recognize that we were putting clothes of the same type together. Then, last night, after making a pile of socks, I was matching her socks and folding them together. She found two socks (that matched!) and handed them to me to be put together. It's amazing what she learns from watching.

12 month stats

Weight: 17 lbs, 10 oz. (5th percentile)
Height: 27.5 inches (10th percentile)

Birthday Party

I had a birthday party!

All my friends came to play.

My friends brought me toys and books!

A rubber duck with frosting! - I could get used to having birthday parties.

Rocking chair

Look at me in my rocking chair.  

Watch out, pillow, I am going to get you!

Vivi did this over and over - I finally got one attack on film.

Happy Birthday Vivi!

A year ago, we could not imagine the joy this tiny person would bring to our lives. Happy 1st birthday to the cutest, cleverest, silliest baby ever!

Vivi - month by month

Happy Valentine's Day

Wearing a fancy hat at school

Mess!

This is what happens when Vivi feeds herself refried beans and avocados. She is covered in food. That little thing that looks like a barrette in her hair - that's beans.