baby's 1 year appt

my babe had her 1 year appt this morning and all went well. my tiny turtle lightweight is only clocking in at 17lbs 13 oz., that is 7th percentile!!! haha SO funny! and since she is 90% for height, that makes her quite the little string bean!

what is funny is that monkey was always on the lower end of the % for weight. he hovered around 20% but did drop as low as 15 at one point. but turtle started out strong at 50% and stayed there until her 9mo appt where she dropped to 25% and then now to 7!! that is crazy! 

our pediatrician isnt worried and in fact kind of predicted it back at her 9mo when she said that she wouldnt be surprised if turtle went down in % more.

anyway, i am sure at some point turtle will start climbing the % again. Monkey was 35% for weight at his 3 year. so i can imagine around 2.5-3 years she will start packing it on :)

oh and my little nugget also has a small head, 25%. but it was a new nurse and honestly, i dont think she did the best job measuring head or height.

the other funny thing that happened is that monkey covered his ears and quietly screamed while turtle got her shot. but turtle did pretty well and only made one little squeak.

the new nurse also had a hell of a time with the bandaids. she kept getting them stuck to her gloves and not to the baby, hahaha!!!

birthday girl!

today marks 1 year since the birth of my baby girl! and i dont know if cell/muscle memory is a 100% sure thing... but last night sure had me wondering. 

little turtle woke up at 3am crying (she hasnt done this for over a month). since i knew i couldnt let you cry on your birthday i went to see what was wrong.... poopy diaper. 

this is something that NEVER happens. turtle never poohs in her sleep. 

so it has me wondering if her little body remembers that this is her birthday? remembers the excitement/fear that she felt at birth? remembers the meconium she passed in utero? i know that is gross... but true maybe? who knows?

anyway, the plan for today is to take lots of pictures of my newly 1 year-old. but to wait on the party. so turtle gets lots of hugs and kisses today.... but not much else.... pressies and cake will have to wait :)

i dont think she likes santa

we went to visit santa yesterday. here is your traditional freak-out snapshot. :)

and eventhough turtle didnt have a good time. mr. monkey really enjoyed telling santa what he wanted! 

we have never visited santa before because i dont think monkey was old enough to understand the concept. but this year he totally gets it and is so excited for christmas to come!

she made me do it...

my girlfriend insisted that i elf the family... so i finally got around to it! it is pretty silly o.O :P

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don pablos is dead :(

my favorite mexican resturant in florida is gone :( at least in the area we are visiting. and i was so excited to eat there :( the BEST tortilla soup i have EVER had!

while we have been on thanksgiving vacation i have realized that Turtle is pretty tuned in. i think she is saying "yes" ...when she says "esss" and last night she told grandma "bye-bye" at bedtime. she has said "mama" once and is very on/off about trying to say that one. and the first night we were here she didnt want to sleep so daddy was laying with her trying to get her to bed. as he was rubbing her back, she started rubbing his arm. in the past i have sworn that she would pat my arm the same time i was burping her but now i have proof :)

Monkey has been enjoying the beach and loving the sand. yesterday when he came in to use the bathroom, he sat on the potty and was licking the sand off of his free hand... once he finished licking the sand off the front he started licking the back. that boy has a gizzard!

only a few more days and we will make our journey back home. i am actually ready to leave. the last few days i have seen quite a few roaches.... ewwww!

she's walking!

yup, thats right. the just turned 10 mo/old girl is walking!! ALREADY!!!

two days ago i saw her take two steps in a row. then the next day i saw her take 4 in the morning. another 4 at night.... and when daddy got home we worked on it some more and she was taking 6 to 7 steps in a row without falling. 

now today she is going crazy walking all over the place! what a big girl!! and SO SMART too!! :)

personality on parade!

turtle is really starting to come out of her shell, so to speak hahah! she is chatting more and working on ma ma and da da. eventhough she hasnt quite got the hang of those words yet, she will say papa and Aa wa. and Aa wa wab and bob wab wab

these last couple of days she has really enjoyed racing after her brother as he goes running back and forth between rooms. all the while laughing and squealing as he zooms by. it is really fun to see them playing together :)