Happy 1st Birthday!!!

On August 4th, we celebrated Elizabeth's first birthday!  This year has flown by, and I can't believe this time last year we were getting used to having a little newbie in our family.  I can genuinely say I have enjoyed every day - a friend told me when I was pregnant never to wish away the newborn days because your baby will never be that little again.  She was so right, and I thought about that often over the past year. 

 



Here's what Elizabeth has been up to:

~Walking EVERYWHERE!!!  Crawling is a thing of the past!
~Eating has changed quite a bit too!  Elizabeth eats 3 meals a day and 2 snacks, I feel like we spend most of our day eating!  She had no problem switching to cows milk and bottles are slowly being phased out.  Cheese and carbs are still a favorite.
~Swinging, "running" in the grass, and just being outside are a few of Elizabeth's favorite things.
~"baby" is a new favorite word
~Sleeping is still good- 2 naps a day (I am no rush to change that!), and usually in bed by 7/7:30pm and sleeps until 6/6:30am
~10 teeth!
~Very outgoing- Elizabeth will make friends with anyone!

Elizabeth's 12 month measurements:
Weight- 19lbs. 13oz.  (25th percentile)
Length - 28 inches (25th-50th percentile)
Head - 46 cm.  (75th-90th percentile)

To celebrate, David took vacation the day of Elizabeth's birthday, and we spent the day in the city.  We debated having a party, but in the end, we decided to plan a special day with just the 3 of us. 

As soon as we woke up, the celebration started!



 

 

 

Our first stop was the New York Public Library at Bryant Park.  We went to see an exhibit on children's books which was EXCELLENT!  While there, we happened upon a baby group, so Elizabeth went to that as well.  She LOVED it, they sang songs, read books, and did a puppet show.

 

(original Winnie the Pooh)

(she LOVES pushing the stroller)

After the library, we rode the carousel in Bryant Park.  Elizabeth loved it!



The next stop was the American Girl store.  For some reason, and I don't understand why, David said this stop was more for me than Elizabeth;)!  I LOVED my American Girl dolls, and every since Elizabeth was born, I was so excited to get her a doll.  We got her a bitty baby for her birthday, and when she's older, she will get one of the "older" dolls. 

Lastly, we had lunch reservations at Landmarc.  But, by the time we made it there, we were exhausted and decided to cancel our reservations and have lunch at the bar in Whole Foods - beer and flatbread- because we're classy like that;) 

By 3:30 we were home and Elizabeth was EXHAUSTED!  She enjoyed her chocolate smash cake, and David and I enjoyed a piece of the other cake.  David spent the weekend perfecting both her cakes!

I can't believe my sweet baby is 1!!!!  Elizabeth- we love you SO much and you have brought so much joy to our entire family.  You are always smiling, and love to do just about anything.  We feel so very lucky to wake up to your smiling face each and every day.  You are a true blessing!