Happy Birthday Reese!

My baby girl turns 1 today. The 1st birthday is such a magical one. It is so fun and exciting. We all greeted Reese with a hug and smile this morning - Ryland the most excited to give. We are having cake this evening with our neighbors so I will post those pictures later. So right now I just wanted to list some of my favorite things about Reese right now.

- Reese has the best smile of all my kids. It is so pretty and just makes you smile also.

- She LOVES Ryland - she always has. But now that she can play, she thinks he is just it. She regularly crawls to him and grabs his neck letting him know that she wants him to carry her around.

- She is very ornery. She loves to poke at you and then look away like she didn't do it.

- Reese loves to clap and give 5. Last night was the journalism banquet, so she enjoyed clapping along with everyone else.

- Reese picks on Raylee all the time. I never would have imagined that they could already fight over toys, but they do. They have days of playing well together, but they also have days where they both fuss all day. Fun times ahead I'm sure. :)

- She loves bread. She will eat just about anything I give her, but bread is her favorite. She ate three rolls herself last night.

- She loves necklaces - just like Raylee. Last night I had the girls in their dresses and told Raylee she could wear 1 purple bracelet. I left and when I came back, Reese had found a pink necklace that matched her dress and insisted on wearing it. How did I end up with such girly girls?

- Reese says no and yes with her head. She just started this a week or so ago and it is so precious. I think she actually does know what them mean also. I was trying to feed her something besides bread one time and she emphatically shook her head no and wouldn't open her mouth. Then other times when I ask her if she's hungry or thirsty she strongly nods her head yes. It is just too cute.

- She is cruising all over the place. I'm guessing that within the next month she'll probably be walking. She is pretty interested in it, but is still unsure of her capability. It won't be long though.
- She can climb stairs. I did not know this one until a couple of nights ago. We were at our neighbors house visiting in the den. Reese had turned the corner so I went after her. I looked around the corner and didn't see her. I found her on the 3rd step from the top of the long staircase! I couldn't believe she had climbed it that far and that quickly. That's good to know she can do that now.

- It took her 9 months, but she does like her daddy alot now. She loves to play with him and lay on him. She still prefers me if I'm in the room, but we're getting there.

- Reese is such a sweet little girl. I'm anxious to see how her personality will develop over the next year. She is learning to hold her own with her siblings, but is still very giving when they ask.

- She has a wonderful voice. She loves to sing and jabber and laugh. All are wonderful uses of her sweet voice.

- She still only has 2 teeth. I had thought a couple more were going to be poking through, but they have regressed. I'm anxious for more teeth so that she can have more food options - oh well - soon enough I guess.