12 Month Checkup!

At 12 months, Cooper weighs 19 lbs 6 oz and is 28 and 3/4 inches long, both of which are in the 50th percentile! At a year, Kendall weighed 24 lbs and was 30 inches long! Cooper is so little compared to her...or maybe Kendall was just that big! :)

She is walking all the time now - she rarely ever crawls. We love watching her walk because she's still a little wobbly and it's really cute how she stands up from sitting. She is always carrying some kind of little toy around the house. She plays really well with all the toys in the living room, with the girls' kitchen, and with her toys in her bedroom. She loves to read books and wants to turn the pages herself. She is all about the dishwasher - if I am doing dishes she is right at my feet trying to pull things out or get up on the door.

She talks and babbles all the time, but the only real words she is saying are Mama and Daddy. She says Ne-ne for Kendall, and Me-Me for Molly. Still no sign language! We sign more and please to her all the time, and sometimes we sign thank you, but she still hasn't picked up on any of it yet. She has her own sign for more where she waves one hand back and forth in front of her. Maybe she's close!

She is sleeping all night every night. We usually put her to bed around 8 and she wakes up around 8 in the morning. She takes 2 naps a day, about an hour or an hour and a half in the morning and about 2 hours in the afternoon. She still just has the two bottom teeth, but Dr. B said that her canine teeth on the top are just about to break through. She has had a runny nose all week and has been drooling a lot, so we are pretty sure we'll see them soon!

Coop is so happy all the time. She loves playing with her big sister and Kendall makes her laugh more than anyone else. We have seen a little temper come out lately though! When she is playing with her toys and I go to get her ready for bed, she squeals at me so loud! And she is never still on the changing table. She tries to roll over the whole time - it feels like a wrestling match every time I change her diaper!

Lately her favorite thing to do has been to put things in her little nesting boxes. She carries one of the smaller boxes around in one hand and then will find little things that fit inside it. Sometimes she puts her sass in there, sometimes it's another toy or a magnet. So cute!

We still have her in her infant carrier because she hasn't outgrown it yet. She is content to keep riding backwards....I think because she has Kendall to talk to and play with while she's back there. We are going to keep her in the carrier facing backwards as long as she fits!

Cooper, you bring us so much joy and we are so thankful that God has entrusted you to us to care for! We love watching you grow and learn and pray that we are faithful with the gift He has given us in you. Happy first birthday sweet girl!