happy birthday Rayna!

i can't believe how fast this last year has gone! rayna went from this tiny little armful

to this escapee!

at 12 months rayna is:

-eating everything in sight (including, but not limited to bark mulch, bugs, rocks, and cookies)

-crawling faster than she walks, but really very proficient at both

-mostly happy, but definately able to get her opinion across if crossed

-loving to type on the computer

(rayna inserted some comments:)

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-happy to play with her big sister, they are best friends, even when afton's grumpy and grouching at her

-not really talking or signing (despite my efforts), but "ba" is definatly a favorite sound, and spitting's pretty fun too

-so silly! she loves blowing raspberries on mama's arms. she also loves being tickled (she's even tried grabbing my hand and bringing it to her belly, then she laughs to get me started)

-sweet, when she's tired i pick her up and she pats my back as she nestles her head in my neck

-a water-baby, LOVES bath time, and playing in the water anywhere (ie, pools, the creek at the zoo, and the toilet

-a climber. she's learning to go up ladders, or at least she's trying. she climbs all over the nearby playground, and has no fear of falling, though i probably have enough fear of her falling for both of us, she thinks she can do anything afton can, though she hasn't quite got the motor skills yet.

-and she wants me to be done on the computer, go figure :)