In case you didn’t her the news, our sweet Mikayla is now a one year old.  It is hard to believe that a year has past since she entered this world, but it sure has been a fun one! 

We had a blow out party last weekend with close friends and family, but more on that soon!  Here are some of Mikayla’s one year stats from the doctor’s office.

Weight: 19lbs 2oz (up from 17lbs 5oz at 9 months)

Head Circumference: 45cm (up from 43.5cm at 9 months)

Length: 28 1/2 inches (up from 27 inches at 9 months)

She is still right at the 25 percentile in all areas, but Dr. F says she is healthy, so we will take it!  Other important milestones she has reached at one year:

1. Walking – when she reached the one year mark she decided that walking would be her primary mode of transportation!
2. Table foods – while we had already been giving her table foods for awhile, we got the official go ahead from Dr. F at her one year appointment.  She even likes a little dirt if she is working in the garden!  Her favorite foods at this point are blueberries and bananas and (like her mom) most carbs!
3. Car seat – In my car we have graduated to a Convertible Car Seat.  She is still rear facing in the car, but once she reaches the 20lb mark she can be turned around to front facing.
4. Pacifier – We have started the process of weaning her from the pacifier.  She now only gets the pacifier if she is sleeping, in the car or at the sitters (although the sitter told me on Friday that she wasn’t that interested in it)! Soon we are going to start the process of weaning her completely!
5. Milk – We haven’t moved on to whole milk just yet, but that is mostly because we have some breast milk in the freezer that needs to be used.  Once that is all gone I will only nurse her in the morning and evening and she will get whole milk the remainder of the time.  Once school is out we will start the official weaning process.  I am most excited about not having to pump all the time anymore!
6. Explorer – Mikayla loves to explore everything and is so inquisitive with new objects.  She likes to sort things, put objects in baskets (and then back out of the baskets), throw things, and watch.  She is just like her mommy in the sense that she loves to people watch, except that she likes to get their attention too!  She loves to laugh, smile and giggle.

I am sure there are more milestones, but that is what I have at this point.   She is a fun loving kid who loves to be around people.  Perfect, if I do say so myself.

**Pictures were taken by Melissa Devries Photography.