On August 19, 2013, my baby girl entered this world at 9 lbs 2 oz and 21 3/4 inches tall. It was one of the happiest days of my life. I became a mother that day. And for the past year, I have truly enjoyed the new title. Sometimes, I still can't believe that someone calls me "Mama". Let's look at how much my baby has grown!
This month:
-20 lbs 10 oz, 30.5 inches
-3 shots and blood draw at 1 year check up
-Trying to stand without help
-Crawling around looking for me and saying "mamama"
-Saying mama, dada, cheese, yeah, and hi
-Opening cabinets and drawers - uh oh!
-Getting very excited when she sees Cookie
-Throwing temper tantrums when getting in the car
-Drinking whole milk! We introduced it at 11 months by replacing her two post-nap nursing sessions with a 5 ounce bottle of whole milk. She loves it! Now we are working on being happy after a nap by having a snack and drinking milk from a sippy cup.
-Just nursing first thing in the morning and right before bed
-Sleeping great! She goes to bed between 7:30-8:30 and sleeps til 6:30 or so. Nurses, then usually up for the day by 8 or so.
-Still taking 2 great naps a day. 10:30 and 3:30 for 1-2 hours each. Occasionally, she only gets one nap and does ok. She will be ready for bed extra early on those days.
-Loves books! Daddy spent a lot of nights reading to her this month for the Summer Reading Program at church.
-Shows interest in music by "dancing". Just moves back and forth.
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| Photo monthly progression. I am so happy I kept up with this each month. |
Kyla's FIRST birthday party was awesome! We had the party on Saturday, August 16 at 1:00 pm at our house. It was a joint party with Lily Adams because they were born on the same day. We had a watermelon pink/green theme and we had about 30 people show up. Kyla got lots of new books, clothes, and toys from all her friends.
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| All Kyla's presents! |
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| Buddies playing with a balloon |
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| The proud Mamas! |
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| Posing in their tutus |
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| The smash cake table |
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| Chalkboard sign that Matt created for both of the girls |
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| It was hard picking out 20 pictures of a year full of cuteness! |
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| Family photo! |
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| More pictures on display... |
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| Crawling away from the photo shoot. |
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| The beautiful food table |
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| Kyla's cake "smash" |
