Wow, does time fly. It's amazing that she is almost 1 year old! I feel like I just gave birth to her. Lauren is doing wonderfull. She is crusing around all parts of the living room holding on to tables, chairs, couches, or anything she can get her hands on. She dosen't find much interest in walking with holding hands, but she is little miss independent. She is saying so many words now that I can't keep up and she totally understands so much. We tell her to go get Mickey Mouse, the duck, her cup etc..and she will ALWAYS return with whatever you asked her to get. It's crazy that she can understand what we are saying. She can quack (cack..it sounds more like) at the duck in the bathtub, she moos at the cow, and is starting to play patty cake.
She is a happy little girl and it's just amazing how much you can love her when you are around her. She has an infectious smile :-)
Love,
Erin, Ed and Lauren