Kayla at One Year Old

One year certainly has come upon us quickly. Kayla amazes us everyday. Not only is she starting to LOOK like such a big girl, but she learns so much so fast now.

First...let's take a look back. Just a fun reminder of how far she has come...

Birth Day:


3 Days Old:


3 Months Old:


6 Months Old:


9 Months Old:


12 Months:


So now that we looked back at her pictures...let's talk a little about who Kayla is today!
Kayla is standing & cruising down the furniture at high speeds! She can even take a few steps between Mommy & Daddy without holding on. She still thinks she needs to hold on, but sometimes we catch her standing and holding a toy with both hands. If she is really intent on the toy, she doesn't realize she is standing without support. She also bridges furniture with ease.

Kayla has 5 teeth, although the 5th one just came through. She has a funny face that she makes at us when she's being silly:


Kayla can point, and points out Mommy, Daddy, sometimes TJ, and the cats. She LOVES the cats and though she is VERY rough with them, they are very good with her. She even says "Cat" which is her first word other than "MaMa" and "DaDa". It sounds more like "Dat", but she says it and points at the cats when they come in the room. If you say "How big is Kayla?" she will respond by lifting her hands up in the air while you say "SOOOO big!". Kayla also can do a little sign language. She can do the sign for "more" and does it between bites of food, and when she sees a cup or bottle and wants a drink. She waves hello and good-bye, and if you sing the Wiggles song "One Finger, One Thumb", she will put her finger & thumb in the air and wave her hand. Kayla loves to dance, and does so every time she hears music, including when you sing, hum, or whistle. She also "gives kisses" now too. She will give them to Mommy, Daddy, TJ, Penny, the cats, her toys & Grandpa most of the time...but she ALWAYS gives kisses to Grandma. And sometimes even without prompting! Grandma definitely gets the most kisses of all!

Since it's only fair to tell you the BAD and the good...Kayla is bad sometimes. She likes to hit her brother (or grab his face), and seems to have noticed that it gets Mommy's attention very quickly. If you see it and say, "NO!" she will do it again and look right at you. Almost as if to say, "there, I did it again...now what?" So, we are dealing with that, and it does seem to be getting better. She also takes toys away from TJ, and sometimes pulls his hands off of a toy that they are sharing. Oh well...I am sure that this is just the beginning of the power struggle between these two! The good news is that she always says sorry to TJ with a kiss! I don't mean to sound like she is ALWAYS mean to him though. For most of the day, you can find Kayla & TJ playing nicely, chatting away, and often cracking up laughing at each other!

We are so proud of our BIG girl!