~11 months old~

Weight

19 Pounds

Height

Not Sure

Diaper Size

3

Clothing Size
12 Months

Eating

6-7 ounces 4 or 5 times a day

3rd foods and some table food

Sleeping

Goes to bed between 7:30 & 8:00 p.m. 

Wakes up at 6:30 a.m.  Still waking at least once a night

Takes a 2 or 3 hour nap during the day

Likes

Playing Peak-a-boo

Bath time

Eating table food: Chicken mostly

Playing in her crib

Reading Books

Dislikes

Cuddling (except for in the morning).. she pushes you away! 

Being told No.

Laying on her back or having to sit still more than 5 minutes.

Words she is saying

Dada

Mama

Bah Bah

The baby version of "Yay"

What's New

Are we really here?  Is her first year really almost over?  I have mixed emotions about this.  We pretty much have everything set for her party.  I will put the picture of the invitation up once everyone has gotten theirs.  

This has been a big month for Lily.  She in my opinion has been trailing behind in a lot of her developement.   Not enough to worry any pediatrician, but enough to worry this worry wart momma lol.  Until a few weeks ago she wasn't crawling, clapping, pointing, sitting up (she was sitting on her own), eating.  I know that some of those don't have to happen yet but the fact that she wasn't even attempting to do any of them so close to a year had me biting my nails! Well move over worry we have a new baby in town!  It seems like all in the same day she started clapping, sitting up on her own from laying down, eating table foods, and even attempting to crawl, which I assumed she wasn't ever going to do.  She is up on her knees she just hasn't been able to figure out the hands and knees moving thing yet, but I give her a few days and she will be all over the place.  

She loves to clap.  The funny part is that every time I have showed her I say "Yay" with it.  So now when she claps she tries to say "Yay".  It is really cute.  She has also learned to give High Fives, and turn the pages of a book while I am reading to her. 

She still doesn't have any teeth yet.  We think that she is teething though.  Her little gums are swollen and she is constantly biting on her hands and toys, and moaning.  Hopefully we will see some teeth soon.  

We could never get her to eat any of her 3rd foods that had chunks of stuff in it.  She would gag and either spit it out or throw it up.  That was until 2 weeks ago when I cooked chicken and while feeding her and eating dinner she really wanted some of what I have.  So tore her off a piece of chicken (very finely shredded) and she ate it!!  Josh and I were so excited!  Maybe she just doesn't like baby food that much.  She will eat the fruits and sweet potatoes but try giving her any of the other stuff and she pushes the spoon away.  

I am still planning on doing the monthly milestone updates until she reaches 2.  I already bought the new stickers.  I do it as much or more for me than anything.  I love being able to go back and see just where she was at each month.  Some day I know she will enjoy them too.  

Hope everyone has a wonderful day, and see you next post!

She didn't sleep well the night before these pictures so I only got her to smile for one:

 

Spring is coming!

I'm so excited.  I just posted last time about how the cold needed scoot on out of here.  I guess it  heard me because it has been in the 70's during the day ever since, and you know what I say?  Bring it on!!  My little Lily is an outdoor girl, and she wants to go outside and play.

Not a lot has happened in the past few weeks.  Josh has been on night shift so it has been pretty uneventful.  We finally got to have a date night.  We went to eat at Landry's and then saw 300.  Both were good.  Lily is still sticking her to her schedule of a before 8 bedtime.  It was anywhere from 7:15 to 7:30, however, with day light savings it gets darker an hour later.  Since it is still light at her bedtime we have pushed it to 8:00.  I hate this because she is losing 30 to 45 minutes of sleep.  Some might say "just get dark curtains" and to that I say, you haven't seen her window.  She has a big double window and then a half moon window on top of it that would cost us several hundred dollars to darken, and I don't want to darken it because I love the natural light that it produces.  Thus, we just moved her bed time a little bit.  She seems okay with it so we are going forward.  Also she has combined her two naps during the day into one big one which I am loving. Now on the weekends while Josh sleeps (remember he is on night shift)  I get about a 3 hour spread of time that I can get stuff done or just chill depending on my mood.  By the way.. just to clarify.  We have her pack-n-play set up in the spare bedroom that has one normal size window with darkening curtains on them so she naps in there.

