Lillian had her 1 year checkup today and is doing great! She is actually 13 months but I couldn’t get her in earlier since we were on vacation.
Her stats: Without a diaper she weighed 17lbs 8ozs. Which we thought was wrong because then she didn’t gain any weight at all. So we weighed her again with her fluffy cloth diaper on and it said 18lbs. So she is somewhere in between the 2. ha! 18lbs puts her in the 10%. (ETA: Actually I looked at the chart and it is really at the 5% line. I just wanted to note this for myself in case she doesn’t start gaining more weight at her next checkup. But I’m sure it’s fine.) She is 30″ long which is the 60%. So our tall skinny baby. I’m actually surprised she gains any weight with as much as she moves/climbs around! Ha! At the same time, as much as she eats I am surprised she isn’t a chubby baby!
Language: Lillian says Mama but she has said Dadada a few times. She mostly just babbles and squacks! She definitely understands what we say and sign and follows directions very well. She actually stops when I ask her to stop! A pleasant change to her sister.
Physical: She is great with her motor skills and has the pincher grasp down pat, walks, climbs, and has even tried to jump! She climbs up stairs well but we are working on going down on her tummy. She loves to try to hold your hand and step down. She loves slides but still needs to hold my hand down them. SHe has figured out that she push something next to something taller and use it as a stepping stool. Several toys have been put away because of this!
Food: She has been eating solids for awhile now. Her time with pureed baby food was very short lived when she figured out she could feed herself. So it’s been a challenge to find finger foods that are soft enough for her to eat. But now she has so many teeth she can chew most things if cut small enough. She loves most fruits and veggies and has become a very big fan of meat lately. We are slowly introducing her to foods with eggs and milk but haven’t given them to her plain yet, just in foods. She still can’t try nuts, strawberries, or shellfish yet. I tried giving her yogurt but she spits it out and gives me the look of death! I’ve tried a few times and she won’t even open her mouth for it anymore. So I guess yogurt is out ha! She seems like she prefers things that are more bland than too sour or sweet. But like her sister she is a great eater so far and loves to try new things! When she is full she throws her food on the ground. Fun Fun!
Teeth: Lillian has not been the best teether but I don’t blame her with all the teeth that she has and how fast they have come in! SHe has the 4 front top teeth, 4 front bottom teeth, 4 one year molars, and more that I can’t tell what they are any more since it’s hard to get her mouth open to look. She seems to get a fever every time like Charlie did so it’s normally a tell tale sign one is about to poke through.
Sleep: She still takes 2-3 naps a day. One long one in the afternoon and short morning and/or night naps. We do the on demand sleep and eating routines. She still sleeps with us at night and in our arms or the swing, car seat, or stroller for naps. I’ll be working on the crib for naps soon.
Other notes: She loves to sing and dance with us. She laughs with her hand over her mouth which I guess I must do. She loves to go up to other babies and “Talk” to them. She squats down and looks them in their face. But she isn’t so sure of other adults she doesn’t know and clings to us. She LOVES her sister and tries to do everything she does. She is starting to assert herself when she wants something and fight back when someone takes something from her.
I’ll be back with pics later but I just wanted to get this out there.