Eliana is 11 months old!

We missed a monthly update! :( August was a crazy busy month. Parker turned 3, school started for Vanessa, in laws were in town visiting and a scary trip to the ER.

Current stats: 

Weight: 19lbs 2oz (25th percentile) 

 Height:  27.50" long (10th-25th percentile) 

Clothing size: Wears 9mo & 6-12 months

 Shoe size: doesn't like wearing them, but she fits in a size 4 or 12-18 months 

At 11 months Eliana;

...took her first steps at exactly 10 months (8.11.13)

...started walking officially on 9.1.2013

... has 6 teeth, no new teeth since around 9 months old

...still barely eats any sort of solid foods. We offer her food at meal times, but she eats only a few bites.

 

...her hair is starting to grow in thick. It's hard to tell, but it looks like it might have a little curl to it. 

...her eyes are starting to shift to more of a blue/green color. She has this beautiful brown band in her eye color too. 

...walking has made her so much more independent. It's a nice break for me during the day because Parker and Eliana play so great together. As long as Eliana doesn't try to touch Parker's trains, lol.

 ...she talks a lot too! She mimics her brother at all times. Sometimes, especially dinner time, that can be slightly frustrating. 

...says; "mama," "dada," "Parpa(Parker)," "sisa (sister or Vanessa)" and "kitty,"

We are working on getting her birthday party together. Her theme will be, "Milk and Cookies." I'm obviously more excited about it than her, but it will be fun. How has it almost been a year already?

We love you so much little miss! Happy 11 months :)

Eliana is 9 months old!!

I'm about a week and a half late getting her monthly birthday post updated! It's here though :)

Current stats: 

Weight: 18lbs 4oz (25-50th percentile) 

 Height:  27.25" long (25th-50th percentile) 

Clothing size: Wears 9mo & 6-12 months

 Shoe size: size 4 or 12-18 months 

At 9 months;

...stands without support

...can stand up without pulling up on furniture/toys

...she took two steps when she wasn't paying attention, but hasn't done it since so I'm not counting that. 

 

...has 6 teeth total. 4 are very visible as of this morning. 2 more are still barely poking out of the gums. (4 on top, 2 on bottom)

...because of said teeth and possibly a growth spurt, lil' miss is having some MAJOR sleep regression. She sleeps worse than when she was a newborn. It's not that she is wide awake wanting to play around. She is wanting to nurse all-night-long. Needless to say, I'm pretty exhausted.

 

...she is still the happiest baby ever!! Sure we have bouts of grumpiness, but it's amazing how this lil' miss can smile through the tears. 

...I'm almost positive she says parpar or baba for her brother. When she gets excited to play with him she babbles these sounds. 

...she is so in love with her sister and brother. She always wants to play with them. She gets excited when she sees them. 

...loves the kitty. Poor Picasso now has two sets of hands trying to pull of his tail.  

...loves to swim! We have free passes to the pool just around the corner from our house and she absolutely loves the water. 

Counting down another wonderful, wonderful month! Happy 9 months my lil' princess.

9 months old and starting to plan his birthday

Another month has passed. I was grateful for this month, it seemed to go by a little slower and we did a lot of fun things.

9 month stats:

weight: 19 lbs 7 oz
height: 28 inches
clothing: 12-18 month tops and 12 months pants/shorts.



...9 months and not a tooth in sight. I'm not sure if a doctor can really predict when a tooth will erupt, but she was saying she didn't see/feel anything that would make her believe they would be arriving anytime soon.

...we are having to push solids onto Parker, his pediatrician feels we need to get him started. She was surprised that he wasn't eating much in the way of solids. We have found that he does like to eat scrambled eggs, but doesn't eat very much of it. I'm going to look into some softer finger type foods and skip trying to get Parker to eat puree's




Just a couple pictures into the shoot and he's trying to escape! Here I was thinking that putting him on the rocking chair would keep him still longer.



Parker is so mobile right now! Last month he was just barely moving around the furniture. He can really boogie around everything now.

...loves to walk around everything and anything he can hold onto.
...loves when you hold his hands and walk him around.



...is very inquisitive.
...loves wearing as little clothing as possible.




...loves his feet, and does not like when I make him wear shoes.
...loves his big sister so much and loves when she will take him to play in her room.



...loves to give big hugs.
...loves to give kisses.
...will cuddle with me all day if it was possible.



...has some of the cutest smiles. The picture below was taken a few weeks ago, but I love how he scrunches up his face when he does this smile. Parker does a similar face when he is upset except that he scrunches his nose and lips.






...when he gets mad, he will try to pull apart whatever is in his hand.
...when he gets mad, he growls and grunts at you.
...when he gets mad, he will scream at you.



...when Parker is tired he pulls his hair.
...when Parker is tired he blows on my shoulder and makes "puffer" sounds(like if you blow on their belly.)
...when Parker is tired he wants no one except mommy.
...when Parker is tired he plays with my eyes, nose, and lips until he falls asleep.



This past month, I have been thinking about what we are going to do for Parker's 1st birthday. Most would think that we would be doing Spiderman, but we decided to hold that theme off for one of his older birthdays. Instead, the theme is Royalty. The day I found out he was a boy, I started calling him "my little Prince" and it has stuck. So, I thought this theme was fitting.

I'm going to make his diaper, a matching "1" applique shirt and a reversible cape to match out of these print fabrics:





I'm also going to make some banners, and a few other things using this same fabric. I'm hoping to have another blogger design his crown to match the colors.

I liked how this blog did the invitations, so I think I will be making something similar.

Royalty Sweet Prince 1st Birthday

We aren't doing cake, but instead cupcakes. Somehow, the cupcakes with fit together to form a castle. We have 3 months to go and I have a feeling it is going to go by fast.

Happy 9 months, my little Prince!