ONE

Isabella is one-year-old today. Well, possibly, one year and 9 months, depending on what you believe. As such, it's time for a little update on her capabilities.
-walking
-babbling
-definite words: uh-oh, bye-bye, hi, mama, dada, and kitty (I think)
-running/stumbling quickly
-picking up/rolling ball
-stacking rings
-eating solid food (not pureed or mashed, she's got 3 teeth!)
-making connections between what we are saying and what is not visible (for example, John asked her to bring the ball which had rolled behind the chair earlier and she retrieved it; another example would be when I make animal noises and she goes to get the book that has the pictures of the animals)
-waving, clapping, hitting me me or the cats in the head, and pinching
-for a while she was going to get her shoes when she wanted to go outside but since I stopped putting them on her (letting her walk barefoot) she stopped that cool trick
-dancing (she really gets down baby)

The list goes on but I think you get the idea. It's remarkable how the brain develops.
Thanks for all the happy wishes!