Sunday, February 27, 2011

Gabi is ONE

 Really?  Our youngest and last is ONE YEAR OLD today!  Oh Gabi, you are a bundle of sunshine and love.  Gabi is one of the most easy going little girls we have been around.  She is sometimes so easy going, it's easy to overlook her and she gets lost in the crowd.  However, when she smiles at you, it's intoxicating.  Her eyes sparkle and her whole face smiles!  She is daddy's little girl and lights up whenever he is around, she is also becoming Bapa's little girl too... following him around as soon as he enters a room!

Over the past month Gabi finally got her FIRST TOOTH!  She now has her bottom 2 teeth coming up.  She is still not walking on her own, but you can tell she really wants to!  It is funny to watch her crawl with both legs swinging in front of her to one side!  Recently she has started to become a climber (a trait that her older 2 sibling are well known for!).  You can catch Gabi trying to get her leg up on things trying to climb them.  Over the weekend she climbed all the way up Gramma's little picnic table!
We love our little girl and she is adored by her siblings too.  Will is often heard saying he is her "protector".  Isa is all too fond of giving her hugs and kisses, sometimes 1 too many =).
Gabi in now loving most solid foods and beats out her older siblings at the dinner table.  She tries most anything and loves her veggies.  She is currently drinking 4 bottles of formula a day, 3 meals, and some snacks.  She still is taking 2 naps a day, but there have been days when there has only been an afternoon nap.  Gabi loves her toys, and recently has enjoyed playing with the piano and the kids bouncy zebra.  She loves climbing up and riding around on it.  She has been more and more interactive with balls, sorters, and toys with buttons.  She still loves Will's dinosaurs too!

Over the past year Gabi has brought us unconditional love and happiness, we couldn't imagine a single minute without her!  Happy 1st Birthday Gabi Rose!  You are the sunshine in our lives!