Friday, April 10, 2015

11 months old!

I seriously can't believe my little girl is 11 months old. She has gotten so big! I was holding her last night and her body was so long! I remember when we would just tuck her in our shirt and she just slipped right in. She used to weigh nothing and be as big as a Subway sandwich. It's crazy how much she has changed in a little less than a year.

She is doing well. Lydia used to throw up all the time and we would leave a burp cloth out to just wipe it up. I used to have to change her at least 4 times a day because she would spit up on her clothes. She is doing much better now and rarely spits up unless her cousin, Josiah, is holding her. haha. Poor Josiah has been spit up on A LOT.

Milestone wise, she is doing awesome. I am still working a lot with her on keeping her heels down when she stands and picking up her feet when she tries to walk along the furniture. She is getting better, but still likes to be up on her toes. She crawls everywhere and is getting faster. Lydia now prefers to sit while she plays which is really weird to see her sitting all day. All this morning she has been saying "pupupup" when she wants up. I haven't decided if it's a coincidence or if she really knows what she is doing. She does clap and roll her arms. My mom sings the song "clap your hands" all the time and now Lydia will clap her hands when you sing "clap your hands" and switches to rolling her arms when you sing "roll your arms". She loves eating. She prefers food she can pick up like her puffs, baby mum mums, lil' crunchies, scrambled eggs, and mixed veggies. If she is going to be spoon fed, her favorites are strawberry applesauce, baby yogurt, green beans, and butternut squash.

Lydia has quite the personality and let's you know what she wants. She doesn't cry unless she is hungry or tired. The rest of the day she is happy and smiley. Lydia got bubbles from Grandma for Easter and she loves them. When we stop blowing them, she has a meltdown. She occasionally will have a pity party for herself. She cries so pitifully until Thomas picks her up. Then when she sees the TV, she is totally fine. She then turns back to Thomas and cries pitifully. What a faker!!!

She loves her shadow. She has always loved her shadow. She plays with it and thinks it's the funniest thing. She is going to be Peter Pan when she doesn't grow up!

Lydia has a lot of spit. She likes to give kisses and blow raspberries on people's arms, faces, or legs. She will get you very slobbery if you hold her, but she still has no teeth!

Miss Lydia keeps us laughing and entertained. She is fun and funny. We love our little baby!

 Lydia loves reading books!
 We went to Vidor to visit family. I was trying on some Vidor clothes for Liddy so she would fit in.
 She is so dramatic!
 She is silent and still when Thomas drags her around on a blanket. Silent and still never happens.
 This is why we keep the bathroom door closed.


 We love having Ellie come play with us!
 Little ballerina!

 I hope she always love her reflection this much. She stares in the mirror, laughs, kisses it, lays down on it. She is in love with her reflection and so am I!
 I caved and bought her a ball..
 wearing blue for Autism awareness!
 Grumps
 I made Lydia some felt cookies to put in her Easter eggs because she kept trying to eat my cookies.
 It took a while, but she finally got used to the grass. She would hold her feet up when you tried to put her down because she hated the feeling of grass.

 She had lots of fun playing the piano at Grandma and Paw Paw's
 I stopped blowing bubbles, so we had a meltdown
 Look at all that spit!!!

 Obligatory 11 month dollar picture
 "No, I'm not playing with the fan, mommy!"



 Where's the baby? She loves outside.
Eating her yummy veggies! Now I have someone to feed my veggies to!

Friday, March 20, 2015

Crawling and more!

It's official. We are going to Midwestern in Arizona! The best thing about this is that Jill only lives 10 hours away so we can both drive 5 hours and see each other! I miss her and her kiddos. It was fun living so close. I wish Lydia could play with all of her aunts, uncles, and cousins all the time. She hasn't even  met some of them.

She is doing great though! At her last doctor's appointment, the doctor was amazed with how well she is doing. She is crawling ALL over the place and climbs up on everything. She has started eating finger foods like green beans, potatoes, cooked carrots, and some pasta. She loves them! She babbles, yells, and pulls hair. She is starting to walk along the couch, but she is still pretty uncoordinated with that. The only thing the doctor was slightly concerned with is her feet. She stays on her toes and her feet turn in. The dr. said it is too early to tell for sure, but she may need physical therapy. I don't think she will need it though because I've been working with her on it a lot and she is doing a lot better at being on her heels. Lydia also isn't spitting up as much which is awesome! The doctor said when we move, she will not need to go to a high risk clinic anymore because she is completely on target. She should be fine to go to a normal pediatrician!

Lydia still loves Elmo and trying to steal our food. Her favorite place in the house is the bathroom. We keep the door shut, but as soon as it opens, she crawls as fast as she can towards it. Luckily, she goes for the tub when she gets in the bathroom instead of the trash or toilet.

Some of these pics are older because I finally got the ones off Thomas' phone.



 The piano bench along the Woodlands Waterway
 Chillin' with Grandpa Tom and eating his watch


 Her facial expressions....



 We got to play with Ellie! The girls had so much fun together!

 Again with the faces..
 When mommy goes to church, Daddy goes a little crazy hooking up all of her toys to her play mat...
 She loves when I swipe my hair across her face.

 Playing with her daddy and a state puzzle
 
10 months old!
 eating frozen fruit together!










 I was making a magnet for Jill for her birthday and needed another cute picture of Lydia, so I dressed her up and we had a photo session!
 Doing the splits!
 She loves going outside!


 It is getting MUCH harder to take these dollar bill pictures. We ended up taping the dollar to her.



 Climbing on everything!

 We practiced folding our arms for when she can go to church.
 Josiah was such a big help when we went to granma's! He even helped feed her!
 Sensory play with some butternut squash

 Lydia climbs up the walls.. and eats them
 Crawling like a pro!

 Lydia finger painted lots of pictures for her cousins. Now we just need to send them..
 Look who is on her HEELS!






 I get this face every single day.