12 month update!

I'm still waiting for her 12 month pictures which were taken by the ever talented, Jason Wilkes. His wife, Chelsey, is my sister Megan's best friend from high school. Jason and Chelsey just became parents to a sweet baby girl, Linely Jae, in March. Linley is just the sweetest, most laid back baby! Jason, Chelsey and Linely Jae are wonderful friends and I am so glad they had a little girl so that I have a girl to pass down clothes, shoes, and toys to! Also, Jason just started his photography business and he is really good and Chelsey is a hair stylist and is awesome! I credit my amazing hair cut to her! If you live in or near Woodstock, Georgia you should check them out! Check out Jason and OH SNAPshot Photography here and here on Facebook! But I digress, while we wait for them to be finished, I will update you on the little bear girl and how she is and what she has been doing!

We went to MG's 12 month well check-up on July 9th. They used the big girl scale to weigh her! (Again, growing up so fast!) She is now 20.5 ounces and 29 1/2 inches long, 25-50th percentile for weight and 50-75th for height! She is as fit as a fiddle (gotta love old school expressions like that) and is doing really well. She had to have her foot pricked and 4 shots. Hate that part, but she did good! Here are the two pictures I took at the appointment. I always hope for more than 2 but it is hard to take pictures of her when I am constantly following her (chasing her!)!
I am so excited to announce the next two things. These two things are steps I have been looking forward to make for a while now.

1) NO MORE FORMULA!!! NO MORE $20 A WEEK!

I loved breastfeeding for many different reasons and I am so glad that I was able to breatsfeed her for 6 months, but one of the wonderful thing about breast feeding is not having to pay for it! It sucks that it was my job that hindered me from being able to continue longer, but she is healthy and that is all that matters! Ever since she swtitched from breast milk to formula, it has been EXPENSIVE. I will be happy to keep that money in the bank now. Now if I could get her off the "ba ba". I am giving her whole milk most of the time in a sippy cup, but sometimes she demands her "ba ba".

2) FRONT FACING BIG GIRL CAR SEAT!

MG has moved up to a new car seat! My wonderful father and MG's papa got the car seat for her birthday and I am loving that she can now see what is going on! She is growing up too fast, but how cute is she?? I need to take the top head rest off because with it on, she looks way to small to be in that big seat, but I will do that soon! (tonight) Until then, look at that sweet face! Love it!

Are you guys seeing the same trend in these pictures? Will this picture help?

That's right, she is OBSESSED with her dolls. The funny thing is we didn't have a single doll in our house a month ago. MG started attending a day care in June and that is when she fell in love. I bought her a small one from Target a little early for her birthday because when I would have to take away the day care baby doll in the afternoon when I picked her up, she would lose it everytime. Since her birthday, she has acquired 3 more dolls! The only time she puts them down is when it is time to eat! I think it is adorable and while I wanted her "special" friend to be the bunny I made her at build a bear the day before she was born that I stuffed with love, I'll settle for her "baby"! She is so loving to them, giving the babies kisses and rocking them. I'd like to think she knows how to because of the love I have given her, my "baby"!

Other loves: SWEETS! The girl can spot a lollipop, cupcake, ice cream, etc. from miles away. Since her birthday party was the weekend after her actual birthday, I bought her a "birthday cupcake from Publix on her birthday. I had planned on making them from scratch, but really, I don't have time to do that and I'm not what I would like to call a baker, so Publix is was. I don't think she cared whether I made it or it dropped from Heaven, she would have loved it either way!

She speaks!

She can now say: baby, mama, uh-oh, bubble, bye bye, hey, and ball!

She has learned how to dance to music and her favorite (or maybe Mommy's?!) is the Justin Bieber song "Baby"! Watching her dance and hearing her laugh are two of the greatest things I have ever seen/heard!

It just feels like she went from infant to toddler overnight, but I am so thankful and blessed to have a healthy, happy, beautiful girl, who will always be my baby!