year one

Oh my word I might actually cry as I'm typing this. One entire year! The shortest and longest year of my life. My baby toddler is such a little girl! Even though she is still a teeny-tiny munchkin she is officially a toddler. We have upgraded to a big girl seat in the car, we drink whole milk, and eat ONLY big girl food. Soooo grown up these days. Jameson's birthday party was great! I had lots of good ideas and then I got so busy that I ended up just doing whatever I could come up with in a week. On top of the party we had my grandmother and other family in town for the long weekend. So many things! My friend Jess snapped some pictures of the party (I didn't take a single picture). Thanks Jess! I threw in some Halloween pics too!

Jameson's cake and decorations

Month by month wreath! A year worth of instagrams.

barely put a dent in it but so happy!

she eats soooo daintily...doesn't like dirty hands!

the chili bar

this cool Bubs is about to get her State Fair on

giant pumpkin viewing

not as interested in horses as she was the goats...those were just her size

carousel made out of balloons!

sooo happy to go on a trike ride for Halloween!

the only good one we got with the "hat"

so happy even after 5 shots earlier that afternoon. what a trooper.

Sleep:  Time change is a B...but Jameson seems to be adjusting well! She sleeps 10-12 hours a night with 1-3 hours worth of naps. She is like me. Loves naps. Some days she takes 2 naps and some days it's just the one...those days are fuuuuuuuuuuuuun (eye roll). 

Size: Oh my word she is the teeniest little baby!! She weighed 19lbs 1oz at her visit on Halloween...which puts hers in the 37th percentile. Aaaaaand she was somewhere around 26-27 inches...I actually can't remember because I was so shocked to see that she was only in the 2nd percentile in height. Sooo little. I'm hoping she is just a late bloomer like I was but as long as she's healthy we are okay! 

 
Clothes: Jameson wears 12-18 month clothes most of the time. The 12 month clothes are tight on the bellies but the 12 month pants need to be rolled up. She is in size 12 month shoes (barely). We had the hardest time finding shoes with soles that were small enough for her. The shoes that are measured in months typically seem to be for immobile babes...but we got some sweet Pedipeds that Jameson loves since they come in small sizes.

Diapers: Size 3 all the way. She still wears Baby Dry at night and Swaddlers at school.

Eating: All big girl food now! I'm so proud! She loves all her veggies. She prefers the frozen (fresh) veggies to anything canned. Good for her! She looooves bread and bananas! She can hold a half of a banana and eat right off of it! There isn't really anything she doesn't like as far as I can tell...maybe red sauce?? We will see. When she doesn't like things at school she takes them out of her mouth and drops them over the side of the table so she doesn't have to eat it. Smart cookie. Oh and she is on all whole milk now! We tried soy for fun but she haaaaaaaaaates it.

Likes: She loves being chased! "If You're Happy and You Know it", clapping, Sofia the First, making a weird growl noise, blowing kisses, her orange kitty (real and fake), and I swear she loves waking up and having us come get her. 

Dislikes: Soy milk. Still hates bodies of water. Screams through baths most of the time and even tried a shower which was so-so. I really can't think of anything she has a strong dislike for. She hated the vacuum and broom for awhile but I think she got over it! 

Other: She loves playtime and loves her little walker. She likes to match colors and always wants to be holding matching things. She likes pulling things out and putting them up. At school she got in trouble for going to the laundry basket and pulling out all the clothes. I bet if they left her alone she would have put them all back! She got 5 shots at her last checkup which was so so so sad. At least we got the flu shot out of the way though. 

Milestones: Bubs can "cruise" along furniture and walk with the walker. I think she might figure out how to stand on her own soon! She gets into a downward dog position and then freezes and isn't sure where to go. Jameson has 2 little teeth on the bottom and I suspect some more will be coming in the top. She can "say" some words like "bye", "hi", "dada", "mama", and recently she picked up a toy telephone and said "hello". And when I say "say" I mostly mean that she imitates the sound the words make or the inflection someone uses. It's pretty hilarious. 

Me: I gave up after being only 4lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight. I fluctuate quite a bit but I can deal with it!

Mommy Fail(s): So many things probably. She rolled off the bed on my watch...in my defense she was playing with a giant lumbar pillow and rolled over it and onto the floor. I cried. I felt so guilty allllll day. She even tried to do it again later that day. Crazy baby.