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| 26 weeks old (6 months!) 3/23/13 My beautiful big girl! |
Height/Weight
17.75 pounds (Gained 4.25 pounds in TWO months) = ~80th
percentile
Birth- 7 pounds 12 oz
27.75 inches (Gained 2.25 in TWO months) = 95th
percentile
Birth- 20 inches
18 inches (head circumference Gained 1 in TWO months) = over
98th percentile (hehe)
Birth- 14 inches
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| 23 weeks (3/1/13)- off to a playdate with Ellasyn and Dr. Lou |
Size:
She is mainly in 9 mos to 9-12 mos clothing and has even
slipped into some 12 mos sizes. It is quite remarkable to see how much bigger
she has gotten in such a short amount of time...and I am proud to say it has
all been from breast milk 100%.
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| 24 weeks 3/9/13- Going resale shopping with mommy & Grandma Dorough |
Favorites:
Food- BREASTMILK!
The time is getting closer and closer for us to introduce
her first food. We’ve let her hold slices of apple or a piece of broccoli to
distract her so that we can eat but she hasn’t actually eaten anything yet.
We will be following a very strict diet with her and
utilizing the technique called “Baby led weaning” which makes it an experience
for all of us! It’s exciting but I am a bit nervous at the same time! I will be
sure to blog about that when the time comes.
Book- She actually loves she book her
daddy bought her for Valentine’s Day “Whooo loves you?!” but she loves any book
where she can flip through the pages. If she’s not into a book, she’ll flip
through it very quickly but if she likes staring at the pictures, she actually
takes her time. I’m really not joking. It’s phenomenal.
Song- I have to say her favorite song is
the “Small potatoes” theme song! It’s so sweet and cute.
Toy- We bought her a new toy- the puppy
Laugh & Learn! (got an awesome deal with some coupons!) She was very scared
of it at first but now she loves it!! She gets so proud of herself when she
pushes the buttons and starts the music or sounds herself. What a big girl! Her
grandma Dorough has brought her a couple toys that Estella is immediately drawn
to...she even figured out how to attach her magnetic toys!
Non-toy toy- She grabs for anything and
everything now! She loves to grab our cups! Beware! She will grab your coffee
cup and spill hot coffee all over you. And No...I have not spilled hot coffee
on my daughter but it’s perfectly ok that you just asked yourself that.
Time of day- She is really happiest when
Ryan gets home...during the day I am lucky if I can pee without having her
scream in the background. She is fine playing by herself but needs to have me
within her field of vision.
TV show- Oh my..she’s obsessed with the TV!
When she’s up from her nap, I turn music as background music while she plays so
that she doesn't turn into a TV zombie. Lately though, even if the TV is on,
she takes a lot more interest in her toys especially now that she’s a crazy
roller!
Thing to giggle at- Ryan has better luck at
making her giggle but I’ve been able to sneak a couple belly laughs in here and
there too! Such a sweet sound!
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| 25 weeks (3/16/13)- About to head out to her Auntie Crystal's birthday party @ Lucky Strikes. I love that little smile! |
Firsts/Milestones:
- words? Yeah...our baby girl is
a babble queen! She has already said the following: ma, na, da, ba, la à and in various combinations. She also says “mum”
quite often. When I ask her to say “mama” she just gives me a big smile like
she knows! Ryan has heard her say MAMA to me many times already though...I
think he’s a tad jealous hehe!
Here is a video that Ryan and I
think is cute (from yesterday):
- We practice “sitting” with her everyday and she’s
starting to become more confident although now her new thing is to do a
complete face plant because she prefers being on her tummy. She’s getting
really good at it.
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Getting the hang of sitting on her own slowly but surely! :)
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- She is definitely very attached to Ryan and I...no
matter how often we take her out, expose her to other babies and people, etc
etc, our little girl prefers us (which makes complete sense) but definitely
makes it a tad more stressful since we don’t know what her mood will be like
everyday. We just aim to respond to her needs and stick to our belief that
there is no such thing as spoiling a baby...even when people like to make their
comments!
- Estella is still teething...and probably will for a very
long time! She started drooling a lot more, chewing on anything and everything,
and biting down on me which is no bueno!
- Estella is FINALLY consistently rolling and back
shuffling! She’s giving us a warning to start “baby proofing” soon! It is
remarkable to see but I will admit I did shed some tears seeing how much she’s
growing. Look at this video:
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3/8/13- First swim class with her daddy- she's so excited!
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- Estella also started SWIM classes at the beginning of
March!! Here she with with her daddy on her first class. Yes she went
underwater and her “Swimming reflex” kicked in! She closed her eyes and held
her breath! It was quite amazing to witness.
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1st swim class with her daddy and she's doing great!
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3/15/13- second swim class in her yellow polka dot bikini courtesy of her Auntie Maria!
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-We finally got a good amount of snow that brought my
husband home two days in a row early (yay!) and we got to take Estella out to
“play”! She didn’t mind it at all!
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Perfect little snow flakes for our snow angle! First time experiencing snow 3/5/13
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-I spent the first longer period of time away from her
because I had a seminar. It was actually harder for me than her although she
didn’t take the bottle so she was a hungry beast by the time I got home. But
here she is as a little demo baby for my pediatrics seminar. She did a great
job!
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3/9/13- She came in to be the baby demo for my pediatrics seminar! She did great!
- My friend, Melissa had her baby the day before us in the
same hospital...well we both decided to throw the girls a HALF BIRTHDAY party!
Celebrating every 6 months is going to be a tradition for us because they
change so much and it gives us a reason to have cake haha
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- I joined a local moms group and joined them for
Storytime @ Barnes & Noble where she met Clifford (she’s giving him the eye
haha) and where she got to participate in her first Easter Egg Hunt (doesn’t
she look like she’s having the time of her life?!). This is a huge thing for me
since I am going out of my comfort zone a lot...many people think I’m an
extrovert but it has just been a learned skill. “Being extrovert”. But whatever
I need to do to give my daughter the most fulfilled life experiences, I’ll do
it. Heck..nothing could be as hard as pushing her out drug free! (haha....which
I still remember by the way!! Eek!)
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Meeting Clifford for story time at Barnes-3/22/13- She's giving him the evil eye haha!
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-We originally planned to spend Easter with my family but
had to cancel since some of my family members were ill...thank goodness we
didn’t go because more people got sick over the weekend too! We were so blessed
to spend it with our church here that we’ve fallen in love with...everyone has
been so welcoming and loving to us. It feels very nice to feel “right” with a
church. We’re both thinking about different ways we can get more plugged in
which is a big step for us.
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Easter Service with mommy & daddy (27 weeks) 3/31/13
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