Elye at 12 Months

12 months

6 months

Three months

Week 1

The Water Table

Elye, at 12 months you . . .

-aren't walking yet, but are now using your walker and walking around holding our hands.

-are still sensitive to dairy, which means soy milk and everything dairy free. Not fun.

-say bye and hi. Today at the doctor you said hi to everybody that walked in and of course, you smiled at them as always.

-are such a happy baby. You are usually smiling and are happy to be dropped off in Sunday school class.

-are a pretty good eater, but you have your favorites: green beans, watermelon, strawberries, pasta, and rice.

-still love your bottle. We'll work on that over the next several weeks.

-will give hugs and kisses and lay down when we say, "go night, night."

-take a good morning nap from around 10:00-12:30, but have started fighting your afternoon nap. You will take one about half the time.

-got a new water table for your birthday. You splash and dip your hand in the water and then lick it to drink the water.

-do not like to be still for long at all. I am looking forward to you walking so you can get around on your own outside and in public places.

-sleep from about 7:00/7:30 pm -6:30/6:45 am

-love to be chased around our bed. You laugh so hard and throw your body down on the bed.

-are constantly jabbering.

-have learned how to protest. This is usually a scream that occurs when we bring you inside from playing or take something away from you.

-weigh 18 pounds and 5 ounces (10 percentile)

-are 28.5 inches long (25 percentile)

-have a head circumference of 17.32 inches (15 percentile)

-have such a fun personality. You are learning so much every day and are beginning to mimic everything. I love to watch you try to brush your hair (see Jenny, I do brush my kids hair. How else would Elye learn that!) You have been such a fun addition to our family and I can't wait to watch you grow this next year.