Birthday Girl!

Well, tomorrow is the day. My baby turns one year old. It's been a rough day... Days before birthdays are always tough on me. I've been known to be a blubbering mess at tuck-in time the night before birthdays.

Last Saturday John's family came up for a little party for the birthday girl. I had a little meltdown right before cake time. Had to get a hug from my mom-in-law, who is always good for those. :o)

She's taking several steps at a time now, stands very solidly, and is even starting to jabber now! Our little girl's vocabulary as of right now is: mama, papa, Brella-brella (it's soooo cute to hear that!), baby, pretty, poop (sigh), bye-bye, bear, and ball.

The most important word on that list is definitely "Ball." I'll be rocking her to sleep, and she'll shake herself awake and say, "Ball!" And then I'll ask her if she likes to play ball, and then rock her some more and she'll fall asleep. She'll wake up in the middle of the night saying, "Ball! Ball!" It's also the first thing out of her mouth when she wakes up, or when you pick her up. She lovvvvvvvvvvvves to play ball. Any ball. It's her favorite thing in the world, and she thinks about it a LOT. lol!

Our biggest trouble with her right now is that she is overly cautious. She's a regular chicken, in fact. At the table, she will NOT open her mouth for the first bite of anything - even food she's eaten many times before. She thinks she might not like it. We have to actually pry her mouth open for that first bite - and she fights it bigtime. After that, though, she realizes, "Oh, I like this, I remember." And then she'll open her mouth for us just fine thereafter. It. Is. Weird. And she doesn't like mushy textures. No pureed food, baby cereal, etc. Gotta be able to chew it, or she won't eat it. She's a strange one alright. Still primarily nursing her for her feedings though, and she doesn't seem to mind that. ;o) Not planning on weaning her any time soon. I can't even fathom weaning her yet, in fact. She isn't five years old yet, afterall. *wink*

She also has a new trick of scowling at people. Like out-and-out dirty looks! It's hilarious! She actually has MY scowl. She can go from being a "total Fisher" to being a "total Shelly" in a split second. Cracks me up!

Abrielle, you have sure been a fun addition to this family! Don't grow up too fast, my sweet girl... your older siblings haven't listened too well to my telling them that, but I hope, my baby, that you'll stay little for at least a little while longer yet...