Georgia Kate is 1 Year Old!

This has been both the longest and shortest year of my life, and by far, one of the most difficult. This girl has challenged me in ways I didn't know possible. Despite all of that, though, she brings me such joy on a daily basis. I love watching her grow and interact with her big brother. I can't wait to see what this year has in store for this sweet angel.

Weight: 20 lbs 5 oz

Height: 30 inches

What she's wearing: Size 3 diaper, 9-12 month clothes

Sleeping: 7:00 pm - 6:00 am...she is still a great sleeper! She takes two naps a day...a short one in the morning and a longer one in the afternoon.

Eating: Girl still only has 4 teeth! Despite that fact, however, she knows how to eat! She will eat pretty much any food you put in front of her. Some of her current favorites include bananas, waffles, meat, yogurt and Kashi bars.

Special Tricks: Georgia is walking everywhere these days. She is also babbling a lot. She says "mama," "dada," "baba" (brother), "dog" and "hi." She will also say other words randomly.

Activities: Georgia loves to play Peek-a-Boo and Pat-a-Cake...she cannot get enough of either. She loves music and is really into mimicking people these days.

Georgia Kate is 11 Months Old!

I'm 11 months old!

Weight: somewhere around 19 pounds

Height: 29ish inches...she's very long!

What she's wearing: Size 3 diaper, 9-12 month clothes

Eating: Well, the 4 teeth she was working on last month still haven't come in fully. I guess she's taking her sweet time! It has become a little easier for her to chew things, though, so that's a plus! For breakfast, Georgia loves Kashi bars, cereal, toast, pancakes and waffles. For lunch and dinner, she eats anything we eat. She loves grapes, applesauce, pasta, bread and meat. She is not a big fan of salmon or broccoli. Overall, the girl knows how to eat, though, and she does a lot of it! Sleeping: 7:00 pm - 6:00ish am...she goes down easily and wakes up happy! You can't beat that!

Special Tricks: Georgia has begun to cruise around furniture this month, but her preferred method of travel is still crawling. :) She is babbling a lot more and is beginning to understand a lot of what we say to her. She will also sing and dance when she hears music...it's too funny!

Activities: Georgia has become very interested in "playing" lately. It's been a lot of fun to watch her and Oliver. Of course, with this come some typical "big brother" behaviors. He does not like when she plays with his toys or takes his things. Of course, he LOVES to play with all of her toys, though...better than his a lot of times!

Oliver and Georgia have become great friends lately. It's fun to watch them playing together. I can't wait to watch them grow up together!



 

Georgia Kate is 10 Months Old!

Look who's 10 months old!!!

Such a big girl!

Her favorite dolly

Pulling herself up on everything!

Ready to get her monthly scans done

These two LOVE each other to pieces!

Mama's sweet girl

My little troublemaker

Weight: somewhere around 18 pounds...by some miracle, we haven't been to the pediatrician in quite some time!

Height: 29ish inches...still crazy tall!

What she's wearing: Size 3 diaper, 9-12 month clothes

Eating: Well, a miracle happened this month. Georgia finally decided she needed teeth...4 at once, to be exact! Yikes! Her two top and two bottom front teeth are all coming in at the same time. Despite making her cranky, she is finally able to bite off pieces of food. She basically eats everything we eat. She loves any breakfast food, applesauce, spaghetti, chicken and grapes, among many other things. She is no longer on bottles and takes all her milk from a sippy cup...such a big girl! She seems to be tolerating all the dairy we've tried well at this point. The only thing she's never had is straight cow's milk. Hopefully, her milk intolerance is a thing of the past!

Sleeping: She goes down around 7:00-7:30 pm and sleeps until 6:00ish am or whenever she wakes up. No more waking her up to nurse...yay!!!

Special Tricks: Georgia is a mover and a shaker! She crawls (really fast) and pulls herself up on everything. She can stand on her own for an incredibly long time, but so far, hasn't shown much interest in cruising around. She is happiest just buzzing around the house, looking for things to check out. The big news this month is that Georgia was discharged from physical therapy!! She is doing so well...you would never guess she ever had a muscular issue. She has no limitations in the movement of her neck at all anymore. Despite this good news, she did not make any progress on her scans this month. She is still right at 6.6 mm. This means we are not saying goodbye to the helmet just yet. Hopefully, she will hit a big growth spurt this month, and we will see a significant change in the measurements at her next appointment. Fortunately, the helmet has become second nature for us at this point so it's not too big a deal.

