Stats?
About 18 lbs 4 oz (25%) and 28.5 in long (25%) - petite and proportioned. :)
She's in size 3 diapers and her 9-12 month clothes.
How is she sleeping?
No change here. Sleeps from about 7:30pm to 7:00-7:30am. Naps about 9:30-10:30am and 2:00-4:00pm. The girl likes her sleep (most of the time, of course, we all have those days).
How is she eating?
We've been working more on giving her whatever we are eating and she prefers that. In fact, if you try to feed her Cheerios or other snacks while you eat something else, she whines. I'm still nursing her about 2-3 times a day and we are planning to wean her over the next month (we started a little this month, but I'm taking it gradually). I can't believe I nursed her a full year; it seemed impossible at first, but I'm so glad that I stuck it out.
Doctor Visit
She checked out great. Doctor says she's just perfect and is on track developmentally on the whole. She got some vaccines that weren't supposed to affect her, but they did. She would not nap without being held all afternoon. But, she bounced back pretty well the next day.
What new tricks does she do?
She's all over the place - she continues to cruise really well and her transitions from laying to sitting and standing have improved a lot.
She'll push anything around to get where she wants - chairs, toys, etc.
We've coaxed her into walking one handed a few times, so we'll see how that goes next month.
She's tried standing on her own for a few seconds here and there and does well until she figures out that no one is holding her and she suddenly gets shaky.
Verbally, she's still babbling away and we still can't make sense of it most of the time. We've gotten cat (without the t at the end of course). We're still trying to teach some signs, but no progress yet, we'll see.
General Observations?
She still has 6 teeth so far, though we suspect 2 more may be on their way.
Her little personality is really starting to shine. She's friendly, smiley, determined, stubborn, curious, and generally happy.
This months photo session was tricky; she just did not want to sit still. We had to give her the book to flip through just to keep her from climbing out of the chair. She's SO active!
Can't believe it's been a year... time flies!
Until next time... Enjoy!
