Here is the 12 month post {just 12 days late}, along with just a few of my favorite pictures of Harper from the past year.
Harper had another growth spurt this past month. She now weighs around 20 pounds and is 29.75 inches tall according to the nurse's measurements at her well-child visit last Friday {and we all know how accurate those measurements are}. I guess it's about time for the next car seat. Oh- and no new teeth. She has the 4 on top and 2 on bottom.
She loooooves animals. She squeals so loud and smiles so big even when she just sees them on TV {real or animated}. It's so cute!
She also loves other little kids. She smiles and waves at them, but rarely gets a wave or smile in return.
She can say mama, dada, bye bye, and uh oh. She actually talks a lot and will carry on a conversation with us. It's just in her own little language ;) {You can forget that santa comment in her 11 month post. She was saying "sata" at the time, but doesn't do it anymore.}
I cut her down to only nursing 3 times a day a few days before her birthday. She seemed a little upset at first, but as long as she gets fed when she is hungry she doesn't seem to care whether it is breast or solids.
She won't drink anything but water out of the sippy cup, and you still can't feed her anything from a spoon {we've just started trying to teach her how to use utensils, but I'm not very consistent at it}. It still amazes me that she never took a paci and never ate any baby food, ever.
She is a good eater when she is given something she likes, but she is not always good about trying new foods {although she seems more willing to at dinner than during the day.} Her favorite foods include watermelon, cantaloupe, string cheese, peas, corn, meatballs, muffins {but not blueberry}, kix cereal, grilled nuggets from Chic-Fil-A, cheese quesadilla and black beans from Freebirds, and a couple different pasta casserole meals that I make.
She loves music. She bounces and sways when music starts playing. It always makes me smile.
She will grab our feet when she wants to be tickled, and she starts giggling before we even touch her.
She crawls or backs up into my lap when I'm sitting on the floor with her. Melts my heart every time.
She will give me "kisses" when I ask for them. She loves on her stuffed animals, too. Again, melts my heart.
She is not walking on her own, but she walks with push toys or holding our finger{s} with complete ease. She got a stroller walker at her birthday party and walked around with it for probably 45 minutes that night. {She actually took a couple steps on Sunday and again today...}
The #1 comment that we have gotten from strangers since day 1 {literally- the aide that took us to the post-partum room was the first to say it} is how alert she looks. It is so true. Harper doesn't miss a thing.
I really wish I was a better writer so that I could truly explain Harper's personality. She is such a funny, sweet, silly and smart little girl! She brings us more joy and happiness than I can put into words, and Jason and I feel beyond blessed to have her in our life :)
