Miss Grace is 1!

Miss Grace,

Sometimes I still can't believe that we are lucky enough to have gotten you. 

A few things about YOU as you turn 1...

You reach out and grab onto any & every thing you can get your hands on. 

When you first look at me or your dad you'll make good eye contact and then turn your head away shyly. 

The Nuk is a permanent fixture... Almost like an appendage from your face. And it's essential. 

We love how you'll snatch it and jab it in.  If it's put in upside down you will give a look of disgust and quickly turn it around. 

Likewise, you quickly spit it out when you are close to food or see someone eating. 

You. LOVE. Food!

There isn't much you don't like at this point. (Maybe not straight up avocado or cucumbers) but you don't mind tomatoes, any squash & sweet potatoes, grapes, clementines (ANY fruit), breads, chunks of meat, beans, cheese... 

You name it!

You enjoy being outside. You REALLY enjoy riding in the baby carrier on a hike and you still don't mind the other baby carrier when we walk to get Kaden from kindergarten. 

You like to have me in your sight and you do not like to be left alone in a room. 

We still can't determine your eye color. Hazel? Gray?

You can get around, even if you don't technically "walk" yet. 

You even like to wrestle your brothers- especially Owen. 

Owen likes to "play with you."

Kaden likes it when you try to walk to him. 

You are happy in the mornings and we (Owen, Kaden, and I) greet you with the phrase, "good morning sleep-sack!" Due to your sleep apparatus... and then we just say it now regardless of whether or not you are in it that morning. 

 Your hair is awesome. I love it!! Cute curls after your bath. 

I have had to start putting a barrette in to keep your bangs off your eyelashes. 

Your hemangioma is camouflaged by your hair AND it's starting to fade.

You have 6 teeth (4 up top with 2 on the bottom). 

You like to growl. 

You are the BEST and have made our family complete. 

We absolutely LOVE you, Gracie Dow!