Well, as of Wednesday, it was a week since she turned one. The party is over (posts on that forthcoming), her new toys are put away, and she has had (some of) her one year shots. I am officially the mother of a one year old.
It does not feel that different really. It is not like she did anything amazing like start walking or reciting tons of words the day after her birthday. She still fusses when she does not get her way, goes after my chest like a piranha when she is hungry and gives me kisses out of the blue. But every day, I become increasingly more aware of what a toddler she is becoming. I cannot believe that I grew this human being inside me, and that when she was a newborn months ago, she just wanted to sleep on me all day (oh, how I miss that!) Now, she is a little person. One who has her own preferences, wants, and habits. She has favorite toys, favorite foods, and things she thinks are funny. She has places she prefers to sit and (sometimes unpleasant) ways of letting me know when we are not jiving. She is defiant, sweet, and smart...and all ours.
Her birthday itself was on a Wednesday. It was still several days before her party, where she would get lots of gifts, wear her pretty birthday dress and smear icing all over her face (cutest.thing.ever). However, I still wanted to make March 9 a special day, one that was all about her. Even though she had no idea what the fuss was about, and was rather cranky all day, I wanted her to know that this day is special because of HER, and everyone should get a little special treatment on their day. So, we cuddled in bed together like we always do in the morning. I made her pancakes. We went out for grilled cheese with daddy. I closed my computer and only checked in during my office hour and her naps so we could play all day. We had her dear grandparents over for dinner (even though my napless little person wanted nothing to do with being social), and she had milkshakes and presents. Despite her crankiness, it was a perfect day, except for one lost moment. I had hoped to pause at 7:25 pm and snuggle her right there, letting time stand still as I remembered the exact minute she entered this world. But we were all overwhelmed, and probably doing dishes, and the moment was missed. Oh well. As I snuggled her before bed that night, we said our prayers and I thanked God for her, whispering "Happy Birthday, baby!" as I laid her in her crib.
But, I digress. I figured it was high time for one of those milestone posts. So here is the skinny on miss Lila Rose:
-Little miss is STILL a peanut. Like really small. Weighing in at a whopping 16.5 lbs, she is in the 1% for weight. That may be something watch in the next few months, but given the fact that we have been sick off and on all winter, she has always been small, and has lately become a bit of a picky eater, the doctors are not concerned. She is eating, happy, and healthy.
-She is in the 8.9% for length at 27.5 inches. Even though that is not that big, it still makes sizing awkward. She is skinny enough still for 6-9 (and even probably 3-6 month clothes), but anything smaller than 6-12 months seems short. Her head is in the 32%...which means that her head is proportionally larger than the rest of her?
-She is NOT walking yet, but I think it is more out of her subconscious desire to do things on her own terms rather than an inability to. She has been crawling for 7 months now (and is SO fast), can pull up on everything, can cruise around an entire room, climbs on chairs and up stairs, can walk holding only ONE of my fingers, and can stand without holding onto anything. However, as soon as you try to get her to release that tight grip of hers and take a step, she buckles her knees beneath her and contentedly crawls away. Meh. I guess I would not bother with walking either if I could get around so efficiently without.
-After months of eating almost everything I put in front of her, she has become a horrible eater. She hardly ever will eat veggies or meat, unless it is process (i.e. chicken nuggets and veggie crisps). She will eat fruit, but prefers to be spoon fed applesauce and fruit cup than feeding herself diced apples. She eats soup and crackers and bread, but she no longer likes to eat noodles. For some reason, other than grilled cheese, she has given up eating cheese. She does, however, love cookies (especially Girl Scouts' shortbread), milkshakes, cake, and chocolate. Girlfriend LOVES chocolate. I only started really allowing her to have sweets in the past month, and I am definitely seeing a sweet tooth emerge. She still breastfeeds about 3 times a day (she would prefer it to be more), and is slowly getting used to drinking cow's milk out of her sippy cup. She was allowed peanut butter by her dr. as of Monday last, and now she will eat that excessively when she will not eat the dinner that everyone else is eating. At least it has some nutritional value.
-She does not say many words, but babbles constantly. She says "mama" and "dada" (mama was first :-)), and says "mmmmmm" when she is eating something, and something like "mmmWAH" when she is giving kisses. She regularly waves bye bye, gives real hugs (like squeeze you around the neck and pat your back hugs), open mouth kisses, and snuggles and cradles her dolls and stuffed animals. She also screams. A lot.
Even though she still is not walking or talking, she is just so much more interactive and fun! I enjoy her so much, and love doing special things with just the two of us. Just this week, we played outside for the first time, went out for breakfast together on a mommy and Lorelei date, and went on a playdate where she played with other kids for about 2 hours straight. I am just loving the sweet and strong person she is becoming, and can't wait for the fun we will have this Spring and Summer!
