What's Brianna Up To?

I realized this morning that one year ago today was the first morning Brianna woke up in her new home, after staying awake till 4am her first night home.  Justin and I asked ourselves "what's wrong" more times than we could count that night and were walking zombies in the morning.  I miss the cuddle newborn days but I'm so thankful for the fact that she sleeps from 8:30 pm to 7 am every day, or at least most days.

So, what's Bree up to now, a year later?

Here's a video of her playing with one of her new birthday toys.  My parents gave her her very own rocking chair and she spent Saturday morning watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in it, just rocking away.  Of course, that only lasted for a few minutes before she decided it was time to move on to something else, but here she is, rocking in her rocking chair!

• Table Food: So far, she's done well with the entire menu at daycare and has only table food for dinner every night.  She seems to love steamed carrots, peas, zucchini and squash.  I found organic chicken nuggets at Target a few weeks ago and she eats those up too!  YoBaby Yogurt's another favorite, regardless of the flavor.  Berries are also a favorite and she seems to want to eat them in some form of order.  For example, last night, she ate all the blueberries, then blackberries, then the raspberries followed by strawberries.  She's done that several times now so either she's figured out shapes and likes to eat the same shape ones together or its just a personality quirk.  So far, I haven't found anything that she won't at least try.  I'm hoping that this appetite for variety continues!
• Clothes:  She'll soon be out of all her 12 month clothes, or at least the pants.  Most of the tops still fit her but after finishing up this last growth spurt, it seems the pants are getting a little short.  Time to move up to 18 month size, at least in a few pairs of jeans so we can stretch her wardrobe a little longer!  She's also pretty much outgrown her size 3 diapers so the next box we buy will be size 4.  She's getting big way too fast!
• Talking / Signing: For those that missed it in the last post, she made up her own sign for music and now knows where the Ipod and speakers are stashed as well.  Needless to say, there's always a variety of music playing in the house now.  At daycare, the signs they're working on this month are cookie and cereal.  She's already got cereal down and even used it when she was home with daddy to ask for her cheerios last week.  Cookie is a little more complicated than I think she's got the fine motor skills to master but we'll see.  Since she doesn't seem to like the cookies and rice crispy treats at daycare, she might not need to add it to her vocabulary!  She also said "kitty cat" for the first time this morning.  She's been working in it and puppy dog for a few weeks now, but she said kitty cat clearly this morning (twice!) while petting Cleo. 
• Personality: I swear I have the happiest baby ever!  She wakes up smiling and laughing and goes to sleep smiling.  She'll play games with me right up to the point she can't hold her eyes open any longer.  She rarely cries or fusses and she greets everything in her world with a huge grin.  When we walk in the house, she's all giggles and shrieks to see Moab.  Its just so much fun to watch her be so happy all the time.  I don't think I could have asked for a sweeter, more easy going baby!
• Appearance: She still has her daddy's eyes, at least in shape. So far, they've stayed a gorgeous shade of blue instead of the hazel we both have.  Her hair is getting a little bit of a wave to it now that its longer but not much.  She's losing that baby face look and is starting to look more like a little girl every day.  The only times I still see that baby face is when she's sleeping.  Then, she still looks like a little baby instead of the little girl she's becoming.

I think that about covers it.  I'm getting sleepy and I've still got bottles to wash up and bags to pack for work tomorrow.  Justin's in California on his 10 day jeep trip so its up to me to get us both out the door in the mornings.  I normally just wake her and feed her ... Justin does all the rest, including packing whatever I need for work.  Having to do it all on my own's a bit different and makes me appreciate all he does for us.  So for now, good night everyone!