Everything Eliana: 12 months!

Well, here we go! Your 12 month post!! Crazy how time flies! I have been hesitant to write this post because you are doing SO many new things and I just feel there's no way I'll be able to record it all! But, I guess I will just do the best I can! :)

Well, you are walking and sometimes running! But usually if you run you get to going too fast you fall! You love it when we get down on the floor and chase you! You squeal and run away from us! Sometimes, if we are just crawling over to you you think we're chasing you and you run away, even when we're not! :)

 

You eat lots of things! You love your veggies, bananas, and pizza. You enjoy eggs, macaroni, grilled cheese, and all of your baby - gerber foods. You are not a fan of meat! You eat VERY little meat, and usually it's only if we can sneak it in! You just prefer not to have meat!

You really only take two bottles now. One in the morning when you wake up and when when you go to bed. I think I bought the last can of formula....makes me kind of sad. When we're done with this can we MIGHT switch to only milk. If I think I can emotionally! hehe! You have started to drink milk at Jodi's, she says you take it fine, but you don't drink it at home when I try to give it to you!

During this month Kinsley and Elijah were both born! You LOVE playing with them both! And in just this short time they have both grown so much you love seeing them even more! :)

Diaper size: 3, I'm thinking about buying size 4 next time though.

Clothing: Still mostly 12 month. You are pretty much done with the 9 month clothing. And even though the 18 month clothing is a little big, I've started dressing you in it, mainly because I'm bored with your 12 month clothing!! :)

Teeth: you have 3 on the bottom and two on top! I thought I saw a 6th tooth peeking out but it disappeared again. 

Talking: You can say mama (but you don't do it very often), dada (ALL the time...I mean ALL the time you say dada), and you say "Hi Da!" :) it is so cute! When dad walks in you always respond like that! We're working on other words but you're not consistent with them.  

Schedule:

Weekday:

6:30 - wake up, have bottle while mommy gets ready for work

7:00 - Sleep on the way to Garnett

7:30 - arrive at Jodi's

8:30 - Breakfast

Play at Jodi's!

11:30 - lunch

12:00ish - 3:00ish - nap

3:15 - snack

3:45 - Sleep on the way to Ottawa

4:30 - play at home!

5:00 - play in the kitchen while mommy makes dinner

5:30 - dinner time!

6:00 - play with mommy and daddy

7:15ish - bath time if it's bath night

7:45 or 8:00 - bottle and bed!

You are again starting to sleep through the night! You're so funny, some nights you sleep all night, and some nights you wake up. I can't figure out what makes you wake up, if you wake up! We've been making you cry it out lately. If I hear you in the night I make you wait a bit. This has helped, 8 out of 10 times you put yourself back to sleep, but if you get to the "crazy cry" I get up because I know you won't go back to sleep! :)

You LOVE books! Did I write this on your 11 month post? Because if I did, you REALLY love them now! You will bring us a book and then throw your arms in the air and squeal with excitment then crawl into our laps! :)  

You know where your shoes go! You always try to put your shoes on your feet! It is SO cute!!

You are understanding more and more. When I say, Let's go - you leave the room. We can say, go find mommy, or daddy, or book, or baby and you do whatever it is we say! I just love watching you learn! You amaze me all the time!!

You are 21.2 pounds....which is hte 44th percentile!

You are 29 inches tall (yes, tall! becuase they measured you standing up!) which is the 49th percentile!

This is your new play corner! We created this for you! You love it! Notice how the 2nd shlf is completely empty? Well, when everything is put away this shelf is completely full of books, but you like to pull them ALL off and read them! I love when you go over to this corner and play, it makes me realize how big you're getting!

Sweet girl, I love you beyond measure! I just can't believe how much I love you and feel so blessed to have you as my sweet girl! I cannot wait for Summer to get her so we can have lots of time to play!!

Love you!

Mommy