1 Year Old!

Look who's 1!!!  My baby is now a year old!  I still can't believe it.  Where has the past year gone?!  

We had her one year well baby appointment this past week.  She is 31.25 inches (99th percentile) and 21 lbs 2 oz (37th percentile).  Overall she is looking great.  She had the routine immunizations and blood work done.  She didn't even flinch when the tech poked her finger for the blood work.  Such a big girl!  The shots were another story though.  That first needle poked her and she started screaming bloody murder.  Poor girl!   But we finished, Mommy gave her a cookie, and things were better within a few minutes.  I got a call from the doctor the next day and her iron levels are a bit low.  Still within normal ranges, just on the low end.  The doctor doesn't want to start any supplements or anything right now, so we will try to increase it with green veggies and such.  Then we'll have the levels checked again at her 15 month appointment.  So other than that, she looks great.

She still doesn't have any teeth.  I keep thinking we're getting close, but they still haven't popped through.  I'm sure it's just a matter of time though.  That doesn't stop her from eating anything and everything though.  She loves to eat!  Some of her favorites right now include: cheerios, kix, bananas, peas, chicken, cheese, and apple juice.  Granted she'll eat pretty much anything you put in front of her.  It's  nice that she isn't really picky right now.  Hopefully she stays that way.  We are slowly cutting down on the breastfeeding.  We still nurse at night, but it's getting shorter.  She usually won't nurse for more than a few minutes before bed, but will nurse a bit longer if she wakes up in the middle of the night.  She's getting better about sleeping through the night though.  We still have nights she'll wake up, but we are having more nights that she'll sleep all night and/or sleep longer in the morning.  Which is nice for this mommy.  :)

She is ALWAYS on the move.  She has a hard time sitting still.  It seems like she is always getting into something or making a mess with another.  Definitely keeps mommy on her toes.  She has learned to climb (as seen in the picture above).  Luckily she hasn't figured out how to climb up on the furniture yet, but she can climb stairs, climb up on the stroller, climb on the slides at the park.  She has also learned to open drawers and pull stuff out.  She loves to open the drawers on our entertainment center and filing cabinet and pull the stuff out.  The problem is I don't have anywhere to put that stuff!  We ended up turning the bookcase around so she can't pull the books off anymore.  Always thinking she has to be into stuff!

Yes, she is in the washing machine in that photo.  Daddy thought it would be funny, and she thought it was pretty funny too.  She loves to play in the laundry room.  Partly because the dog food and water is in there, but she also loves to go and throw things in the dryer if mom leaves it open.  Or she'll try to escape out the door to go outside.  She loves playing outside.  If you say "let's go bye bye" she'll wave and run to the door. Or if you ask if she wants to go for a walk or check the mail, she'll run to the door and wait for you.  She's a smart girl!  She doesn't really speak any words, but if you ask her where something is she will look for it, point at it and go get it.  And she won't say it, but she knows "yes" and "no" and will answer by shaking her head.  Most of her communicating is done by pointing and yelling though.

Most of the time she isn't very shy.  She will wave at anyone and everyone.  And she gets really excited when they wave back!  She does have her shy moments though.  She'll pretend to be busy with something like the buckle on her stroller and not look at you then.  It's pretty funny.  She loves playing with other kids.  A lot of times the other kids will run away, which we find funny, but we have met a few that will let her play with them.  It's so cute when they do.  Kaylin has the funniest laugh when she gets all excited.  You can't help but laugh when you hear her laugh.  

She is still a pretty big momma's girl too.  About the only time I can get anything done is when she is sleeping.  She loves to watch me in the kitchen.  If I'm standing at the counter, she will come up, push her way between me and the cupboard,  put her hands on the cupboard and her bottom on me, and push me back until I pick her up.  Then she gets mad if I put her down because I need two hands for something.  Such a stinker!  She loves looking at pictures.  Especially ones of her, and the animal ones that Grandpa takes and posts on facebook.  She loves her animals, especially birds.  She loves them even more when she can chase them. :)

So that's what Kaylin has been up to.  Always curious and learning.  She is still a joy to have around.  And even when I'm tired of chasing her around and getting frustrated, she seems to know that a nice hug will make it better.  It's hard to stay mad at her when she's so cute.  For example, she was in the bath last night and Smokey was in the bathroom checking stuff out and apparently she thought he needed a bath.  So she took a cup of water and threw it at him, cup and all!  I wanted to be mad because she had just got the dog and floor all wet, but all I could do was laugh.  Silly girl!  

And in case you are wondering (because I've seriously already had 3 or 4 people ask me) when Kaylin is going to be a big sister... sorry this isn't an announcement.  But we are starting to try again.  I can't guarantee that it will happen any time soon, seeing how it took us almost 5 years to get the number one.  Hopefully number two won't take that long.  But we are ready to try for a little brother or sister, so stay tuned and hopefully we'll have some exciting news in the near future.  :)