11 Months Old

I absolutely cannot believe you are 11 months old, Aubrey!

You are about still about 19lbs and close to 30 inches long.  You wear size 4 diapers and 12 and 18 month clothes.

Things you have learned/do this month:
  - You can now say mama, dada, ball, hi, and your personal favorite uh oh (which sometimes sounds like nu uh when you keep your lips closed).  It's really fun to throw things on the floor and say uh oh.
 - Your favorite games are pulling all the DVDs off the shelf and emptying the baby food cabinet.
 - You will now repeat words back to me!  It's so much fun.
 - You wave hi and bye and will even say hi most of the time.
 - You now spit out any food that you don't like/want.  I'm not enjoying this at all.
 - You walk barely holding on and with only 1 hand but still no attempt to walk by yourself.  You do sometimes go from standing to sitting without hanging on.
 - You will also "stand" and "sit" up on your knees and even dance and bounce.
 - You understand the phrase "I'm going to get _____ fill in the blank: you, your belly, etc."  If you're on the floor you will take off as quickly as possible giggling or if you're laying down you will just start laughing at me before I do anything.
 - You consistently sign "more" and "all done" and so are eating about twice as much as you used to.  You are such a distracted eater that I never knew you were still hungry before.
 - If I ask you to find your ball, you will go search around until you find it.  You haven't quite mastered, "bring it to, Mama" yet.
 - You will give me a 5 and put something in a bucket/pick up when I ask.

I know I'm not a great photographer, but I'm finding it nearly impossible to get a clear picture so I just have to use the blurry ones.

Hi, Mom!

Kisses!

I'm done with pictures, Mom.  I think I'll go play now.

E

Happy Halloween

I was getting the 11 month post ready and realized I forgot to publish this one...

Happy Halloween from Aubrey!  I found this cute outfit for her to wear during the day then she dressed up as a lady bug for the "costume parade" at daycare and to watch the trick-or-treaters.

E

Surgery/Hospital Fun

I guess having surgery and not being home with my computer for 2 weeks is a decent excuse for not getting Aubrey's 10 month birthday post completed on time.

On Friday, October 11, Aubrey and I spent the evening in the ER.  Daycare called early in the afternoon saying she was vomiting a lot and I needed to come get her.  I left work early and when I got there she looked miserable and proceeded to throw up on me.  I took her home and tried to feed her a small bottle and she thew that up everywhere so I gave her a bath.  After the bath she took a nap and I called the doctor's office before they closed to see what they suggested.  It seems like she always gets sick on the weekends so I wanted to find out what I should look for with dehydration.  They suggested I take her to the ER since the office was closing.  They were worried that with her constipation issues there could be some blockage.

After I got a bag packed, I woke her up and we headed to the hospital.  She is such a sweet girl!  Even though she wasn't feeling good she still smiled and was sweet to the nurses.  They thought she was so cute.  An x-ray confirmed there was a lot of poo in there so they gave her an enema.  They weren't sure there was enough to cause the extreme vomiting so gave her an anti-nausea medicine too and said she might have a virus as well.  After the enema starting working and she filled 2 diapers she was starving.  She drank 4 ounces of pedialyte and a small bottle and we headed home.  The next day she was a little tired from being out late but seemed normal otherwise.  Poor thing had a full belly for probably weeks and is like a new baby now that everything is flowing great.

On Monday the 14th, I had my first (of 2) foot surgeries.  I had a partial plantar fascia release and a tarsal tunnel release on my left foot.  I've had pain in both feet since last September and it just wasn't getting better the traditional way so hopefully the surgery will help and I'll recover quickly.  I was in a cast for 10 days and then I think I'll be in a boot for another 14 before I can put any weight on my foot.  Then I'll start being able to walk with the boot.  Aubrey and I went to the Lake for the first week and then stayed with the most wonderful, generous friends for the next week plus.  We are back home and trying to get by these next couple weeks until I can walk.  I've enjoyed the break from work, but am exhausted trying to just keep up not being able to walk.  In a few months I'll have to get the right foot fixed as well and that's going to be brutal because I won't be able to walk.  I have the best friends and family who have been a huge help.

Ready for surgery

Cast

Shopping trip

I had to give myself shots for 2 weeks.  Brutal!!!

