My First Birthday!!

Waking up on my birthday!

Good morning, mommy!

How do I get out of here?!

Climbing up the slide!

Playing with hula hoops!

Learning how to color with daddy at Red Robin!

Listening to the waitresses at Red Robin singing "Happy Birthday" to me!

Infatuated with our waitress's flair!

All tuckered out after my big meal!

Today, we celebrated Taylor's first birthday! What a year it has been! We have watched our little girl grow and change in innumerable ways. She has gone from being an infant, completely dependent on us, to a little toddler who is constantly trying to figure things out and do things on her own. She continues to amaze (and entertain!) us every day. She is the love of our lives, and we are looking forward to seeing what an amazing little girl she is going to become! We are truly blessed.

We had a wonderful day today celebrating her birthday!! Mommy was off of work and daddy had a half-day. Mommy and I went to Tot Time at the Channahon Park District in the morning, where we played with our friend Gillian. Taylor loved it - she especially loved the hula hoops, the slide (she mostly enjoyed sitting at the bottom of the slide and putting her shoes on it, or trying to climb up the wrong way!), and the push toys. Also equally amusing were the lights, fans, and people running the track! She was very social and enjoyed waving and pointing to everyone she saw. Later in the day, Sam, Taylor, and I went out to Red Robin for dinner, where she dined on a delicious quesadilla, broccoli, and melon. When we got home, we had a nice visit from Grandma & Grandpa Forst, and Auntie Kim! What a fun day!

We don't have her well visit for another couple of weeks, so we don't have her current height and weight. Here are a couple of other stats: Teeth count: 8
Diapers: size 3 (almost ready for size 4's)
Shoe size: 4
Words she can say: mama, dada, no, stop, car, hi, door, good girl, Nuk (she has said others, but these are the most consistent)
Favorite foods: chicken nuggets, whole wheat waffles, bread & butter, quesadillas, any kind of fruit, carrots
Here is an update of her likes and dislikes!
Taylor likes...

READING BOOKS, Polly, her cookie jar toy, putting things into places and then taking them out, going through drawers and opening doors, listening to music, dancing, pushing chairs around the kitchen, cuddling, sleeping, remote controls and cell phones, eating, exploring different things and places, playing with boxes, running around the house, climbing on the stairs, rolling around on mommy and daddy's bed, playing in her crib, being outside
Taylor dislikes...

Bathtime, putting her pajamas on, getting her fingernails clipped, being in the car bundled up in her winter coat, green vegetables (will eat them eventually, but needs to be "tricked" into eating them!), being told "no", having toys taken away from her