Today, my little girl turns 1 year old!  I've been teaching her to answer how old she is by pointing a finger in the air and saying "one!".  It's been an incredible year.  Jenna's been such a trooper over the past few months as we've moved across the country.

We got her a new forward-facing car seat, since she now meets that criteria.  We also got a cute little chair she can sit in that is electronic and does all kinds of fun-ness.  We made her a little cake and let her go at it.  She wasn't as destructive as I thought she might be, but it was fun.  Then we had a bubble bath, and I made lots of bubble hats for her that were hilarious.

For those wondering...  She walks excellently now, and chases the cats all over the house.  She's got 7 or 8 teeth.  I've lost track of all the things she can say. She'll repeat (or at least try) almost any word you ask her to say. She can ask for foods that she likes (apple, banana, broccoli, cheese).  She even says, "cheese, please".  She identifies the basic animals (kitty (sometimes referred to as "meow-meow"), puppy, bear, bird, bee, mouse, etc.  but horse is the cutest-sounding), and (when coaxed) she can tell you what sounds some of them make.  She can identify basic body parts.  She loves pointing at noses, even those of stuffed animals, but her favorite is "toes".  I went in one morning to wake her up, only to find her rolling around in her crib.  She looked at me with a big grin, grabbed her toes and said, "toes".  She dances to music, and plays peekabo (even with herself in the mirror). She will do things that you ask her to, like "go find a ball", "go find the kitties", "put on a hat", or "make Farmer Tad play the banjo".  She loves to hide, especially when you're trying to dress her.  She's cuckoo for bathtime.  I'm so proud of how well she's doing.  But,we wish she'd sleep better.  She's doing better than a month ago, but still gets up at least once during the night usually.

I've got lots of pictures and video from the day that will trickle in as I have time, but here's a cameraphone shot of her in her new car seat.