Rory Jane is ONE

Stats: Weight 21 lbs 1.5 oz , Height 29.5"

Clothing: Size 24m or 2T

Diapers: size 4 or 5 depending on the brands or overnights

Teeth: 4 working on 4 more

Favorite Foods: Bananas, Blueberries, Raviolis or whatever anyone else is eating, you are not usually picky, thank goodness.

Words: Mama, Dada, "Ess" Yes, "iss" Sissy, "Nigh- Nigh" night night,  you have said dog and ball a couple of times and your newest word is "ah nana" Banana.

Favorite Toys: Little People, Light up toys, Touch n' Feel books (you don't like me to read to you but you will sit with a book by yourself for a long time.

For your birthday this year you and your sister had a joint party. Most of our family lives outside the Houston area so we thought it would be easier for everyone traveling to combine your parties. It happened to be the day after your actual birthday and we had it at a gymnastics place where Caroline takes classes every week. You had a great time! You loved running around on the soft mats and bouncing on the trampolines with Mommy.

Up to this point, for Caroline, we have always had family parties at our house, but since our house is on the market to be sold we decided to outsource the party haha. We ended up having a few people over to the house after the party to watch you girls open your fits (since we din't have any showings scheduled) but then everyone headed out. It was nice to have someone else deal with the set up and clean up but I wish we could have visited with everyone from out of town a little more. Maybe once we are at the new house we will have a little more room to entertain adults and have cousins play.

You obviously didn't notice most of the details but you had a vanilla unicorn cupcake that you just played with the icing. I don't thin you cared much for the sweetness of your treat but that's okay. You got a couple of presents that light up and play music and I never want to forget how, for the first time, you said "ooo" when you saw them. It was the cutest thing to see you react to those new toys.

Oh Rory Jane, how did we get here already. I am NOT ready for you to be one or any age besides what you are now from here on out...okay?

You are such a different baby than Caroline was but the differences make it that much more fun!
You are confident, determined, persistent, and won't settle for no. You are beautiful, funny, independent and reserved until you have an opinion.

We still have so much to learn about you but I know whatever you face, you will conquer. I pray you will love as fiercely as you live, and that you and your sister stay the best of friends.

You are everything we never knew we needed and such a blessing to have and know. We love you Rory Jane! Happy 1st Birthday!

Rory- Eleven Months

Clothes: You are wearing 18-24 month clothing.

Diapers: You are wearing size 4 diapers, but I am about to switch to size 5 at least in overnights

Food: You like food. I need to be more adventurous because right now you have the best diet of any of us (as it should be) but I need to expand your food choices even if we don't eat them. I am determined to help you not be as picky as your sister.

Sleep: Still waking up once a night. Someday I will sleep a full night again...someday.

Likes: You love it when people follow behind you and stomp or try and chase you, you crack up laughing. You love to go shopping, it's a whole new world in the big kid seat in the cart. You just sit there in silence soaking in all the sights. You have discovered your rocking lamb in your room. You love it when I sit you on it and move it back and forth. You still love your swing outside and making the rocking chairs rock when you sit in them.

Dislikes: You do not like being denied a nap or a bottle when you want one. We are trying to switch you to one nap a day and some days it is really easy and others you seem to really need or at least want a second nap. You do not like to be set down when you are teething, you usually don't whine or cry unless someone isn't holding you. Ha!

Highlights: You finally have more teeth! You started getting your two top middle teeth making four teeth so far. You learned to high-five this month. It is too cute! You grab our hand with one hand, as if to hold it still, and then with the other hand you will hit ours gently over and over. You are definitely becoming your own person now. We also went to your first Aggie tailgate, you weren't in the best mood after coming off of a week of teething, and it was a pretty hot day, but you did enjoy hanging out with your cousin Landon.

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Rory- Ten Months

Clothes: You are wearing 18-24 month clothing. Mainly 18 months but a few things fit you that are 24 months already.

Diapers: You are wearing size 4 diapers.

Food: There are only a few things I have found that you won't eat, hard boiled eggs you wouldn't try and you aren't a fan of peas. But everything else you have tried and eaten. You especially want whatever we are eating. You still love your bottles and drink about 4-5 6oz bottles a day. We need to work on you using a sippy cup but I haven't found one that you will even attempt to drink out from.

Sleep: Girl, can we please sleep through the night soon? Please? You are still getting up once a night, it is usually between 3-4am and you go right back to sleep so I feel like I really can't complain but this last week your wakings have been more frequent or at more random times. I know its just a phase but let's get back on track, please? Pretty please?

Likes: Every time I put you in the car you get really excited to see yourself in the mirror on the backseat, I am so glad you like (or tolerate) the car now, even if its just because of the mirror. You still have eyes for your Daddy, and boy do you light up when he comes around. You still think your sister is beyond funny, and I guess you like me too ;) You like board books, lift-a-flap books, and books with different textures on the pages. You like being a stinker and getting into everything you shouldn't. You like your sleep and your pacis and as long as I am moving you still like to be in your Ergo Carrier but not much longer now that you are more mobile I am sure.

Dislikes: You don't like me to leave you anymore. We took you and Caroline to Adventure PlayCare (a drop in hourly daycare) this month a couple of times while Mommy and Daddy had a few house meetings. You looked at me like I had betrayed you, and since that first time you have been very wary of anyone else wanting to hold you except Daddy and me. They said you were happy once I was out of sight but when I picked you  up you started crying again like you had remembered I had left. Sorry Baby Girl!

Highlights: You are WALKING!! You started a few weeks ago but the last couple of days you are choosing to walk instead of crawl most of the time. It's crazy to me you are walking a whole two months sooner than Caroline did. My sweet baby, please slow down! We went to your cousin, Mia's 1st Birthday, it was so much fun to celebrate her big day! We cannot wait to see yall grow up together and be the best of friends!

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