Friday, June 17, 2011

Happy 11 months!

Can it really be that in less than one month Sarah will be one year old. Ahhhhh!!! Our baby is growing up, going places, and loving life. Every month is just more and more fun. We are so thankful God gave us Sarah!

Weight: probably still around 22 lbs
Height: ?
Head: ?
Diaper: size 4
Clothes: 12 or 18 month, we love the freedom of summer clothes!
Likes: crawling FAST, baths, pulling up on everything, eating, music, cardboard books, walks, playing with toddlers
, cheerios, nightly lotion massage (for the rash)
Dislikes: diaper rash, eczema, painting projects (which mean she doesn't have free reign)

Schedule: Same old same old...we are loving it!

7:30 Nurse and solid
9:00 Nap
11:30 Nurse and solid
1:00 Nap
3:30 Nurse and solid
7:00 Nurse and off to bed

Solids: This has been a great month for meals. Given time, we have really figured out some great finger foods. Some of Sarah's favorites are colby cheese, bananas, blueberries, chicken cubes, turkey loaf, broccoli cheddar nuggets, and cheerios. Now that we have some good daily staples, we have had the freedom to try some new recipes. Most recently, we tried creamed spinach with lentils over rice- Sarah loved it, but it left her little bottom so sore! Consequently, this is off the menu for a while. She is also still doing well with the sippy cup. We have only given her water, so it will be interesting to see how she makes the transition to milk. It is such fun to be able to give her table food too- she is a big fan of lasagna and pizza!

Nursing: We are still going, praise the Lord! Our goal from the beginning was to make it one year and, Lord willing, it looks like we are going to make it. There have been plenty of challenges along the way, but Sarah is a champ and Dave is incredibly encouraging. We are thankful for all of our family and friends who have encouraged us through this journey. A couple of weeks ago I stopped my nightly pumping and will hopefully start transitioning with some of our stored supply soon.

Teething: Still no top teeth, but stuff is definitely moving. I have no doubt we will see something soon!

Speech: I LOVE listening to Sarah talk. She talks to herself when we are in the car and likes watching our mouths when we talk and trying to imitate us. "La la la" is a really fun one for her to imitate! She still says "da da" and "ma ma" and may do it intentionally. We shall see. I'll have to try to get a video of one of our laugh offs- they are classic!

Sickness: Refer to earlier post! It has been an interesting month, but nothing seems to keep her down for too long. Let it be known that I am thankful the runny nose season has passed for the year!

Next appointment: July 18th we go in for Sarah's one year well visit!

Sarah keeps me company while I weed the garden

"Reading" some of her new books from Grandma Lynda

Helping Grandma Lynda tape

Tagging along to the potato chip factory tour has some perks for Sarah- rattles and chew toys for the ride home!

She is an old pro at opening gifts these days- thanks to all who have helped her learn :)

Getting ready for her first swim- loved it!

Southern Miss baseball- TTT!

It gets HOT in MS

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