Activities: Georgia's favorite activity these days to just crawl around and explore. She's happy as can be going from room to room and seeing what there is to get into. She is still enamored with her big brother so she likes hanging out wherever he is. She also loves to look out the big windows in our living room and check out what's going on out in the world...or on our street, at least! Oddly enough, she is completely uninterested in the Christmas tree and decorations and pays absolutely no attention to them whatsoever. Whew!

Georgia has begun saying mama and dada this month, and it completely melts my heart. It's stinking adorable. Love her and her toothy grin to pieces!

Georgia Kate is 9 Months Old!

Wow...9 months old! Where did the time go? On one hand, it has flown by, but on the other, it's been a LOOOOONNNNGGGG 9 months with this loud, opinionated girl!

Weight: 17 lbs 8 oz (No, she has not lost 12 oz since last month. Apparently, the nurse did not take her measurements accurately so they were WAY off. She is still very petite (40th percentile) and isn't gaining weight very quickly, but she eats anything we put in front of her so her pediatrician isn't too worried.)

Height: 28.5 inches (Again, she didn't get shorter...she is still crazy long (85th percentile). Tall and skinny!)

What she's wearing: Size 3 diaper, mostly 9 month clothes

Eating: She nurses and eats regular food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She is a great eater...she will eat just about anything we put in front of her. Right now, Georgia really likes waffles and pancakes, scrambled eggs, any type of pureed fruit and just about anything else she can mash between her gums because she STILL DOESN'T HAVE A SINGLE TOOTH. I don't think they're ever coming in! Fortunately, she has had a few things with small amounts of dairy in them, and she seems to be tolerating them well. This week, we will try small amounts of yogurt. Hopefully, she will have completely outgrown the milk protein intolerance by her first birthday. Fingers crossed!

Sleeping: She goes down around 7:30 pm and sleeps until 6:00 am when I wake her up to eat again. She is FINALLY a great sleeper!!!

Special Tricks: Georgia is officially a crawler! She started crawling about a week ago and has since begun to pull herself up on things. She can make it onto her knees but hasn't quite mastered getting all the way up on her feet. I don't think I'm ready for that yet! She continues to do really well in physical therapy. We were hoping she would be discharged soon, but it turns out, they won't discharge her until she's out of the helmet. Thankfully, she's still making good progress in the helmet. We had new scans done today, and she showed an improvement of a little over 1 mm (she's down to 6.6 mm). Our orthotist thinks she will be in the helmet for another 6-8 weeks. The goal is to get the difference in measurements down below 5 mm. I'm hoping she's out of it by Christmas!

Activities: Georgia's favorite activity right now is to just roam around the house and explore the world around her. She particularly loves Oliver's toys, of course!

I just love this sweet little girl to death. I have never felt so challenged yet so drawn in by anyone in my life. I can't wait to find out what God has in store for this little firecracker of mine.

P.S. Here's a picture of Oliver at 10 months. You certainly can't tell they're siblings, can you? :-)

 

Georgia Kate is 8 Months Old!

Weight: 18 lbs 4 oz (She finally gained weight...yay!)

Height: 30 inches

What she's wearing: Size 3 diaper, 6-9 month clothes

Eating: She nurses and eats solids for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and is getting really good at eating "real people" food. She loves bananas, apple straws, waffles and cereal. She is finally off the reflux medication, and I have tried several times to reintroduce small amounts of dairy into my diet. Unfortunately, it did not end well for anybody. :( Guess we will wait another couple of weeks or so and try again.

Sleeping: She goes down around 7:30 pm and sleeps until 6:00 am when I wake her up to eat again. 

Special Tricks: Georgia is rolling all over the place, sitting up on her own and ALMOST crawling. She can go backwards and is working really hard on moving forward. She's almost there! The progress she has made in physical therapy is incredible! She is down to every other week now. She has also made a ton of progress with the helmet. We had follow-up scans done recently, and she showed an improvement of 3 mm (she started at 10.8 mm and is down to 7.7 mm). Our orthotist thinks she will be in the helmet for another 6-8 weeks. The goal is to get the difference in measurements down below 5 mm. She's well on her way!

