The One with Jane at 1 Year

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY SWEET LITTLE (or rather, BIG) JANE!

1 year ago today my water broke and about an hour later Jane was born - we almost didn't make it to the hospital in time! 

(If you like birth stories, like I do for some reason, you can read all about it HERE.) She came in a hurry and hasn't stopped being a busy-body since. 

Here are her done-at-home hotel stats (that I'm just making up because she has her 1 year well-baby check up on August 6th): 

 Length: 29" (75-90%) 

 Weight: 20 pounds 2 ounces (50-75%) 

 Head circumference: 18.25" (90-95%)

Here is a collage from her monthly photoshoots (that I'm gonna miss doing!):

I know I'm super biased, but dang I think she's pretty!

Janey is just a ball of fun. Always happy. Always smiley. Like she has been since day 1.

Most of the time Fox bugs Jane and we have to put him on timeout a dozen times a day for hitting her, but it seems that increasingly they're actually interacting and playing together.

 Jane would give anything to be Fox's best friend!

  She adores him so.

One afternoon Chris and I were sitting on the couch in the hotel and Jane pulled herself right up! And then she fell down :)

 I thought it was going to be MONTHS before she started walking, and it probably will be still, but it seems like every day she's getting closer and closer to standing up on her own.

She's officially got sandy blonde hair and blue eyes. Who knew! I thought for sure I'd have a brown hair/brown eyed baby! She's also got her two bottom center teeth and a few more teeth up top, all on her right side - not sure where the left ones are!

 This morning she was up and at 'em at 6am - ready to open her presents!

 Fox wanted in on the action so we ripped through her presents - mostly books because she LOVES "reading" - in 10 seconds flat.

 Before church I did her monthly photoshoot.

She loves to clap and high five.

 
Recently we taught her how to give kisses and it's hilarious, she does a little puff of air on my mouth and then shoots backwards as fast as she can.

 After church we ate lunch, sang her HAPPY BIRTHDAY, and then gave her a cupcake!

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves because they're epic.

We love our Jane. 

She brings us so much happiness and joy! Happy 1st Jane!