15 Month Well Visit

Well, I'm actually 16 months, but whatever...

Height: 31 3/4" (50-75%)
Weight: 24.6 pounds (50-75%)
Head: 90% (uh-oh! i'm becoming a carr head...haha)

Overall healthy.

Had 3 shots today, cried for like 5 seconds, and then I was fine.

I was SUPER active and SUPER wiggly the whole time, and when it was all through, the 3 of us were sweaty and tired.

Ahh...

I'm cutting at least 4 teeth right now - 2 of which are molars... so at least there's an explanation for my EXTREME tootness and sleep issues these last few nights.

Fun times indeed!

At Last...

After a year of picture turmoil, I give you my 1st year picture montage...



these three are now hanging over the couch in the living room. Lovely isn't it.

Updates

Pictures from this last month to come soon...

some updates...

I got my two front teeth in while in TX...in public... that was a LOT of fun for everyone involved.

I now drink exclusively from a straw cup - my soymilk included. Go me! Mommy was a little surprised, especially since I wasn't diggin' the sippy cups AT ALL... but whatever. At least it's not a bottle.

I really love walking and running. I mean, I just NEVER STOP MOVING unless I'm eating or asleep. I'm a girl on the go, and there's a lot to do.

I seem to be done with baby food. Despite my lack of teeth, I've become quite adept at eating grown up foods... I especially love meat. Any meat. I'm also starting to like grapes and such...

I'm still a lean mean poopin' machine. It's amazing I have any fat on me at all with all the movin' and poopin' I do. Just what you wanted to know, I'm sure.

I'm communicating much better - I do a few baby signs, I shake my head no if I don't want something, etc... lots of pointing right now. Also lots of arm flailing and the occasional tantrum, but it can't all be tea and roses you know?

New words or words that grew in clarity from this last month... "papa"..."thank you"... "bye bye"... "kitty"..."puppy"... And then there are those random freaky moments when I will say something unexpectedly and very clearly. Creepy!

1 Yr Checkup

No pictures right now - may be awhile before Mommy gets them up...

had my 1 yr well visit today...

weight: 21 lbs 9 oz - 53%
height: 2 ft 6 in - 83%

I had 3 shots - YUCK! But I got to be in the ergo with daddy while I got them, so that helped a lot. The NP we saw today said she has an ergo for her baby too.

Mommy asked about getting a lead test since we live in an old house and i lick everything and put everything in my mouth... so we went right downstairs for it. The blood lady was really nice, but i did NOT enjoy a tourniquet on my arm at all - again, I was in the ergo for this. And apparently, I'm just like mommy in that I have no veins at all - I ended up having to have it drawn from my hand - just like mommy. I was SO sad and pitiful.

But - I'm healthy. The NP encouraged weaning more to the cup, and drinking less milk (or soy milk in my case) and eating more food so I bulk up a little. I'm a lean mean pooping machine, so it doesn't stay with me too long :)

So let the weaning begin!

Happy Birthday To Me

As previously mentioned, I celebrated on my actual birthday with my LaFrance friends...

playing with their toys...


enjoying the "birthday dance" that the girls put on for me in my honor... i really enjoyed watching them do their number - it was a lot of fun!



Today was our family celebration since Daddy could be with us...

my loot before...


daddy and willow went out and got birthday balloons for me this morning...


willow got a dora balloon...


my loot after...




happy family part 1...



happy family part 2... (don't you just love willow's expression...haha)


my birthday cupcakes... totally for the picture since i can't eat them due to that whole not sure about how i'll do with milk products....oh well... someday!


opening my loot...


checking out my b-day cards...



after our morning festivities, we ran around - i got a couple more outfits with my birthday money, and then we had lunch at olive garden. i got to eat some of the breadstick...yum!

1 yr Old!!!

Today I'm 1 yr old. Hooray!

I had my picture taken at Babies R Us this morning, and then Willow and I hung out with Julia, Olivia, and Grayson. They sang happy birthday to me, and then we all had some water ice. Yum.

More on Food

So today, in my quest to not eat like a baby, I decided the only way I would eat my banana is if mommy put a little bite on my gerber spork and set it on my tray. Then, i'd pick up my spork and feed myself...after a few times, i even started handing the spork back to mommy so she could reload it for me. What fun!

Eating

I'm pretty much done with baby food now. I like to chew. In fact, when mommy gives me baby food, I push it out with my tongue, grab it with my fingers, and start playing with it.

However, if i'm given something with some good chewing texture to it, I chow down big time.

11 Months Old

If it weren't month 11 of the picture taking for the first year, Mommy might just throw in the towel. I'm just too busy trying to do other things than to be bothered with sitting still... and combine that with what seems to be a 10 second shutter speed on mommy's camera, and you've got a perfect storm of orneriness.

