We were so excited for our little girl to turn ONE. I woke her up with the traditional birthday song. (Okay, I didn’t wake her up. She always wakes up before I go in there.)
The day before her birthday, we had her party. It was a “get ready to get wet” theme and everyone seemed to have a great time. We set up a bunch of water toys, threw water balloons, ate a sandwich buffet, and feasted on cake pops from Grandma Cole.
We saved opening presents until after Haley’s nap… and the next day… and the next. I think it’s nice not to overwhelm little children with present after present. This way, she’s had something new each day. Today was the last of it, so now we’re back to status quo.
Just like when JT turned one, we had professional photos taken. I don’t have the pictures back yet but I do have a link to the “teasers” on her blog. We love Sarah Ellen and would recommend her wholly! (For us, she has taken JT’s one year photos, Haley’s birth photos, Mother’s Day family photos, Haley’s one year photos, and Jim’s sister’s wedding pictures!) I will probably post my favs when she’s done with them.
We had Haley’s one year check up this week. She is 27.5 inches tall (15th percentile) and weighs 14 pounds, 12 ounces (below zero, no gain in the past month). Our pediatrician, who is fabulous, told us not to stress about food and make it a battle… but to please offer healthy, high calorie, nutrient rich food every two hours. She also told us to see if she would drink more whole milk from a bottle than from a sippy cup. “You can break her of the bottle at 15 months instead,” she said, “but let’s get some weight on.” Haley’s doctor acknowledged that Haley is an energetic, cheerful girl who has her one-year milestones but wants to make sure we’re doing all we can to keep her growing. Now that she is eating more on her own, I’m curious to see if she puts on some weight. She loves to be in control!
At one, Haley…
- can say mom, dad, brother, dog, grandma, cracker, hi, bye, truck
- can sign milk, all done, more, sleep, change (diaper)
- waves, claps, points, can give kisses, high-fives, and phone homes (if you don’t know, ask JT)
- is pulling to standing and beginning to cruise
- can climb stairs up – working on coming down
Hooray for being one!
In honor of her first birthday, I finally had a photobook of her birth photos printed. I love it!
The Keene Family 