New Sibling Coming

Shelby is going to have a sibling in November! We are very excited! Here is Shelby checking out the ultrasound pictures of the baby. She loved running around with them.

Looking out the window

Shelby's latest thing is looking out the window. Our windows are pretty low and Shelby is really tall for her age so she can now look out the window if she stands on her tippy toes. She checks out what is going on outside regularly now. She looks for the goose that visits our house begging for bread daily, looks for cars and looks for kids playing outside. It is so cute.

Shelby is getting into everything! Here she is pulling out the animal crackers and sprinkles them on the floor. I had a hard time cleaning them up. She kept trying to step on them or pick one up to eat!

Easter

Shelby really enjoyed her second Easter. I think more than her first. She ran around Nana and Papa Wallace's house non-stop with Ella. She look so cute in her Easter dress. Shelby and Ella are interacting more and having fun together. It is fun to see them together.

Getting ready to water the flowers!

Ella trying to give Shelby a hug.

Miss Trouble

Shelby is walking up a storm. She is hardly playing with her toys preferring to walk around and get into anything and everything she shouldn't. She even practices how she holds her arms. In the beginning, she held them out like she was balancing. Now she practices swinging them and laying straight along her sides. It is pretty funny to watch.

She likes being outside or just looking out the door. We are looking forward to some more warm weather so we can get out and play. I am a wimp so it needs to be about 60 degrees or higher to get me outside.

Shelby had her 12 month doctor's appointment this week. She did great. She is almost 32 inches which is really tall for her age. Unfortunately, she had to have 3 shots. She handles them really well but I think she is starting to remember what happens at doctor's visits. She started crying as soon as we got in the room. Luckily the visit doesn't take long and we have a really good doctor.

Shelby is also now drinking cow's milk out of a sippy cup. We thought the transition was going to be a lot harder but it wasn't too bad. I think Shelby was ready. Now she is usually carrying her cup around almost everywhere she goes. She is drinking more and more milk everyday. We were a little alarmed tonight at how big her belly got with milk. It looked like she had a big beer belly! I couldn't capture it too well in the photos but her 18 month shirt looked like it was going to rip at the seams!

Shelby is 1!

Shelby turned one yesterday! We celebrated with a Ducky Birthday party. Shelby loves rubber duckies and got a kick out of all the birthday decorations, ducky balloon, cake, all the company and the many, many duckies.

We decorated the house during Shelby's morning nap. When she woke up there were decorations and balloons everywhere. She thought it was pretty neat.

We had family over to join the fun. Shelby usually always had a ducky in her hand and was walking non-stop. She loved to follow Ella around and pace between rooms or sometimes in circles.

Shelby opened her presents with my help.

Then we sang the Happy Birthday song and had some rubber ducky cake. We couldn't get her to take the rubber ducky out of her mouth so I blew out the candle for her.

Shelby tried cake for the first time. I don't think she was a big fan. To be fair, I don't think anyone was! I made the cake from scratch (my first cake) and it came out a little heavy.

The party was a lot of fun. I can't believe Shelby is one already. It has gone by so fast and we have enjoyed every minute of it. Shelby is such a little sweetheart and brings us so much joy. She is walking so well now and giggles so easily. It is fun to joke around with her and play games. We are now looking forward to this Spring and Summer and bringing Shelby to see and enjoy some new adventures.

Shelby's Walking

Shelby is now fully walking! She started a couple of weeks ago but I have been having technical difficulties and was just able to upload a video for you. Check it out:

She is pretty steady on her feet with only a couple of big falls. Only another week and Shelby will be 1 year old. The year has gone by so quickly!

Young Cheezy

For the longest time, it seemed, Shelby would only eat finger foods that were snacks like Cheerios, baby cheese puffs and yogurt melts. We try to have her eat little bits fruits and veggies but she won't eat it. Well, now she will eat cheese. She always refused it or acted disgusted when she did try it. I tried again and she loves it now. Check it out:

Look at her stuff the cheese in her mouth! She can't get it in fast enough!

Shelby is also walking from furniture and along the walls now. Will post a video once I am able to get a good one. It's hard to capture because I am trying to stay close in case she looses her balance.