As usual the doctor was quite amazed at Lily. She wowed the whole doctor's office with her sign language, words, energy, smile and personality. I beamed with delight as they went on about what a wonderful little girl I have. I'm still beaming. Do they do that on purpose?
Onto the stats:
Length: 28 3/4" = 25th percentile down from 50th at 9 months
Head: 17 1/4" = 10th percentile down from 25th at 9 months
Weight: 16lbs 10oz = Under 5th percentile down from 20th at 9 months
Should we be worried? Absolutely not. They all saw how incredibly active she is. How could anyone put on weight if they were to not stop moving from the time they wake up to the time they go to bed? She has grown about an inch in the last 3 months. I thought she actually must have grown more than that, but it's just her little body thinning out that makes her look so tall. In the end, she is the picture of health, developing right on target and numbers are just numbers.
Immunization fingers were pointed, but I staved them off with "what's so great about immunizations is that we are all given the choice of whether or not to immunize. We have chosen not to, it's the choice that we made, it's our right and we feel confident it's the best decision for us."
Rice cereal was recommended to help Lily sleep through the night which I politely nodded and smiled at. Lily will sleep through the night when she is ready, not when I give her crappy food before bed.
We talked a bit about my pregnancy so far and the fact that Lily is slowly weaning herself. I made it very clear that this was hard for me and that if given the choice I would gladly have nursed Lily through this pregnancy and beyond. Instead of being met with understanding I was told that it was a relief that Lily is weaning herself now cause wouldn't that just be so much work nursing a newborn and a toddler? Didn't I already say that that's what I wanted to do? Thank god I have great midwives who listen to what I say and are there with support and love for every decision I make.
One day I would love to find a doctor that suits our family better. But for now we just smile and nod. At least we have one thing in common, we both think Lily is wicked awesome!
Showing posts with label 12 Months Old. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 12 Months Old. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
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Finally, now that we are healthy again, Lily's 1 year letter...
Dear Lily,
Happy 1st birthday my love!! Wow, what a year it's been for you! From a wrinkly, purple, tiny little person who could hardly lift her own head (but you tried hard all the time) to a walking, talking ball of energy whom yesterday I caught climbing on top of the table at playgroup.
This is also the one year anniversary of me becoming and mommy, and your daddy becoming a, well a babba as you like to call him. This year has definitely been an exciting one, but I would be lying if I said it was all easy. At the beginning of last year, about 4 weeks before you arrived, we moved from the hustle and bustle of our big city life in Vancouver, to our quiet little mountain town of Cumberland. We left behind all our friends, our careers and our lifestyle and traded it for new roles as parents in a small town. Adjusting to a new place and a newborn has been quite the emotional experience. At one point we thought very hard about going back to Vancouver and came so close to actually doing it. In the end I know that we made the best decision for our family. Your grandparents (both sets from time to time), aunties, cousins and great grandparents get to watch you reach new heights on an almost daily level. We are making tonnes of new friends and so are you! And besides, your dog Kona loves the woods too much to leave.
Becoming a mommy has been quite the journey unto itself. In the beginning it was the constant breast- feeding that had me feeling like a milk horse. Eventually you get used to that and now I find that my breasts finally make sense to me and I am terribly upset that you've begun to wean yourself. Loving you has always been the easy part and trust me, your father and I have a lot of love to give. But being at home all day with you, unable to leave and do my own thing without worrying about you, without leaking all over the place, without stressing about whether or not you have had enough to eat, well that took a while to get used to as well. You think you are ready to become a mommy, but it's all those little things that no one ever told you about that take the longest to adjust to.
Now at one year postpartum, I can hardly remember what it felt like to not be a mommy. The things that seemed so huge in the beginning, well I don't even think about them anymore. We are a tight family unit now and you fit in so nicely it's hard to believe I used to feel differently. It truly has been a year of change and although sometimes I doubt my mommy skills, deep down I am so proud of all that I have done.
Now that you are a year old, you seem to have this great ability to speak! You suddenly "get" the sign language we've been teaching you for months now and use it on a regular basis, and for the right things! Your vocabulary is amazing and your speaking voice is just so precious. Your words so far:
-More
-Up
-Boobie
-Mumumumum
-Babba (Dadda)
-Papa
-Book
-Hello
-Bye bye
-Fish noises when you see fish in your books
-Elephant noises when you see elephants in your books
And my goodness I feel like I might be forgetting some. But as you can see, you are one smart cookie! Yes you have suddenly become quite the scholar indeed and are always reading your books. Before I was worried that you weren't interested enough in books, but I am still learning to not worry so much and to just let you find your own way on your own time.
