Felicia turned 1 on Sunday, and of course I can barely believe it. Our little girl is cheerful and friendly. She loves to be around people, and although she isn't saying any specific words, she has a lot to say.
She still loves baths, and I love to let her play in them.
Felicia's favorite hobby is, without a doubt, climbing the stairs. She will babble the whole time she crawls up, and if somebody is alongside her or cheering her on from the top, she will giggle the whole way. She has, miraculously, not tumbled down the stairs yet (besides the fall a couple of months ago on the garage steps). She seems to be aware that she lacks the skills to go safely down the stairs, but she will peek her head over the top stair, which scares me to death. One of the most oft-said phrases in our house right now is, "Shut the door so the baby doesn't fall down the stairs." We also use a baby gate to try to keep her away from the stairs.
Other hobbies include: emptying cabinets, playing in or around any toilets, eating anything she can find, eating actual food, walking while holding on to furniture, being held, waving, and peek-a-boo.
Physically, Felicia is tall-ish and skinny for her age. She still only has two teeth, and I don't see any new ones coming in any time soon. She pulls herself to standing frequently and sometimes will stand for a few seconds at a time without holding onto anything. Today I even saw her get into a standing position all on her own, with nothing to hold on to. When we try to help her walk, she usually plops down on her bum so she can crawl instead.
Felicia is a great sleeper. She should probably take two naps a day, but our schedule with older siblings makes that challenging, so usually she just gets one rather long afternoon nap. Plus she usually sleeps until about 8, so putting her back down for a morning nap about 9 just doesn't make much sense.
For her birthday, we had a little family party and invited Uncle Andrew, Grandma Great, and Uncle Robert (Eric's uncle). We had a store-bought cake because I am neither a great cake maker nor a great cake decorator, and because our local grocery store gives free cakes for birthdays for kids 12 and under. This is a no-brainer.
Felicia really enjoyed being the center of attention. She knew that we were all singing to her, and she relished it.
Usually when I put food on Felicia's tray, it's cut up into manageable bites, but we just slapped down a whole piece of cake and watched her go to town.
And go to town she did. When she was finished she squawked for another piece, and we obliged.
I missed my little baby so much while I was in Europe for 10 days in June (posts to come). At the last minute I started to think maybe we should just take her with us, but then I remembered she didn't have a passport, so that wasn't a viable option. (She did great with Eric's sister while we were gone, and she still remembered me when I came home.) She gives the best snuggles when I get her out of bed, and she is so easy-going and happy. Her older siblings adore her (most of the time) and are confident that she is the best baby in the world. I'm pretty sure they are right.
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