Thursday, October 10, 2013

Happy 1st Birthday, Josephine!

I thought time went by quickly when Alex all of a sudden turned 1 and then 2.  Now, my JoJo is turning 1 and I really cannot believe it.  I remember during my pregnancy the guilt I felt about making Alex step aside and allow a new member into our family, in a way pushing her out of the way.  But now I see that Jo is the Ying to Alex's Yang...or maybe it's the other way around.  Alex is strong willed (we'll just go with that).  Jo is strong willed also but she does it with a smile on her face.  While Alex got my quick temper and frustration Jo got my sense of humor.  As I told Marcus one day when we were riding in the car and only Jo was responding to my silly faces "She gets me."

So, in honor of the tiniest Tepaske here are some stats about Josephine Margaret:

1. Her nicknames include:  The JoJonator (my favorite), Silly Goose, Joge, Joes, Gorgeous (or should that be "Jorgeous," ha!), and JoJoes.  None are particularly original though I am found of The JoJonator.
2. She can stack rings like nobody's business and is working on shape sorting and oversized puzzles.
3. She's been walking since she was about 10 months old so she's practically running now...at least her waddle has gotten faster particularly when she's grabbed something she knows she shouldn't have.
4. She likes to dance by bouncing up and down and turning in circles until she falls.
5. She can repeat "Mama," "Dada," "Baba," and "Haha."  No real words yet though she does babble quite a bit.
6. She eats like a champ and as of today gets her one night time bottle of milk.  No more breast milk/formula for us for the rest of our lives (yes, that means what you think it means)!  Huzzah for us!
7. She loves to give hugs and kisses but she'll hold it against you if you've been gone all day and deny you either one of those.  She still loves to snuggle.
8. She loves to do whatever her big sister is doing which is a good and a bad thing.
9. She thinks whatever she does is funny.  For example, she'll go in the kitchen and put a colander on her head and stand there laughing until someone laughs with her (which we do).
10. She loves everyone in her family and quickly warms up to people she may not see often.

Her physical stats are: Height 31 inches and weight 22.8 pounds.

Happy 1st Birthday, JoJonator!