Almost One!

Caitlyn turns one on Friday. It is scary how fast time has gone by. Caitlyn is no longer my little baby. She is growing like crazy, with tons of personality and independence.

Just a peak at our princess...
* She isn't really talking much yet but will say Mama, Dada, Hi, Wow and Night, Night when she feels like it.
* She is such a happy girl with smiles for everyone she sees and is always giggling about something.
* She loves giving high-5's.
* She hasn't quite got walking down yet. She cruises around the house like crazy but has to be holding onto the sofa, coffee table, wall or cupboards. She has taken about 6 steps in a row without holding on to something but then she realizes she is still on her feet, gets confused, and quickly falls down and starts crawling. She has also started doing the strangest knee walking. She will cruise around on her feet and then when she doesn't have anything else to hold onto he will kneel down and walk around on her knees. Its her walking/rawling hybrid. Such a random girl!
* She loves being outside and playing at the park. Even when she ends up summersaulting (oops!) down the big slide she is ready to get right back on and go again.
* She loves socializing and meeting new people. She is often the center of attention during church meetings much to her delight and her parents dismay. We love our cute little distraction.
* She LOVES talking to the pictures of family we have on the fridge. She carries on extensive conversations with them laughing the whole time.
* She loves animals (her stuffed ones and real ones) and her favorite show is Curious George.
* She eats anything and everything. Her favorite thing is usually whatever you are eating. But she does tend to prefer black beans, cooked carrots and quesadillas. Her dad is so proud that the other day when I went to lunch with a friend she was offered cooked carrots or french fries. She threw the french fry on the floor and ate the whole bowl of cooked carrots. She is still nursing (more for comfort at night and before and after naps), drinks water and whole milk like a champ out of her sippy cups and has a bottle of formula still at night before bed.
* We went through a rough patch where she wanted to sleep with us in our bed and would scream when we put her in her crib but she has moved on (thankfully!) and sleeps through the night once again in her crib cuddled up to her giraffe.
* She still sucks her thumb while holding her bear blankie. We are ok with this for now and will deal with the consequences later.
* She has had four teeth on top and four on the bottom since about 8 months. No more have come in since then.
* She is mom's best bud but loves her one-on-one time with her daddy!