My 1 year old

It's still hard for me when people ask how old my baby is. I always think in that split second, "Is she really, one?! YEP!" Here's Delaney at 1 years old - 19lbs 13 oz(25%) and 31 1/2 inches long (97%):

Look at the pictures above compared to my little baby girl a month after she was born (still wearing preemie clothes):

Delaney enjoys standing (not walking) and talking on the phone. She did take her first steps a week after her birthday, but not much since then. She's VERY stubborn and likes to do things when they are her idea. She's really quite the diva. When she sees what I have on my plate during dinner she points and speak gibberish to tell me she wants what I have. I say no and she throws her head back, opens her mouth as wide as it will go, and wails! It's ridiculous. In case you're wondering - I don't give in. She's forced to eat her food first. Even Brooks has gotten good at saying, "Oh please, Laney."

My big girl also enjoys playing with baby dolls. This doll in particular came from her Auntie Pat. She loves hugging on her baby and putting her paci back in her mouth. I love having baby dolls around the house to balance out all the cars that we have.

Those baby blues are still melting my heart! I also LOVE that headband that she's wearing (she got it for her birthday). You can't see from the picture, but she has two big teeth on the bottom and is working on four teeth on top. They are popping through like crazy! Pretty soon she'll have a set of pearly whites to go with her smile.

Of course she still totally enjoys playing with her brother. She's also already gotten good at "tattling" on him. As soon as he takes a toy away from her she screams. I come running to save the day. I'm working on sitting back and letting them figure it out. Brooks is helping her learn to say new things since she still doesn't say much other than mama, dada, bye, yes, and woof. He labels everything for her, "SHOE, this is a SHOE, pumpkin. Say, SHOE." And of course he uses that adorable baby talk voice to help her understand. I love how much they love each other. I know this post is about Laney, but I have to say this one thing about how much Brooks loves his sister. This was his dinner prayer the other day: "God, thank you for the food, and that we went hunting with Daddy, and for watching a movie, and I love Delaney. Amen." They are seriously so sweet together.

I'm so glad that Delaney loves the outdoors as much as we do. She recently discovered how much she loves to swing and how much she loves to slide.

PRECIOUS! I just love her so much! Someone gave me this outfit when she was born and I've been waiting 12 months for her to wear it. Girl clothes are so stinking cute!

What a wonderful year it has been. Not a day goes by when I don't stop and think to myself how incredibly blessed I am.