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One Year Old and one day!

Yesterday was Jillian's first birthday, my has the time flown. We had a nice day, nothing too crazy! Jason came home from work a little early and we hurried to jump back in the car to head to the zoo...we both thought the zoo was open at least 'till 6:00 PM, but it closes at 5:00 PM (we pulled in to the entrance at 4:40 PM, not enough time). So we turned around and went to Jacobus Park instead. We climbed, slide and swung instead! Jillian enjoys the park, although I am not sure if she enjoyed all the people there instead. She could have just sat there and looked at all the people! After awhile (not too long, the mosquito's are bad this year) we headed home for some dinner and cupcakes! Jillian ate a good dinner and while mommy and daddy ate she enjoyed a birthday cupcake. I am not so sure she ate any of it, but she really liked the frosting and squeezing the cupcake into many different pieces! She had to go right into the tub of course and shortly after she was in bed. After all...being one is exhausting!



Jacobus Park Fun!


Yummy cupcakes...more please!

Today we had our one year doctor's appointment with Dr. Amy (we love her!). Jillian wasn't too sure of things, before she liked playing with all of Dr. Amy's gadgets, not she was more aware of what was going on...She weighed in at 19 lbs. 14 oz., 30 inches. We have a growing girl on our hands. Although she eats, eats and eats more she was in the 35th percentile for weight (so nothing low fat for her!). She is in the 75th percentile for height. She is definitely getting taller (she will for sure take after her daddy) and thinner. We are still working on drinking milk, she doesn't want anything to do with it. We are down to 2 nursing sessions a day and that will be gone sooner than later as well. All in all she is a happy healthy girl! And it seems that our doctor visit wore Jillian out!

One Year Old!

I can't believe tomorrow is Jillian's FIRST BIRTHDAY! One year has come and gone...I hate to admit that everyone was right when they said it would go by quickly. Jillian is doing new things everyday and getting so big. Here are a few things that she is doing these days. Jillian pulls herself up on furniture all over the house (even things she shouldn't be pulling herself up on). She is shuffling along things and uses her walker, walking all by herself! (just take a look at the video below). I am sure it will be a very short time and then we'll have a walker on our hands! She takes every opportunity to climb the stairs, especially when the gate is open. She likes the game "patty cake" and plays when we sing to her, she does "so big" and will hold up one finger when you ask her how old she is. She talks all the time! She signs "more", "all done", "please" and "up". She of course says "momma", "dadda". Her favorite thing right now are doggies and says "woof" whenever she hears or sees one. She waves hello to everyone she sees, a very social butterfly. She waves bye-bye and blows kisses as well. She has really grown into such a personality. She has been doing this really funny grin, where she scrunches her face up and shows all of her teeth. It makes me laugh because it totally looks like my father! Jillian has four teeth, one just poked through the gums and another one is almost there. With all those teeth she eats anything and everything she can get her fingers on (she eats her fingers as well!) She still loves her bath time and really has enjoyed the pool this summer...a fish for sure! Jillian also really likes to be outside. She gets really excited and waves when we take her outside. She likes to swing and would be outside all day if I let her. All in all Jillian is such a happy little girl. Jason and I have been so blessed to have her in our life and we love her to pieces!

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Jillian using the walker

Zoo time!

Jason was super great and got us a zoo pass! And we have already taken advantage of it. A friend of ours, Shannon and Broderick, also have a zoo pass. So last week we went to the zoo on Friday and this week we went to the zoo on Wednesday (I suggest Wednesday, less crowded!). It was really fun and the kids really seemed to like it. Broderick is about 18 months old and quickly becoming one of Jillian's favorite playmates. In the strollers side by side they would stretch their arms out to reach the other for hand holding and high fives. So cute! Shannon is becoming a good friend of mine and I am so lucky to have another mom friend to share "mommy woes" with! Here are some pictures of our zoo trips over the past weeks.



This was our first zoo trip, last Friday. Jillian thought the cows were pretty cool, but hasn't made the sound yet. In fact she is still attached to her Doggies, she makes a "woof" sound at every animal she sees! Mahal is the baby Orangutan at the zoo. He is fun to watch and was very playful when we saw him.



Today was pretty warm, but the animals were still out. We were able to see the giraffes today (they weren't out on Friday). An elephant was getting a bath, it was pretty funny to watch, he seemed to enjoy it. And the lion and lioness were really moving around (sorry for the dark picture, flash was not cooperating).

Lily and Jojo!

Tuesday night we watched Lily and Jojo while their mom and dad went to a movie (friends from church). I think Jillian had the most fun of all, the girls were so good with her. They came over around 4:30 and we headed to the park right away. We climbed and slided to our hearts content. The girls were pretty good about holding Jillian tightly as they went down the slide. Then we made our way to the swings (which is Jillian's favorite part!). Jojo was such a big helper and pushed Jillian in the swing, which she thought was just perfect.


After awhile we headed back home and had dinner. The girls ate very well for us. They are the most well behaved girls. They played nicely when we asked them to and they used their manners at all times. It was a joy to have them here, we can only hope Jillian is as nice as these girls. Here are a few shots of the evening.