Hi Daddy!

"Hi Daddy!"

Your said your first sentence last night! Daddy was talking with the AC repair man and you wan't his attention really bad. I let you down, you toddled over to him, looked up with those big beautiful eyes and said "Hi Daddy"!! It was soooo cute.

11 Months!

Have I not done an 11 month post? Whoops! I hope I can remember everything :-)

Stats:

Weight -? She sat on the scale the other day and it read 25lbs

Height -?

Diaper Size - 4

Clothes - We are having to move to 18 month tops and 24 month bottoms
Teeth: Still holding onto your two bottom teeth

Eating:

You are doing great in the food department. You are starting to get away from baby food and want more and more "big" food. You love eating off of our plate and you get quite frustrated if we aren't feeding you what we are eating. You love when I heat up a bowl of frozen veggies. You gobble them down! So thankful you love the veggies. You also love turkey, ham, ground beef and brisket. You are hit or miss with the fruits. I honestly think it's a texture thing for you. You are taking less formula bottles now. We have almost moved you onto full cows milk. You haven't batted an eye! Now if we can just get you to drink it from your sippy cup instead of a bottle :-)

Moving:

You are walking full time, and honestly most of the time you are running! You don't look where you are walking so you step on everything. If it's in your way you just bulldoze right through it. You have started dancing a little to Ellen.

Sleeping:

You are still doing great at night with the sleep. Some nights you fret in your sleep, but you don't wake up. The naps are still hit or miss. I think you are just one of those kids that will always fight a nap and will stop taking them all together more quickly than other kids.

  Talking: 

Your jabbing has REALLY gotten comical. You no longer jabber in one syllable. You just rattle on and on with different tones and syllables and sounds. It sounds like you have your own language. You have picked up hi, bye, ba-ba (bottle) bay (bear) and boo (book). We are still trying to get you to say Grammy or Unckie, but no luck.

I can't believe you are almost a year old. This first year has been a roller coaster with it's up and downs, but it's been so worth it and your daddy and I love you more and more each day. You have the best personality. You are so silly and sweet and also a bit stubborn and head strong. You definitely know what you want and sure try to get it! I can't wait to celebrate in a few weeks!

10 Months!

Stats:

Weight -?

Height -?

Diaper Size - 3

Clothes - You are mostly in 12 month clothes.
Teeth: Still holding onto your two bottom teeth

Eating:

Food is your best friend. You are still getting a 4 oz bottle about every 3 hours and one 7 oz bottle before bed. You are still eating 3 meals a day and typically do pretty good with the purees. I've noticed lately though that you are wanting more "big people" food. Anytime someone is eating, you think that they should share!

Moving:

Baby girl, you have taken your first steps!!! It started off with two or three steps and now you are walking across Grammy's living room! It's a slow wobbly walk, but you are doing it and you are SO proud of yourself!

Sleeping:

You have been sleeping great! I really shouldn't even mention this because I feel it will jinx us. You sleep all night now thank goodness. The only set back we have had is when you got your first yucky cold over the weekend. You woke up Saturday morning feeling awful with a runny nose and cough. Sleep at night was a bit rough, but I think you are finally starting to kick the cold and get back into your good sleep again. You are still taking about 2 naps a day which I am good with.

  Talking: 

You have just recently started saying PawPaw and that makes your PawPaw soooo happy! You are roaring anytime you see a Tiger. You have also starting saying Moo for cow. I don't think you have added too many more words this past month, but you sure do know how to communicate what you want. When you think it's time for an afternoon snack you start jabbering to Grammy while you crawl into the kitchen. You also let us know when you are finished eating.

 

You are loving baths so much lately. You splash and play with your bath toys. You think it's so cool to put them in your cup and dump them out. You are starting to mimic so much of what we do. We love you so much and we love getting to know you better each day!

First Steps!!

Hailey took a total of 5 steps last night at my parents house!! She took 3 and then took 2 more. I don't think she had a clue that she did it. When we got home I tried to get her to do it again for Daddy, but she wasn't having it! I really think it was an accident, but we'll see if she does it again anytime soon!

Also, teething can bite my butt!! My poor baby has been trying to cut her top two teeth for over two weeks now. She's been in pain and not her usual silly self. Stupid teeth. Break through the skin already!!!

9 Months

Here we are again! I know I say it every time, but I can't believe you are 9 months old!

Stats:

Weight -22lbs 13ozs

Height -29.5 ins

Diaper Size - 3

Clothes - You are starting to move out of 9 months and into 12. 

You are so long that the 9 month outfits are getting too short!
Teeth: You finally have teeth! 2 to be exact!

Eating:

You still love food!!You are wanting to eat more table food these days. You think you need a bite of whatever we are eating...at all times. I'm already having to sneak a chip in the other room so you won't want some too!! You still are eating oatmeal and fruit every morning, veggie and fruit at lunch and mostly veggies at night for dinner. Of course you get cheerios and crack puffs randomly during the day too :-) You are also doing great with your water in your sippy cup. I tried putting your milk in the sippy cup to which you took a drink, looked at me crazy, and spit it out! You are still drinking about 4ozs every 3 hours during the day.

