Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby!

Kensley had her very first birthday party on Saturday with all of her friends here in NJ! Kensley's REAL birthday is Wednesday, October 29th, but not wanting to equate her day with Halloween, we decided to have her party a weekend earlier. Sadly, Mike was out bringin' home the bacon, so he missed the party that we planned, but he will be able to celebrate at the Grandparents Birthday in a week. (Click on the picture to view it as a larger image on another screen.)

And...I just couldn't resist this picture that I took today. She was so sweet and peaceful all wrapped up in this blanket. It's little monogram says it all, "Thank Heaven for Little Girls!"

Here is a re-cap of the past year:

One Month: smile, follow objects~Two Months: clasp hands, laugh, follow movement, perpetual smile, vocalize, vigorous body movement, recognize food source,~Three Months: grasp objects, reaching, enjoys play,~Four Months: transfer objects, babble, eat cereal,~Five Months: sits alone, play with two objects, pull to stand, kiss and hug, drink from sippy cup,~Six Months: roll from tummy to back, waves, "mama," "dada," reach for people, bounce, TWO TEETH ERUPT, peek-a-boo~Seven Months: clap/pat-a-cake, "bah-bah" (southern for bye), twist and turn and support herself on all fours, DANCE~Eight Months: pull up, CRAWL for things, clap for Libby, "swim" (loves the water!),~Nine Months: pull up, cruise, smack her lips (like yummy), click her tongue, mimic, another tooth erupts (top left), climb stairs, blow kisses, clap with music, say, "Wow"~Ten Months: 2 front top teeth!; dance to just about anything; sign: "all done," "milk," "more;" say: up, Libby, baby, daddy (not just dada); answer/nod "yes" and "no;" repeat inflections and part of words; enter a room and say hi, hey, or hello; fetch with Libby;~Eleven Months: WALK!; dance; "snap" (video does it justice); stand alone; climb; say "Nanna," "Pop," "Wam-mee (Grammy), "Pop-ee,"