We have always had trouble with Lily eating solids.  By solids I do not mean first and second foods.  But third foods that have chunks of stuff in it or any table food.  Well last night we had Mexican Chicken Casserole and she was eyeballing my chicken, so I shredded it smaller and gave her a piece fully expecting her to spit it out, she at it and then at a lot more!  So we have a Chicken eater on our hands lol!  Can't say I'm upset.  Chicken is healthy, and if we can get her protein in that is always a plus.  We thought she had a really bad gag reflex, and maybe she does, but since she is not gagging with the chicken I am thinking its more that she is being picky lol.  

She has also started doing this funny thing where she crosses her legs when she sits.  It is so adorable and lady like!  

We have a busy few months coming up!  Lily turns 1, Josh turns 26, we are gonna take Lily to the Zoo in Hot Springs, Josh and I are doing a 5k with his family, and lots of other stuff.  I will try to get better about taking pictures of everything.  Next week on Friday is Lily's 11 month update!  Hard to believe.   Until then here are some pics of her the past 2 weeks.  As usual they are all of Lily!

Lily waiting for the weather to warm us so she can go outside!

Happy baby in the morning

Holding on to her crib

Styling in her Dr. Seuss hat

Finally...Here are the pics of her sitting with her legs crossed:

I would also like to add a very Happy Birthday to Lily's cousin Sawyer.  He turned 1 today!  
Hope everyone has a great weekend 

Spring Fever!

If I haven't already mentioned this is in a previous blog... I really wish spring would get here already!  I have always been a fan of the cold months, however, trying to entertain a wiry 10 month old in doors all day is tough.  The few warm days we have had were wonderful.  She loves being outside so much and just sits so calmly looking around.  I remember back to this past summer when she was only a few months old, she didn't get upset very often, but when she did all we would have to do is take her out on the back porch swing and she would instantly be at peace and usually fall asleep!  

While Josh is on night shift and the weather is bad it is really difficult.  I can't take her anywhere because of the roads, and I have to try and keep her somewhat quiet so he can sleep during the day lol.  It will be so nice when he is on night shift to be able to take her to the park during the day, sit out side on the swing, go for walks.  If you guys haven't figured it out... I'm really ready for warmer weather.  

Do you wanna know what I am not ready for?  April.  Lily will be a year old next month.  That isn't right.  I kinda want her to stay where she is right now.  I love this age.  I also need to add that morning is my favorite time with her.  She is in such a good mood from sleeping all night and she has lots of smiles to give.  We have so much fun during breakfast singing songs and making faces!

  

This past week was pretty uneventful.  Josh switched to night shift on Monday.  His Grandma was in the hospital having surgery so we went to visit her and it was a plus that his mom was there (she lives in Hot Springs) so she got to visit with both her Grandma & Great Grandma!  Darlene is doing well as of yesterday.  Thursday night mom and dad came over and played with Lily and I cooked.  Friday night after Josh left for work I took Lily of to mom and dads so she could play with Kaleb.  They had fun and she is really starting to try and interact with him.  He would hug her and she would first give him a kiss and then push him down, they both though it was funny!  We ended the night with a bath before I took Lily home to put her to bed.

Last night Lora and Ben came over and hung out.  It is always nice to have them over.  Other than a few weeks here and there (I can count them on one hand) they have came by every week!

Today was supposed to be a day of grocery shopping for the week and visiting with grandparents, however, as said above they are saying the weather is supposed to get back we are staying in all day. I have a roast in the crock pot, and am waiting for Lily's nap so that I can start prepping everything for the upcoming week.  I have started to get really organized... if you know me then you know organization doesn't come easily to me.   I feel a lot better though.  My favorite part is meal planning.  I plan our meals for the entire week, go get what I need, and know what I am making every night.  I know that is normal for some people but it isn't for me haha!  

I am going to do an update next week on all the things I am doing to get organized!  These are all ideas I have gotten from other bloggers, but I love them and have adopted them into my life. We are talking about maybe starting to try for baby number two in January(more on that to come as well), and with Josh's job schedule, two kids, working full time, and trying to go back to school for nursing, being organized isn't an option... it is a requirement!   

See you all next week!