I'm copying Tracey by posting a year in review!
January--We had visited the Hostetlers in Wyoming for Christmas, so we were there for a few days into the new year. Adora weighed 19 lbs. 6 oz and started signing her first baby signs. She was just starting to walk a lot.
February--Aunt Kristen came to visit for a few days, and we had a blast at the Fort Worth Zoo. Adora weighed 22 lbs and got three teeth, for a total of eight.
March--Adora celebrated her first birthday with a fun, laid-back birthday party. She was 30" tall. Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw came to stay with her while Jake and I went to Las Vegas for a wedding.
April--We left for a road trip to Montgomery. We visited some friends and Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw along the way in Shreveport. We celebrated Easter on the road, stopping at a church in Pearl, MS that had an Easter egg hunt! When we got to Montgomery, Adora had a fun time at the zoo. We also met for the first time some Bennett family friends who live in Montgomery.
May--Adora said her first word (tickle)! By the end of the month, she could say 17 words. She loved pointing to body parts that we named. Adora fingerpainted me a beautiful platter for Mother's Day. We left Montgomery and headed back to Wichita Falls. We stopped along the way at the Waco Zoo. We took Adora to the Wichita Mountains for her second camping trip.
June--Adora was 23 lbs. 6 oz. and 30.7" tall. She started to sleep through the night consistently (at 15 months!). Aunt Laura came to visit, and we went to Jump for Joy, a bouncy castle place. Adora also got her first professional haircut! Adora colored Jake two cards for Father's Day.
July--We went to Morath's Orchard and picked black-eyed peas. Adora started to get really good at putting away her things. She always knows where everything is supposed to go! Nana, Pop, Aunt Kelsey, and Aunt Sarah also came to visit, and we went to the waterpark and the lake. I found out I was pregnant, and if I asked Adora where Mommy's new baby was, she would point to or kiss my tummy.
August--Adora started showing an interest in the potty and began using it sometimes. We tried a potty training weekend, but it didn't go over well. She won an award for reading the most books in her age group in the Summer Reading Club at the base library--194 books! Her favorite color was white, and she weaned from breastfeeding. We also found out that our new baby had gone to Heaven.
September--Adora started calling herself "Dah-lo." She started going on the potty every night before bath. We visited Parrain and Marrain in Houston when we went to our friend, Sara's funeral. Adora started to do better driving in the car (probably because we got a portable DVD player, and she loves Milo & Otis). We went to the Houston Zoo.
October--We went to Minot for a wedding, visited the Hostetlers in Wyoming, and Jake went to Israel for work. Adora and I both got haircuts from Nana. Adora was an LSU cheerleader for Halloween.
November--Adora started having some good conversations and got pretty much potty trained. Jake and I went to a bed and breakfast in Oklahoma City for the weekend for a much-needed adult weekend, and some friends watched Adora. We had friends over for Thanksgiving and had a blast.
December--We went to San Diego and went to the zoo, the Wild Animal Park, the science museum, and Sea World. We all had fun on the beach, even though it was cold. Aunt Kelsey joined us in San Diego so Jake and I could go on dates after Adora was asleep. Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw visited in Wichita Falls, and so did Aunt Laura and Uncle Scott. Christmas was a small family affair with just us three. It was so relaxing and fun. Adora is fully day potty trained now with few accidents. She still wears diapers for sleeping.
I am sure I left a ton of stuff out, so don't be offended if you're not mentioned. Adora just woke up from her nap, so I'd better go get her. She is taking shorter naps lately, which stinks. I think she is growing up!