You love to dance when there's any kind of music good or bad. One of your musical toys was running very low on batteries and sounded just plain awful, but you danced away whenever you were playing with it anyways. You love to sing and I try to sing along with you which you think is pretty funny. You also love your kazoo, harmonica and drum and like to play them at least once a day.
You have a wicked sense of humour, are so incredibly playful and beautiful and fun to be around. You are in love with the telephone and often pick up random objects, or just hold your hand to your ear and say "hello" over and over again. You love Kona and are finally petting him nicely instead of hitting him like you liked to do before. It's hard to say if he likes you or just tolerates you, but I know that he loves you when you sit in your high chair. Dropping food off your tray for Kona when I'm not looking is one of your favourite things to do and it's hard to not laugh and instead tell you "no" when you do it.
You are very nearly potty trained at home, although we still have our misses from time to time. Now when I say "do you have to go to the potty?" you go to the bathroom if you have to go. You have unfortunately developed a fear of big toilets, even with kiddie inserts and when we leave the house now you almost always go in your diaper. I have been told to expect set backs from time to time and am pretty certain that your new fear will soon end.
It's very hard to sum you up in one post and I feel like there's a ton of things I've forgotten. But what I know I will never forget is that you are an amazing little person and you make your babba and I smile each and every day. We are so lucky to have you in our lives. Thank you Lily for making this one of the best years of our lives.
Happy First Birthday sweetie!
Love Mumumumumumumum
Dear Lily,
Happy 1st birthday my love!! Wow, what a year it's been for you! From a wrinkly, purple, tiny little person who could hardly lift her own head (but you tried hard all the time) to a walking, talking ball of energy whom yesterday I caught climbing on top of the table at playgroup.
This is also the one year anniversary of me becoming and mommy, and your daddy becoming a, well a babba as you like to call him. This year has definitely been an exciting one, but I would be lying if I said it was all easy. At the beginning of last year, about 4 weeks before you arrived, we moved from the hustle and bustle of our big city life in Vancouver, to our quiet little mountain town of Cumberland. We left behind all our friends, our careers and our lifestyle and traded it for new roles as parents in a small town. Adjusting to a new place and a newborn has been quite the emotional experience. At one point we thought very hard about going back to Vancouver and came so close to actually doing it. In the end I know that we made the best decision for our family. Your grandparents (both sets from time to time), aunties, cousins and great grandparents get to watch you reach new heights on an almost daily level. We are making tonnes of new friends and so are you! And besides, your dog Kona loves the woods too much to leave.
Becoming a mommy has been quite the journey unto itself. In the beginning it was the constant breast- feeding that had me feeling like a milk horse. Eventually you get used to that and now I find that my breasts finally make sense to me and I am terribly upset that you've begun to wean yourself. Loving you has always been the easy part and trust me, your father and I have a lot of love to give. But being at home all day with you, unable to leave and do my own thing without worrying about you, without leaking all over the place, without stressing about whether or not you have had enough to eat, well that took a while to get used to as well. You think you are ready to become a mommy, but it's all those little things that no one ever told you about that take the longest to adjust to.Now at one year postpartum, I can hardly remember what it felt like to not be a mommy. The things that seemed so huge in the beginning, well I don't even think about them anymore. We are a tight family unit now and you fit in so nicely it's hard to believe I used to feel differently. It truly has been a year of change and although sometimes I doubt my mommy skills, deep down I am so proud of all that I have done.
Now that you are a year old, you seem to have this great ability to speak! You suddenly "get" the sign language we've been teaching you for months now and use it on a regular basis, and for the right things! Your vocabulary is amazing and your speaking voice is just so precious. Your words so far:
-More
-Up
-Boobie
-Mumumumum
-Babba (Dadda)
-Papa
-Book
-Hello
-Bye bye
-Fish noises when you see fish in your books
-Elephant noises when you see elephants in your books
And my goodness I feel like I might be forgetting some. But as you can see, you are one smart cookie! Yes you have suddenly become quite the scholar indeed and are always reading your books. Before I was worried that you weren't interested enough in books, but I am still learning to not worry so much and to just let you find your own way on your own time.
