One year ago we started the crazy adventure that parenthood when we were handed our precious daughter to meet for the first time. She was perfect and beautiful and super duper tiny!
We have since gone through hundreds (thousands??) of diapers and wipes and washed bottle upon bottle as they quickly piled up. We have also experienced seeing a baby grow into a young toddler who learned how to crawl and then walk, smile and then laugh, babble and then talk, and start to explore her world. It has been amazing and we wouldn't trade it for anything.
I love watching her play and learn! She seems to soak up everything so quickly these days. Since eleven months...
waves bye-bye Nora will wave bye bye and hello even on her own now. When I pick her up from daycare she first frantically crawls to me (sometimes almost crying she wants to so bad) and then begins to wave bye bye to the sweet teachers as if to say "I had fun but I am totally going to leave!"
says many different sounds (m, b, d, vowels) Nora is still mostly babbling but she can make all kinds of sounds. Recently she started saying "la la la" when you say it first. It is super cute, of course! She also makes this gargling babble sound that I think is her pretend talking. We are working on using "mama" and "dada" specifically.
signs "more", "eat", and "all done" As I write this, Nora has sat up and signed "eat" in her crib. I better go make a bottle! She uses her signs well and also signs "up" and "help" which happens to look exactly like "more" right now. Can be a little confusing... Everytime I show her a sign she looks at it so intently. I can tell she is trying to take it all in! We are working on the "hurt" sign (which we don't have to use often so that's good), "bed" and "milk".
plays with Ford They have a love-hate relationship still. Sometimes it's okay for him to lick her. Sometimes she pushes him away. Sometimes she wants to play with his (one and only) toy. He loves the game but if she wants his toy she doesn't want to share it. Usually brings on some tears. But they are great friends!
points to things Nora loves to point but she does it a little more purposely now, as if to say "I would like that," or "What is that?" She usually points to food or drink that she wants. She also likes to point to people in pictures!
stands alone sometimes She has made lots or progress in the walking department! I wouldn't say she is all the way there yet, though. Nora will stand alone lots and walks very wobbly between people, toys, and furniture. She even will stand back up if she falls down and keep going. She does still like to use furniture to help her and will crawl when she wants to get somewhere fast. She is definitely almost a walker though!
crawls everywhere and anywhere Since Nora is walking a bit more she crawls a bit less. She only crawls when she is trying to go fast, like when she wants to get to me when I pick her up from school or when she wants to play a "chase" game. She will figure out a way to get where she wants to go, one way or another!
eats finger foods There are so many transitions for Nora to make now that she is one! She has been eating more finger foods than usual, which is good, because she will start to need her calories more from that than her milk. She is still on formula due to a tummy virus that she picked up. We didn't want to throw a dietary change in the mix with that going on. We will probably be making the switch to whole milk this weekend since she is finally over it. After she switches to milk, then we are going to transition from the bottle to a cup and before you know it, she will have to transition to the toddler room at school - so many changes to come for Nora Lane! She will be great, I'm sure. She is quite the easy going little girl.
shares food with Ford She does like to share her food with Ford, probably a little too much. At the table, she will share when she is finished eating something. But if she has her snacks out, she will feed Ford before she feeds herself! I can't decide if she's being considerate or just likes the reaction. Probably the latter. Ford enjoys it either way! He is eating great. And then I don't feel bad if I forget to feed him!
has 3 (almost 4) teeth Little thing has four full teeth now. I haven't felt or seen any more, but she has been going through times of heavy drooling. This could have to do with congestion that she has going on, though so I have NO idea what is coming, or not coming! I love to see her little four-toothed smile every day, though. She is always willing to smile!
At her one year check up she weighed in at 20 pounds and 14 ounces and was 30 1/2 inches tall. We have moved her into her big girl car seat and she LOVES it. At 12 months, she...
waves hello & goodbye
talks & "sings"
signs "more," "eat," "all done," "up" and "help"
points to specific things
plays & dances
walks pretty well
stands alone
eats finger foods
drinks milk from a bottle
drinks water from a cup
has 4 teeth
I guess I will be doing updates a little less regularly now that she is a big(ger) girl!
At her one year check up she weighed in at 20 pounds and 14 ounces and was 30 1/2 inches tall. We have moved her into her big girl car seat and she LOVES it. At 12 months, she...
waves hello & goodbye
talks & "sings"
signs "more," "eat," "all done," "up" and "help"
points to specific things
plays & dances
walks pretty well
stands alone
eats finger foods
drinks milk from a bottle
drinks water from a cup
has 4 teeth
I guess I will be doing updates a little less regularly now that she is a big(ger) girl!
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