A writer of another blog I read did something really cool to wrap up the year, and I had to copy her. She went through the past year of her blog and chose one favorite entry from each month, so I spent some time a couple of days ago going through January through December blog entries looking for MY favorites.
2010 will always be a special year for us, because we got our little baby just before New Year's last year, and got to see her turn one just before New Year's this year. All of you blog followers know how incredibly blessed we feel, how amazingly happy we are, and how wonderfully awesome Callie is.
So if you have some time and would like to go back through 2010 with me, click on the link next to each month. It will take you to my favorite blog post of that month. Enjoy!
January: Sleepy
February:7-Weeks-Old
March: Easter Bunny
April: Brilliant
May: Doggies
June: What's So Funny?
July: 6-Month Pictures
August: Nicknames
September: So Happy Together
October: Return of the Mad Bee
November: Blankie
December: Happy Birthday Callie Joy
Have a safe and wonderful New Year's Eve!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
MORE?
This past week has been a big one for Callie in terms of big people food- she is now showing interest, actually consuming it, and communicating her wants and needs.
Here is where we were at about a week ago: Eating baby food, cheerios, and not listening to me at all when I was trying to get her to sign "More".
Fast forward to today. Her meals consisted of the following:
Breakfast- Milk (sort of- we're still working on that one), cottage cheese, apples, cheerios
Lunch- Milk (see above about milk!), mac and cheese, cheese and ham slices, wheat cracker, apples
Snacks- Yogurt, Gerber cheese munchies (her favorite!)
Dinner- Half Water/Half Juice, crackers and peanut butter, cous cous
And, she finally learned "More"!
It's not the exact sign for "More" but she's at the point now where she claps her hands a couple of times to indicate that she wants more, so it is good enough for me!
The tricky part is going to be totally ditching the bottles. She still has bottles right away in the morning, before naps and bed time...though the bottles are half formula and half milk. I think I'm going to have as hard of a time as she is phasing them out and moving to just sippy cups because it means the baby days really are behind us.
But we're having SO MUCH FUN with her right now, I'm very excited for what lies ahead of us!
Here is where we were at about a week ago: Eating baby food, cheerios, and not listening to me at all when I was trying to get her to sign "More".
More?...Take 1 from Baby Goose on Vimeo.
Fast forward to today. Her meals consisted of the following:
Breakfast- Milk (sort of- we're still working on that one), cottage cheese, apples, cheerios
Lunch- Milk (see above about milk!), mac and cheese, cheese and ham slices, wheat cracker, apples
Snacks- Yogurt, Gerber cheese munchies (her favorite!)
Dinner- Half Water/Half Juice, crackers and peanut butter, cous cous
And, she finally learned "More"!
More- Take 2 from Baby Goose on Vimeo.
It's not the exact sign for "More" but she's at the point now where she claps her hands a couple of times to indicate that she wants more, so it is good enough for me!
The tricky part is going to be totally ditching the bottles. She still has bottles right away in the morning, before naps and bed time...though the bottles are half formula and half milk. I think I'm going to have as hard of a time as she is phasing them out and moving to just sippy cups because it means the baby days really are behind us.
But we're having SO MUCH FUN with her right now, I'm very excited for what lies ahead of us!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
I Can Do It!
Last night our little Punkin Head decided that SHE could feed herself yogurt. The result was pretty hilarious:
I can do it! from Baby Goose on Vimeo.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
1 Year Stats
Callie had her 1 year check-up today and here are her stats:
Weight: 21 pounds 11 ounces (60th %ile)
Length: 29 1/4 Inches (54th %ile)
Head Circumference: 47.9 centimeters (staying strong in the 98th %ile!)
We got the official go ahead for whole milk and any kind of food, as long as it is mushed up. We got a food grinder for Christmas, so we'll have fun with that!
She got a finger prick this time so that they could check her lead levels and hemoglobin, and that was NOT a fun experience for anyone involved. The lab tech put an adult sized band-aid on her itty bitty finger. After we left, every time she looked at the band-aid she started crying again, so I took it off pretty quickly!
