harper turns one!!

on december 1st, my baby turned one.  i can hardly believe how quickly harper's first year FLEW by.  i said that about rowan, but that year felt like an eternity compared to how fast this one went.  i love this little stinker.

 

her day was quite uneventful, as I was swamped processing orders.  i did spend time with her, and we made a birthday cake.

 ...which she rather enjoyed :)

at one, harper is:

walking!  just a little, she took her first steps on november 14th, gradually progessing to walking more and more.  but she still likes to crawl--it's much faster for her.

climbing up and down the stairs.  she loves it, and loves that she's not supposed to.  she likes when i chase her up the stairs too.

clapping, grabbing everything, screeching, whining, dancing, fake-laughing (and real laughing)

loves looking at books, but likes to turn the pages herself.  and if the book is too long, she gets restless and wants to move on.

loves attention.

loves playing with her sister, despite getting pounced on a little here and there.  i'm excited for these two to grow up together.

not much of a cuddler :(  she likes her space.

transitioning from 2 naps to one, and it's kind of hard to deal with, especially on Sundays.

screams for everything: when she wants something, when she's hungry, when she's tired.  she's a screecher.

and for her stats:

weight: 22.5 lbs (74%)

length: 29.7 inches (71%)

head circ: 18.5 inches (93%)

she's a chunker (seriously, she's a TANK compared to Ro), but we just love every little bit of her.  happy birthday my little nugget!  i love you to bits!