We survived!

For some reason making it through a baby's first year seems like a huge accomplishment to me. Taking them from a wrinkly little screaming ball to a little person who sleeps and eats like a human is by no means an easy task. I'm glad we all made it through alive.

We are pretty stinkn' happy to have Leah around most days. She is walking real well now and trying hard to talk. Lots of times she will point to think and yell out something that I'm sure is supposed to be "what's that?" She also says mama, dada, all done, and duck, though none of these would be recognizable to the general public.

She takes one long afternoon nap now and sleeps 9 to 9 most nights. For some reason that I don't understand she loves to eat vegetables and will pick them out of a casserole like most of us pick the marshmallows out of lucky charms. She also loves raisins, pears, and oatmeal. To my shock and disbelief she is not really a fan of chocolate milk, brownies, or other sweets that I go nuts over. I'm sure her taste buds will mature soon and she will realize the amazingness of them soon. During her photo shoot I told her that most kids don't like peas or carrots at all. This was her reaction.

Lovin' this orange chair Jake painted for me!

Naomi was my assistant for Leah's pictures. I love that she can make Leah laugh so easily. These last three smiles were for her.

 We tease Leah a lot about not having any hair but you can see in this picture that it's starting to come in. Possibly by her second birthday I'll be able to give her a little ponytail.

Last, but not least, I included a video of Leah and Naomi's kazoo duet. Warning: this would be one of those acts that seriously lacks any training and talent but just has so much good looks it just might make it anyway.