Happy Birthday, Maren!

Happy Birthday, Maren! Here are just a few facts about YOU at age one.

1. Maren weighs 19 lbs and is 29.5 inches tall. She is in the 20th percentile for her weight (which is up from the 11th just a few months ago). She is incredibly active, started walking at exactly 10 months and has been on the move ever since. She also loves to dance!
   
2. Maren has 10 teeth.
3. She takes two naps a day (9am and 1:30pm). She goes to bed at 7:30pm and wakes up at 7am...not counting her 11pm and 4:30am feedings. She likes to sleep with her monkey softee.
   
4. She love watching Baby Einstein MacDonald and will try to imitate all the animal sounds, including the rooster.
5. Maren is very huggable and loves to be cuddled. She loves stuffed animals.
   
6. Maren can say the following words: hi, dada, mama, ball (but says this while pointing to balls and other objects that are not balls), and baby.
   
7. She likes to be chased. She'll scream and run away when you say, "I'm gonna get you!"
8. Maren loves books and will sit sweetly on your lap while you read to her. She will also turn the page when told.
9. Her favorite place to be is outside. If she can't be outside, the next best thing is looking out the window. Maren spends a large portion of her day playing behind the couch where she can look out the huge window into the back yard.
   
10. She does not like bananas or bubble bathes.
11. She can climb in and out of things (such as laundry baskets, cupboards and drawers). Maren is also great at climbing UP the stairs. We are still working on safetly climbing down and she is getting good at getting of the couch by herself.

We are so grateful you are part of our family. It is exciting to watching you grow and learn. We love you, Maren!