1-Year Check-up

We took D in for her 1-year check up and she is still in the 50th percentile for height and weight. Her head is still above average, which is hilarious because some of her shirts can be a little tight.

She started saying "hi" yesterday out of the blue. I woke her up from her afternoon nap and said "hi" to her and she politely responded.

Her first word was "Duck" although the "ck" is a little hard for her. It sounds more like "Duh" but she points at her pink, rubber duck. She also calls her green frog "Duh" so I'm working on "frog" with her.

We are also working on:

• Socks
• Shoes
• Dog
• Muppet
• Book
• Breakfast
• Eat

She has "Mama" and "Dada" nailed and we turn sappy when she utters these beloved words.

I haven't mentioned yet that she kicks a soccer ball quite naturally. She keeps the ball right in front of her and uses her feet to get it out when it's stuck. She is borrowing nanny's orange size 2 soccer ball and grandpa Jeff and Granny Elaine gave her a PINK size 3 for her birthday. Ohhh man... her birthday. She has plenty of toys now, and clothing...

She's crazy for books. She likes peek-a-boo and touch-and-feel books the best. I need to update Dahlia's Library (linked the blog page) because it will be fun in ten years to see how many she has.

Tomorrow is Easter. I bought transparent eggs that look like chicks and have little feet. Since we're not giving her sugar, I put some of her favorite dry treats inside; like Cheerios and crunchy baby food.

We are having Easter Brunch and she'll wear a very nice green, spring-type dress that she got for her birthday.

I hope everyone has a great Easter!