BIRTHDAY BEAUTY!!

Our Little Missy Moo,
How has the time gone by so fast??  I look @ your baby pictures + feel like I can't remember those days, yet, I remember every wonderful moment of your precious life!  All your first squeaks, smiles, laughs, cries, rolls, scoots, crawls, pull ups, crashes, bounces, dances, words, sounds, + steps... your FIRST YEAR has changed our lives forever!  Daddy + I are so proud of you!  Thank you my sweet princess for being YOU!

IT'S A...GIRL!!! are the words that stand out the most on this monumental day!

7lbs.11oz. 21in. born @ 9:31am MST:)

Elsie Anne was 'frank breech' (pike position), hence her first nick name...'crazy legs'...now you see why:)

BIRTHDAY MORNING:)  we are super excited!!

Birthday Breakfast w/ a doughnut pyramid, is a tradition for Momma + now we get to use it for EA!  Henry gets to enjoy EA's birthday celebration too:)

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
*walks 10 steps b/t Shawn + I
*wants to 'walk' up the steps, holding on to our hands
*knows to go 'feet first' down the steps + turns around 2ft before she gets there, too cute!
*climbs up onto our low couch, w/ a pillow to step on
*loves jumping/bouncing
*dances up a storm, her favorite music is rap, or anything w/ a good bump!!
*waves hello/bye-bye/night-night
*pee-pee on potty before bathtime (2-3/wk)
*sleeps 7pm-7am, generally
*eats finger foods
*4 top teeth, 2 bottom teeth
*drinks out of sippy cup + water bottle... NO MORE BOTTLES!
*loves 'driving' Daddy's truck (when its not cranked-up!)
*has to have food when we're eating, fun eating as a family!
*has to ride standing up in the front of any store buggy (not so happy Daddy showed her this trick)
*loves eating rocks (smooth ones for vases). she's turned it into a game where she puts them in her mouth, we hold our hand out under her mouth + she drops it into our hand + LAAAUGHS:)
*plays incredibly sweet w/ older or younger friends
*loves giving kisses + hugs, sometimes on demand:)
*feels like a big girl when she gets to turn off the lights!

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
*trumpets + stomps like an elephant
*barks like a dog
*squeeks like a monkey
*thumps her chest like a gorilla
*tweets like a bird
*caaws like a crow
*growls like a bear/lion
*moos like a cow
*quacks like a duck
*moves her mouth like a fish
*choo-choos like a train
*points to her eyes, when asked
*honks her nose, when asked
*grabs her ears, when asked
*blows kisses "MUUUAH!" w/ hand!
*ball: "baoowl" she sounds very southern :)
*balloon: "ba-ooo"
*"bubble"
*bunny: "ha-ha" w/ a bouncing motion
*HOT: "ha!" + puts her hand out in a 'stop' position like we do
*night,night: "ni,ni"
*up: "Uu!" as she is holding onto our legs + reaching up
*"MaMa"
*"DaDa"
*bottle: "BaBa"
*"Uh-Oh!"
*"Hi!" over + over, to people even in the grocery store, until she gets their attention:)
*Hey there: "Hey Daaare!"
*"Go,Go,Go"