Stop reading now if you don't want to see what the incision and bruising looked like when the cast came off.  There are only 2 pictures below of that.

E

10 Months Old

Aubrey Nicole, you are 10 months old, only a couple short months from turning 1!  This update is coming only about 2 1/2 weeks late, but I guess I have a decent excuse (post coming soon).

You are still about 19 lbs and close to 29 inches long.  You wear size 4 diapers and 12 and 18 month clothes.  The day before your 10 month birthday we spent some time in the ER again and got your constipation issues fixed so that's why I think you didn't "gain" any weight from last month.

Things you have learned/do this month:
 - You are on the move!  You crawl everywhere and love exploring.  You like to take the most difficult path (over and under things) to get somewhere.
 - You pull to stand very easily and have are cruising around furniture a lot.
 - You are getting good at feeding yourself but really only will eat puffs and yogurt melts.  Any baby food that has chunks in it you spit out.
 - Your favorite food is now a tie between carrots, yogurt and sweet potatoes and corn.
 - You have two teeth on the bottom.
 - You are becoming more and more independent and showing your little personality.  Whenever you fall or slip when you're standing up you start crying even if it's obvious it didn't hurt.  I think maybe it hurts your feelings or something.
 - You love reading books, singing/music and playing with balls.
 - You said your 3rd word - ball.
 - I think you know what a ball and book are because you typically will get them from a pile of random toys if I ask you to.

I didn't come up with any genius ways to get your picture even with Grandma here to help.

 
 

E

9 Months Old

Aubrey Nicole, you are 9 months old!  My blog posts are getting a little scarce so at least I have to post something once a month for your birthdays.

You are 19 lbs 1 oz and 27 3/4 inches long (I think they measure your length short at the doctor's office).  You wear size 4 diapers and 12 month clothes.  I moved you up to the next car seat because your legs were getting so long.  It's a little more difficult to get the car unloaded now that I have to carry you.  You also moved up to "Infant B" at daycare.  Most of the kids in there can walk or are really close so you'll have a little catching up to do now.

Things you have learned/do this month:
 - You are really testing all the ranges of your voice now.  You will yell really loud and then say something very quiet.  You say Mama a lot and sometimes even act like you know that means me.  I even got you to repeat something to me once.
 - You know your name very well and usually turn to me when I say it but typically don't stop what you're doing for long.  You do understand one "command" now: give mama a kiss.  You turn and open your mouth and stick it on my cheek.  Makes me smile every single time.
 - You can pick up things with just your thumb and first finger and are getting pretty good at putting food in your mouth even though you don't think you like it yet.  You act like your chocking to death every time you try to swallow something not pureed.
 - You are on the move!  You learned pretty quickly how to crawl up off the ground and now have 2 speeds.  You are funny when you get excited to go get something.
 - You can pull to stand with almost anything and have started cruising around the furniture.  In the last couple days you've figured out how to get back down to the ground more gracefully which makes me happy because you had a couple bruises and bumps on your head from falling down.
 - You are a dancer.  Anytime there's music and even sometimes when it's just me tapping on something you start to shake and move.
 - You stick your tongue out just a little when you're really concentrating on something.  It is sooo cute!
 - You can hold your bottle all by yourself now, but still prefer not to.  You can drink out of a sippy cup sort of but don't like it much.
 - You really like looking at pictures of people.  Every time we sit on the couch you try to crawl up so you can see the digital frame on the end table.  We also talk about Aunt Abby and everyone in the wedding party because those are the 2 pictures right outside your door and you look for them when we go in and out of your room.
 - Carrots are still your favorite food.  So strange.
 - You finally have your first little tooth poking through (bottom left) and have started to eat more un-pureed food.
 - One of your favorite things to do is take everything out of a bag.  You also like to play with cords and straps.  You will crawl anywhere to get to a cord.
 - You have finally figured out that napping is good for you!  I will lay you in your bed and you'll just crawl around until you find a good spot and then go to sleep no problem.  Now if we can get you to sleep at daycare you'll be set.

You are entirely too mobile to get good pictures now.  The only thing you really want to grab is the paper and if you can't reach it you just crawl away.  I'm going to have to come up with a new strategy before next month.

E