12 Months Old Baby - "MamaMama"

Our baby is officially one!
Here is the latest update with Grace:

Teeth:
Still 6 teeth! 4 on top, with spaces in between, and 2 on bottom.  She seems to be teething all the time though, so I'm sure more are soon to come.


Sleep:
Minus a few setbacks (sickness, teething, and travel), sleep has been great!  We are down to one wake up a night on most nights. Some nights more, some nights less.  After almost a year of living in a fog on broken sleep, I almost feel like a functioning adult again.  She still takes 2 naps a day, but seems to be somewhat transitioning into 1 solid mid-day nap.

Food:
Grace eats everything!  She loves almost all food, but especially fruits (like her mama).  She still nurses 3-4 times per day.  She still gets water out of a sippy cup.  I've been trying whole milk in the sippy cup, but so far she hasn't shown much interest.

Sizes:
Grace is still wearing size 12-18 months and her diapers are still size 4.

Talking:
Grace has a few words:
- Da
- Mama
- doh (dog)
- buh (bunny)
- nahnah (no-no)

She clearly and consistently identifies Brian as "Da", but also still uses that sound for other items and other people too.  She now clearly says "Buh" for her stuffed bunny.  She very clearly calls for me "Mama! Mama!" when I am out of sight or even in the same room but not holding her.  She can say "doh" for dog, and she makes a "leeedle" sound for "kitty".  It is very cool to see her very slowly get a grasp on the English language, she is always watching, always listening, and always learning.

Comprehending:
It has become really obvious that Grace is understanding some/a lot of what we say.  When we say "Where is bunny?" she will crawl over to her bunny and hug it.  Or if I say, "Come here to Mama and I'll read you this book", she will crawl over to me (depending on if she wants to or not). She is motioning and gesturing for things and really comprehending.  It's cool because she can really communicate to let us know if she wants more or is done with something.

Walking:
Well, she's been standing up supported for 4 months! And is just now feeling more confident to let go with both hands to stand unsupported once in a while.  She definitely has the body strength and stability to stand up without holding on to anything, but at this point we're just waiting for her to feel ready to do it.  She will walk anywhere by pushing her push-cart, but has never taken more than one step without it.  She seems so close, it seems like she is ready to walk this month!  But she has also seemed ready for many months in a row now.

Attachment/Anxiety: 
Grace is going through a bit of an attachment/stranger anxiety phase.  She is currently preferring me to all others, and will cry for me if I'm gone (even in the next room).  It is very sweet, but also a bit exhausting.
In addition, she loves staring at strangers/people when we are out and about, but as soon as that person gives Grace attention, she buries her face into my shoulder and peeks out.
I'm fairly confident that this is just a phase, because she never was very shy before.



Anyway, Grace at age one is just a beautiful and sweet little thing.  Every day, Brian and I just look at her in awe of how lucky we are to be her parents.