Better late than never, right??
Firsts:
Birthday:),
Mother’s Day celebration, steps!! And walking around, climbs a full flight of
stairs, getting into a pool and going in a floaty,
News
Headlines: Several severe Tornados hit in Oklahoma. One hit a school and
several were killed.
Mommy
and Daddy’s Favorites: We both LOVE that we can say “love Mommy” or “love
Daddy” and you give a big hug!! We also love that you’ve started humming to
music.
Milestones:
You’re taking steps by yourself!! You’re also able to go to a standing position
without pulling up on something…you practice this a lot.
Measurements:
You are still in a size 3 diaper and are wearing 6-9 months clothing (this fits
you best) and some 6-12 months if they make a 6-9. At your check up you were 29
inches (50%) and 17lbs 11oz (5%).
Memorable
moment: Watching you take your first steps and toddling around the room. Also,
spending my first Mother’s Day as a mommy! We celebrated after church by going
to lunch at Robert Trent Jones golf course and you gave me a sweet card with a
puppy.
Challenges:
UGH…naps!! And also, we went to the beach for a few days and you basically
hated it. You hated the feel of
the sand in your toes, the sound of the ocean, and swimming in the pool. We go
for a week this weekend so hopefully you learn to love it!
How we
spend the day: You get up anywhere from 5:30-7:30. If you wake up before 7 you
will normally go back to sleep after I go in and feed you and will sometimes
sleep until 9:30. We eat breakfast
together around 9:30 and unless you’ve slept in you will go down for a nap around
10 or 10:30. We eat lunch together about 12 and then play for a little bit
before your 2:00 afternoon nap (sometimes about 3:00). After your nap we have a
snack and then go for a walk. We play together until dinnertime. We start your
bath and bedtime routine about 7:45 or 8 and then you go to sleep.
Feedings/Eating:
You are down to 3 daytime feedings (when you wake up, late afternoon, and
before bed). And can I just say
how proud I am of both of us…we made it through a year of nursing! We will
probably drop the afternoon feeding after the beach. You are doing so a good
job with eating real food this month and are eating fewer pureed foods! You are
eating almost everything we give you and are starting to eat more at each meal.
You love all kinds of fruit except fresh blueberries. You tend to throw it off
of your tray. You don’t love meat but are doing much better with it. You also
don’t like tomatoes so I think you may not like the texture of things with a
skin on the outside. You have also been drinking whole milk with your
breakfast. You don’t seem to mind it but don’t drink as much of it as water or
juice. Here’s a list of some things you’ve been eating recently…
Breakfast-blueberry
waffles, cereal, yogurt, fruit
Lunch-spaghetti
O’s, grilled cheese, string cheese, mandarin oranges, peaches, pears,
cantaloupe, turkey, whole wheat bread, pureed veggie
Dinner-you
usually eat a little bit of what we eat and then I’ll supplement with a pureed
fruit or veggie, you love actual peas and green beans but not pureed ones
Sleeping:
If I were grading you I’d give you a B… You are definitely doing so much
better! There are several nights you’ve slept from about 8:30-7:30. BUT…you’ll
occasionally wake up at about 5:30 and I don’t love it. You also wake up in the
middle of the night once a week or every two weeks where you won’t go back to
sleep on your own and need me to go in there. This creates a 4th
feeding for the day, which is a concern of mine when you’re weaned. I know it
will all work out eventually, but it’s the inconsistency that is a little
frustrating.
Personality:
You love to laugh and play. You are such a sweet little girl to be around. You
are outgoing and fun unless you are scared or there are a lot of unfamiliar
people around. Then you are pretty quiet and shy. You are so friendly when we are
out and about, and you love to wave and greet everyone you see.
Likes:
waving at people wherever we go, climbing on things, ice cream sandwiches,
Dislikes:
the ocean, sand, and pool, not getting your way, when we take something away
that you want, when mommy or daddy leave,
Mobility:
You are walking around now. You’ve taken several steps in a row (around 10 at
times) and have gone half way across your room. You don’t feel quite confident
with it so it isn’t your made method of getting around quite yet. You love to
climb on everything and you’ve recently been climbing up the stairs whenever
you can find them…its pretty nerve wracking for mommy.
Favorite
toy: Your lovie (elephant, cat, or giraffe) and your sheep that sleep with you
in your crib every night. You always want to “rescue them” when we get you up
in the morning or from your nap.
Upcoming
Events: The beach and your 1st birthday party!
New
Explorations: Putting the phone up to your ear and pretending you have a phone
in your hand and putting your hand to your ear when you hear one ring, humming
when you hear music, dancing and pointing to our phone when you want to hear
music. You will crawl from room to room and put your hands up like “where’d he
go” when you are looking for “dada” and are always confused when he isn’t in
his office. Turning a light switch on and off.
Sounds,
words, and communication: You can now tell us what a puppy says! You love dogs
and reach out to them and say “oof oof”. We can ask you when we aren’t around
puppies what does a puppy say and you will also tell us “oof oof”. You are communicating with us all day,
we are just having to learn what all you’re saying. When you say “baaa” it
means you want us to give you something. Not a real word obviously, but its
funny. I’m positive you know who “dada” is because we were in the grocery store
one day and he went to get something. All of a sudden you were saying “DADA
DADA” really loud and I looked up and there he was. You will also point to
lights and say “ight”…you love the light in the car and point to it every time
we get you out of your car seat. So I started telling you “l-l-light”.
Teeth:
Still 6! I was wrong last night about the 7th tooth last month.
Our first Mother's Day together.
One of our daily walks with her friends after a nap.
Bed head!!!
Someone LOVES cookies!
Our sweet family of 3!
The birthday girl!
These two make me laugh...she dug the puffs out of her bag, took off the lid with her teeth, and went to town!!! Then she waved at me when I caught her:)
Celebrating at the zoo:)
Happy 12 months, Aubrey!!
