Brooklyn's stats 13 months
What a year, Brooklyn's Check Up
We are a little behind with your one year checkup. I called at the first of April and they couldn't get you in for a month. So at 13.5 months here are your stats as of April 30th.
24 pounds and 10oz
29 3/4 inches
18 inches head
80% weight
50% height
You also had your 3 shots. You started to whine when you saw the nurse holding them. Then you started to calm down as soon as it was over. You even blew the nurse kisses shortly after which made her day. You are starting to loose some of those rolls since you are a mover and never still. You love to climb, explore, do what your bubba and sissy do, play pretend, sing, dance, watch curious buddies, wiggles, and Barney when they let you. You love for Mommy to read to you and play with you. You aren't an independent player like Bailey was but if Jackson and Bailey are around playing you don't whine for me to be in the mix. You just don't like to be alone...hmmm sounds all to familiar. You are eating mostly table food and love meat the most. You also like the gereber graduate preschool trays, burgers, carrots, peas, salad, casseroles, anything really. You don't like fruit much or fruit snacks. The texture gets to you I think. You love healthy stuff which makes my life a little easier. You are still nursing twice a day. You will for sure be the hardest to break since Jackson had to quit cold turkey due to a pregnancy and Bailey weaned herself at 10 months because she was so worried about what was going on around her. So we made the year milestone which was the goal. It makes me a little sad to think you are almost out of this sweet baby phase and now a toddler. You love to nurse so any suggestions on how to handle when you cry to nurse would be great. Not sure when we start the process but I'm secertly hoping you will wean yourself but probably just wishful thinking. You call it your nan-na and maybe because you are my last taking that comfort and security away from you makes me a little sad too. O miss Brooklyn what can I say except that this past year has been a ride of the unexpected but somehow the gift of you from God showed me joy at such a time of heartache and despair. What I wouldn't do for my Nanny to see the little tot you have grown into. She would eat you up. I talk to you already about her because it literally aches to think you won't know why Mommy is who she is today because of how precious our Nanny was. Even after a year I still wake up every morning and she is the first thought, usually have dreams about her, mostly good ones, and before I close my eyes she is so heavy on the heart. Does it get easier..yes the raw emotion of shock and grief does..but the heart ache of not having her seems to grow the longer I have to go without hearing her voice, feeling her hugs, and sharing my life with. God I miss her. Everything about her. Only someone who has lost a parent unexpectedly can know the way that kind of shock burns and then I'm guessing no matter how you loose a parent rather to see them suffer or for them to just be gone suddenly could understand the agony of just wanting them back. See prime example I start writing about you, sweet baby, and then turn to the subject of how bad I wish you could know her. Then I close my eyes and ask God to comfort that ache and to my amazement he does. I know she is happy and I couldn't ask for more. I don't deserve the love God has for me. His mercy and grace is what I long to give others for the gifts he has given me. Brooklyn what a year, I couldn't imagine my life with out you, especially what this past year would have looked like with out you. Your spunky fun loving personality is just a simple reflection of my Father above supplying me with his love. Love you love bug! Mommy
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Re: Brooklyn's stats 13 months
She is such a beautiful little girl! I know how you feel about wheening your last baby, as horrible as it sounds I would still be nursing Brennon if he was interested! Guess that's just my saddness from him being my last one. I hope if goes well for you, but I would say for sure don't push it! :)
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