Audrey turns 1!

Just as we didn't for Aaron's first, we didn't have a party for Audrey's birthday.  We actually didn't even get her a birthday present since she plays with all of Aaron's baby toys, of which we have plenty.  We did celebrate with my parents on my mom's birthday and Audrey did not hesitate to open her mouth for her first bite of cake, despite being a picky eater and rarely trying anything new on the first attempt.  Somehow she knew that cake was cake and she wanted her share.

These photos were taken on Audrey's actual birthday.  13 days later, we had her 1 year checkup.  She weighed 18 lbs 12 oz (which is the 15th percentile for her age), was 29 inches long (48th percentile) and had a head circumference of 17 1/2 inches (33%).  So she is still small for her age, but she is inching up percentile-wise.  She used to be in the single-digits.

At 13 months, Audrey has 4 teeth, two on top and two on bottom.  She says a handful of words, but most are indecipherable, so we don't know how many she really knows.  This morning she was pointing to her shoes (which she is quite fascinated with) and saying "sh.  sh."  Sometimes she says something consistent that sounds vaguely like "brother" but then she won't repeat it for us.

She is a mischievous girl.  She gets into things she shouldn't and when I say "Audrey!" she knows she's in trouble and quickly tries to crawl away from whatever she was doing, with a big smile on her face.  She loves her big brother and can be happy just watching him do something.  Although more often she wants to play with whatever he's playing with and this invariable leads to Aaron getting in a time out for not sharing (and often pushing or hitting his sister).  But they also get along at times and Aaron can be very sweet.  As long as she's not touching "his" toys.

These following pictures were taken at the same time as the ones above.  Aaron just looked so pensive and serious, I had to take some photos.