Activities: Georgia's favorite activity is watching her brother. She pretty much thinks he's the funniest thing in the world. They love to play together...I always say she is going to be one tough chick as a result of all the rough-housing they do!

I can't believe what a big girl Georgia is becoming! Although she is incredibly impatient (and has a wicked set of lungs on her!), she is a sweet, happy girl. I love watching her personality develop!



 

Georgia Kate is 7 Months Old!

Big girl!

So happy!

Not so sure about this helmet thing :-(

Going for a ride in her brother's police boat!

Weight: 16 lbs 9 oz (We still are not sure why she isn't gaining weight...we have to go back for a weight check again in a few weeks. If she hasn't gained, we will probably have to start supplementing with formula.)

Height: 29 inches

What she's wearing: Size 3 diaper, 6-9 month clothes

Eating: Breakfast, lunch and dinner (like a real person!)...she nurses and eats solids. So far, she loves everything we've given her. She's getting really good at self-feeding too!

Sleeping: 7:45 pm - 6:00 am...she no longer nurses right before bed. She's a cinch to put down at night...give her a binky and her blankie and she's good to go!

Special Tricks: Georgia is getting SO close to sitting up on her own! She stills spends a lot of time on her belly and is getting much stronger and is able to hold herself up for much longer periods of time.

Activities: Georgia is very active. She loves to watch her brother and is interacting with him so much more these days. She is doing really well with her helmet and physical therapy. Hopefully, both of these will be a thing of the past very soon!



 

Georgia Kate is 6 Months Old!

So I am WAY late with this post, but here goes...

Weight: 16 lbs 9 oz (her weight gain has really slowed down, for some reason)

Height: 29 inches (she is crazy long!)

What she's wearing: Size 3 diaper, 6-9 month clothes

Eating: She nurses and eats solids for breakfast, lunch, dinner and at bedtime. She is still on the reflux meds and is NOT ready to be off them yet. I also tried to reintroduce a TINY (we're talking a tablespoon) amount of dairy into my diet, and it did not end well for anybody. :( Guess we will wait another month or so and try again.

Sleeping: She eats at 7:30 pm, and then she falls asleep until 6:00 am when I wake her up to eat again. She's completely weaned off the swaddler and mainly sleeps on her belly now. She loves to snuggle with her little blankie while she sleeps.

Special Tricks: Georgia still doesn't roll over very much, but she can. She is getting really good at reaching out, grabbing things and manipulating them with her hands. She is developing quite the personality and is incredibly impatient!

Activities: Georgia still spends almost all of the time on her belly. She continues to do weekly physical therapy to work on strengthening her arms and neck muscles. She still struggles to push herself up on her arms for long periods of time, as well as hold her head midline. She has definitely made progress since the beginning though!

Georgia and Oliver continue to be the light of our lives. It is so much fun to watch them interact, now that she is a bit older and more responsive. What a pair, those two!


   

Georgia Kate is 5 Months Old!

Weight: somewhere in the 17 lb. range (Miraculously, we haven't been to the pediatrician lately!)

Height: 27ish inches

What she's wearing: Size 2 diaper, 6-9 month clothes

Eating: Every 4 hours. She also eats fruits and veggies at breakfast, lunch and dinner time. She isn't overly wild about solids yet, but she's making progress. :) She is still on reflux medication, and we haven't tried reintroducing any cow's milk into my diet yet since she's been doing so well.

Sleeping: She eats at 8:00 pm, and then she falls asleep until 6:00 am when I wake her up to eat again. She's mostly weaned from the swaddler. At this point, we use it as more of a sleep sack.

Special Tricks: Georgia can roll over front to back and back to front...she just doesn't. The Diva prefers to just scream and cry until someone moves her to a new location. :-)

Activities: These days, Georgia hangs out mostly on her belly, in her Bumbo seat or in the high chair. She recently began weekly physical therapy for her torticollis and plagiocephaly so we have learned a LOT about positioning. We are working on strengthening her arms and getting her to push up on them when she's on her belly. She's starting to do this a little bit but has a long way to go. Georgia has also found her feet and plays with them all the time. Fascinating, those things!

Other than this, she continues to be pretty happy and giggly. She super ticklish now and still thinks her big brother is the funniest thing ever! Oliver's favorite thing right now is to yell "Hot dog" to her, and she just cracks up. It is too funny! Love those two!

