The Day to Day...: 1 Year!!

So, I have lots of catching up to do. Life just got in our way. Once MA started rolling and moving, we were having way too much fun playing to sit down and write everything. But, we hit the huge milestone of 1 year, and I wanted to jot some things down so that I remember them.

So, let's work backwards...
At our last Dr's appointment on 9/13/12, MA was 21 lbs. 7 oz. and 28 1/4". She was in the 74th percentile in weight and 24th in height. We were told that we needed to do a referral to Shriner's Hospital in Springfield, MA in order to get her finger looked at and decifer if it is truly a trigger finger. Her Dr's appointment before that was in June, where she was 20 lbs 1 oz and 27."
Since then, she has taken a total of 11 steps in a row. Not yet walking independently, but definitely getting there. She needs some security, like she will walk the entire length of our home if she is holding your one hand. We are up to 6 teeth: 4 on top and 2 on bottom. She got her first tooth on 4/15 at 7 months old. She took her first steps on 9/3/12, where she did 3 steps in a row.

My last blog left off at 4 months. Since then - MA breezed through rice cereal and solid foods. She loves her food. Carrots gave her a tough time at first. She loved them but her belly did not. At about 6 months, we introduced finger foods, such as the little puffs that she can eat, and teething biscuits. So far *fingers crossed* no allergies. She did have a reaction to something in the Gerber yogurts that do not need to be refrigerated, so we are careful with that kind of stuff.

Of course MA's first "word" was "dada," which she said while we were on a vacation to Delaware to visit her grandparents in March before I went back to work, just shy of 6 months. Since then, she just does not shut up. Today, we are up to several actual words, such as "I did it," "what's that," "baby," "daddy," "dad," "dog," and unfortunately "shit." It definitely sounds like she makes sentences. Like, today it sounded like "did you see that?" and "are you kidding?" I think she is just repeating sounds that she hears but it is just so cute. She also knows "three" if you say, "one, two..." then she will yell "three." Sounds more like "eee."

She is also singing a lot - any sort of music comes on and she tries to sing along and bounces her booty along to the music! Her bedtime lullaby is "Hush Little Baby."

MA went to her first beach at 9 1/2 months old. She got around by crab walking on the sand because she didn't like the feel of it on her knees. She loved the water, though, and has been a waterbug ever since. She went into her first pool at 11 months and cried when we had to get out!

MA started crawling at 8 1/2 months and pulling herself up soon after. She sat up by herself at 6 months old.