It's hard to believe, but our precious baby girl is now one!
Johanna has brought us such joy. She has such a big personality and is starting to really show her silly side.
This past year was a lot of fun. But we have also endured many struggles due to allergies and feeding issues.
We are so thankful that she is now a healthy, happy girl.
Johanna weighs 19 lbs. 12 oz. (50th%) and is 28.5 in. long (24th%). She is definitely the lightest of our three kids at this age, but she has a lot of catch up to do after not eating well for several months.
Here are the family stats.
Johanna: 19 lbs. 12 oz., 28.5 in.
Abram: 22 lbs. 8 oz., 29 in.
Rebecca: 22 lbs., 28.25 in.
It seems that Johanna is our late walker. Which is kind of a nice change for us after having Abram literally running through the house by 10 months old and climbing on everything in sight.
She does like to cruise around the furniture and walk with push toys. But to really get around she is a speedy crawler.
Johanna is definitely an early talker! And it's not just repeating sounds, she really understands things.
When we sit down at the table she says "pray" and folds her hands. When we get food out or if she's hungry she says "hot" and blows. She loves to say hi and wave to everyone she meets. She even says hi on the phone when Grandma calls!
Cups (especially Abram's cups). She points and repeats "cup, cup, cup" over and over if she sees one.
Underwear (Rebecca's and Abram's). If she spots it she takes off with it, chews on it or just snuggles it.
Paper. She calls it "pay."
People (Duplos, little people, etc.). She calls them "pee." She'll carry them around the house all day.
Johanna knows what the potty "pa" and bath "ba" are...since she sees us in and out of the bathroom all day long.
She likes to point out or play with cars. She'll say "ca" and then make the vroom sound. She is also learning some animal sounds like quack and moo.
Johanna gets very excited every day when Daddy comes home from work. She gets to the door as quickly as possible and says "Da, Da, Da!"
She loves to snuggle. She'll snuggle just about anything and understands the word.
We may have another dancer. She loves listening to and dancing to any kind of music.
Johanna knows what she likes. If you put food in front of her and she doesn't want it...it's all on the floor before you can grab it from her. And she'll shake her head no. On the other hand if she does want something she will point at it until you give it to her. If you ask "Do you want ___?" she nods yes.
She does have a lot of allergies, which limits her diet (and mine). But she still gets plenty of nourishing foods.
Her favorite thing to do is watch or play with her big sister and brother. They aren't always fond of her involvement. But she loves it and will go around the house looking for them and calling their names if she doesn't know where they are.\
Johanna has 12 teeth now. She's still working on getting the last few parts of her molars through.
Lately Johanna has started doing a silly, fake laugh. She loves being the center of attention and knows how to get it! If nobody is paying attention to her she gets very loud and makes sure she is heard. She is definitely our first screamer.
This little lady has such a big personality. You can see from some of the photos that she is always up to something.
There is so much more that could be said about this smart, silly, snuggly little girl. She brings the whole family such joy. We praise God for this addition to our family and this first year of her life that we get to celebrate.
We had fun celebrating her birthday as a family. What a great way to end our summer. Now we are getting ready to start a new school year with two kids in school! And lots of activities too - dance, piano and Kindermusik. We are also anticipating a move to a house with more land and space by this time next year. We look forward to what God has in store for our family in the coming year.
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