Baby Bedlam: February 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

The Chair

Eleanor has a wonderful new chair from her Grandma and Granddaddy that she loves to play FROM. You'd think it be the perfect place to snap some pictures, but the girl won't stop moving, so most pictures are blurry.

Also, I just said, "No, no, no" to her for pulling out the computer cord, and she proceeded to point to her nose, nose, nose.

Monday, February 21, 2011

One Year Stats

Today, Eleanor had her 12-month well-baby visit with Dr. Jasani, which is a good excuse to let everyone know what a 1 year-old Ellie is up to.

At one, Eleanor:

- weighs 26 pounds even, which is in the 98th percentile
- is 31 inches long, which is in the 96th percentile
- has a head circumference of 17.5, which is in the 93rd percentile (they got very exact with everything this time around)
- naps twice a day (at 9am, for about an hour and a half, and at 1:30pm, for about an hour) and sleeps from about 7pm - 6am
- drinks about 20 oz. of formula a day (at 7am, 11am, and 7pm) and 3 oz. of whole milk (at 3pm - though we have been given the go ahead to start filling up all of her bottles with whole milk and cut the amount down to about 16 oz. of liquid a day)
- eats ANYTHING and EVERYTHING, though she does have favorites: cheese, peas, green beans (of the pureed variety) and spaghetti (of the "any-kind-she-can-get-in-her-mouth" variety)
- says mama, dada, augie (sometimes though, it's more like "aug-goo" or "aug-d"), kitty (it sounds like "iddy"), cheese ("chhhe"), uh-oh, and wow ("oooow"). Oh, and she will moo like a cow.
- loves turning the pages in her books and is VERY purposeful when choosing which one she wants to "read". She will look at the cover of each book she pulls from her book basket and quickly discard any she is not in the mood for by simply tossing them over her shoulder.
- is a fish. Eleanor could swim in a pool or play in the bathtub for hours.
- likes having her teeth brushed.
- can climb onto anything. She goes up and down the stairs (on her belly) and can get onto and off of the couch now. She has a new chair just her size that she will just climb into and out of over and over again. Her favorite climbing though, is through boxes, tunnels and forts.
- squeals with delight when she gets to watch Elmo's Song
- is the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to us. We are so lucky.

The Parties

The dresses:

Each is from Baby Gap.

The Cakes:

I don't think she favored either chocolate or vanilla.

The Presents:

Everyone has been extremely generous with Eleanor from the beginning, and the birthday parties were no exception. Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our little girl!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

The First Year

Happy Birthday, my darling little girl. You are so loved.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Lessons

Eleanor has learned two very important lessons today:

1. While Diet Coke cans make a wonderful crunching sound, they can also be very sharp.
2. Guacamole is awesome.

Due Date

Happy due date, Eleanor! Because there will be a lot to post around Ellie's birthday, which of course was NOT her due date, I thought I'd use this as an excuse to post a picture from each month of the past year. Enjoy!

February