All in all she is a perfect baby...I mean 1-year-old...in excellent health.
Here are a couple of random pictures that I haven't posted yet from the past week.
Play-date with Calvin:
On a walk in the new snowsuit:
With the Henderson Aunties:
Weight: 21 pounds 11 ounces (60th %ile)
Length: 29 1/4 Inches (54th %ile)
Head Circumference: 47.9 centimeters (staying strong in the 98th %ile!)
We got the official go ahead for whole milk and any kind of food, as long as it is mushed up. We got a food grinder for Christmas, so we'll have fun with that!
She got a finger prick this time so that they could check her lead levels and hemoglobin, and that was NOT a fun experience for anyone involved. The lab tech put an adult sized band-aid on her itty bitty finger. After we left, every time she looked at the band-aid she started crying again, so I took it off pretty quickly!
All in all she is a perfect baby...I mean 1-year-old...in excellent health.
Here are a couple of random pictures that I haven't posted yet from the past week.
Play-date with Calvin:
On a walk in the new snowsuit:
With the Henderson Aunties:
Monday, December 27, 2010
Mobility = Ouch
Well, we are learning very quickly that having an almost toddler (still not walking on her own quite yet!) means we have to be MORE vigilant than we have already been when it comes to play time and exploration.
Unfortunately we learned that the hard way yesterday, when she fell down and hit her head not once, but twice! Luckily, neither fall was too bad and she settled down quickly after each incident, but still...poor baby...she had a goose egg last night after the 2nd one:
Thankfully it healed up nicely overnight to just a little bruise. I suppose I should be thankful that this is only the second time she has had a visible injury from something (I count the first time as her first couple days of life and the awful cone head she got coming out!).
And now on to something a little more fun. My parents got her a trendy tricycle for Christmas. There are 3 different ways to ride, and the first one is perfect for her now- she gets to just sit while other people push her. She LOVES it! Here are a couple of videos of her tooling around the condo like a little princess...
This week will be much calmer than last week...though I'm sure it will go by just as fast! I love being home and hanging out with Callie all day. I'm thankful I have a job where I get a lot of breaks!
Unfortunately we learned that the hard way yesterday, when she fell down and hit her head not once, but twice! Luckily, neither fall was too bad and she settled down quickly after each incident, but still...poor baby...she had a goose egg last night after the 2nd one:
Thankfully it healed up nicely overnight to just a little bruise. I suppose I should be thankful that this is only the second time she has had a visible injury from something (I count the first time as her first couple days of life and the awful cone head she got coming out!).
And now on to something a little more fun. My parents got her a trendy tricycle for Christmas. There are 3 different ways to ride, and the first one is perfect for her now- she gets to just sit while other people push her. She LOVES it! Here are a couple of videos of her tooling around the condo like a little princess...
New Trike from Baby Goose on Vimeo.
Hallway Trike from Baby Goose on Vimeo.
This week will be much calmer than last week...though I'm sure it will go by just as fast! I love being home and hanging out with Callie all day. I'm thankful I have a job where I get a lot of breaks!
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Christmas in Pictures
4 generations:
Present opening on Christmas Eve:
Santa came to our house:
Christmas Day:
Future golfer:
2nd Cousins:
New trike at the condo:
And, as usual, many many more!
http://babygoose806.shutterfly.com/pictures/2841
Present opening on Christmas Eve:
Santa came to our house:
Christmas Day:
Future golfer:
2nd Cousins:
New trike at the condo:
And, as usual, many many more!
http://babygoose806.shutterfly.com/pictures/2841
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas!!!
We've had a busy couple of days filled with lots of family, laughter and love! We'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas from our family, especially our funny little Punkin Head!
(Now that she is moving around ALL the time, getting a good smiling/sitting still picture is nearly impossible...so this is the best of what I got!)
(Now that she is moving around ALL the time, getting a good smiling/sitting still picture is nearly impossible...so this is the best of what I got!)
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