Roxy at 12 months

Our sweet Roxy on her 12 month birthday.

Here's what Roxy was up to between 11 and 12 months:

• Has clam feet (sweaty cold feet that seem to rub on everything).
• Knows where things go and likes to put things where they go (not just take them out). She's been doing this for a while — things like the balls in the roll house, sunglasses on face (she will try to put them on her face or mine), comb / brush in the hair, headband in hair, shoes on feet, and so on.
• Always goes after the sound machine on the floor in her room. First she turns it on and turns it up. Then she unplugs it. Then she tries to plug it in. Sometimes she'll taste the plug then try to plug it in! If Pippa sees Roxy going for the sound machine Pippa will freak out and try to gather it up, unplug it, and put it on the shelf before Roxy can get to it. Pippa has definitely bought into the "the sound machine is not a toy" mantra :) 

• Roxy is fascinated with plugs, outlets, and putting plugs in outlets. If it's plugged in she will unplug it. If it's unplugged she will try to plug it in. Yes, we have outlet covers, but there are some outlets that aren't behind furniture that we use and those are the ones she goes for. I have to reset my alarm clock daily from her cord pulling. I actually don't mind.
• Climbs up the stairs on her own. 
• Scoops with a shovel in the sand.
• Signs more (now signed with pointer finger touching the open palm of her other hand), milk, bye, and come here.
• Likes to "draw" on the aquadoodle.
• Definitely has curly hair and is starting to get a bit of curl on the top portion of her head.
• Pulls to standing on everything. Usually fine, but it doesn't always work out when she's trying to pull up on the spinny office chair!
• At the start of the month takes one step closer or to side while holding onto furniture. Not interested in taking steps while holding our fingers.
• All of a sudden went from loving to lie down and splash in the tub to hating it. Literally from one bath to the next - 4 days.
• Uses the small chair from Pippa's play table like a walker. The chair moves because it's on hardwood but moves slowly so it's just right.
• Makes car sounds when holding cars (sometimes).
• Cruising more on furniture.
• Loves to play "Where's Roxy?" She will put one hand over one eye. Sometimes both hands go up and somewhat cover her eyes. So adorable. Sometimes she won't put her hands down and you have to pull them down. 
• Takes the bjorn bib off by herself. 
• In the middle of the month Roxy had a rough night - it took an hour (usually it takes her five minutes or less) and most of it screaming for her to fall asleep and was also up in the night screaming for an hour. I didn't know what was going on, but in the morning I saw tooth #7 (bottom left of center) poking through. Oh, so that's what was going on. Sorry, baby girl!
• Likes chewing on my hair ties and tries to pull them out of my hair if she sees them.
• Talks in her sleep sometimes. So cute to hear her little baby mumbles!
• Loves to spit / dribble out water.

And a collage of her cuteness: