We did it! We kept our first child alive for a year! What a success! We celebrated twice for Juliet's birthday this past month. First, we went to AZ for a giant family birthday party to celebrate Juliet, her cousin Emmalee, my, and my dad's birthdays. We had some great family and friends attend and got some cute pictures of the girls with their "smash cakes" that my cousin Heather made.
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| Emmalee and Bethany |
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| Our sweet princess |
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| The only time she touched a cake |
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| I put some frosting on her tongue to show her that it was yummy... |
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| Then she realized the frosting was all over her hands and feet... |
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| ...and reacted this way! |
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| Opening presents |
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| The four birthday kids |
Then we had another birthday party for Juliet with family and friends here in Utah. We just had a little party after Saturday conference. It was a good time.
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| After we gave her a taste of the cake (not the frosting), she chowed down. |
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| ...and then realized how dirty her hands were. |
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| Opening presents |
I documented Juliet's day on her actual birthday...
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| She napped with Diane while at work with Mom for a couple hours... |
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| ...and had a little play date with the neighbor Emmy... |
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| ...ate some toast... |
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| ...cuddled with Mom... |
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| ...took a nap... |
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| ...showed off her tricks - "How big are you?" - So big!... |
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| ...fold my arms... |
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| ...high five... |
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| ...clap clap clap... |
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| ...went grocery shopping with Mom... |
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| ...more tricks - "Oh no!!"... |
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| ...reminded Mom how cute she is... |
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| ...played with her kitty... |
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| ...and got ready for bed. What a great birthday! |
We also got Juliet's pictures taken for her birthday. Here are some of them.
Just for kicks, here's some other pictures of Juliet from August and September. :)
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| Up Provo Canyon at Bridal Veil Falls with my friend Sher |
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| Casually shopping at Jo-Anns. |
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| She loves to pull all our shoes off the shelves |
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| 11 months! |
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| This video is really long, put it shows how crazy Juliet was being one night. |
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| "Helping" sweep the floor |
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| Getting herself dressed |
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| At the aquarium with Aunt Stacey and her kids |
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| Crossfit baby |
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| Totally normal, right? |
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| Playing in the rain |
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| Learning stairs |
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| Sleepy baby |
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| So tired of being in the car on the way home from AZ |
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| Cute new outfit for her birthday from Gma Nancy |
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| At the zoo with Gma Straw, Memphis, and Spencer for her birthday |
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| 12 months! |
All about Juliet at 12 months old:
-21lbs 3oz (50%)
-30 inches (75%)
-Wears 12month clothing, but mostly 18 month pants. Size 3 shoes.
-Has 12 teeth
-Tries to brush her own hair anytime she gets a comb
-Crawls and furniture walks - not walking on her own yet
-Knows how to go up and down stairs
-LOVES to go through cabinets and drawers
-Likes to "help" with the dishes
-Addicted to her pacifier
-Tricks: "So big"!, folds arms, claps, plays peek-a-boo covering her own eyes, waves bye just by opening and closing her hands now
- 1-2 naps per day - very random times and lengths
-Goes to bed anywhere from 9-11pm and wakes up between 7:30 and 10am
-Loves baths, but doesn't like to stay in them as long anymore
-Favorite toys: anything that stacks, books
-Says mama and dada - tried the words kitty and banana a few times
-Will say "hi Dad" when she's talking to him on the phone. Says "hi" to Gma Nancy when she's on the phone.
-Starting to throw tantrums
-Transitioned to cow's milk from formula very easily
-Loves all food - favorites are bananas and yogurt
-Has real bad stranger anxiety - loves to stay with Mom or Dad
-Loves animals, but takes a while to warm up to anything that is faster than a cat - hits her belly and lets out an excited scream when she sees animals that excite her, but also make her nervous
-Loves to dance whenever she hears music
-Will copy any motion or sound you make
-Likes to growl at things...weird...
-She will blow on food if someone else does it
-Will clap if she hears clapping on the TV
-Will give Mom and Dad kisses - she pouts out her lower lip
-Loves to throw anything and everything down the stairs
