BABY WINTER’S MONTHLY UPDATE: 11 months old
Baby’s Age: 11 months old
Height: not sure this month
Weight: 19 lbs 5 oz
Diaper Size: Size 3
Clothes Size: 12 months
(All as of September 10, 2014)
Here is a look back at the past few months:
Here is Winter in her Bumbo:
September 2014 – Last update before Winter turns 1!
Is it really only one month until Winter has her first birthday?!? No, that is not possible. It seems like just yesterday I was pregnant. I was clueless as to what our lives would REALLY be like once our baby would be born. I thought I knew, but boy was I CLUELESS!! I didn’t know just HOW wonderful life could be until Winter was born. Who knew there was a void until it was filled? Here I was almost a year ago:
First off, I am in denial. Serious denial. How could THIS baby:
…already be turning one in a few weeks?!? This picture was taken at the hospital, right before we brought Winter home. To think that my little girl is soon to be walking and soon-to-be a toddler blows my mind. DENIAL! Here she is now at 11 months:
Winter is a MOVER! She loves to move, move, move. She doesn’t sit still. She is constantly on the go, whether she is crawling or cruising. This momma doesn’t have much time to do anything besides chase a baby around anymore! Ha! I love it.
In the past month we have been busy getting unpacked and settling into our new home. Winter didn’t exactly pull her weight around here by chipping in for any of our DIY house projects….although I’m sure she would’ve helped if she could’ve! She’s sweet. All joking aside, the dog nor cat pulled their weight around here either. 🙂 So, Eric and I have been busy whipping this house into the kind of shape we’d like to live in. We have been painting like crazy, hanging pictures on the walls and whatnot. The new house is actually FEELING like our home now!
Winter has been teething hardcore. She is working on the top two center teeth. They have been working on coming in for weeks. Any second they will be cutting through. (Update: As of Sept 25 they finally cut through.) These two teeth are little boogers…they have proven to be more difficult and painful than her first two teeth. Baby Tylenol, teething tablets and amber bead necklace have been our friends. A friend recommended we switch from baby Tylenol to Ibuprofen or Motrin since she is old enough for it. She said it is more effective and lasts longer. I think I’ll be buying some soon! Now, about these center top teeth, I have to admit…it’s going to really change how Winter looks when they finally come in. She will look older and different with those teeth. I bet she’ll be cute, but I am never a fan of change. 😦
While Winter is not yet walking on her own, none of us feel any urgency for that milestone to happen just yet. I’m sure she will start walking within a normal time frame. She pulls up on everything, walks along the furniture while holding on with one or two hands, walks while pushing her cruising toy, etc. She is a mover!
Winter has started making a super cheesy face when she smiles. She gives a big old toothy grin and squints her eyes–so cute! She cracks us up.
Nursing is still going in full force around here! At 11 months, I dropped her lunchtime feeding, bringing us down to 3 feedings per day. She has done well with the transition. Nursing only 3 times per day feels SO EASY! It hardly feels like I’m doing it at all. I am in no rush to wean her. We will keep on nursing until I feel that we are BOTH ready to stop. As of now, we are both perfectly happy to keep on going! At this rate, we will be continuing past the 12 month mark. I must say, she is pretty funny when she nurses these days. She only takes about 5-7 minutes in total, but 1-2 minutes of that is her popping off to play with or pinch my nipple. It’s hilarious…I laugh every time! In addition to her “play breaks,” she also is such a mover that she does not just lie down to nurse, she stands up, crawls around and climbs all over me during the nursing process. I’m like her boob jungle gym! 🙂
I am planning her first birthday party for the day after her birthday. We are keeping the guest list short and sweet. We have my sister and her husband coming to Colorado to help us celebrate! We are excited to see them. Also on the invitation list includes a few close friends as well as a few of Winter’s and my friends from our mom/baby group. The theme is a “Winter ONEderland.” I know. Perfect! I bought all kinds of wintery décor and am asking guests to all wear white attire. I am also planning to do a cake smash photo-shoot. My goal is to attempt to DIY the photo-shoot to avoid paying a hefty photography bill. I will post pictures after we do the shoot! I plan to do the photo-shoot a couple of days before her birthday.
Here is what Winter’s invitations look like (with the address removed, of course):
Milestones: Crawling, pulling up on things, cruising, assisted walking (holding onto our hands), talking a lot (mama, dada, meow, da for dog, and other various sounds), clapping, has almost 4 teeth.
Sleep: Same as before, 2 naps (each 2 hours; 10am-12pm and 3pm-5pm) and 12 hours (8pm-8am) at night. She rocks!
Best Moment: When Winter called ME “mama” for the first time. Though she has been saying it for months, I felt like she finally associated the word with ME!
Worst Moment: Winter got her first boo boo. She felt against our bedframe and busted her lip. OUCH! It was bleeding and she was hysterical. I was too. Mom fail. I know this won’t be the last time she gets hurt, but I am not looking forward to future accidents! 😦
Health: Excellent! She is growing lengthwise it seems, not weightwise anymore. She really has “thinned out” lately because she’s so active. I haven’t measured her in a while, so I will be curious to see how tall she is at her upcoming 12 month appointment.
Eating: She nurses 3 times per day (morning, before afternoon nap and bedtime). She eats breakfast, lunch and dinner, all regular foods, no baby foods. She is obsessed with raisins and bread. I’ve been working to teach her the sign for “more,” but instead of doing the correct sign, she claps and says “mo.” I think that is sufficient…
Likes: Eating, clapping, walking/pushing her crusing toy, jabbering, making cat “meow” sounds, getting into everything, feeling soft textures.
Dislikes: Diaper changes, getting dressed after a bath.
How Mommy is doing: I am getting a little emotional that my “little baby” is turning one! I know every new mom says that the first year flies by in the blink of an eye, and they are right. It can’t already be a whole YEAR since I gave birth! You can find me sobbing in the corner looking through photos from last October….
Aside from being emotional about Winter growing up, I’ve been busy training for my half marathon (coming up 10/19), being a table leader at MOPS and doing activities with our mom/baby group. I love my life and getting to spend my days with Winter. It’s the best!