Prologue

A month has passed and Sydney has grown. Well, not physically. Actually weight gain has been an issue since her one year check-up, but we're working on that. Mentally, she's turning into the toddler I've been waiting for. She's a genius. Really. Ok, so it may be too soon to officially give her that title, but she's got a 21 word vocabulary! That's not a typo. 20! Wanna see the list? I thought so:

Mom, Dad, Dolly, Pop-Pop, hi, bye, cat, bear, fish, duck, baby, bubble, meow, ruff, stinky (my personal favorite), up, nap, more, this, thank you, hot

No, they are not ALL crystal clear, but the majority of them are. She also is signing six words (sleep, milk, more, eat, all done, and I Love You). We're working on bath, book, and change me. She just seems to "get it". She's been practicing her shape sorter and is getting the idea. She enjoys helping mommy clean up the toys when I sing our clean up song. She's still my funny girl with a very social personality. Sydney is walking with a one-handed assist. Any day now she's going to let go and take off! She still only has the same 8 teeth since Christmas.

I'm excited to see what her second year will bring. I'm excited to know if she's going to have a little brother or a little sister. I'm even more excited to see her BE a big sister. I'm beyond happy to still be at home with her, day after day. I'm not missing a thing. Not a milestone, not a smile. And she loves me the most. Well, it's a close tie with her daddy, but I know I've got a special place in her heart-as she does in mine.