Daisy, aged 1

So my little flower has turned 1, and is slowly but surely leaving her babyhood behind. She is almost walking now, and just this week has done a couple of steps independently. Most of the time, she crawls (at lightning speed), or sort of scoots on her bum, pulling herself along with one arm - quite comical to watch. I don't think it'll be long until she's toddling though.

She loves to play with Jamie's toys, in fact I think she'll get more use out of them than he has. She loves his garage, and quickly figured out how to line the cars up to go down the ramp. She still likes walking around with the baby walker or the new pushchair and dolly that she got for her birthday. She also makes a beeline for inappropriate objects - my phone, hot cups of tea, potties full of wee, and is showing signs of throwing toddler strops if things she wants are taken away from her.

Her sleeping is still not great, in fact she's waking probably 3-4 times every night for a feed. I'm not sure what to do about it, and have sort of got used to it. I think the only thing that will solve it is going into a room of her own - but that's not going to happen until we move house, so for now we'll just keep going as we are. Eating-wise she's doing really well and will try most things. She can feed herself finger foods easily, and I'm still giving her mashed stuff as well, partly in the hope that filling her up will make her sleep better. She's still breastfed, just having morning, evening and (multiple!) night feeds. I'm not planning to stop until she wants to, and she shows no signs of that at the moment.

She's just such a happy little thing. She only cries when tired or hungry, and most of the time is full of smiles. She went through a stage of crying at unfamiliar people, but she seems to be past that now and instead will flash a wide grin at anyone who looks her way. She can clap and wave, and if you stick your tongue out at her, she'll poke hers out back at you. She also seems to have a few words - which amazes me. She says "oh dear" if anything falls on the floor, and will also copy "apple" and "out".

She's a real mummy's girl and often only wants me. When she's tired she'll crawl into my lap, lie her head on my shoulder and suck her thumb, which just melts me on the inside. She's so pretty, with the most beautiful eyes and strawberry blonde hair. I still almost burst with pride every day that she's mine.