Sara's 1st steps!

Sara took her first steps today! This isn't the best video of it, but she has definitely taken a few steps on her own back and forth between mommy and daddy this morning. Watch out world, here she comes!

Valentine's Day and Sledding

Happy belated Valentine's Day! We had a great valentine's day here. Will had a fun Valentines' day party at school. Every day he looks at all the treats and card he got at the party. I was able to be a "room mother" and help and it was a lot of fun. Thanks, Nana and Papa for watching Sara for me! Also, Nate surprised me with a Valentine's night on the town. What a sweetie. It's really nice to have a date night every once in awhile.

On Valentine's Day we went sledding at Great Grandma and Grandpa McComas' house and had a really fun time! I think Sara may have enjoyed the sledding more than Will, despite the look on her face in the pictures. She squealed and flapped her arms up and down each time down the hill.

Check the photo album for more pictures.

Here's a sledding video:

Almost walking!

Sara loves to use her new stroller/walker to get where she wants to be. Soon she'll be running around the house with Will!

1 year check up

Sara had her 1 year checkup today and she is doing great! One thing that surprised me is that she doesn't weigh 20 lbs yet. One of the questions I had for her pediatrician was if we are feeding her too much. I guess the answer is no. The "rule" for turning her car seat forward is that she be 1 year old and weigh 2o lbs. She's not quite there at 19 lbs 12 oz. Her doctor said she is 1 and close to 20 lbs so turning her forward wouldn't be a problem. I think we'll wait until our next trip to Fort Wayne in early March so she can watch a movie in the car with Will. If she continues eating like she has been, I'm sure she'll be at 20 lbs by then. (see picture)

Sara weighed in at 19 lbs 12 oz, which puts her in the 25% for weight (down from the 50% at 9 months and 75% at 6 months). She is 30 inches long which puts her in the 50% for length (down from the 95% at both 9 and 6 months). One stat I normally don't pay attention to is head size. Her head is 18 3/8 which puts her in the 95% for head size, where she has been since 6 months! I never realized her head was big. I guess I should pay attention more. Her doc said she carries it well. haha. So long story short I think Sara is starting to level off on her growing for the time being. That is good for us because most of her winter clothes still fit maybe we can wait to buy new spring clothes in the next size. Yea spring!!!

One year ago today...

At 6:58 a.m. one year ago today we were blessed with the arrival of our sweet baby girl. Each day her beautiful eyes and adorable smile brighten our world. She makes us laugh, cry and look forward to her next nap but then miss her while she is sleeping. :-) Looking back over the past year it seems that some of those nights when she was a new little baby seemed to last forever but yet I remember it all like it was yesterday. Again, time flies when you are having fun!

At 1 year old Sara absolutely adores her big brother, Will. She shrieks with excitement when I tell her we are going to get him up from his nap or pick him up from school. She likes to cruise around and has been using her walker/stroller toy she got for her birthday. She'll be walking soon! She likes to give her dolls kisses, dance to music, go to her Gymboree class and get into whatever Will is doing. She is a great eater and loves to drink out of sippy cups.

Happy 1st Birthday, Sara! We love you!!!!

Click HERE to see the video Nate made of Sara's 1st year pictures.

January wrap up

Can you believe it is February?!?! You know what that means... our sweet baby girl is having a birthday soon! I wanted to get our January pictures out before Sara's big birthday. :-) We had a rough January with Will being pretty sick for awhile but we are all better now and ready to party, although I can't hardly believe Sara will be one next week. Where does the time go? Check out the album for our January pics and hopefully I'll have Sara's birthday party pictures up by the end of next week.