Georgia Kate is 4 Months Old!

Weight: 15 lbs 8 oz

Height: 26 inches

What she's wearing: Size 2 diaper, 3-6 month clothes

Eating: Every 4 hours. She eats cereal with her bottles. She have also tried applesauce, but she's still not very interested.

Sleeping: She eats at 8:00 pm, and then she falls asleep until 6:00 am when I wake her up to eat again. We have been weaning her from the swaddler recently because she is like Houdini...it doesn't matter how tightly I swaddle her, she always manages to get at least one limb out. \

Special Tricks: Georgia is giggling all the time now. She has also rolled over one time (at the sitter's) but hasn't been interested in a repeat performance. She has also found her voice. She loves to shriek and babble. Her hands are always in her mouth, and occasionally she sucks her thumb.

Activities: Georgia is still loving her playmat, Bumbo seat (when her big brother gives it up for her!) and her exersaucer. She is a mover and a shaker so she prefers to stretch out and be able to kick and move around.

Georgia is developing quite the personality! She wants things when she wants them! It's been so much fun to watch how she and Oliver interact with one another. They definitely are smitten with each other...at least for the time being!


 

Georgia Kate is 3 Months Old!

Weight: 15 lbs 1 oz

Height: 26 1/2 inches

What she's wearing: Size 2 diaper, 3-6 month clothes

Eating: Every 4 hours. We have tried cereal and banana as well, but she's not too interested in them yet. Sleeping: She falls asleep around 7:00-7:15 every night. I wake her up around 9:00 to eat (I'm slowly backing it up), and then she falls back asleep until 6:00 am when I wake her up to eat again.

Special Tricks: Georgia smiles and giggles all the time. She is trying so hard to roll over but hasn't quite made it yet.

Activities: Georgia prefers to sit up so she is loving her Bumbo seat and exersaucer lately. She still enjoys laying on her playmat and playing with her animals too. She thinks everything Oliver does is hysterical, and he just loves her so much.

Georgia has really struggled with some belly issues and fussiness in her short little life. Recently, she was diagnosed with a milk protein intolerance (sort of a precursor to a milk allergy) so I have had to stop eating dairy. So far, we have not seen much of a difference. Hopefully, things will begin getting better soon. Other than this, Georgia continues to be a pretty happy baby. She has brought us so much joy in the past 3 months!

Georgia Kate is 2 Months Old!

Weight: 13 lbs 8 oz (she's a big girl!)

Height: 24 inches

What she's wearing: Size 2 diaper, 3-6 month clothes

Eating: Every 4 hours

Sleeping: It's getting better, thanks to a ridiculously expensive swaddler called the Miracle Blanket! :-) Goes to bed around 8pm and wakes up after 5 or 6 hours to eat. After she eats, she goes right back down until 8 am or so.

Special tricks: Georgia smiles at us all the time. She is such a happy baby. She especially loves it when we make silly noises at her.

Activities: Georgia still loves to lay on her playmat and watch the animals. She also likes sitting in her Bumbo seat, now that she has a strong enough neck for it.

Georgia is getting bigger and bigger everyday! I can't believe all the things she can do already. Time needs to slow down!

Georgia Kate is 1 Month Old!

Weight: 10 lbs 15 oz

 Height: 22 inches

 What she's wearing: Size 1 diaper, 3 month clothes

 Eating: Every 3 hours (although sometimes it's every 2-3 hours at night...she hasn't figured out yet that she's a big baby and can do longer stretches!)

 Sleeping: Goes to bed after her 8 pm or 11 pm feeding and wakes up every 2-3 hours to eat. After she eats, she goes right back down until 6 am or so.

 Special tricks: Georgia smiles at us every now and again. She also likes to suck her thumb...when she can find it! She has been trying very hard to roll over and gets so frustrated that she's not big enough. She can get onto her side, though!

 Activities: Georgia loves to lay on her playmat and watch the animals. She's also a big fan of her big brother. She's very interested in what he's doing...when she's awake. At our mom's group this past week, she was very interested in watching and listening to the other babies.

 Georgia is a very sweet baby! She has brought so much joy to our family. Oliver absolutely adores her and is so sweet with her. Hopefully, this will continue as they grow older!