Eating: Over the last couple of months I would say Paige has gotten a little pickier. She's not always up for trying new foods. And sometimes you have to rub it on her lips/tongue so she'll at least try a little of it before she'll actually have a bite. Fruits are her absolute favorite (berries, banana, oranges are her top picks). Loves milk as well and when she runs out she may get a little upset about it. And for the last couple months, when 5 o'clock hits, she is totally ready for dinner - no matter what time she ate her snack last. At 12.5 months I weaned her from breastfeeding. I (physically) could have continued just fine. I, however (emotionally/mentally), was basically ready to be done. We tried just giving her whole milk in a sippy cup while she sat in her highchair, but I think it was too soon of a transition from breastfeeding and being held while she drank out of a bottle. So we gave the bottle back to her and held her while she did that for a couple more weeks.
Sleep: Waking on average at 7:15am. Around 13 months we played with taking Paige's morning nap away, but it didn't really go over well, so we gave it back. But then around 14.5 months, we played with taking it away again. We were going to be traveling to Alaska in September and we wanted to see how she'd do without us having to give that to her (it would just make doing things out a whole lot easier). It went over with success and so now she just has the one nap in the afternoon. You've got to be careful though to how close you are to nap time, otherwise, she will fall asleep on the car ride home! 12:45pm is roughly when she needs to go down. And she'll sleep till 3pm on average. Then bedtime is 7:30pm on average. Still sleeps through the night like a champ.
Milestones/Accomplishments:
- Semi-running
- Isn't really saying much consistently, but has said: mama, dad, all done, yes, don't, dog, cracker, this, that, dance (sounded like: dace), Ellie (sounded like: Ehe) and some other ones I'm forgetting at the moment. (I want to note that her speech is drastically different than Ellie's was at this age. Ellie literally had around 40 words now (see her 15 month update here). But Paige's doctor isn't concerned and says a lot of kids have a word explosion around 18 months. So I'm just trying to patiently wait for her vocabulary to develop.)
- Knows where her belly and belly button are
- Has 12 teeth
- Blows kisses
- Knows where her room, Ellie's room, our room, and the bathtub is
- Climbing onto the couch and ottoman
Likes:
- Shoes! She is always playing with them and trying to put them on
- Bags. Constantly snooping through any she sees in sight
- Accessories - necklaces and hats
- Books. She will sit by the bookshelves and turn the pages by herself
- Giving hugs (and sometimes kisses) to other babies/kids
- Pulling her bows out when she's in the car seat
Dislikes:
- Wearing bibs
- Keeping her pants part way on for diaper changes. She will squirm and pull them off every time
- Waiting her turn for a toy
- The doctor getting close to her (which she's never really been a fan of since she was a few months old)
Additional things to remember:
How her bangs go straight down to mouth if her hair isn't pulled back. Loves seeing Ellie after she wakes and frequently wants to give her a hug right away. Flew for the first time at 15 months and did great (just kind of rubbed/pulled ears a few times when descending)! Has such big brown eyes and people are constantly saying how beautiful they are. Is smiling more to strangers, but can take a little bit to warm up to you. Whenever she sees a comb or brush, she'll grab it and proceed to brush hers and others hair. Love her babble and hand gestures. Determinded personality.
