Now, Annalisa is a year old. She is a beautiful little girl with an incredibly sweet and mild demeanor. She doesn't cry or complain unless she is very tired or hungry. She adores Josh, and can't wait to see him in the morning when she wakes up. Josh is very good with Annalisa. He is a loving, kind, and thoughtful older brother.
Here they are opening Annalisa's birthday present:
So, what can Annalisa do at age 1?
- She speed-crawls and she loves playing "chase." She smiles and squeals with delight when you chase her and she tries to "run" away as fast as she can.
- She climbs up the stairs all by herself.
- She pulls herself up to a standing position and cruises along the furniture (mostly if she really wants something out of her reach). She walks with the help of the alligator clacker (baby walker) or while holding someone's hands, but she doesn't seem confident or interested in walking on her own yet.
- She says "ma ma ma ma" and "da da da da" and lots of other baby babble. She also tries to sing a lot. Most impressively, she loves to sing the alphabet song, and she actually says, "A B C D" (or sometimes she mixes up the letters).
- She LOVES music! As soon a song starts to play, she makes a clicking sound with her tongue (to the beat of the music) and then starts to sway back and forth.
- She uses some baby sign language: milk, all done, more, eat, drink....
- She plays peekaboo, claps her hands and waves bye bye.
- She has 4 teeth (two upper and two lower) and she eats lots of finger foods: fish, eggs, ham, bread, pancakes, fruit, veggies, and more. She likes to feed herself (even with a spoon), but meal time is a VERY messy affair!
- She knows exactly how to open the baby gate (which button to push), but, fortunately, she can't open it yet. Here are some pictures to show you what I mean:
Annalisa is curious about the world around her, and she loves to touch and explore everything.
