Gretta is 1!

Gretta turned 1 on July 22. This is a great time to write down what I know about her and how the past year has been since she entered our lives. She is a GO GETTER! Even more so than Grady, which is a little scary. She has no fear and will often be the first to do many things. She is into everything around the house and everywhere we take her. Just because she is limited by her size and speech does not mean she doesn't understand what is going on around her. I took her to get a new pair of shoes last week and I had her out of the stoller to measure her feet and see how the shoes were fitting. As I was looking at a different pair, she managed to pull down 4 boxes of shoes and pull the shoes out of the boxes. In all of 30 seconds. I am not sure if this means she just loves shoes, like her mom, or it is just a great example of how fast she is. She is a quick thinker and can be very sneaky if you let her.

We had her 1 year well check yesterday and she is 20.1 lbs, which puts her in the 30th percentile for weight and 30.1 inches, which puts her in the 90th percentile for height. Still a long, lean, string bean. She is walking all over the place, actually starting to run a little and it is just the cutest thing ever. She has brought such joy and laughter to our house we certainly cannot imagine life without her.

Last week we celebrated Gretta's birthday, on her actual birthday by taking her to Red Robin. It's a family tradition. Yes, they sang to her and gave her a sundae and she loved it. On Friday, Grandma Pam came to visit and we had another birthday dinner and on Saturday, we had the family over for yet another celebration. We have had quite the week of celebrating, which is exactly how it should be. And based on the photos, Gretta knew she was a little princess. I have some great photos and video's to post, however, my computer is not cooperating at the moment so I will have to do a catch up post later this week.