Kate turned one year old on Wed., August 19, 2009. We celebrated her birthday the previous Saturday afternoon with a party at our house. She seemed to enjoy every part of it after she got used to having so many family and neighbors in one place. She adored tearing into her own birthday cake and into all of her many gifts. Unfortunately, she got poked with 3 more immunizations on her actual birthday. She is now 30.5 inches tall and 24 pounds--both exactly in the 89th percentile. She also has many more teeth growing in, including some molars.
Since getting a bunch of push and pull toys, her walking skills have improved. She practices all the time and can now walk across the living room without assistance. She is so proud of herself.
She is weaned from her bottle and from formula and now drinks whole milk out of a sippy cup in addition to nearly everything that we eat. She only uses her pacifier at nap and bedtime now, too. She constantly babbles in a conversational tone and enjoys flirting with people who catch her fancy in the grocery store or a restaurant.
