13 months...

Hard to believe a little over 13 months ago I birthed sweet little Gray... here's what you are up to:

• Favorite foods:
• Bananas
• Sweet potatoes have made a HUGE comeback
• And any type of bread that is sweet...donuts,  muffins, pancakes, etc.
• Yogurt...still
• Least favorite foods:
• Well... oatmeal is sadly becoming one of them
• Anything tart
• One of your favorite things to do is listen to Daddy play the guitar... it melts my heart!

• You are talking up a STORM... literally.  Now I will admit, most of it we cannot understand but a few of your common words are: 
• Da Da
• Momma
• Touch down... which btdub was your FIRST word... very proud momma right here!
• No No
• Na Na
• bahbahsbdahsbd sdhlsfhasdfhjdf ehf jdfh;sjkfhhdfjh eohf;djfh dsfjhdf oweurh hsdf
• You still love to sleep, but your naps are getting shorter and less frequent
• You usually sleep from around 9:30 p.m. to around 9:00 a.m (PRAISE THE LORD)
• You usually take one nap in the morning and another 2 hour nap in the afternoon

• You take two bottles a day still... you are not a fan of drinking milk out of your sippy cup but you will drink juice out of it.  You are still not a heavy drinker.  You normally drink one juice cup a day.
• You are WALKING!   Dum Dum Dummmmmmmmmmmm
• But you still prefer to crawl most of the time...because it is quicker

• Christmas was A LOT of fun... here are some shots:

Your favorite gift was for sure the car!!!

• We also visited Atlanta this month... sweet Nonna watched you most days and you and her had so much fun!!  The trip wore you out though!  Bless your heart you slept for 2 days after we got back!

You in the midst of all the "junk" we packed

• You love love love love your purse that Aunt Neely bought you.  You are constantly carrying it and taking stuff in and out!  All girl FOR SURE! :)

• Another favorite of yours this month was the Christmas tree... Just couldn't make you understand that you weren't supposed to touch it! ;)

• You are NOT a fan of socks OR shoes... always taking them off!

• You helped Momma cheer on the Irish this year in the BCS National Championship... unfortunately... those mean ole nasty Elephants beat our fighting Irish.

• You are P-R-I-S-S-Y

You are my girl...my world...and my love

The Best Year of My Life...

Happy One Year GRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How oh how are you one year already??????  Seriously...

Here is what you have been up to:

• Favorite foods:
• CORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• BANANAS!!!!!!!!!!
• YOGURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Surprise...surprise! :)
• Least Favorite foods:
• Peaches... STILL
• Not a fan of cooked carrots OR plain potatoes this month... we'll try again! :)
• You are still taking steps... no full on walking yet.  You will only take steps when YOU want to! :)
• You absolutely.are.a.DADDY's.girl... seriously.  You do not want your Momma AT ALL if Daddy is around.  I thought this would get better by now, but it hasn't.  That is ok... but it is hard at times because I want to snuggle and all you want it DADDY! :)

• You are saying a new word... something a long the lines of "ATTTTTT."  We don't know what you are trying to say, but it is funny to hear you say it.  You also say "bbbbbbbbahhh" when you see a book!

• You love to giggle... it is so cute.  You will fake giggle, giggle for real... and just plain cackle sometimes.  You are such a silly girl.
• Here are some shots from your first birthday party:

The tail gate theme was a success!!!  So much fun celebrating with the family! :)

• You are still shy, but you are warming up to people quickly.

• We have figured out that you are a "quiet" baby.  You are very observant and like to take it all in before you react.  You remind me so much of your daddy... I love it! :)

• We have our work schedule designed to spend as much time with you as possible... so right now, we only need a babysitter (sweet, sweet Nana) every other Monday.  I am so thankful for Nana... she is a life saver! :)
• You are very musical!  You love your play microphone, drum, and piano.  We hope this means you will play instruments or sing when you get older! :)
• Discipline is going good... you listen well... but you are VERY head strong (like your Momma) and unfortunately we have to spank you at times.  This is very hard for Momma and Daddy and probably hurts us worse than it hurts you!
• When you don't like something we do...or you meet someone new... sometimes, you roll your eyes at them!  It is pretty funny!
• Bath time is STILL a big hit at the house!  You love love love to take baths and you will scream and fuss sometimes when I try to take you out!

• You are such a happy baby.  Sometimes when you wake up in the mornings or from a nap, you sit back in your bed and play with your toys.  I think you would stay back there for hours!!!

It is hard to believe that in only a year you have showed me how much my heart can love!!!  You are beautiful and a complete joy to be around.  From the first moment I ever felt you move in my belly... I knew that my life would never be the same.