The countdown is on

until Gwen's first birthday! I can't believe my baby will be 1 in 3 weeks from today. Some changes are starting to happen in her life:

• I found a new daycare. I am so excited. It is in-home and half the price of my other daycare. The ratio will be 3:1 which will be great. I feel like she is in a "baby factory" now.
• Tonight was day 1 of whole milk at dinner, in a sippy cup, with no formula bottle before bed. Over the next 3 weeks I will be transitioning her from formula to organic whole milk, and from the bottle to a sippy cup. I think I will keep her morning bottle for a while since I like cuddling with her in the morning while she drinks it.
• She pulled herself up today on her dinosaur toy. I look back and she is standing. I have a feeling that walking won't be too far away!
• She only has a couple words dada, dog (she calls both cats "dog"), and uh-oh. She knows the sign to dog and I am teaching her the sign to "more". I am hoping mama will join her list of words soon :-)

I had a lot of ambitions for her first year. One of which was to put together a kick ass baby book. Well that didn't happen. I had been very upset with myself for not documenting anything. The truth is, I have been, in this blog. I actually found a website (the one that I use for my blog layouts) that will put all my posts (with pictures) into a bound book. I started to cry with excitement. I can even choose my date ranges so every year I can print a new book.
I wish I had pictures to share, but I don't. I have been slacking. We get our professional family photos/her 1 year photos done on Saturday at Wash Park. We have a lot of events coming up (my parents visit, her big birthday party, Mexico..........plus the holidays) so there will be many pictures coming soon.................