Dear Eva,
You've made it! You've officially become a year old as of today and there are not words to express how amazing it has been to watch you grow over the past twelve months. From the very beginning you have been such a snuggly mama's girl. Until recently you've preferred to be held so you could perch on my hip and look around at your surroundings. Now you are becoming much more adventurous and prefer to be down crawling and cruising your way around the house. Every room has something to explore, but you still eventually come back - if only for a reassuring look from Mommy.
At 12 months you have four teeth already! They all came in within a few days of each other when your were around 10 months old (just after Easter). There are four more that look like they'll be following soon - and your little toothy smile is just so adorable! Especially with the growing chubbiness of your cheeks. :) You cannot walk yet, but you can certainly crawl and pull yourself up to anything. You are currently weighing in at 17 lbs. 9 oz. and are 27 inches long. Your head is 17.5 inches (38%) in circumference - which makes you the smallest headed Wilde child so far, lol!
You love animals! You love when Bumblebee comes in for a sneaky visit (he's supposed to be an outdoor kitty because Daddy is allergic) and you chuckle your funny growl laugh whenever you see the guinea pigs. You also get very excited to see dogs when we're on our walks and it's so cute when you get worked up!
Some of your favorite foods are bananas, cheerios, anything we're eating (chopped up, of course), and sweets! During one of the few occasions so far where we've given you a few bites of ice cream you were downright angry (an emotion we don't often see from you) when we took too long with the spoon!
Around 9 months you began waving and saying, "Hiiiii!" And it's so sweet when you do that to people I stop to talk to whether they be friends from church or random grocery store clerks. You are also saying, "Mama, " and, "Dada," along with a bunch of other gibberish that you speak with such conviction I am sure at least you know what you're saying! :) Just recently you've started to become a little more demanding and dare I say, a tiny diva?
Baby Eva, your brothers and sister all adore you - especially Norah who is such a wonderful little assistant mommy! Without fail she asks to get you up every morning - which means she goes into your room and plays with you until I go in to pick you up. She also tells me when you're sad (as if I couldn't already tell) or when you need a new diaper (again - I'm usually on top of those things. She just likes to micromanage me :). Jack and Eddie love to baby you and make you laugh. In fact, Eddie has declared himself the best in the family at making you laugh! Even Beckett, who seems standoffish much of the time, will occasionally entertain you by playing peek-a-boo and making you belly laugh.
We all love you so very much, little May Flower! I am so happy to be your Mommy and our family is so blessed to have you in it! Thank you for being such a great joy to our lives... We can't wait to see what this next year will bring as you continue to grow and reach new milestones. Just try not to grow too quickly! :)
Love,
Mommy, Daddy, Jackson, Eddison, Eleanor, and Beckett
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