12 months

• weighs 20 lbs. (30%) and is 29 1/2 inches long (60%)
• puts her arms in the air when you say, "Emma is sooo big!"
• growls like a little gremlin when she is unhappy with a situation. 
• signs "milk" when she is thirsty and "shakes her hands" for all done.
• talks! her vocabulary consists of "wha" (what) "yea" (yeah) "mama" "dada" and "I love you" most of these words are sounds she is making. 
• loves to push her walker around the living room. 
• pulls our her highchair if you ask her if she wants "food" 
• plays with her tea party set and picnic basket for hours. she loves the music and pretend food. she will pour you tea if you ask. 
• is such a great sharer. she is always offering food, toys, books etc. 
• shakes her head no constantly if you tell her to do something she doesn't want to. 
• has officially grown out of her infant carrier. she is now in a big girl car seat. 
• has 12 teeth; 4 on top and bottom and all of her one year molars.
• can climb to the top of the stairs unassisted (if we let her).
• puts my cell phone up to her ear...oh dear!
• has been waking up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason other than the impending developmental milestone (walking).
• can stand for a couple of seconds. 
• still loves to eat. she eats 3 meals a day and two snacks.
• completely off the bottle and formula. takes whole milk in a sippy cup.
• thinks her brother is.the.best.thing.ever - it's the sweetest thing to see the two of them playing together. 
• is obsessed with watching the movie Tangled. if we would let her she would watch it all day long.