Wow, I can't believe she is already one year old! It doesn't seem possible. On her actual birthday, we just had dinner at home and Rachel actually had a three course meal consisting of meat loaf, asparagus, and mashed potatoes. I couldn't believe she ate all of it and then had seconds. We then took her to Braum's and let her hold her own ice cream cone. She definitely likes her ice cream.
Over the weekend, we celebrated by having a party for the relatives that are here in Broken Arrow. Rachel was impressed with the bows on the presents. She really didn't care much about actually opening or seeing what was inside the gift bags. However, once the items were out in the open, she became interested. The clothes she enjoyed throwing over her shoulder like she does when she comes upon any pile of clean laundry.Rachel was a little hesitant about digging into her cake, but once she put her hand in it and tasted it, she realized how fun and tasty it was!
Also, she has started standing in place for longer than a second without holding onto anything. She is not taking steps yet but will stand and talk or flap her arms then she will squat and sit down.
