A short little clip of Audrey dancing. Watch her knees going right in the beginning – so funny.

On another note, now that Audrey is officially ONE I've decided to start password protecting future posts. Not because anything I post is so private, but more to keep a handle on who I'm sharing photos with now that Audrey's getting older.

I'm happy to share the password, just leave a comment with your email (and feel free to introduce yourself if I don't already know you) or email me at tina@anuadesign.com. Thanks!

Audrey's first year, as seen through the eye of my computer. You'll notice the photos are a little light towards the end - she's hard to keep in one place now!

She had her 12 month check up and here are her latest stats: 29-3/4" long and 22 lbs 3oz.

Here's where we are:

She hasn't really walked too much, but I think it's because our place is so small she can easily get around holding onto something. She has her own agenda – she'll refuse any help from us, but will try to walk when she feels like it. Tonight she took 2-1/2 steps on her own right in the middle of the hallway!

She is babbling a lot. And very assertive when she does. Very cute. She claps, shakes her head, sings/hums and dances/bounces constantly. Loves music. Starting to wave hello and goodbye. Will give little pieces of things she finds on the floor to us, loves to take her toys out of boxes and is starting to put them away, too. She's all about climbing – on everything. She can get up onto the couch super easy now. She sits in her chair and "reads" her books. She learns things very quickly - we can mention an object a few times and then she knows it. She is also a good eater – gobbles up just about anything I give her. She also understands "no" and for right now, obeys it pretty well.

Overall, she's an amazing little girl (no longer a baby) and we love every inch of her. The year has gone by so fast but has taught us again to savor every moment we have with her.

Holy cow, I can not believe our little bean is ONE year old today! Wow, time flies. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful little girl in our lives. I will try and post a better update later, but wanted to get something up on her birthday! Happy birthday, Audrey. We love you so much!

The video is a little blurry, but still worth posting.

Audrey had her very first professional haircut today. So cute. She actually was amazingly calm (although I think the video of sesame street playing helped) and even sat all by herself. I am happy with the general style (I was afraid they would bowl cut it with super short bangs!), BUT there's a little problem with the back. I know she's a baby and moves, but there's a big ole' chunk cut out of one side! It does look better than the multi-layered tiers of long hair we started with, though. oh well, it will grow back in time.

It started with emptying the top drawer. Then the bottom drawer. Then the laundry basket. She was in heaven! I also forgot to mention another "milestone" in the previous post. The past week or two Audrey has been awesome in her crib. She will play and talk herself to sleep and does the same when she wakes. She'll stand up and grab her stuffed animal from the corner of the crib and then sit back down pushing it on and off, humming to the music it plays. It's so cute to watch and hear her in the monitor.

Audrey is really loving music these days. I haven't been able to get a video of her "singing" and "dancing" together (which is what she usually does), so you we'll have to settle for one of each!

I can't believe our little girl is almost 1 year old already! It is just amazing to see how much she has changed from the tiny little being she was 11 months ago.

A quick update: she's officially off baby food and onto all table food for roughly 3 weeks now. Some favorite foods are cottage cheese, avocado, yogurt, beans and puffs. However, she's recently had her hand in (literally) Indian and her new favorite is saag paneer (spinach and cheese) - she gobbles it up and will seriously pick every half-dried piece off her plate. She still isn't really walking yet. I think the holidays got her a bit spoiled with all the love and attention and no need to walk, but just tonight she took a couple of steps again! Good because maybe once she starts walking she'll stop hanging on my legs; and BAD because that means I'm really going to be chasing her all over our tiny apartment!

Finally a little bit of free time to get some holiday photos up! Enjoy! (Please note, photo heavy).

I wish I realized sooner I could have used this photo for our Christmas cards. I LOVE this shot.

Christmas Eve at my mom's and first exposure to "presents" (and her fancy dress)!

Audrey's first Christmas morning.

A little too much excitement for everyone by the end of the day (lol).  Audrey was actually completely fine – laughing and smiling 10 seconds before this photo was taken. But she started crying for no reason and looks so sad here it cracks us up. Eiko and Suki, on the other hand, were SO over it all.

We took Audrey to see the tree, but she wasn't too impressed. I think the cold weather and crowds made more of an impact!

A few more pics from the snowstorm....

We went out to lunch today and by the end Audrey had an entire pancake in hand. First time we've given her such a large chunk of food, but she still managed to "eat" pieces of it.

* I'm working on getting the holiday photos up too, but still need to do some major editing. Hopefully I will get them up in the next day or two.

Audrey took her first step today! Only one, but she did it all by herself. In fact, she really hates receiving any help – if you try to, she will go limp and refuses to even stand. I happen to catch it out of the corner of my eye. I looked over and saw she was thinking about taking a step - she had a huge smile on her face and was SO proud of her success after she did it. Yay Audrey! I hope to get some video of it soon, but right now our Flip is on the fritz.

Other quick milestones: She's singing (making noises) and dancing (bouncing) to music. Since she isn't walking, she's figured out how to tote her toys around with her as she crawls, and isn't too bad at "throwing" a ball. She has also decided she's done with baby food and is eating almost all table food. And she has developed quite the personality - which is a pretty stubborn (lol)!

the pic on the left is the night the storm started; and the photo on the right is our backyard the next morning. unfortunately the only pic I could get of Audrey and snow was of her in the pack with my iphone.

it was in the 20's today.... brrrrr.  that means bundling up tight and then staying warm inside at the Y's open gym (Audrey's new favorite thing is to climb all over the place!).

I still need to post a few pics from Audrey's first Thanksgiving, but just had to share this one right away. The past day or two she's been starting to say a few consonants, but today she burst out with bababa-babble!