It does not feel that different really. It is not like she did anything amazing like start walking or reciting tons of words the day after her birthday. She still fusses when she does not get her way, goes after my chest like a piranha when she is hungry and gives me kisses out of the blue. But every day, I become increasingly more aware of what a toddler she is becoming. I cannot believe that I grew this human being inside me, and that when she was a newborn months ago, she just wanted to sleep on me all day (oh, how I miss that!) Now, she is a little person. One who has her own preferences, wants, and habits. She has favorite toys, favorite foods, and things she thinks are funny. She has places she prefers to sit and (sometimes unpleasant) ways of letting me know when we are not jiving. She is defiant, sweet, and smart...and all ours.
Her birthday itself was on a Wednesday. It was still several days before her party, where she would get lots of gifts, wear her pretty birthday dress and smear icing all over her face (cutest.thing.ever). However, I still wanted to make March 9 a special day, one that was all about her. Even though she had no idea what the fuss was about, and was rather cranky all day, I wanted her to know that this day is special because of HER, and everyone should get a little special treatment on their day. So, we cuddled in bed together like we always do in the morning. I made her pancakes. We went out for grilled cheese with daddy. I closed my computer and only checked in during my office hour and her naps so we could play all day. We had her dear grandparents over for dinner (even though my napless little person wanted nothing to do with being social), and she had milkshakes and presents. Despite her crankiness, it was a perfect day, except for one lost moment. I had hoped to pause at 7:25 pm and snuggle her right there, letting time stand still as I remembered the exact minute she entered this world. But we were all overwhelmed, and probably doing dishes, and the moment was missed. Oh well. As I snuggled her before bed that night, we said our prayers and I thanked God for her, whispering "Happy Birthday, baby!" as I laid her in her crib.
But, I digress. I figured it was high time for one of those milestone posts. So here is the skinny on miss Lila Rose:
-Little miss is STILL a peanut. Like really small. Weighing in at a whopping 16.5 lbs, she is in the 1% for weight. That may be something watch in the next few months, but given the fact that we have been sick off and on all winter, she has always been small, and has lately become a bit of a picky eater, the doctors are not concerned. She is eating, happy, and healthy.
-She is in the 8.9% for length at 27.5 inches. Even though that is not that big, it still makes sizing awkward. She is skinny enough still for 6-9 (and even probably 3-6 month clothes), but anything smaller than 6-12 months seems short. Her head is in the 32%...which means that her head is proportionally larger than the rest of her?
-She is NOT walking yet, but I think it is more out of her subconscious desire to do things on her own terms rather than an inability to. She has been crawling for 7 months now (and is SO fast), can pull up on everything, can cruise around an entire room, climbs on chairs and up stairs, can walk holding only ONE of my fingers, and can stand without holding onto anything. However, as soon as you try to get her to release that tight grip of hers and take a step, she buckles her knees beneath her and contentedly crawls away. Meh. I guess I would not bother with walking either if I could get around so efficiently without.
-After months of eating almost everything I put in front of her, she has become a horrible eater. She hardly ever will eat veggies or meat, unless it is process (i.e. chicken nuggets and veggie crisps). She will eat fruit, but prefers to be spoon fed applesauce and fruit cup than feeding herself diced apples. She eats soup and crackers and bread, but she no longer likes to eat noodles. For some reason, other than grilled cheese, she has given up eating cheese. She does, however, love cookies (especially Girl Scouts' shortbread), milkshakes, cake, and chocolate. Girlfriend LOVES chocolate. I only started really allowing her to have sweets in the past month, and I am definitely seeing a sweet tooth emerge. She still breastfeeds about 3 times a day (she would prefer it to be more), and is slowly getting used to drinking cow's milk out of her sippy cup. She was allowed peanut butter by her dr. as of Monday last, and now she will eat that excessively when she will not eat the dinner that everyone else is eating. At least it has some nutritional value.
-She does not say many words, but babbles constantly. She says "mama" and "dada" (mama was first :-)), and says "mmmmmm" when she is eating something, and something like "mmmWAH" when she is giving kisses. She regularly waves bye bye, gives real hugs (like squeeze you around the neck and pat your back hugs), open mouth kisses, and snuggles and cradles her dolls and stuffed animals. She also screams. A lot.
Even though she still is not walking or talking, she is just so much more interactive and fun! I enjoy her so much, and love doing special things with just the two of us. Just this week, we played outside for the first time, went out for breakfast together on a mommy and Lorelei date, and went on a playdate where she played with other kids for about 2 hours straight. I am just loving the sweet and strong person she is becoming, and can't wait for the fun we will have this Spring and Summer!
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