Ayla Turns ONE

It is so hard to believe that ONE YEAR ago, you were welcomed into lives.  We prayed so hard for you, and God really owned up to our prayers.  You are such a happy, healthy baby just liked we asked.  It's wonderful to see your personality already at such a young age.  We know that as you grow, you will be an incredible nurturer.  You take every opportunity to hug and kiss others.  You are a "huggy" baby and cry when others cry too.  Not much time goes by lately, when you don't have a stuffed animal or a baby doll in your arms.  You carry them around like they're a human and you talk to them like they are your own.  You're so nosy, you always want to be in the conversation, and you always want others looking at you.  You're such a cutie, smiley baby girl.  This  year with you has been amazing, and we cannot wait to watch you continue to grow into a gorgeous young lady.  Here are a few more things about you!  At One Year Miss Ayla Blair, you:

• Walk and run everywhere you go
• Say "hi, bye, ayla, mama, dada, baba, hello, elmo, more, mmmmm, awwww, mooo, bye, and are starting to say eyes"
• Stopped nursing a couple weeks before your 1st birthday.  You only want a sippy cup or a bottle now.  Usually you drink the sippy all day long and have a bottle at bed time.
• Every time you see a computer you point to it and want someone to watch Elmo with you
• Smile at all people (strangers or not)
• Love stuffed animals and baby dolls - you walk around with them, hug them, kiss them, and pat their backs and booties
• Daycare says you walk around all day long and check on the other babies
• Play hide-and-seek with the other walking babies at daycare
• Go right to sleep as soon as we lay you down at night - no fussing
• Love your blanky
• Are learning to take off your jackets, bathrobes, etc. all by yourself
• Eat so well - daycare says you're the best eater and you're not picky at all.
• Want all the food that Mommy and Daddy are eating - you sometimes even want the same size piece we are eating and you break it up into smaller pieces yourself
• Weigh 21 pounds and are 27 inches tall 
• Have 2 bottom teeth (and one is starting to pop through on the top, back, left)
• Like to smash your food into both sides of your hair - don't ask me why
• Hair is blond and has a tiny bit of wave to it - especially after there is food in it :-)
• Love giving kisses
• Mimic the sounds that others make with ease
• Are working on blowing kisses goodbye to people when you leave them
• Wave at every other child you see out in public
• Like to point to eyes, nose, and mouth on people and toys
• You laugh at people when they are being silly
• Like the attention to be on you almost all the time
• Like to play "Ring Around the Rosey"
• Love your little Elmo books
• Are turning into a complete fruit lover
• Drink whole milk with most meals
• Daycare says that you are very smart - and that makes Mommy and Daddy very proud