You Are My Sunshine

Beautiful Matney had her 1 year appointment on April 12, 2011 (after spending an exciting afternoon with her Aunti Ab in celebration of her auntie's 3? birthday!) Dr. Mai said she couldn't find a think wrong with this pretty little girl and was happy to see how many tricks she had.

Matney is in the lower percentiles, but she doesn't let it get her down! She is growing fast and learning something new every day. The latest tricks up her sleeve include using the sign for "more", "eat" and "done". She knows where the snacks are kept and many times a day wonders to the cabinet, looks up and says "eat, eat, eat". She has learned to say "up" when she wants to be held. I am happy to report she is completely weened from formula, however, this little lady still likes her "ba" at bed time and if she sees it on the counter during the day. She is turning in to quit the little monkey and finds something new to climb on daily. She loves the outdoors, watching the "moos", and riding the Rang*r with her daddy.

1 year stats:

Weight: 19 3/4 lb (30th percentile)

Height: 27 3/4 inches (10th percentile)

Head: 46.2 cm (75th percentile)

We are so happy with the journey God has blessed with us so far with this little lady and we are going to rock all the years to come!

Happy Birthday Little Bug

It is hard to believe a year has come and gone with us sharing our lives with the most wonderful gift in the world - our daughter. She has been such a blessing in our lives in just this one short year and we couldn't wait to celebrate her special day! For several months we have been working with Matney on holding up her fingers to tell us how old she is. She is a pro at showing you her fingers and saying a word that she thinks is one, it sounds more like "unh".

We celebrated her special day with a ladybug theme on April 2nd (I had to leave to go on a business trip on her actual birthday). I came up with the theme based on the fact that we have always called her our little bug. We had a house full of family and friends who helped make Miss Matney's 1st birthday very special!

(Quite the mess, but very worth it!)

(Is it a hug and a kiss, or a take down?)