Happy birthday beautiful Rosemary!

Sorry again neglected blog. I hope you have gotten comfortable on that seat on the back burner. Our Spring and Summer have been full of swimming, running, biking, splashing, climbing, boating, and playing outdoors. There has been no room for idle up and down loads or composing pithy paragraphs. That can wait for when we are stuck indoors this winter. 

This brief check in is simply to wish our darling girl a Happy 1st birthday.

Rosie, Romy, Zee-Zee, La-lee, Mi-mi. You are added sunshine to our life. This first year has been so great getting to cuddle you and watch you grow. You make us all laugh and we fight for your smiles and attention. 

Here is a little bit about you on your first birthday... You are 21.6 lbs and have blonde hair and blue-green eyes. You are a busy girl who likes to explore your space. You are determined and very vocal about your desires and mood. You make sure not to be overshadowed by your loud older brother, and when the two of your start competing all we can do is sit back, laugh and plug our ears. You try to talk a lot. Most of it babble, but you do your best to copy the words we teach you. Some of the words you can say are: Wheeler (Wee-wer) Mama, Dada, Murphy (Mur-ee), birdee, up, no, yes, where is she?, is it?(what is it) this (pointing at an object you want) Sara, please, pretty. bottle (baba). 

You are not walking yet, but can stand alone, and walk very well with a stroller, pushing a ride on car, or holding a hand. 

You climb on everything, and just this week figured out how to go down the stairs on your own. We now have a hard time keeping you out of the basement... which is your favorite place to play. You like to sit up on the big kid bikes and be pushed around, or scoot backwards on the little cars for you. You love to swing and go down slides at the park. Wheeler holds you and takes you down the big slides and you always squeal. You like to dig in the sand box, and play in the rocks at the park.

You love the water at the splash parks and aren't afraid to explore with the big kids away from mom. You are definitely a mommies girl, but love to play games with dad. Wheeler continues you be your best buddy and you take your cue from him when it comes to toys that interest you. You love cars and push them around and say "beep beep". But you also really love babies. Your favorite birthday presents this week are your new baby and stroller. You hug and kiss the baby and pat her on the back. 

You are a big eater these days, and love almost every kind of food. You yell and get quite insistent when you want something and we can almost be certain that when you are grouchy you are just hungry. Your favorite foods are avocado, blueberries, smoothies, and cheerios... but you want whatever mom and dad are eating, and are hilarious at restaurants. You have been known to polish off entire egg rolls, hamburgers, tacos, and even salads. 

You are a very light sleeper, and not an overly consistent napper. Wheeler is the first person you look for when you wake up in the morning and from naps. You always as "where is he" and squeal and try to lunge for him when we find him. Sometimes he will sneak into your crib if he hears you awake and you will stay and play there for quite some time. You are best buddies and have so much fun together.

We had a birthday party bbq yesterday to celebrate your first year. You burned your hand on the candle while we sang you happy birthday so we let you eat 2 cupcakes. You had lots of help opening and playing with your presents and you tired our early and went right to bed. Big happy birthday wishes to you little sis. We love you so much!