12 Months ~Amelia~

Happy 1st Birthday to our happy, fun, and beautiful little girl.

Blow a kiss!

It is amazing to think about where we were at 1 year ago (Birth Announcement and Birth Story).  Our lives were forever changed again and our family was made complete with the addition of a 9 lb baby girl... our sweet Amelia Grace.  The last year of our lives has seriously been the fastest ever.  I know people (including myself) say it all the time but where does the time go? 

My mom came up to celebrate with us on her actual birthday and will be up again in a week to celebrate at her party.  We celebrated Kelli (Matt’s sister who shares a birthday with Amelia) and Amelia’s birthdays at Blanck’s (the restaurant Matt and I met at).  We will also be having a birthday party in two weeks for friends and other family but all of Matt’s immediate family will gone for a wedding so we decided on a dinner with them as an alternative.  When it is all said and done, Amelia will get to smash three cakes: one in her awesome smash cake pictures by Jamie Gellings Media (click on the link to check those out!), one at dinner the other night and very likely again at her birthday party.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Growth:

Weight:  20 lbs 8 oz (55^th percentile)
Height:  30” (82^nd percentile)
Head circumference:  45.4 cm (45^th percentile)

Still tall and average weight as you can see…  About half of Amelia’s 12 month clothing have been packed away and sold in our rummage sale.  Otherwise, she is in mostly 12-18 month and 18 month items.  Diapers are size 3 (after this box I think we’ll move up to 4’s) and shoes are size 3 or 4.  She loves carrying shoes around but doesn’t necessary like wearing them.  She is getting better at leaving them on and walking in them but she gets frustrated because they slow her down.    

Mobility/Coordination:  Amelia Never. Slows. Down... Ever.  She is into everything and extremely curious and still very fearless which makes mommy fearful.  She is on the verge of picking up the pace and walks in a slow run.  Crawling in any form or for any distance has nearly gone by the wayside and is a thing of the past. 

 

Practicing her snowboarding stance... in a moving glider!

Her fine motor is getting better and better.  One of her new favorite activities includes putting money in her piggy bank.  On her own, she can pick up a coin and accurately put it in the piggy bank slot.      

Language/Communication:  Amelia now does the sign for “eat,” “more” and “milk.”  It seems to me she is trying to say Grant and dog and she loves pointing at various items and talking jibberish.  She still has yet to say “ma-ma” in reference specifically to me… little stinker! 

Personality/Amelia-isms:  Amelia has shown some clinginess towards me lately.  There are days when we get home and I can’t set her down to get settled in and times when I can’t even pass her off to Matt for help.  She is busy and happy and curious and such a sweet little girl. 

Amelia still has her big cheesy grin but now does this cute scrunchy face with it.

 

 

Sleep:  At daycare, Amelia has pretty much dropped her morning nap and is down to 1 nap per day.  At home, she normally still opts to sneak in a shorter, late morning nap and a longer, early afternoon nap.  Bedtime is still around 7:00 and she is normally awake in the morning by 6:30-7:00. 

Feeding:  Amelia had her last bottle over a week ago and hasn’t looked back since.  We have also been incorporating cow’s milk for the last 2 weeks sometimes mixed with formula (using up our last container) and sometimes milk by itself.  She doesn’t care and loves milk.  In the mornings at breakfast, she chugs her cup of milk and then eats and then wants more to drink.  During the rest of the day, her thirst for milk tapers off but she loves that morning sippee full. 

Otherwise, her schedule includes breakfast, snack, lunch, snack and then dinner so she now coincides with Grant’s schedule for the most part.  We have dropped the before bed sippee of milk.      

Teeth:  We’re going on 3 months with 7 teeth (I am a little baffled by the odd number and lopsidedness on the bottom) and no new teeth.  She has been chewing on her fingers like crazy and digging in her ears but still no new teeth.  I have the feeling it is going to be a firestorm of a big batch popping through all at once again. 

Illnesses:  It’s been 3 weeks since Amelia finished her meds for her bout with C Diff and she has been relatively symptom free since.  I tell ya… everytime we open that diaper up and it’s a loose, stinky poop inside it makes our hearts sink and so nervous to see if the trend will continue.  In the meantime, we have been pumping probiotics in both kids 3 times a day, using thieves and oregano oils, and pushing yogurt like it’s going out of style. 

Brother/Sister Moment(s):  My mom took Grant to pick out a birthday present from him for Amelia.  He was very excited but now that her birthday has come and gone he doesn’t want to share her toy.  He will happily let her push him but doesn’t give up the driver’s seat very easily.    

Firsts:  Amelia made the move to the 1 year old classroom at daycare.  She has held her own and is doing very well over there ~ Easter… she loved finding eggs but only reluctantly would let go and actually put them in her basket ~ She also made the switch to a rear facing convertible car seat about 3 weeks ago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Likes:  milk ~ pulling the knobs off the stove (when we had one!) and sucking on them ~ “cheers” someone  ~ If we ask for a toy or object she proudly hands it over ~ knows how to and likes opening the DVD player ~ standing in the bathtub with a big, proud smile (again… fearless!!) ~ blowing and giving kisses

 

Cheers Daddy!!

Dislikes:  wearing shoes ~ being told "no"  ~ and others I just couldn't think of!