One Year Check Up

Caroline’s 1 year check-up was Thursday and she passed with flying colors. She has met all the milestones that were asked – clapping, banging toys together, drinking from a sippy cup, starting to walk – and after the check up, Dr. Rabon said she was a perfect, healthy little 1 year old. Just as I suspected. I could have told him that she was perfect (and little).

Unfortunately, she is having some seasonal allergy issues – just like her mama. We’ve tried Zyrtec and Claritin and both just seem to quit working. Now, we’re on a prescription of Allegra and hoping that starts to clear things up soon. I feel so bad for her because I know exactly how frustrating dealing with seasonal allergies can be and I pray that this is not what every spring and summer are going to bring for her.

Stats:
Weight: 19 lbs., 4 oz (25%)
Height: 30 inches (75%)*
Head: can’t remember measurement (60%)

*You may be thinking to yourself…75%!?!? Yeah, that’s my thoughts, too. But, I saw her measure her and it seemed accurate enough to me! It’s safe to say she’s had a little growth spurt, but I still don’t think she’s going to be very tall.

Milestones:

• Still a mover and shaker – but she is THISCLOSE to walking! She stands like a pro by herself for many seconds and takes 5-6 steps here and there. I just keep thinking I’ll turn around one day and she’ll be walking and won’t look back.
• Eats real, table food 97% of the time. She still snacks on Gerber snacks – puffs, yogurt melts, dried diced fruit and baby cereal for breakfast – but she eats school lunches and the same as what we’re having for dinner. And she hasn’t turned anything down except for baked beans. So far, she’s loved bologna & cheese sandwiches, all kids of pasta (spaghetti & fettuccine alfredo are her faves!), chicken bog, hot dogs, mac & cheese, nutrigrain bars. And she loves to nibble on my food when I’m eating breakfast – Rice Krispies, bagel & cream cheese, Lucky Charms
• Can feed herself with a fork & spoon if I put the food on it for her
• Weaned her to whole milk at 11 months when my stash of frozen breastmilk started to run low. She didn’t have a drop of formula!!!
• Says quite a few words – hi (with the Ms. America pageant wave, too), mama, dada, papa, no, uh-oh, and imitates me when I say “brrrrrrr cooooooold” with a shaky little voice!
• Learning that she can make new and fun sounds with her mouth
• Totally in between sizes right now and it’s very frustrating. 9 month clothes (if I can find them) are too short & tight, 12 month clothes are too long…so we make do with what we got.
• Has 3 bottom teeth (the third is about ¾ of the way in) and 2 top teeth – but I can see her 3rd & 4th top teeth thru the gums
• Can wear hairbows!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy!!!!!!!!!
  

Likes:

• Being held and being paid attention to at ALL TIMES
• Bathtime – she LOVES to splash around in the water – I can’t wait to take her to a pool!
• Eating
• Her new kitchen
• Hangers & the laundry basket
• LOVES school – she has 2 BFFs in her class – Katherine & Meredith – that she does everything with and her cousin Collier is right next door!
• Being outside…she giggles every time the wind blows in her face (even funnier is to watch her hair blow in the wind! HAHA!)
  
  

Dislikes:

• Baked beans
• Being walked away from
• Being tied down in a high chair at a restaurant for too long
• Being put in a carseat -yeah, this has been fun...
  
  

She is growing up WAY too fast!