Moving:

You are crawling like you have been doing it your whole life. You are so FAST! You are also pulling up and standing on your own without holding on to anything. You still haven't figured out that you need to learn to take steps before you can just take off. I'm still amazed at how balanced you are. Dr. Casey says you will be walking soon!

Sleeping:

I am SO happy to report that you are now sleeping through the night without a bottle!!! We (me, your dad and you) were finally ready to cut the middle of the night cord. I talked to Dr Casey at your 9 month appointment and she reassured me that you didn't need any food during the night. You were just waking up out of habit. That night I went home and Daddy and I talked about it and both decided it was time to let you cry. I was finally emotionally ready. We agreed that we would never let you scream or cry like you were in pain, but that fussing and a little crying would be ok. One thing Dr Casey told us that really stuck was "You have to train her, she can't train you". It's SO true, even though you have done a pretty good job at training us :-)

The first night we were geared up for an awful night. You woke up at 1am and stood in your crib and fussed and then yelled (yes, you yelled lol) for a total of about 15 minutes. Surprisingly it didn't seem that long and we did GREAT. I finally realized that you weren't crying out of pain or hunger, you were crying out of frustration of us not coming to get you like normal. After the 15 minutes of fussing and yelling, you sat back down in your crib and fell right over and went to sleep. You woke back up at 4am and fussed, but this time it only lasted about 2 minutes before you laid right back down and fell asleep until it was time to wake up for the day! We were SO relieved that the night went sooooo much better than we anticipated. We have done this for 3 nights now and each night gets easier and easier. The wake ups have been less and the fussing/crying has been shorter. You are doing SO great! I sure hope this continues, because our house is a much happier one these days. You are also getting better at naps. You don't fight them as hard and they are getting longer. 

Now that I've said all this, you will throw us for another curve ball ;-)

Talking:

You have now added ball, Mag (for Maggie) and no no to your vocabulary! You still babble like crazy. You also are getting so good at understanding who/what we are talking about. I can ask where someone is and you look right at them. I can ask where the monkey is and you point to the monkey on your toy.

You love Lady, the stuffed animal at Grammy's house. Every time you see her you crawl as fast as you can and squeal with delight! Then you give her the biggest kisses. It's quite possibly the cutest thing EVER!

I can't believe we are already started to plan your 1st birthday. Less than 3 months and you will be 1!

8 Months

Here we are, another month older. Only 4 months until your first birthday. I will cry like a baby when you turn 1, I just know it!

Stats:

Weight - ?

Height - ?

Diaper Size - 3

Clothes - 9 month with shorts being 12 month

Eating:

You love food!! You are eating oatmeal and fruit for breakfast and still eating mostly purees for lunch and dinner. We have tested out a few finger foods like strawberries and watermelon, pancakes and eggs. You also had your first taste of bacon and you LOVED it. You also really enjoyed chewing on a slice of cucumber. And puffs, oh lets not forget about puffs! Those things are like baby crack. You have cut yourself back to 4oz bottles every 3 or 4 hours and a 6oz bottle at bedtime.

Moving:

You are now crawling!! You love to be on the move so crawling has definitely been a great thing for you. We have to watch you like a hawk because you want to explore every single nook and cranny in the house. You are also trying to pull up on the couch and you love it when we offer our hands for you to pull yourself up with. 

Sleeping:

*sigh* I wish I could say that you were doing great in this department, but the truth is you have had a big sleep regression that seems to keep lasting. It started at 6 months, got a little better, then around 7 months your night sleep seemed to just steadily get worse. You now wake up twice a night to eat. I would love it more than anything if you knocked one of those feedings out. The pedi has told us that you shouldn't be needing any food in the middle of the night, but you always slam your bottle and fall back to sleep. It's really taking a toll on this mama though. We are going to have to figure something out soon! Your naps have improved a bit over the last week, but I'm sure they will change again. 

 

Talking:

You are clearly saying mama and dada. Your uncle Kyle and Grammy swear one day you said "Un-key" twice. This is what you call uncle Kyle. You haven't done it since :-) Still lots of babbling and every time you see the birds or hear the birds you say "buh buh".

 

Your latest trick you have picked up is clapping. It's the CUTEST thing! You get so excited and are so proud of yourself. 

 

Your personality has really developed over the last month. You are so silly and love to laugh, but you also have a pretty stubborn streak. You definitely got that from your daddy!

Well, that hurt

Hailey and I were in a wreck on Wednesday. Definitely not my first wreck, but it was hers :-(

Thankfully we are both ok and so was everyone involved. A truck was trying to cross a highway at a dangerous spot and ended up going when it wasn't clear. He hit a woman who then ened up broadsiding me. I didn't even see it coming! All of the side air bags deployed which is why I'm so thankful Hailey rides in the middle of the backseat. Poor girl would have gotten hit by them too.

There is lots of damage to my car and we aren't sure if it will be totaled or not. I will say that after the wreck my faith in my Ford Explorer was confirmed. We were safe and the second the air bags deployed, the Sync feature called 911. Because of that we had EMS and cops dispatched to us in record timing. So, if anyone is looking for a new, safe vehicle, get an Explorer!!