11 Month Update

11 months. That's 1 month away from being a year old. The amount a baby develops within the first year is insane. Think about if we continued to develop that fast our entire life. We would all be 20 feet tall, speak 10 languages, and would have already developed cures for the rarest of diseases. I look back at pictures at my 4 lb baby and have such a hard time believing that was really her. I can't even remember what it was like holding such a small human. Back then I tossed her around like a sac of potatoes, used to her small body. In my head she wasn't a porcelain doll. She was resilient. Couldn't be broken. Of course I was very gentle, don't get me wrong. But she was mine. When friends came to visit her right after her birth, so many were afraid to move their left pinky because they thought it would break her bones. One of our friends told us, "I have never been so scared to hold a baby." Some even refused to hold her because of her small size. But now she is 11 months and 20lbs. She is always been around the 35% for weight, which I am so proud since she wasn't on the charts when she was born.

It's true what they say. You really do think your kid is the cutest. The smartest. The most wonderful creature on earth. I could Instagram pictures of her all day long. Of course everyone else wants to see her because she is the cutest baby on the face of the earth, thinks every mom out there. So I try to remove myself from planet baby and back to planet earth and remember that not every person wants their feed bombarded with my little daughter. Don't get me wrong though. If you choose to follow me, you will see many pictures of that darling child :). 

We have been beach bums for the past week and Addie has conquered fear of sand, fear of seashells, and beginning to conquer fear of ocean...only to have that progress stripped away as we move to a landlocked country. Yikes. No ocean within 2 hours. No ocean within several countries. 

At 11 months, Addie is speaking full babbles. We have conversations with each other on a daily basis. Sometimes I wish I knew what she was thinking because I'm sure she is wondering why she has to repeat herself a million times...and I still misunderstand her and change her diaper when she is actually telling me she's hungry. I'm sorry my child, I'm trying to learn your language but I'm an adult and our brains don't work as quickly as yours. 

She says dada, mama, baba, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, va, and probably others that I'm forgetting

She also seems to be getting over bottles. I speak full babble now, mom. Bottles are for babies. She use to drink 4 full bottles a day, and now doesn't want but half of the bottle. She is loving finger foods! I fill her tray with food and she stuffs it down that tiny throat. At 10 months I started putting whole milk in a sippy cup for her to "practice" during meal times. I didn't want to go from only bottles straight to sippy cup and whole milk when she turned 1. This is her "new schedule" that we are going to try based on her interest in big girl food and not bottles.

7:00- bottle

8:30- breakfast/ whole milk

9:00- nap?...she sometimes wants it sometimes not

10:00- snack/ milk 

11:30-12- lunch/ milk

1:00 - nap/ bottle 

3:30- snack/milk

5:30- dinner/milk

7:00- bath/ bottle/bed

I'm going to move to 3 bottles and give her whole milk throughout the day. When she turns 1, hopefully then she'll be ready for no bottles and just whole milk!

So far she is loving to eat:

Turkey sandwich (whole wheat bread and turkey slices)

Spaghetti

Pasta salad

Feta cheese (plain!!)

Cheese in general

Cucumbers

Hummus

Lasagna

Broccoli and chicken casserole

Fruit...LOVES fruit (bananas, peaches, strawberries, grapes)

For snacks, many times I give her the organic squeeze packs

Many times I'll usually give her what we have for dinner unless its red meat, seafood, or fried food

Happy almost 1 year my little big girl!

               

                                

Photo dump at 9 months

9 months (so I won't forget...)

Active girl

Not a huge fan of the ocean or the sand 

Climbing stairs now

Loves bath time

Starting to understand the word NO...

9 month update

Addie turned 9 months a week ago, but it has been a crazy past few days so I haven't had a chance to write an update until now. She is such a happy baby so much fun to be around! 9 months was a big one for her. She has accomplished quite a lot, hopefully I'll remember it all.

She is pulling up now. We have lowered her crib to the very bottom. She crawls around everywhere, then finds something that is low enough for her to pull up on. She can even climb our stairs.

She has SIX teeth. Two bottom, two top, and the two beside the middle top. This means she is enjoying lots of table food. She is starting that phase where she puts everything in her mouth.

She can feed herself table food. This is a huge help to me. I can sit her in her high chair and clean, wash dishes, or whatever needs to be done, while she is content with her food.

She reaches. I LOVE that she finally does this. It is so cute and melts my heart when she reaches for me.

 

She finally has something she is semi-attached to...her baby doll. Eric and I gave her this doll for Christmas and she loves it! She hasn't been attached to anything...not a paci or her thumb. Every time she sees this baby she reaches her arms out, smiles, and hugs it. It is so cute!

Her current stats: I don't have the paper in front of me so I'll update this tomorrow

Weight: 17.1 (20%)

Length: 

Head:

Current schedule (times vary, but this is something we go off of)

6-7:00- wake up, bottle

8:00- breakfast

8:30-nap

10::30-11:00- bottle

12:30- lunch

1:00- nap

3:00-3:30-bottle

5:30- dinner

6:30- bath/ brush teeth

7:00- bottle, bed

 

 

Photo dump

Photo Shoot- 7.5 months

 

  

Daddy Daughter Time

Teething much?

Almost there

She's almost there. Any day now. She wants to do it. She gets up on all fours and just rocks. Back and forth, but can't seem to commit further than that. She hangs out, rocking for a few minutes, then falls back down to her tummy. I also noticed today that she can go from laying down to sitting up, by herself. Looks like we need to lower the crib before she falls out! EEK!

Also, so many people comment about how perfectly round AG's head is. And it is. Strangely, it is very round. I have my theories about why I think it stayed so round. Comments come from friends, random people, and doctors. Such a random and hilarious thing to comment on! Take a look at that round head...

Hanging out

7 months

Reading

Yep, she's reading at 7 months. Child prodigy on our hands people ;)

Around the house

What Addie has been up to her 5th month of life...