Wow! Vivian has now been alive for as much time as she was “cooking” (plus some). Amazing! That went by so fast. I’m already trying to come up with what to do for her birthday (which is 4 days after Christmas). What to do? If anyone has cute suggestions for first birthdays, please, send them my way!
Growth
This month Vivian is 18 lbs 12 oz and 28 1/4 inches. She’s in the 50% for weight and head circumference and 75% for height. She is long and lean. Because we are sharing one car at the moment, in order to go to her appointment I had to get the kids ready by 7:30 in the morning and take Jared to work so we could have the car. We had a little time to spare so I took the kids to the park (since it was only 90 degrees that morning). Christian had fun but the coolest thing was that Vivian pulled herself up to standing for the first time! The one thing about taking a trip to the park before a well-check was explaining the small amount of sand in her diaper that got on the exam table…oops!
Play
Vivian has been a lot more playful lately…as in toy play. She’s always liked to gab. Here are a small series of photos and her playing so cute on the floor with her animals! I just love her eye-color!
The ward’s mom’s group came a few times to swim at our place and I only have this one picture of her in her fun swimming suit from Target (since two kids in a pool is a full-time task). She was really mad that I wouldn’t let her out in the pool yet because I was getting Christian in his lifejacket first. She absolutely LOVES being in the pool! We put her in her “baby boat” that has an attachment for the parent so I can keep her close and she is always ready to dive out of it (and she has a couple of times) she just wants to be in the water so bad.
Milestones
This is a photo of her trying to stand the day of her nine-month birthday. She was so excited to be standing on the floor even with a little support I had to take a picture. She has become a superfast crawler which is a little annoying (especially when I open the fridge). I’m hoping/wondering if she will like crawling so much she won’t want to walk too soon….I’m not betting on it though. There’s something that my kids get from there dad that just makes them more athletic than I am.
Eating
Vivian loves to eat. She also is really a messy eater. really. messy. Jared and I have decided she is advanced for her age and trying all of those “fountain of youth” remedies… such as squash for soft skin and carrots for hair strength. She looks pretty young to me ;).
Sleeping
Vivian has sleep issues! It is sooo frustrating! We have to rock her or hold her to get her to calm down enough to sleep. I tried for about a week to sleep train her and what I ended up with was a incredibly over-tired child who really wouldn’t sleep who cries for at least an hour if I’ll let her which is insane to do when you live in an apartment. Luckily, the doctor I decided to switch to was really understanding and said that (I must have a child like her daughter) and it’s probably just because she’s going through the clingy stage. I explained that we are moving in a month and she said to just keep doing what I have to until the move and then change everything. Thank goodness! (Not that I always listen to my doctors advice) It is so nice to have a sympathetic and understanding ear when it comes to your child’s doctor. For now, if I hold her while I read she will fall asleep and then we have to transfer her. Such a pain, but at least she’s sleeping (and I’m getting some reading in).
I am really hoping that she adjusts well to our new home. I’m thinking I’m going to love it. I have all kinds of fun ideas for her room that I’m dying to try! Besides, I’m not going to worry some much about annoying people if she makes a peep!
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