It Is WELLS With My Soul : March 2014

I can not believe that we are only two short months from Blakely's FIRST BIRTHDAY! It is crazy to think it has almost been a year, yet I feel like she has always been with us. In fact, I started planning her birthday party this week!

This has been a busy month for us...filled with lots a fun, love, learning, and laughter.

Her father makes the same face when I try to take his picture :)

Our Happy, Happy, Happy Girl!

We didn't have an official dr appointment this month but we did have to go to the doctor the week before Valentine's Day because little miss had a cough and I thought she had croup again. Sure enough she Croup and RSV! Poor baby, but she handled it like a champ. She is such a good baby!

Weight: around 17.5 lbs
Still a tiny one :)

Length: ??? My guess is around 28 inches
I bet at her next appointment (12 months) she will be close to 30 inches and ready for a new carseat.

Head Circumference: ???? No Clue
Still big though :)

Sizes: She is still wearing 6 month clothing and she has started wearing 9 month clothing. For the first time in her life, come spring and summer, I am going to get to go shopping for her wardrobe! We have been blessed to have received so much clothing that besides a few outfits here and there I haven't bought her clothes. But, we don't have much in terms of spring and summer clothing. Old Navy is calling my name :)

Social: My kid is a genius! I have taught her to sign "more" when she wants more food at meal time. She was slapping the highchair tray but now she puts her hands together to let me know she needs more. We still haven't gotten a clear MOMMA or truly purposefully DADA but she jibbers and jabbers NON STOP!

On The Move: She is so so so close to crawling. She will go from sitting to hands down in all fours and will rock back and forth. She has figured out that she can scoot on her booty in the tub and moves all over the place in the water.

Food: She is eating so much. I think we are coming to the end the of baby food and transitioning to finger foods. She loves fruits and most veggies but isn't a big meat eater. The past few batches of baby food I made are less pureed and more chunky to get her use to using her teeth and gums to chew her food. She loves finger food: gerber graduate puffs, cooked carrots, skinned grapes, strawberries, and I also usually try to give her little pieces of whatever we are eating.

Sleep: She is sleeping well. Between conference break, snow days, President's Day, and having to to take some days off to cover daycare I have had quite a few days at home with her this month and on these days she has been taking one BIG (2-3 hour) mid day nap instead of a morning and afternoon nap. It has been nice because it gives me a big chunk of time to get things done (or take a nap).

Likes: Peek A Boo is a new favorite!

Dislike: She will SCREAM when her mommy leaves the room!