Esther Joy
1 Year
Esther has many names around here:
Sparkles.
Fun.
CRAZY girl.
Dancer.
Cat.
Baby boo.
lil' giwrl. (Grant when he's being sweet to her)
Goo-goo (I call her that- I hate it- I think it's the dumbest nickname ever but for some reason it continually rolls off my tongue when I'm talking to her.)
Wiggle worm (she squirms around on the floor with her face flat on the ground- it's super weird and adorable at the same time).
Favorites?
Food: yogurt and peaches (that's pretty much it- she's kind of been picky- I think because of teething)
Activity: Books- that will always make her smile. She also is enjoying the water table we just got and the sand box. She also LOVEs playing "chase" with daddy- he holds her and runs after Grant- I think she likes to be in the middle of the action.
Word: Meow. Seriously. That is just her word for any animal- and she also meows at me when she wants to go outside. And she also has to meow right as she's nodding off to sleep. It's like her thing- she likes talking about it and she's so happy when you talk to her about any of those things that she is referring to from her meowing.
Person: Mommy. She likes dad but it's pretty much mom she wants. I know she likes being around Grant...sometimes.
Article of clothing: SHOES! She loves loves loves her shoes and socks on. And sweaters. Because that means we are going outside! She loves outside.
Least favorites?
Being strapped into her highchair
Oh- she's totally done with the crib. Won't sleep in it anymore- she likes to snuggle as she drifts off and I am not climbing into the crib to do that so we took the mattress out so we can snuggle as she falls asleep.
Strangers- she is totally not liking them. At. All.
We celebrated just us and made a watermelon cake.
This past year has been one crazy ride but I'm grateful this girl has been here with us. She brings light into our lives and adds so much to our family. Love you Esther girl.
Here's some pictures from last month:
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| Did you find a book baby? |
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| This one! |
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| first pigtails |
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| she loves color |
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| more pigtails! she's not a huge fan. |
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| finger painting.... |
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| I popped her in the kitchen sink afterwards :) |
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| "EESH!" she copies grant now and says cheese when I get the camera out. so cute. |
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| Helping to wake up Grant- she climbs on him...he doesn't really like that. |
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| That smile! |
Love her to pieces!!!!
Happy Birthday beautiful!
