Katie is ONE!

Thursday was Katie’s first birthday. Grandma Fletcher surprised us Wednesday night by bringing over a few gifts for Katie since she was going out of town for the weekend.

I liked these pictures of Katie – she really is quite clueless when it comes to opening gifts. Her first thought was to try and taste the beautifully wrapped box placed in front of her.

Everything still goes straight into Katie’s mouth so while Carly played with Katie’s new stuffed toy, Katie played (and munched) on her new puzzle.

Katie’s birthday was very low-key. I didn’t make her a big fancy birthday cake, buy her any gifts, or decorate the house, but I’m pretty sure she enjoyed it anyhow, even in its extreme simplicity.

She wasn’t quite so sure about having a cake set in front of her and people singing “Happy Birthday” to her.

But once she was set free and got a taste she was quite pleased.

While she munched on her cake, she entertained us with her goofy pig face and blowing bubbles.

By the time Katie had her fill she had done some pretty decent damage to her cake and wasn’t too incredibly messy herself.

With the help of her cousin, Katie opened a few more gifts.

(Katie was excited about her new nylons and tights – thanks Mom!)

A few tidbits about Miss Katie at ONE:

Hollers when she wants to get our attention, which seems to be quite often lately

Pulls herself up, but isn't cruising; however she can stand without support and is starting to take steps

Slobbers... a lot

Tries to roll around when I'm changing her diaper, she thinks she's hilarious (me not so much)

Likes to play with the our toy kitchen and Jason’s cars

Magnetizes to the dishwasher any time it's left open and goes straight for the sharp knives

Katie also likes our kitchen pantry

And before we moved she liked to park herself in front of the backdoor and play with our detested vertical blinds

Katie has six teeth and is still an awesome eater, not picky at all, but if we are trying to spoon feed her she likes to have finger food on her tray as well

Can wave and clap

We think she says "ma-ma", "da-da" and "aba", maybe even "ni-ni" at bedtime

Is very ticklish, especially under her chin

Happy Birthday Baby Girl – We love, love, LOVE you!