Harp Family: Oh how we love our ONE YEAR OLD!

As you know, Anna is now the BIG ONE! I really can't believe it. It is so true that once you have a child time goes faster. Today Anna turned 13 months old. To celebrate we took her to the doctor and she got SHOTS. Isn't that how you would have wanted to celebrate? Me neither.

However, Anna is a CHAMP! She need to get 4 shots and one toe prick. I was worried because this was going to be the first time that she got the shots in her arm and I thought that it would hurt worse than in her leg. I guess I was wrong. The nurse was every fast and kind. Anna did not cry for the toe prick or the first three shots. She just looked at the nurse and was very curious. The last shot was the MMR. Apparently this shot STINGS when it goes in. Our champ broke down but returned to her normal self in no time.

Here is her 1 year stats:

Weight: 18 lbs 5 oz- 10% (that is what the doctor said but I have looked it up on line and it says that she is in the 15th percentile.)
Height: 30 inches- 75%
Head: 45.5 cm

Here are some pictures of Anna and her Daddy a few days after turning ONE.

I want to document some cute stories and character traits.

Anna is a social butterfly. She loves to make herself known. She will stare and smile at someone until they look at her and give her the attention that she wants. She also wins over people's hearts just by smiling and giving them her little scrunched face. A couple of days ago we were in the checkout line at the grocery store and the lady in front of us bought a cute, fluffy, Easter Duck. As I was checking out, she started to show it Anna and was making her laugh. She commented on how cute she was and then left. Before I finished checking out, the lady walked back in the store and handed Anna the duck. She said, "That little girl is just too cute and she deserves this duck. We will go buy another one for us." What a sweet lady.
Anna's vocabulary is exploding. She says many words and it seems like she picks up a new one each day. She loves to mimic what we say and after a couple times she gets the hang of it and will start to say that word by herself. My favorite is when she calls for her Daddy. It started when we would be in the shower and needed daddy to come in and get her. I called "Daaaaaddy" and then she started to copy me. Now she says it from the time Seth leaves for work in the morning until he walks in the door in the evening. It is so cute but a little heartbreaking at the same time.
She has been saying Baby since she was 9 months old. When ever she sees a baby, a picture of a baby or a baby doll, she starts to say "Baaby" over and over again. I love it.
I tried to teach Anna how to sign when she was 6 months old but she didn't seem to catch on. That is not the case any more. Now she can sign milk, more, and eat. The sign that she does most often is eat. She does this ALL day long! The hungrier she get the more dramatic and exaggerated her signing gets.
She is not walking by herself yet but I think she is close (She has taken 5 steps in a row by herself). She has a push car that she pushes all around our home. When she runs into a "dead end" she walks around to the front and pushes it from the front until she hits another dead end and then she repeats the process.
Anna is such a love bug. She gives the best hugs and kisses. A couple of days ago daddy was wanting to sleep in but Anna had different plans. She crawled up to daddy's face and started to give him soft kisses on his lips until he opened his eyes. She also give her friends kisses and hugs. My favorite time of each day is when I lay her down for naps and for bed. This is because of the sweet snugly hug that she gives me. It the best reward for being a mom.