You love to dance when there's any kind of music good or bad. One of your musical toys was running very low on batteries and sounded just plain awful, but you danced away whenever you were playing with it anyways. You love to sing and I try to sing along with you which you think is pretty funny. You also love your kazoo, harmonica and drum and like to play them at least once a day.
You have a wicked sense of humour, are so incredibly playful and beautiful and fun to be around. You are in love with the telephone and often pick up random objects, or just hold your hand to your ear and say "hello" over and over again. You love Kona and are finally petting him nicely instead of hitting him like you liked to do before. It's hard to say if he likes you or just tolerates you, but I know that he loves you when you sit in your high chair. Dropping food off your tray for Kona when I'm not looking is one of your favourite things to do and it's hard to not laugh and instead tell you "no" when you do it.You are very nearly potty trained at home, although we still have our misses from time to time. Now when I say "do you have to go to the potty?" you go to the bathroom if you have to go. You have unfortunately developed a fear of big toilets, even with kiddie inserts and when we leave the house now you almost always go in your diaper. I have been told to expect set backs from time to time and am pretty certain that your new fear will soon end.
It's very hard to sum you up in one post and I feel like there's a ton of things I've forgotten. But what I know I will never forget is that you are an amazing little person and you make your babba and I smile each and every day. We are so lucky to have you in our lives. Thank you Lily for making this one of the best years of our lives.
Happy First Birthday sweetie!
Love Mumumumumumumum
Friday, February 09, 2007
Feeling Better
Lily's fever finally broke last night after 3 nights of hitting 102.6!! We did end up at the doctor's on Thursday just to make sure she didn't have an infection or anything. Just a virus and in most cases the current virus has been causing fevers lasting up to 5 days in small children. Lily lasted 4 and thank god it's over. She's finally back to her old self, smiling and laughing and eating and playing.
The weaning has been interesting through this whole process. My milk supply is definitely not what it used to be so I have been giving Lily a lot more bottles lately, especially with her fever. But, because she's sick, she still asks for the boobie after every bottle and at one point every half hour throughout the day!! I think it's just a comfort thing cause I tried to nurse her to sleep tonight without giving her a bottle and she wouldn't go to sleep til she had it. So I gave her the bottle and then when she was done she asked for the boobie and prompty fell asleep on it. I wonder how long it will take her to give up on my boobs completely?
I'm feeling much better as well. It's truly been the week from hell, but now that I can breath thru my nose, have a bit more energy and have Devinder home for the weekend, it's slowly fading from my mind.
The weaning has been interesting through this whole process. My milk supply is definitely not what it used to be so I have been giving Lily a lot more bottles lately, especially with her fever. But, because she's sick, she still asks for the boobie after every bottle and at one point every half hour throughout the day!! I think it's just a comfort thing cause I tried to nurse her to sleep tonight without giving her a bottle and she wouldn't go to sleep til she had it. So I gave her the bottle and then when she was done she asked for the boobie and prompty fell asleep on it. I wonder how long it will take her to give up on my boobs completely?
I'm feeling much better as well. It's truly been the week from hell, but now that I can breath thru my nose, have a bit more energy and have Devinder home for the weekend, it's slowly fading from my mind.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Sick
Lily and I are sick.
Really sick.
So sick I called Devinder home from work yesterday cause I just couldn't handle it on my own.
Now he's out of town for the week and I'm home alone.
Lily has had a fever wavering between 99.3 and 100.5 for the past 2 days. If it doesn't go away by tomorrow I'm taking her to the doctor's.
So I'll post more later, when I have more energy and my nose isn't dripping onto the keyboard.
Aggggghhhhhh...I hate being sick.
Really sick.
So sick I called Devinder home from work yesterday cause I just couldn't handle it on my own.
Now he's out of town for the week and I'm home alone.
Lily has had a fever wavering between 99.3 and 100.5 for the past 2 days. If it doesn't go away by tomorrow I'm taking her to the doctor's.
So I'll post more later, when I have more energy and my nose isn't dripping onto the keyboard.
Aggggghhhhhh...I hate being sick.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Happy First Birthday Lily!!
Happy First Birthday Lily!
Wow! One year and 12 hours ago today, Lily was born! I can hardly believe she is a year old now. It has been such an amazing year being Lily's mommy and I look forward to all the years to come.
I wrote a beautiful long letter to Lily and unfortunately lost it out there in internet land. For now please enjoy these pictures from her birthday celebration we had this past Sunday and this short montage I made. I hope to have another letter up within the next couple of days.
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