As I sat filling out my 2011 Calendar tonight, I got to August and took a deep sigh as I wrote in "Riley's First Birthday" on the 24th. As far as I think we are away from that day, it already haunts me. We are already 1/3 of the way there.
Height: 24-1/2" (50th percentile)
Weight: 14 pounds, 8 ounces (75th percentile)
Sleeping Patterns: She goes down between 8:30-9:00 and sleeps until right around 7:30 am. She sleeps (on average) 11 hours. Her waking hour really depends on what time she goes to sleep. Her naps have changed a bit in the last month, with her morning nap being the long one now. Usually, she is awake for 2-3 hours in the morning and then will go down for a nap that averages about 3 hours. Her afternoon nap is only about an hour.
Places Traveled: It's been a pretty calm month, rightfully so, since the Holidays were upon us. We did manage to make it up to Lake Wales one weekend, which was a TON of fun!
Accomplishments:
Most exciting for Mommy, Riley had her ears pierced at her 4-month well check with her Pediatrician. I was SUPER nervous about doing it, but I'm glad it's over with. I wanted to do it young enough that she wouldn't remember it and so that she was still young enough that she wouldn't tug on her ears. I love them and both Daddy and I think she looks SO pretty with her new earrings.
Riley had a bottle or 2 over the last month. I am trying to get her more and more used to bottle feeding, so that I can leave her during feeding time. She is starting to take it better and better with each bottle. She's still a little stinker for me, and usually won't take it from me unless she's starving!
Riley is now very controlled with her head and can sit up with assistance. Soon enough, I will go get Tyler's jumper out of storage and add it to the plethora of toys that these kids have. She really loves to sit in her Bumbo and play with toys on the play tray.
Riley had her first real Jeep adventure during this month. We went to Lake Wales mid-December. That Saturday we went for a ride that lasted almost the whole day. As I suspected she would, she did great!
She has almost perfected picking toys up and playing with them. She especially loves her Spider (which Mommy calls "Spidey").
Proving to be quite the teether, she drools constantly. I'm still protesting the bib, only because I think it ruins the outfit. Now that she can pick up and hold toys, they ALL go in her mouth. When there is no toy in reach, her fist does the trick. Drool, drool everywhere!
Riley had her first visit with Santa during this month and we actually visited 2 different Santas. The first one was at Christmas on Las Olas and the second was at Bass Pro Shops. Riley did great both times, as she is too young to know the differece this year. Next year will be a whole different song and dance.
Probably the most heart breaking (for Mommy) of all her milestones this month, was moving her into her crib. She's been sleeping through the night since 7 weeks old, so it was time. It doesn't get any easier with the second child. The first night was a sleepless night for me and I still go in and check on her from time to time.
Foods: Breastfed. My sister watched her for a few hours last week and while there, she did have 1 bottle of formula. I was so happy to hear that she did well with it. I think she is outgrowing the reflux, as most babies do by the time they are 6 months. I think over the next month, we are going to test the waters with oatmeal.
Happy, Healthy and Growing! You can check out photos by clicking the link on the top right of the blog. And so it goes...
LOVE the new earings! Such a good idea when she is young. Kailyn has lately been playing with hers now that she has noticed they are there. Thankfully they are totally healed at this point.
ReplyDeleteI am SO jealous of her naps!! Kailyn takes (if we are lucky) usually two 30-45 minute naps a day. But she does sleep pretty good at night so I guess I shouldn't complain too much.