After Lily's 1st birthday, Ian and I noticed a big difference in her. It was like a new Lily emerged the day she turned one. She no longer was she the easy, laid back baby we were used to. she was now a strong willed little person who became easily frustrated when she didn't get what she wanted. She became very clingy to me and had to be in my arms or within arms reach of me at all times. Thankfully, this only lasted a couple of weeks and now it seems, our baby is much more independent and back to her smiley self. Lily started walking about 2 weeks after her birthday and now wants to walk everywhere. She thinks walking up and down the stairs is so cool. She's talking a lot and can says daddy, mama, ball, book, done, down, banana (or nana). She loves playing with Grizzly and cracks up when she thinks he's trying to get her, when all he's doing is walking around her.
Turns out that I started writing her 13 month update last month but forgot to post it. So here is her 14 month update to go with it. Lil is now walking like crazy and does not want to sit still which means no high chair or stroller for more than 5 minutes. She has also become quite the talker, or whiner when we can't figure out what she wants. She's added dog, cat, bird, bear, snack, bubbles and Elmo to her vocabulary and has switched from calling me mama to just mom. Grizzly has become more like a little brother to her and they fight over the same toys one minute and are sharing Lil's snacks together the next minute. She continues to crack us up and amaze us everyday - from walking in circles to make herself dizzy to being able to put away her shoes by herself or running away and playing hide and seek and laughing so hard she can barely keep standing, nothing in the world can compare, she truly is the best.
