Hensley: 14 months

 Where has the time gone?! It has been 2 months since my little sweet pea turned 1! She has grown and changed so much the past few months. She now weighs about 24 lbs and is wearing 18 months to 2T clothes. A lot of her baby chunk has slimmed down since she has been walking, but she still has pretty awesome thighs and belly rolls :)

Little lady is still nursing quite readily. She can go quite a while if I'm at work or if we are busy, but otherwise she is still a 2-3 hour girl and definitely comfort nurses. She eats a good balance of food also. She loves to eat eggs, toast, and fruit for breakfast. She is a HUGE fan of cheese, peanut butter and jelly, or mac and cheese for lunch. I still haven't found anything she doesn't like. She loves to feed herself, even if it requires a spoon (applesauce or yogurt). She is pretty good at using a fork and drinking from a cup without a lid.

 She is still a pretty decent sleeper. This little angel will sleep in the Tula or just in our arms, even if it is loud and we are out in public. The other night we went out to eat and she slept in my arms the whole time. She wakes up about 9am and takes a nap from 1:30-4pm most days. She goes to bed between 9-10pm. Usually she wakes up twice to nurse throughout the night. We are still currently co-sleeping. I think I will attempt to night wean at about 18 months if she doesn't do so before then.

 Hensley loves to play. She has really gotten to like playing with her sister. Sometimes Taelyn can be a little overbearing and Hensley has learned to scream and push her away. She loves to stack things and put things together. She loves to color and I'll catch her picking up a crayon or chalk and coloring on whatever is closest to her. One of her absolute favorite things to do is play outside. We have been lucky with some awesome weather this summer, so we have spent a lot of time outside.

Hensley is a mover! She is walking like a pro and is even testing out running. She can climb up and down our stairs and uses our stool to get up in chairs and such. She talks so, so much it is unbelievable. I would say that her word count is more than 50 words. Some of her favorite words to say are "happy, yummy, kitty, sissy, Hensley, snack, bite" and so much more. She can pretty much repeat any word you ask her to say. She is also really starting to understand directions. I can ask her to take something to sissy or daddy and she does it or ask her to go get something and she will go get it. She really loves babies and little kids. The picture below is of my cousins baby Tomas. She was just enamored with him and kept trying to pick him up and give him kisses, it was so cute!

It's truly bittersweet that my itsy bitsy baby is much more of a growing and changing toddler these days.