In spite of ourselves, we did manage to get a good pic... first the outtakes.







and the official picture...

Walking

I'm 9 mos old, and I've walked on my own.

Yay!!!

Genius!

I haven't started walking yet, but I enjoy cruising, standing and squatting independently, and have taken a few steps here and there.

I really like this one baby doll - "baby ally" - she's a cabbage patch newborn. I like to chew on her head and sling her around with great force. When I'm not playing with her, and there's a whole bunch of toys strewn about, mommy can say "where's baby ally rose?" - and i'll look around, find her, and go get her!

my nickname has become "little imp" because i am into EVERYTHING at ALL times!

I'm happy to be home. After waking up every night in tx, i've slept the last two nights straight thru - my bed is so wonderful. :) and mommy is so happy about this.

pics to come later.

Tooth!

At last - an actual tooth sighting! My first tooth has cut through on the bottom... too little for pics still...

Standing

i've got skills, i know how to use them... mostly...

Various Sundries

Mommy is making the majority of my baby food now... I still enjoy the gerber dissolving fruit puff things, but basically, she's making my food. Mommy spent some time reflecting on this, and because it is so easy, why she didn't do it with Willow...and it was determined that she didn't get her food processor until Willow was close to a year, at which point it wasn't really necessary and she was eating regular foods anyway...

And yes, people have been mashing the food on rocks or whatever (ok, maybe blenders) for thousands of years... bla bla bla...

I'm still not wild about banana...next fruit to try will be apple (it's cooking as we speak)... still loving the peas, sweet potato, and carrots.

Mommy may try to do the rice cereal (or maybe even quinoa - in a nod to lily) next. We're taking it one step at a time.

I also got my first sippy cup... I was not so impressed with the water or the sippy cup. Mommy informed me that I better get used to it, because that's what us kids drink around here.

Two nights ago, I awoke after about an hour of sleep (very unusual) and was very sad and fussy and crying like I was in pain. Tooth? Ear infection? Gas? Who knows. I eventually went back to sleep and had a relatively normal night. Yesterday I was still a little fussier than normal. Mommy was on the alert...

And then last night, on one less bottle than I normally have (which is fine, because I'm maybe having a little more than I really should...but whatever) I slept for 12 hours!!! Woohoo!!!! Mommy and I did a little victory dance this morning - since she had the energy for it. :) Tonight, we have minimum expectations... but we can always dream.

I'm sporadically going up on my knees now. It was really easy at church, but it's carpeted there. At home, I just like to slide around the whole room backwards :) and I still love walking!

And now for some pics of my cuteness...

ugh... that flash is too bright...


getting ready to slide around the room...

FOOD!!!

I've had rice cereal now. There's no going back.

From the way I acted while eating it for the first time, you'd think Mommy had been starving me for the last 4 months. I eagerly ate my cereal, and kept pulling the spoon towards my mouth.

Mmm. watery rice cereal.

Here are pics from my second experience eating rice cereal...

Dr. Visit

Today was my 4 month visit...here are the stats...

Weight - 15 lbs 6 oz - 90%
Height - 26 1/2 inches - off the charts!
Head - still normal :)

Dr. says I look fabulous (we know) and that I'm advanced for my age - go me :)

We Are Also Family

Well, if you thought Willow got short-sheeted in the picture department...

here's a pic of my first trolley ride...



and the 4 generations...



again, we think Granny took lots of pictures, but we'll have to wait and see. Mommy tells me she'll make a concerted effort to get some good pics this week to highlight my growing-up-ness.

Wow

Ok. So I'm flipping over to my stomach all the time now. Yesterday, I kept waking up during my nap b/c I'd flip over in my sleep. It was FUN times here, I tell you what.

It wasn't really an issue last night - I slept fine, and stayed on my back.

Today, I fell asleep, flipped over on my stomach, sucked my thumb...and every time mom flipped me back over, I'd go right back to my stomach.

So mom called the Dr., and the nurse was very nice and didn't tell mom she was an idiot - but said (which truth be told is what mom was thinking anyway) that if I flip to my stomach, I flip to my stomach. So there. I'm napping as we speak on my stomach (super hero powers enable me to blog while sleeping). Mom continues to make sure I'm breathing every 30 minutes or so... and she will probably continue this for some time.

In other news, here I am thoroughly enjoying the bumbo. I like to be a part of the action and this enables me to see what's going on - while strengthening my core muscles. :)

My New Skill

I'm doing this all the time now.







Last night, Mommy was resting on the couch with a magazine, and Willow goes "oh no mommy! oh no!" Mommy looked over, and I was on my stomach off of the playmat.

I've got skills.