12 Months

July 25, 2019

12 Months

Last EVER monthly baby update. After eight years of recording the kids' monthly progress, it has finally come to an end. I can't lie, this is not my favorite thing to post about. It takes a lot of time and effort to sit down and write about every detail of each kids' likes/dislikes, sleep patterns, favorite foods, etc., but I am so glad we have the memories to look back and see what each one was up to. I have referred to these posts many times throughout the past year in order to compare Mairin to what Nolan and Quinn were doing at a particular month and I'm sure we will look back at these for years to come. So here it goes....one last time.

It has been 365 days since we met this little lady. The saying is true, "the days are long but the years are short." Babies are a lot of work but she has been the best baby girl, we have appreciated every day with her and time flew as we had fun.

I can start to see a little bit of the toddler Mairin as she is beginning to assert her demands now that she has a bigger voice and knows more of what she wants. However, even in the midst of this, she is still the sweetest, happiest baby. She has an infectious laugh and loves being around people and really enjoys being the center of everyone's world. She's quite the character. Constantly smiling, saying "ha," squeezing her hands open and shut for everything she wants (apparently she believes that's a universal sign for most things), playing with toys, crawling and walking. Yes, she is walking more and more. It was on her first birthday that she really took off and each day she gains more confidence with it. She has even gotten herself into a standing position from the floor and walked from there.

Some of Mairin's favorite activities are: swinging, pushing things around the house (even furniture), playing and rocking her babies, opening cabinet doors, playing with her Cozy Coupe, reading The Big Hungry Bear, swimming, and watching Little Baby Bum.

Sleep is still a strong suit of Mairin's. She sleeps 12-13 hours a night and is taking two naps a day. She might be able to cut out her morning nap sooner than the other two. She definitely seems happier on less sleep than they did. Time will tell.

We haven't switched to whole milk yet. Waiting for the green light when we go in for her 12 month check up. We have the sippy cups ready though. I'm not super anxious to switch her either. I am enjoying these last couple of weeks of feeding my baby a bottle. She doesn't sit still for long so feeding her is four times a day I can guarantee she will cuddle on my lap. Even if it's only for 5 minutes, I'll take it.

Other than four bottles a day, Mairin is eating three meals as well. She loves cinnamon toast, yogurt, watermelon, pineapple, peaches, pears, grapes, cucumber, peas, tomatoes, cheese, hard boiled eggs, crunchies, peanut butter crackers, granola bars, chicken, corn, spaghetti, hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, quesadillas, and popsicles. She's a good eater but definitely has her favorites and doesn't want to veer off from them too much.

Wish I could bottle her up. I have always said that I love one-year-olds and I am rediscovering why. It is such a fun age. She is so curious, cuddly, funny and a little more independent but still my baby. Looking forward to another great year with Miss Mairin!