12 months old

• Gwynn is one!
• She had her 12 month check-up and here are her stats:
  • Length: 31 inches (99-100th percentile)
  • Weight: 22.6 lbs (75th percentile)
  • Head Circumference: 18.5 inches
• She can follow some directions fairly well. If we ask her to touch her head and touch her feet she can do it with just a verbal cue. She is also responding well to being told “no.” We try to use it sparingly so she knows we mean business when we say it so I think this has helped.  She still gets a big grin on her face when she hears it, but generally will stop whatever the negative behavior is (trying to get in the fireplace for example).
• Gwynn is getting into everything. One of our phones will be in a toilet soon, I can tell.
• While she gets into things all the time, she’s also very, very good at putting things where they belong. For example, she’ll take everything out of her play purse (keys, cell phone, bracelet, mirror) and then put it back later even if it’s spread out throughout the room!  She also searches for all of her animals (cat, dog, rabbit, and bird) that belong in her house and will put them all back together where they belong.  She loves when Mommy and Daddy sing the “Clean Up” song and will help put blocks, books, etc. away when play time is finished. 
• Gwynn has 8 teeth now. We brush them each night before she goes to bed, which she enjoys.
• Gwynn is down to two bottles a day – one in the morning and one at night. We are slowly weaning Gwynn off of formula an onto milk. Milk mixed with formula in her bottle works fine, but milk in a cup isn’t her favorite. We usually have to pretend we are drinking it and really enjoying it in order for her to taste any.  She still prefers water or a juice/water combo at meals and snacks.
• Her eating habits are fairly typical of a regular person (minus the two bottles). She eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a couple snacks thrown in there. We don’t really use baby food anymore (although we'll have to use some since we have some in the cupboard). She’ll eat whatever we have. Her recent favorites are cheese quesadillas, spaghettio’s, and any fruit (especially watermelon, cantaloupe, and strawberries).  
• Gwynn is on the move. She walks full time now, no crawling at all. In fact, she will pick up the pace and almost run sometimes. She loves to hold as many toys as possible when walking (usually she’ll have a toy in her mouth too).

Technorati Tags: monthly update