12 months Old!
Wow a 12 month old! How did that happen? Grace is at such a fun stage right now! She understands so much, imitates everything we do, and is starting to put language together with meaning. Her biggest action right now is pointing at everything. Almost like she is saying, "What's that called?" Right now she has her own words for five or six things. She says Ma Ma, Da Da, Pffft (peanut), Ing (Swing) It (sit) Ba Da (Grandpa) Ma (Grandma). She still says them inconstantly, but definitely knows the meaning behind words. Lately if I ask her to do things like give baby kisses or hugs, brush her teeth, play peek a boo, or go get your blanket she will do it.
She is also starting to get into the stage of knowing what she wants (and also lets us know when she doesn't want something) She shows this especially with food. I try and give her veggies first, but she knows there is always fruit waiting around somewhere. She will point at the counter and sign more until she gets what she wants.
At 12 months Grace is:
Is in size 3 diapers
Wears 12 and 18 month clothes.
Weighed 24 lbs 6 oz (gaining about a lb in a month) and is 31.5 in tall.
Drinks 3-6 oz a time, 4 times a day and is starting to switch to whole milk
Now eats a snack or two each day in addition to three meals a day
She tries pretty much everything we eat. Recently she loves blackberries and wants them for every meal.
Has started to be scared of loud noises and toys that move suddenly
Likes to smile and giggle to get attention. Loves to pretend to feed mommy and daddy
Sleeps from 8pm-7am most nights without getting up.
Definitely knows what she wants and protests being taken away from things especially peanuts food
Is really showing that she understands how her world works
She takes tons of assisted steps, in fact I think it’s her preferred mode of transportation, but hates to move around furniture.
Takes 2 longer naps of 1 1/2 hours to 2 1/2 hours a day. Has recently started sleeping on her tummy. usually with her butt in the air.
Likes to figure out how things work. She will put balls in her giraffe toy for a long time! She also loves anything that makes noise, and loves to look at the picture in her books. She is also really interested in pictures of people she knows.
Dances as soon a any kind of music is played and always claps when a song is finished.
Loves playing with the remote, cell phones and SHOES! Some of her favorite things
She loves going for walks and being outside. Swinging is her absolute favorite. Every morning after she gets up the first thing she does is scoot to the patio door and point to outside.
Loves peanut...there BFF's she actually laughs every time Peanut barks. They love to play together. Peanut will take a toy from Grace and toss it up in the air and chew on it, then Grace will grab it back from peanut and start the whole thing over again.
Has four teeth on the bottom and four on the top.
Favorite toy: Books, Toy Kitchen, fridge magnets, Elmo books, babies.
Favorite Song: This little piggy, baby monkey saying, pretty much anything
Favorite Book: Bubbles Bubbles, Elmo book, pretty much anything
Things I don’t want to forget: How much she loves peanut, How she greats me when I’ve been gone, how she points to say hello and will get the biggest toothy grin and come to me. How she’s always trying to figure out how things work. Once she finds something she likes she will do it over and over and over. How she always wants to swing, and loves it when its windy and blows her hair. Also how she looks for people when there not there and will come search for me when she cant see me. How she loves all kids. Even passing kids in the store, she will smile and laugh. How she will babble and laugh and just entertain herself when she wakes up.
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