Deployment Blog

Amy celebrated her 1st birthday today!

The latest on Amy's development:
- She can say MAMA and HI and EIEIO. (She loves saying HI and waving at people.)
- She still has no teeth.
- She is crawling everywhere and can crawl very fast!
- She can pull herself up and "cruise" (i.e. walk while holding onto stuff) around the room by herself.
- She can crawl up stairs!
- She nods, claps, and dances to music.
- She takes one or two 1-2 hour naps per day.
- She enjoys going out and meeting new people.
- She doesn't cry when Grandma and Grandpa come over to babysit and Mommy leaves.
- Her favorite foods are bananas, avacados, and whatever Mommy is eating.
- She's sleeping in her own crib, in her own room all the way through the night (9-10 hours in a stretch most nights).
- She doesn't use bottles anymore and enjoys drinking whole milk from her sippy cup.
- She likes to chase and toss her ball around, play with toys that make noise, and have books read to her. She will crawl over with a book in her hand when she wants you to read to her.
- Her favorite stuffed animals are her tiger, polar bear, spider, moose, and owly.

I really am a very lucky Mom! I had some medical problems earlier this month and even when I had to be in the hospital a few days, she was great for Grandma, Grandpa, and our friend, Theresa! I'm truly blessed to have such a great little kid! I can't wait for Josh to come home and share in the joy (notwithstanding the occasional stinky diaper).