Slideshow

Sroll down to check out the slideshow I made with pics from Natalie's First Birthday!

12 Month update

Natalie had her 12 month check-up on Monday. She weighed in at 20 lbs. even which is 50th percentile (she actually weighed a little more than that a week ago on the hospital scale) and is 29 1/2 inches tall which is 65th percentile. Her head is not quite 18 1/2 inches which is 85th percentile! She's always had a good sized noggin'! I like to go by the World Health Organization's growth charts since they are based on breastfed babies.
She is signing "all done" now in addition to the other signs she knows. She signs "more" constantly throughout the day. She has a really good appetite and seems to be addicted to bread (waffles, bagels, cheese toast, etc) and all types of fruit.
She tries to sing the "e,i,e,i,o" part of Old MacDonald when you are singing it to her. She started saying "socks" and she says "Hey Dada" all the time. Her current favorite song is The Wheels on the Bus; I started singing it a few weeks ago and it will distract her when she gets mad/upset or during a diaper change.
She has let go while standing a few times...mainly to clap her hands or if she wants to hold two things at once (one in each hand) so she has to let go of what she has been using to balance herself. I think it might be awhile still before she is walking.

Kiss Me....I'm Irish!

HAHA! Not really. But, SO many people like to point out to me that my baby girl's hair looks like it is red that I figured she could pass for Irish....at least on St. Patrick's Day.

Natalie's First Birthday Pics

I created a slideshow of pics from all the fun for Natalie's first birthday. Thank you to all our wonderful family and friends for helping us celebrate and making it such a memorable day for us all....I have plently of pics to show Natalie when she is older. :)

(not sure why Photobucket cut off the right edge of some of the pics)

Happy Birthday Baby Girl

Natalie Claire turns ONE year old at 10:06 pm today. This past year has gone by so quickly and our little newborn isn't so little anymore! I can remember the first few weeks at home with her like it was yesterday. These last twelve months have been so memorable and Natalie has brought more joy to our lives than we could've imagined. We had a HUGE party over the weekend and I will post pics soon. She loved her cake and got lots of really nice gifts; lots of cute clothes & plenty of toys to keep her busy.