The First Year

Our little baby is all grown up. She's definitely graduating into the toddling world of one-year-olds. This year has been quite the ride and we've enjoyed the ups and downs.

Sarah's Favorites


Daddy - Yes. Daddy is one of her most favorites. Who's surprised? Sarah LOVES to wrestle with Daddy. Whenever he comes home from work she gives him the biggest smiles. (She gets that from Mommy - I always have huge smiles for daddy when he comes home from work!) Sarah and Daddy love to do chores together. Sarah is always willing to walk to the store or take out the garbage or check the building with Daddy. They are inseparable when he's home! Oh and Daddy loves to take pictures of Sarah (many of the pictures in this post are of her one-year-old photo shoot.)


Mommy - I share top favorite with Daddy. I'm usually the favorite when she bonks her head or is super tired or hungry or both. But Sarah also loves to play, sing, dance, shop and laugh with Mommy. We have the best time together.


Walking - She does it all on her own now. She will walk from couch to couch and from couch to gate. It's the cutest thing. She still will crawl super fast whenever she hears the shower going or the front door open. But she is slowly replacing her crawls with steps. Yippee for clean hands and knees!


Favorite foods - Sarah definitely lives in the city. Her refined tastes include seaweed, ginger, hummus and bread dipped in oil and vinegar. She will, however, subject herself to "ordinary foods" as well.


Still towards the top on Sarah's food lists are avocado, peas, banana, corn, rice, mashed potatoes, pasta, eggs ... and birthday cake.


She also likes to chomp on foam hearts and cardboard books. Lucky us. What she doesn't care for anymore is formula or pureed baby food. Hallelujah! She LOVES whole milk in her sippy cup. I just stopped giving her bottles one day and she didn't go back. In fact, when I tried to give her formula from a sippy cup about three days into the transition - she wouldn't take it.


Talking - Sarah continues to expand her vocabulary. Her favorite words are "Uh-Oh" and "Wow." She's also pretty good about parroting sounds. We've heard "dadada" and "mammmm." The last couple of days she has also added "ball" to her repertoire.

Playgroup - What's not to love about getting together with your friends each week? Sarah loves her friends and playing with toys. (Mommy loves it too!) We also love the Friday excursions - can't wait until the weather is nice EVERY Friday. And we're on the 6 month countdown for when she gets to play with these kids in nursery each Sunday as well!


Reading - Sarah LOVES to read. When she wakes up in the morning she heads straight for the bookcase. She moves the toys out of the way and proceeds to unload the bottom shelf that is full of books. She will stop and open one and "read." I love catching her babbling as she turns the pages. It's ADORABLE.



Life with a one-year-old is super fun. Stay tuned for Sarah's one-year stats. We go to the doctor next week.