On Abby's birthday, Grandma and Grandpa Newell, Aunt Linn and Aunt Libby, plus Paul, Abby, and I went to a portrait studio to get some pictures taken. This is my favorite shot of Abby. She is wearing a cute dress covered in little, red cherries that Grandma and Grandpa Newell got for her.

The next day, we took Abby to Bethesda for her one year well-baby checkup. She is very healthy, hitting all of the developmental milestones, and any concerns we had with her limited milk intake, outward-turned left foot, and preference for the 'W' sitting position are all pretty normal! Her pediatrician had no concerns of her aversion to milk since she is taking solids (and various dairy products) well. Her left foot is perfectly normal as her foot starts to reposition itself while she learns to walk and should self-correct by the time she's 15 months old. The sitting preference is very common and most kids will stop as they advance past crawling; it will not be a concern unless she continues to prefer sitting in that position well after she walks.

Poor Abby received 4 immunization shots at this visit.