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1 Year Old!

Our baby girl is now 1 year old! So crazy to think she is already one. I've been asked a few times now if i'm ready for another one and the answer is still no, not yet. I want to enjoy Hailey as much as possible before we try for another one and I'm just not ready. I have also successfully weaned her as of 2 1/2 weeks ago so I want to enjoy the new found freedom for a while yet too :) My good friend has a 6 week old and it almost seems impossible that Hailey was once that small....funny how the hard stuff is blurry in my memory.....maybe that's why people have more then one kid...they can't remember how tough it is.

When I first started writing on this blog it felt like she would accomplish one major mile marker a month but the older she gets the quicker she picks things up. She is crawling like a champ and now starting to stand up on her own without holding onto anything and even has take a few steps towards me. Her first steps were actually on her birthday. My friend has a little girl who is 2 months older then Hailey and just to see her walking around seems so strange. I'm sure the next time I write on this blog she'll be walking.

When Hailey was 5 months we started signing to her but only really did "more" and "all done". She always just looked at me like I was crazy each time I did it, then she started to just stare and yesterday she signed "more" for the first time. It's so awesome to see her connect the words with actions.

She is still eating really well and will eat anything you give her and in large amounts. She still only weighs 22 lbs and is 29 1/2 inches long. I am so thankful that she eats so well.

I was looking at Hailey while we were out eating the other night and for some reason it hit me that she's not going to slow down. She's going to get bigger and bigger. I know your thinking....that's not much of a revelation but when Hailey was first born I only tried to think of the present, then the next month then her first birthday was the furtherest I've ever thought of. Sounds funny I know but it just hit me that she's going to grow up.

We had a party for her with Brad's parents who flew in for her birthday and some close friends. It was small but just perfect. Hailey did great with everyone and she loved her cake.

She is still making us laugh daily and as we say she's got a touch of crazy in her and we love it.