She's a mess!
I had a really fun time at my birthday party on Saturday. Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with me. I found a new favorite food - lasagna! I ate a ton of it for dinner. And then it was time for cake! I was so excited when I saw my little cake that I clapped my hands. Then they lit the candle! And THEN they sang happy birthday! It was the greatest! But it only got better because they gave me the whole cake to eat all by myself. I got really messy and really full. After mangling the cake, I threw it right on the floor. Grandma Lanz picked it up and gave it back to me, which she thought was being pretty nice. But I wasn't interested in anything except throwing it again. Washing me up took a little while and then I got to open my presents. I got some cute clothes. Some money that I just chucked to the side. And a noisy little push mower that plays music.
Today was my one-year visit to the doctor. I like my doctor. She says I'm growing nicely and am well proportioned despite the fact that I slipped a few more percentile points. I weighted 17 lbs 13 oz (6%) and measured 27 inches (3%). Considering my percentiles, it's amazing that I'm wearing 12 month clothes. The nurses aren't so very nice. While Mommy says I'm brave and friendly and handled everything much better than William did when he was my age, I was pretty mad about those shots! But the rest of the time I was happy and smiling and noticing all the fish tanks around the doctor's office.
I've been walking a lot better lately. I have taken as many as 7 or 8 steps at a time. But I still much prefer crawling. It's a pretty special event to see me walk because I have to be in just the right mood. But before you know it I'll be walking all the time.