chloe's birthday photo link

oops...i guess i forgot to post the birthday photo link. here it is:

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birthday girl

had a great birthday. lots of friends, food, and bocce. today was chloe's "one year checkup" 75th percentile for height and weight....22.25 pounds! she can now sit forwards in the car which will be a treat, i'm sure. no new teeth yet...but still doing well, nonetheless. she's such a big girl and looks a lot like her daddy. she's super fun and she's got a super silly personality....go figure, she's ours! for sure. :)
be sure to check out the new video....wagon from auntie kate and fun with uncle mike.

almost one year old

where does the time go? almost one year old.....i don't even know where to begin. it's been such an amazing/exhausting/exciting time. chloe continues to be super sweet and surprises us every day. i started my new job and dad took over the daycare again....the first day of school, i came home and chloe met me in the kitchen saying "ma ma ma ma ma ma" so cute. she gets super excited whenever mom or dad comes home or downstairs in the morning and has to run over to you to give you a hug. she's met a couple of little kids recently and has immediately gone up to them to hug them! i guess we need to get her in a playgroup so she can socialize with some of "her people." we've spent a lot of time outside the past month as she's become faster at walking and more curious of the world. she loves the yard and picks up as many things as she can at the same time. often, she'll have multiple rocks, leaves, flowers, and gardening implements in both hands and tries to figure out how to pick up something new without dropping what she has. she loves the sprinklers (see video) and also has become obsessed with dogs. we went to the park down the street and she totally crashed a picnic so she could pet a dog. she also beelined it towards a dog who was playing fetch with its owner in the field. when she gets close enough to touch, she gets really excited and a little scared and starts babbling like crazy. she's obsessed with her shoes and will not leave you alone until you put her shoes on..even in the house. her and our cat olive have started a little love-hate pet session from time to time. hilarious....when olive starts to protest, chloe "talks" back. she loves her books and likes when you read to her and she stares intently on the pictures and is good at turning the pages by herself. she still only has 2 teeth....but i can see the toothbuds under her gums...so they'll be coming soon.

i'm constantly amazed at how beautiful and curious and sweet she is. i still have a hard time realizing that i'm a mom...34 years without her and only 1 with her...but what a great year it's been. :)

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