Kristin

• School: Ha, this girl is our biggest school distraction!! She is like a lab puppy--able to sweep through the entire house in about 10 minutes, leaving a trail of complete destruction behind her. (This includes chewing and LOTS of slobber.) 
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• Stubborn-ness. Like the world has never seen. This is a character trait she gets from the Binder side, I'm sure.  (You stay out of it, Chad Brown!) For example, she's only said Mama twice. For the past 4 months, every time I prompt her with "Mama?" she lovingly looks into my eyes and responds....."Dada." Then she smiles as if to say, "You can't make me." Stinker.
• She loves being outside, including spending time splashing in any kind of water.
• She can produce tears at the drop of a hat.
• And loves rolling a ball back and forth. 
• She spent a lot of time in our backpack carrier this year, but now that she can walk, she prefers to keep up at her own speed.
• Milestones:  She has 10 teeth and learned to walk before her first birthday (our only child to do this!)
• Health: This poor girl literally slobbers like that lab puppy I mentioned. The reason? Her tonsils are so big that it is easier for her slobber to come out rather than go down the hatch. Those tonsils will probably have to come out eventually, but for now we're going to wait and see.