7.27.12
Baby girl, you are now 13 months old.......aaannndd still not walking. I am kinda pushing it now and comparing you to other children. Is it because you are like super tall and look like a 2 year old rather than a 1 year old? You will stand on your own, take 10 steps on your own, but then you fall?! We will get there baby, literally - one -step - at - a - time.
Not much has changed from 12 months. You still eat like a little piggy except for peas, you still spit those out OR throw them (we are working on that). I hate them too so I'm not too pushy on them. You also eat super healthy and eat lots of organic stuff. TONS of bread, you get that from me. AND we are still working on the whole milk thing, you only prefer it in the afternoon.
You sleep from about 7:30-8:00 PM to 8:00AM. Can I tell ya how thankful mama is for that? You also take 2 good naps a day, long one in the morning, short afternoon nap.
You have 4 teeth and very painfully working on that 5th one....all on the bottom, guess your top teeth aren't cool enough to come in?
You still talk ALL day long, most of the time I can understand what you are saying but sometimes that jibber-jabber you speak you look at me like I understand and I just smile and nod and agree then you go about your business. We started a "music time" during the day and we listen to the toddler station on pandora, you LOVE it. You sing and dance and clap.
Happy 13 Months Ladybug!!!!
I have lived in TN now for 7 years.....SEVEN!! I love living in TN, my favorite part is that it is SO close to the mountains. I love watching my hubby being in his element, he is such a mountain man (a cute one at that). I just love the atmosphere, the views, not so much the cabins with mice but that is another story for another time.
Back to what my post was about.....so I have lived her for 7 years and tried a couple of different churches. If you know me then you know that I have a hard to committing to things (my marriage is 100% no worries, hubby) but I just like my OWN agenda, do things when I want to, at my own time, take my time getting ready, do laundry when I feel like it. Sunday mornings are my lazy time with my family and committing to get up that early after working all week I just couldn't commit, selfish, right?
I grew up going to church, that's how my mama raised me. I feel like a part of me is missing, I wanted to start going when Leighton was little but I had a fear she would cry or get hungry, 3-4 months later I kept giving excuses. Mike would say "I want to start going back this Sunday" and I would agree...Sunday came around and there was my anxiety again and I would chicken out. Church nursery was WAY out of the question.....I don't know these people and I am going to trust them with my child...HA yeah right. So now, she is one year old and getting the urge to go but yet HELLO anxiety and this mama gets herself so worked up.
I am making it a goal to start looking for a church home soon, but what do I do about the nursery?! I am sure she will be fine she does great with other kids but I know my attention will be on her!! On top of my commitment issue by the way....I have anxiety - another day another post! :)
I started planning this party around February, I wanted everything perfect. I knew that day was going to be crazy busy but I had NOOO clue how much of a lunatic I was going to be....the day before my mom and sister came up to help with everything (seriously, could not have done it without them) and we bought food, finished decorations, and made fun of all my crazy ideas until 12:30 AM.....but ya know what?! It was my baby's first birthday party and everything I said I wanted to happen was going to happen. We ok, so Mike was still hanging decorations when people were arriving. It was ccrraazzyyy. I have decided for next year, it will be smaller, at home, less people, and with water sprinklers, water balloons, slip n' slides, a pool and an air conditioner. It was too flippin hot for this mama! Leighton is so blessed to have some amazing people in her life, a lot of close friends came to help celebrate her birthday, so if you came, thanks again!!
