Well here we are...yesterday made it 18 months in the book for you Alayna. It’s crazy to start to think that 18 months
ago you gave us the best gift when you took your first ever breath. Life from then on has been really rewarding
and also very different. Just the other
day while watching you play mommy said to me isn’t it just amazing to have you
in our life. I said it is beyond
amazing!! One day you will hear about
the true miracle you are and how hard we worked to have you in our life.
So what has happened this past month in your life? Well let’s start off with daddy’s blunder and
something I will probably hear the rest of my life. We took you to the store and I thought you
made a dirty diaper. I carried you to
the car and on the way out of the store you started crying because mommy was
still in the store. As we made our way
to the doorway you stuck out your arm and grabbed a hold of the side of
door. I didn’t realize this and just
kept carrying you on out. Then you really started to cry. You let go of the door and we made it to the
car. I checked your diaper and low and
behold the diaper was completely clean.
You didn’t stop crying until we got back into the store.
On our way back home you slept in the car seat and then
continued your nap in our bed. You awoke from your nap and you still were not
yourself. Eating and even playing with a
tv remote or cell phone was something that seemed awful to you. We started to notice you didn’t want to use
your arm. I then told mommy what
happened in the door jam. I was in big
trouble for not telling what happened to your arm. I didn’t think twice about why you were
crying. I just thought you were upset
because mommy was in the store. I told
mommy and she said oh great maybe it’s broken.
Well that did it and off you went to the emergency room.
The doctor came into the room and asked what happened and
felt your arm. He popped your elbow back
in place. Yes, your elbow came out of
place and it’s very common. I do not
recommend picking any child up by their arms as the doctor said this is how
many elbows and shoulders are displaced! I guess this is something that you can throw
in my face one day! : )
So in other news, we took you a little early to your 18
month checkup. You continue to amaze us
with how big you are. Sometimes when we
look at you we think you are well over the age of 2. We just cannot believe how tall you are. You now are 34 inches tall which puts you in
the 97th percentile. Your
weight is 24 pounds and 7 ounces which puts you in the 50th percentile. I guess we still have a giant on our
hands. You are well over half the height
of your mommy. Just remember though no
matter how tall you get we are still the boss!!
You seem to be doing a lot better with eating solid foods
and drinking some liquids. If we do give
you meat like steak or chicken you really do not care to eat it. You will put it in your mouth then spit it
out once you realize the texture is not to your liking. Yes, you still eat a lot of baby food and it
has been a true chore lately as you do not want to sit in your highchair. You would rather sit in our adult chairs or stand
I should say. We still are feeding you
but you do eat with your hands and pretend to drink from a cup or water
bottle. Speaking of water you still have
trouble swallowing water. I think you
are just still trying to figure out the whole swallowing technique!
Alayna you have a personality that is like no other. I don’t know where you get this from! You will now copy some things you see on
t.v. Your vocabulary is really
strong. You repeat words we say. In fact, you can sing along to the entire
Barney I LOVE YOU song. Twinkle twinkle
little star you can complete a few of the actual words before they are even
sung. But by far your favorite things to
say is Hi Daddy Hi Mommy!!! You say those one liners 50 times a day. That truly
is the greatest thing I have ever heard you say. There is nothing like hearing you say HI
Daddy when I am at work or bye bye. Anyway,
I think we are going to have our hands
full. Oh wait we already do!
The next time I say 18 you will be 18 years old. Just to think that is crazy!! Well its almost
time for Easter this coming Sunday. I am
sure you will be spoiled beyond belief : )
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