1 Year Check Up

Rebecca had her 1 year check up yesterday. As always she passed with flying colors :) Rebecca is starting to slim down a little. She weighs 22 lbs. (50-75th%...she was at the 90th% at one point!). She is 28 1/4" tall (25th%) and her head is 18 1/8" (75th%). The ped said if her height trend continues she might be a couple inches taller than Mommy :) But only time will tell. Mary was 28" tall already at 9 months. Justin was 28 1/2" at 1 year. So maybe she is taking after Justin. She got one shot and had a hemoglobin test. Her iron levels are good.

We are going to start introducing cow's milk now. Rebecca does still nurse at night, but not usually during the day. So we'll be replacing pumped milk with cow's milk...give Mary a little break and give us more flexibility. She does great with a sippy cup. She just needs a little help tipping it when it's getting low.

We can also try pretty much any food now...egg whites, peanut butter, honey, etc. It'll be fun to experiment with all kinds of food. And it will be easier to share our food with her. Yesterday Rebecca had scrambled egg yolks (which she loves). Maybe today we'll try a whole scrambled egg. We still do a little baby food once in a while, but not very much. The ped said that's totally fine...whatever it takes to get her to eat healthy food :) Thankfully so far Rebecca loves her veggies (both pureed and whole). We hope that continues.

Developmentally Rebecca has passed all of her 12m milestones and then some. As we've mentioned before she's walking...and running. And this week she figured out how to stand up without holding onto anything. She can say more words than we can count. Her favorite lately is "don't" :p Now where did she learn that? She loves to read, dance and sing. She understands just about everything we say...not always a good thing :p Rebecca is also doing very well with her fine motor skills...clapping, banging toys, picking things up, putting blocks together (building with her megablocks and taking them apart), feeding herself, etc.

Rebecca is also doing well, and even advanced socially. Although she wasn't too fond of the doctor or the nurse, in general she loves being around other people. Especially other kids. The pediatrician said keep up the good work :) Rebecca and Mary are visiting a neighbor (on bed rest with twins!) tomorrow, so hopefully she'll have fun there. And will soon have a couple playmates across the street.

The pediatrician also gave us the ok to use our bike trailer as long as we get a well-fitting bike helmet for Rebecca. We are so excited to be able to go biking again! It's a great family activity that we missed last summer. We're hoping to bike up to John Ball quite a bit this summer.

We praise God for a healthy little girl. We feel so blessed, and we're trying to enjoy each moment with her. It is a joy to watch her learn and grow. Rebecca's next check up will be at 15 months (July).