One

Wow! I cannot believe my little girl is one...and she has been for a week! Crazy. Nellie is perfect in every way and her birthday was very fun. She was a little bit sick on her birthday, but was such a trooper anyway.

Lunch with the Porters, cake and ice cream with the Beans. Presents first thing in the morning because Jack couldn't wait any longer for Nellie-girl to open them. Yummy chocolate cake. Cincinnati Chili for Lunch (a HUGE hit, pretty sure that will always be our birthday meal because it is our FAVORITE), and lots and lots of attention, and Kitchen fun (hint hint, this is the cliff hanger for a future post). Overall it was a great day and so fun to celebrate our sweet angel that came to us a year ago. Happy Birthday Nellie! We love you

Nellie Facts, 1 year:

-Weight: 18.3 lbs
-Height: 29.5 inches
-Head circumference: Perfect ( i can't remember)
-Nellie loves to play with Jack
-She's a pro at stairs, has been going up and down for month or two now and hasn't fallen down them for at least 2 months
-She's almost walking. She walks back and forth between us, takes probably 8 wobley steps. She'll get it soon
-Doesn't like to miss anything
-Good napper, takes 2 naps. Both a couple of hours usually
-Doesn't sleep through the night. Has every once in a while but we have a theory that sleeping through the night makes her sick, because every time we get her to sleep all night, she gets sick, and then is up most of the night for a few days and it throws off her schedule.
-Still nurses. Probably 3 or 4 times. Especially when getting ready to go to sleep because she never did like the binky.
-Talks, all the time. Says ball, blanket, daddy, Jack, mama, and lots of other things i'm sure. She also always joins us when singing songs.
-Signs please
-Starting to really like books. She hasn't liked them much up until this point but  now is starting to sit with Jack while i read them both stories.
-Wears size 3 diapers and 12-18 month clothes.
-Gives great kisses
-Has 2 teeth

Nellie really is perfect, she is such a girl and we love it. She's got this fake cry that is so funny. She's very dramatic. I'm so grateful for my Nel!