So, my Nova is now a one year old. She has fully started the toddler phase, although she hasn't started walking. She gets into everything from closets, toilets, tissues, cupboards & toys. Her favorite thing to do is make a mess, especially right after I clean up! Go figure! She says "Mama" & just started to make puppy sounds. She is finally eating most of the food her sisters eat, which is sooner than either of my oldest did. She refuses to eat any baby food from the jar unless she is the only one eating. This can be frustrating when at a restaurant & we aren't ready to order her something.
We had Nova's birthday party on March 8th, for Sunday lunch. We had delicious grilled chicken (thanks honey), salad, bread, chips, & of course, cake & icecream! Below are pictures of Nova digging in! She wasn't shy at all, as you can see! She thoroughly enjoyed trying to eat the whole piece in one bite!!!
Last week, Sharon & I took the kids to Middlebury for a picnic at Kreider Gardens. After a cold, blustery picnic, we took pictures of Nova around the park. It was fun to see her just be a one year old-totally uncooperative as we tried to pose her! We got some good ones, anyway....impossible to get a bad picture of her just because she's so darn cute! She looked adorable (of course) in her little red dress. Daddy's favorite part was her tiny bare feet! She is still, for the most part, our most content daughter & we love to watch her interact with her older sisters. She loves trying to keep up with them & making a mess of whatever they are trying to play. She cuddles dolls & stuffed animals, gives open-mouth kisses, cuddles her blankie when she's tired, laughs uncontrollably when being tickled & even cleans my kitchen floor for me! Okay, well the last one isn't saying much for my housekeeping these days, but I am learning to stay on top of sweeping since everything goes in the mouth!
Lexi & Petra are growing like crazy these days. Lexi is practically counting down the days when she starts school (I'm not). She is hoping for a baby brother this time around & doesn't think it's fair that Mommy & Daddy will know next month, but she can't! Sorry, babe, but we want to keep it a secret for another 5 months! Petra, for some reason, is hoping for another sister. We are glad to say that prophecy is not her gift as she kept saying there were 2 babies in my tummy. The other day, she got quite frustrated that I told her there was only one for sure. She was quite disappointed (I was not).
Well, that's all for now! I will post pictures of my pregnant self in a couple months for those of you who may be interested! Thanks for keeping up with us!
