1 Year Check Up!

Yesterday was my baby's 1 year check up & poor baby. I was told by a friend & even the doctor that she'd get 3 shots. Go to the shot room & he tells me 4. Hold up, what?! He told me I could put it off if I wanted but I figured she's pissed & hurting so let's just get it over with. She also had bloodwork which she wasn't happy about but it was more pissed there were more needles involved & being held down. She stopped crying right away. She was my happy go lucky girl until evening when her legs started hurting. Poor girl. Her legs are still sore but I'm giving her pain stuff. Also slight fever but also, pain/fever stuff is working. :)

So the stats on my munchkin!!! I was hoping she'd be at least 15 lbs, she feels quite heavy & seeing as she was 14lbs 13oz last time she had to gain a few ounces right. Yup, a few it was.

14 lbs 15 oz & 27.25 inches long

 Just for my info, she's still in 9 month clothes but some are getting small (tear tear). She also wears a few 12m clothes & soon I'll start moving more 12m clothes over. She's still in size 2 diapers but could probably move up to 3's also. Size 2 huggies snug & dry are probably too small so good thing I have 2 bags of 3's ready. We can probably keep her in her Pampers Swaddlers in size 2 until we're out since the run bigger.

So, she is small, basically 15 lbs at 12.5 months, but the doctor said she's perfectly healthy. He could see she's active & a normal 12 month old so he's completely fine with her smaller size. That was nice. We saw a different doctor yesterday & I hope to see him at her 15 month appt. He's a FAR better doctor than her previous one.  

Our 1 Year Old

Tell me I'm dreaming & my beautiful baby isn't a year old already. We've have a crazy busy few weeks & Katie has grown so much in them. She feels like she's gained a pound which isn't much for most babies but for miss petite it would be. I don't know if she's actually gained a lb or not, her appt isn't until the 12th due to our CA trip. I'll know in a week how big my baby girl is. :) I still need to do her footprints for my feet book. :)

My guesstimates. I don't know if she's grown much so I'm guessing still about 27 inches & 15-15.5 lbs. I could/could've weighed her on the scale but nah, I'll wait. Give her time to gain a little more. :)

Eating. Oh, don't try to give this girl baby/pureed foods. No thank you!!! She refuses all pureed fruits/veggies now & has for a few weeks. She eats like a big girl thank you very much!
Foods: She really likes bread & any type of potatoes. She's a starch girl. She likes mac & cheese & hot dogs without skin. We've tried pb&j and grilled cheese. She's not so big on chunks of meats yet but we keep trying. We've discovered she likes celery(with or without pb) & mushrooms. Sometimes broccoli & olives. She likes to take bites of food rather than having it cut/broke up for her. She wouldn't eat chunks of peach but had no issues taking bites of a whole one. She'll eat eggs & bacon, of course cereal. Today she ate whole grapes after not caring for them before. I've been surprised by what she seems to not like anymore & surprised by what she seems to really like. She's not too picky of an eater but she has her times.

Missy has nearly 6 teeth. Teeth 3 & 4 have been so slow to come in & pop over night teeth 5 & 6 were coming. On her birthday tooth 5 was through & 6 was breaking through. Now you see all 4 top teeth when she smiles & weirdly enough I think 7 & 8 coming. She's been teething bad the last 2 days. It took longer for her to get her first 2 but pop overnight were coming. 3 & 4 were slowbirds but 5-6 overnights too. So I'm guessing 7-8 will be slow painful ones. :( Poor baby!

Katie isn't walking by herself yet but she's chugging along. She crawls like a normal baby (on hands & knees) & sometimes tries to stand up that way. She has no problems standing up using the table/couch/whatever & will walk along it fine. She'll walk while holding your fingers also. She's getting brave & has started letting go on the couch/table and I've started to let go when I know she's balanced. She usually only lasts a second but hey, it's better than nothing. When we get back home I think she'll start using her push-walker & before I know it she'll be walking by herself. :( It's happening fast, oh so fast!!

I have a 1 year old & I can't believe it. A year ago I had this tiny not even 6 lb baby girl! Where is the rewind button? :)

My 1st Birthday Girl

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