I have decided to slow my post down now that you have turned one. For this year I am going to update by every three months. I am sure I will regret this later because you do something new or say something new EVERY DAY now, but we are so busy it is hard to find time. Even now I am several months from you actually being 12 - 15 months.
Wow!! We are through the first year and now we are starting to repeat holidays with you and are able to compare you now from the year before. You have grown so much and it is so hard to believe a year has passed. You are so much fun as you are all over the place and starting to say actual words. So much has happened since your first birthday (there are some posts between your first birthday and now on the bigger events)! So where to start….
You are officially a walker!! Remember at Christmas you were starting to walk short distances on your own, but now you are off and running!! It was so funny at Christmas when you were trying to walk because you thought it was so funny. Honestly, if you would have stopped laughing you probably would have been walking before now. It wasn't long after Christmas that you were walking on your own. By the time we all went back to school in January you were pretty much on your own! It didn't take long before your walk became a run. And now we can hardly keep up with you. I thought I would look forward to this day, and don't get me wrong it is AWESOME, there are days I miss being able to lay you down on the floor and walk into the next room for a minute and know when I come back your still going to be laying in the same spot I left you. Now, I can't even pee in peace because you are under our feet all the time. While there are many good things about you walking, the sad part is now you want to walk and don't want to be held.
One of the biggest things that happened to you between 12 and 15 months was getting tubes (separate post). However, medically you have also developed hives. This has happened several times during the past few months. The first time was the worst! It started on your legs and slowly creeped up your body and onto your face. It happened on a day that Mrs. Christen was off from school so luckily she kept you while I went to work. When we went to see the doctor he immediately thought its as an allergic reaction. He gave you some steroids and an antihistamine and sent us on our way. However, within 24 hours your face was starting to swell so we went back to see him. The nurses were shocked when they saw you and you weren't any better but were worse. He decided you needed to go to the hospital to get an epipen injection and steroids through IV (steroids were the worst - while on them you were possessed. I honestly thought demons were going to come out of you body. You wouldn't sleep and you would arch your back and scream like Mommy and Daddy have never heard you do before). When we got to the hospital the doctor there thought it was viral and sent us back home where we had to go get labs to make sure everything was ok. Another 24-48 hours of oral steroids and antihistamine and you were finally starting to look better. It has happened a few other times and we went to see a specialist and have just determined you have very sensitive skin. We aren't really sure what you are allergic to or if it is an environmental reaction. It happened once when you ran a fever and again another time with nothing. VERY STRANGE!!
Poor Baby!!
We also had a few nicer, warmer days this winter and were able to enjoy some time at the park. You really enjoyed being able to run around. You have chased Landon and Mary Hyatt all over the playground. Even Miss Meredith came to play with you one day when we were out of school!
You love to swing!
Here are a few other things about you….
* You weigh lbs.
* You are inches long.
* You wear a size 4 diaper
* You are in size 12 - 18 month clothes
* You are starting to love Princess Sofia more than Mickey Mouse.
* You can say MaMa, DaDa, BaBa, Uh-Oh, Bye-Bye (and you wave), Ah - Ah (Dog noise), and NaNa.
* You LOVE your paci and don't do much without it (which is probably why you don't say more).
* You love to play on the iPad. We even put you on a timer when you play at home. You like to match colors and shapes and watch Old McDonald on it. We also learned that you know the motions to the Itsy Bitsy Spider while you were on it one day.
* You LOVE to take a bath. At night we will tell you go to your bathroom and you take off running. We let you play for a while before we bathe you and you are never ready to get out.
* You still sleep with Mommy and Daddy (eek!).
* You have 6 teeth.
* You like to throw the ball and catch it.
* You love to play with your blocks, baby doll, purse, and shopping cart.
* You still like for us to read to you (MiMi bought you a Winnie the Pooh book for Christmas that we read every day. It has honey pots and you like for us to count the honeypots together and find Winnie the Pooh on every page - I can honestly read you the book without having the book).
* Most of the time when we leave the house you will go find your purse and baby doll to take with us. People love to see you coming with your purse on your arm. You have to hold your arm upright to keep your purse from sliding down.
You are growing and learning each day. You are my special blessing Baby Girl and every day with you I cherish. You are growing too fast and I know time is my enemy.
Love,
Mommy
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