Addy turned One!

My baby is 1! Addy had a birthday on January 17. We started her special day with birthday pancakes. She was skeptical at first, but soon learned to appreciate the candle and delicious blueberry pancakes.

Unfortunately, January 17 fell on a work day for me, so it was just a normal day, but we did celebrate with a mini cupcake after dinner (practice run for the birthday party...see below).

As you can see, it was so good, Addy had to try to get every last crumb!

We had a birthday party for Addy on Saturday, the 22nd. Grandma and Grandpa Wilson flew in from Ohio for the special occasion, and Grandma and Grandpa Berger and the Jarvis's came over from the East Coast as well. Here is the Birthday Girl in her special shirt.

Papa made Addy her very own "cake in a can" and decorated it himself. I don't think he's ever baked me a cake, so that should tell you how much he loves this baby. She started off pretty intimiated by the size of the cake and sheer volume of icing atop the tower of cake.

Obviously, this did not last. Just after this shot, Addy got me good in the face with one of those hands. Somehow Papa escaped unharmed.

We had to say good bye to Grandmas and Grandpas after church on Sunday morning, but we snapped a picture of Addy with her Grands before they had to go. Pretty obvious that Addy's 99th% height comes from my side of the family. :)

Alex and I are so blessed to have this beautiful baby. We remind each other of it everyday, and comment every day how very much we love her. Here are some facts about Addy at age 1:

Nickname: Babe-O

Height: 32 3/4 inches

Weight 25.2lbs.

Head size: Off the charts.

Eats: Everything, but especially loves fruit, Cheerios, and Annie's Bunny snacks. She's recently started eating Macaroni and Cheese and more meat (she didn't care for the texture of meat before). She always wants some of whatever Alex and I have.

Sleeps: So well, all through the night, and with her bunny and her paci

Speaks: Her vocab includes: Mama, Baby, Ball, Uh-oh, and Yay. I think she knows Papa, but Alex doesn't think so.

Funny tricks: Down dog (yoga), blow kisses, courtesy laugh

Loves: books, Papa, her bunny, people watching, baths/water, remote controls and cell phones (but don't try to fool her with broken/unused ones, she knows the difference), packaging she can pop tops off of (like a Pringles can)

Hates: to have her clothes changed, sippy cups as replacement for bottles, the sound of packing tape dispensers (as we discovered recently in our move).