1 year!!!!

Our littlest little turns 1 today! It is very bittersweet. The year passed by so quickly and I'm not too sure how the newborn we brought home turned into a toddler.

At 12 months, Presley is walking full time. She walks as far as she can, falls, then stands right back up and continues walking. She adores climbing up and down the stairs and knows to turn around at the top to get down. I see gate-less stairs in my near future (YAY!).

Presley is very vocal and knows quite a few words (mama, dada, ball, all done, poop, boot, book, back, wow, pop, stop, banana and hi). She says "uh oh" every time she drops something and I swear she drops things on purpose just so she can say it! She can make sounds and knows what a piggy, bear, cow and Santa say. She is signing less since she's started saying more words and still has the same half a dozen signs. She is starting to know her body parts and can point to her head and nose when asked.

Her favorite toys are books, hands down. She is always picking out books and going to a chair to sit down and "read" them. Her favorite is "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?". She will also bring you books so you can read to her. She likes putting smaller objects into bigger ones so this one stacking toy that Nana and Grandpa bought awhile back is a big hit. She also really enjoys playing the piano.

Her favorite activities are going for walks (all bundled up in the wagon), going to story time at the library and playing on the slide at the family centre.

Presley is still a really good eater. She has started refusing a few foods some meals (eggs and some veggies) but will eat them at other times. My fingers are crossed that we avoid another picky eater! She loves meat and will always finish that part of the meal first. She is still nursing several times a day. She has graduated from drinking water in a sippy cup to a cup with a straw. She's getting quite good at drinking from a cup (with help).

Sleep is still random. In the past month, she went from sleeping through the night, to not, back to sleeping through and the latest week has been not. I know it's mostly my own fault...we haven't done any sleep training whatsoever. I'd like to blame teeth but she has been stuck on 6 teeth for quite some time. She is a great napper and has 1-2 naps a day. She seems to be dropping the morning nap but when she starts the day at 530am (which is quite often), she can't last until after lunch without a nap.

Presley is such a happy kid. She always wakes up with a smile. She loves to hug and snuggle, gives kisses (Eskimo and regular!) and blows kisses as well.

She weighs 19lbs 14 oz and measures 29 inches long. She wears mostly 6-12 month clothing, size 2 shoes and size 3 diapers.

Things I never want to forget:
- how she tries to run. If you chase her, her little legs can't quite figure out how to run yet so she just pumps her arms faster and squeals!
-how she asks for something without actually asking. She goes, "hmm? hmm? hmm?" and then you get to guess what she wants.
-how she gives the best open mouthed, slobbery, all or nothing kisses. I know she'll eventually be more reserved with her affection so I don't want to forget her enthusiasm!