1 Year and Counting

Ali... loving life even more.

Ali went to the doctor this past week to get her synergist shot.

She will get one every month for 5 months... basically during flu and RSV season.

(This is given for RSV, but is only given to high risk children.)

She weighed in at 18 lbs and 8 oz.

She's still growing!

Her hair is coming in too.

Ali has had 2 teeth come in.

Teething wasn't so bad at our house.

There was lots and lots and lots of drool, but other than that not too eventful.

We are grateful for uneventful times.

You can see her teeth here.

Her teeth have come in more so we'll have to post a recent picture later.

Ali has had a cold already this fall but she hardly acted sick at all.

She's such a happy baby!

We recently started putting shoes on her.

She likes shoes... and other people's shoes... and other people's feet.

Future Career: Podiatrist

Ali has really started moving around more over the last couple of weeks.

She can...

rotate in circles

push herself backwards

reach really far

and get up on her hands and knees.

She scooted herself underneath the chair.

She doesn't really like learning to crawl.

She would much rather stand and walk around.

She interacts with people more these days. She and Riley (the other little girl I keep) talk and laugh to each other all the time now.

Ali is also more vocal lately. Talking by way of screaming is becoming a favorite.

Funny story...

Ali was talking to Riley. Ali screamed at Riley (her attempt at communicating her excitement).

Riley crawls away crying because she thought Ali was yelling at her.

Result...

I have to explain to Riley that Ali is not so good a communicating just yet.

Then we had a class with Ali... Playtime 101-How to Play Nice.

She is really liking bath time more all the time.

Not sure what she is going for here...

She likes to:

splash mommy

scream

and clap because she splashed mommy and screamed.

Daddy took her to Aldridge Gardens in Hoover with his brother, niece, and dad. They had fun looking at the pretty flowers and spending time together.

Ali is turning 1!

She was amazed at all the people there... there were a lot of people.

She learned how to blow a few weeks before her party, but her cousin Jeffery had to help her blow out the candle.

Our cute birthday girl with mommy and daddy.

We made a chocolate cake and used cool whip for the frosting.

Then we used the fruit that she can eat for decoration.

She got so many fun presents and she loves all her new toys!

She really liked it... maybe too much.

Her birthday is actually Oct. 27th, so...

Happy Birthday to Ali this week!