Musings

My pictures still won't upload. I'll keep trying. They are on facebook for those interested though. The day Sophia turned 1 was kind of weird. I expected to go get her from her crib and some miraculous transformation would have taken place over night. For some reason I thought I would be helping a teenager climb out of that bed and not my sweet baby. Of course that didn't happen. The first birthday is just such a milestone you expect something crazy. But in reality its nothing more than a day, just like the previous and just like the ones that follow. But there is a sense of accomplishment, a feeling of being "part of the club". You've survived the rough and rocky first year and now you can get your "Mommy" badge. Things are supposed to get easier. Less stressful. supposed to... You know that quote: "To have a child is to forever have your heart walking around outside of your body.", its so true. Before Sophia was born I thought that was the cheesiest quote ever but nothing could describe parenthood better... They tell you "your life is going to change forever!" but no one every really tells you how, or why. After her birthday came and went I found myself sitting and thinking about the past year. How differently my life operates on a day to day basis. How the people I called a year ago to tell them Sophia has been born hadn't even crossed my mind the day of her birthday. Well that's enough of that. Moving forward- Sophia had her 1 year appointment today and it went pretty well. She checks out in perfect health and contrary to some people's thinking we aren't actually under-feeding her. And she's not even "skinny", just perfectly average where she is supposed to be. We got the go ahead to venture into all foods including peanut butter and honey but because of the egg issue we've had I'm not rushing the peanut butter. We finally got an appointment with an allergist to test her and see what going on exactly so hopefully we'll get some happy results back. We are hoping that its just an intolerance that she'll grow out of and not a true allergen that will affect her for her life. She also got some more shots which are always pretty yucky but she seems to be holding up well. Much better now that the didn't give her the Hep. B shot. Her stats to date are:

Birth:
Weight: 8 lbs
Length: 21.5 inches

2 months:
Weight: 12 lbs 4 oz (50th percentile)
Length: 23.25 inches (95th percentile)

4 months:
Weight: 13 lbs 11 oz (50th percentile)
Length: 25.5 inches (90th percentile)

6 months:
Weight: 15 lbs 14 oz (5oth percentile)
Length: 26.25 inches (65th percentile)

9 months:
Weight: 18 lbs 5 oz (38th percentile)
Length: 28.75 inches (81st percentile)

CURRENT:
Weight: 21 lbs (50th percentile)
Height: 29.75 inches (77th percentile)