11 Months of Violett

Only 1 month until my baby girl is officially a 1 year old!!! As much as I loved her as a newborn, my love for her has just grown so much and I am so proud of who she is growing to be!!! She is such a bundle of joy and happiness in the world, and although I am sad her first year of life has flown by, I am so so happy I got to experience all the moments with her that I have! And I absolutely cannot wait to be experiencing even more magic with her over the next year!

This past month was honestly a blur! Summer is my favorite season of all, and I like to jam-pack activities for all of us to do together to fill the days and embrace the sunshine, so we have been going, going, going! That, and that fact that Violett is so mobile now, most of our time we have just spent chasing her and her sister around everywhere! It’s exhausting in the best way!

We are officially in party-planning mode for this girl’s first birthday party! If you have been around here for a while, you know I have an unhealthy obsession with birthdays… (my absolute favorite holiday!) So, I can honestly say that I have been dreaming up ideas for her first birthday since I was pregnant with her! But now that it is so close, I am completely gung-ho getting all the decorations and goodies in order to throw her the most special first bday ❤ Will she be a kiddo that cries when we sing Happy Birthday to her?? Only time will tell!

Stats

WEIGHT – 22 lbs
HEIGHT – 29 in
SIZE – 12 Months
HAIR COLOR– Brown
EYE COLOR – Grayish Blue
NICKNAMES – V, Vivi, Vi, Viola, Viola Babe-is, Veester, Veester Seester, V money, V Girl, Littlest, Sugar, Sugs, Sugar Bean, Sugar Butt, Smile Bear, Smiles, Smiley Viley, Violi Ravioli, Chunk-a-monk, Squush-A-Mush, Fuzz Nut, Fuzzy Wuzzy, Sweets, Stinks, Stinker, Sissy, Cuteness Everdeen, Giant Baby (Scarlett’s nickname for her)

Milestones

Took her first steps!!
Walking with her activity walker
Cruising around the house by holding onto walls and furniture
Can climb up our stairs
Babbling with more intent/beginnings of talking
Grew 5 new teeth
Starting to point to things
Starting to wave hi and bye
Starting to sign “all done” when she is finished with her food
Shakes her head no
Can recognize and acknowledge family members when we say their names (i.e. looks at me when we say “Mama”, looks at her dad when we say “Dada”, etc.)

What She Loves

Playing music, listening to music and dancing to music!
Climbing on everything
Playing peek-a-boo
Eating everything
Stealing toys from her sister
Screaming and being as loud as possible
Clapping
Playing with Daddy
Snuggling up to/being held by Mommy
Playing in water (in the tub or outside)
Causing chaos around the house

What She Hates

Being tired
Getting her diaper changed
Getting dressed
Being told no
Being confined
Not being held by mom