The Big ONE!

Jillian is 1!

It's amazing how fast a whole year can pass. I haven't blogged about Jilly for a few months, so here's an update on what she's been up to.

• She started walking at 10 1/2 months. Now she has moved onto climbing. She can climb up and down the bunk bed ladder. She climbs on all her toys, she even climbed on top of one of her birthday presents before she opened it.
• Jillian LOVES baby dolls. She also loves real babies in car seats. The jury is still out on whether she is more enamored with the car seat or the baby inside, I think it is a combination of both.
• Jilly still just has 2 teeth, although she has been fussy and really drooly lately so we think more are coming. Hopefully she will get a bunch at the same time here pretty quick.
• Because she just has the 2 teeth, it has been hard to get Jilly to eat real food. She still eats a lot of oatmeal and rice cereal. Other favorites she will eat: goldfish crackers, nilla wafers, bread balls, and yogurt. She will eat better if she is sitting on my lap eating off my plate, go figure. She has basically been done nursing since just before she started walking. She likes her milk warm in one certain type of sippy cup, although she is getting better about drinking out of different kinds.
• She has this really high-pitched squeal scream that she uses to help her get what she wants. She screams at the kids when they bug her and she screams at them when she wants their drinks or toys.
• Along with the screaming, she has been pitching fits for months. If she doesn't get what she wants or you take something away from her she will flop all over like a fish out of water. She relies on us to protect her from injury during said tantrums.
• Jillian is a really good napper when we are at home during the day. When we are out she never naps anymore, she won't even fall asleep in the car! She has been the WORST sleeper at night lately. She had an ear infection at the beginning of November and has been getting up at least twice a night since then. Although she has done better the last couple of nights so hopefully that will continue.
• Her favorite place to be is outside. When she hears an outside door open she comes running and falls on the floor crying when we won't let her out.
• Jilly is a daddy's girl through and through. She will pick him the majority of the time. She lights up when he comes in a room and stares him down until he comes and picks her up.
• She spends her days getting into EVERYTHING! Yesterday I watched her take all of the tupperware out of the bottom drawer it is in and then climb in the drawer herself. She LOVES the lazy susan in the kitchen, she spins it around until she sees something she likes and then dumps it on the floor. I'm sure the other kids were just as busy, but you forget and I think it's harder to keep track of her with everything else going on. Her recent messes include dropping a glass candle jar which shattered and dumping a whole gallon of vegetable oil on the kitchen floor. Her nickname is TROUBLE!
• She is super snuggly when she wants to be. I love that our kids are all great snugglers.

Jillian's 1st Year Collage

For her birthday we met Mike at Panera for lunch. She loves their mac & cheese and was so happy to be out and about. She is definitely NOT a homebody. I had a Presidency Meeting that night so we only had time to open presents after Mike got home from work. She really enjoyed opening and playing with her toys, at least the ones that Benson, Grace, and Sabrina didn't dominate!

Happy Birthday little one! How grateful we are that you joined our family one year ago!