Aubrey 13 Months!

This month was a rough one in terms of A's teething, which in turn caused her to act like a crazy lady! Legit crazy. That's no joke. It was Angry Elf to the max many days. And nights. 
But, despite that, she still managed to make us laugh and smile many days, and we are amazed at how much older she seems (and thinks she is!). Despite some hard days for you this month, Aubee, you truly are a joy!

Happy 13 Months Aubrey Lynn!

13 Month Highlights:

-Let's talk a little bit about the teething I mentioned above!  When I say you turned into a crazy lady at times, that was no joke. You would literally be playing happily on the floor one minute, and the next you stand up, scream at the top of your lungs and top of the register, then ball your fists up, shake your body, and finally slam your body of the ground screaming and shaking. Yup, fun times I tell ya.  There was very little that would console you. You didn't want to be held or rocked, and ultimately you wanted to play, but when the pain got too much, you just didn't know what to do. We felt so bad for you! And after all of that I was expecting to see about 10 new teeth, but nope, just a canine popped through. That being said, I know you are working on some molars b/c your gums are just as red and swollen as can be!

-You loved all things Christmas this year and it was just so much fun watching you get excited about Christmas lights and all the ornaments on the tree (which you really did a good job "touching with only 1 finger" as opposed to grabbing and ripping!). Jingle Bells was totally your jam and you would chime right in every single time you heard us singing it!  

We went to the mall to ride the train which was a bust b/c it was broken that day, but we still had fun walking around looking at all the Christmas sights. And you 3 just loved running all over the place in a mostly empty mall!

 -We all got a lovely stomach virus that knocked us out for about a week. Talk about no fun!  And man, can you throw up with the best of them! I'm talking vomit all over your wall, your crib, your mattress, yourself, the carpet.  Loads of fun to clean up, especially when it was after a dinner or black and raspberries!

-We went to the Atlanta Zoo and you loved it this time (last time we went you were 5 months old).  You loved growling with the lion, and getting super close to the fish tanks.

-You love clapping, and somehow this month your clapping turned into using one open hand and hitting it against your opposite hand pointer finger. So dainty : )

-Although we spent quite a good amount of time indoors with all the sickness, we still took advantage of GA weather and the fact that we can play outside in jackets in the middle of December!

 

I love seeing your friendship grow as you both get older! You two have your moments with each other, but you really do love being together!

-You love baths, but I think you love running around naked even more! You get so excited to get in the bath you practically rip your clothes off, but then you don't tend to want to stay in the bath more than 5-7 minutes. You are pretty fearless in the water and I have to keep an insanely close eye on you because you will just dive bomb in the water, try to run all over the tub, and you don't really care if you splash your face or fall in the water!

 -And, there were plenty of jammie days which were just fun to run around, play in the playroom all day, and relax.  Bella would do that everyday, and while I don't think you have much of an opinion on the matter just yet, you look so stinking cute and snuggly in fleece footie jams!

 

Sleeping: Bedtime was still around 7pm and you usually sleep until 6:30 or 7:30am, with one or two wake ups to eat.  That being said there were a couple nights a week that you were just teething so bad you would wake up multiple times and just wanted to be rocked.  We would rock you for 30 minutes, put you back down (asleep), only to have you wake up again 15 minutes later to repeat the process. Long nights! 

Naps are still all over the place. There have been some days where I think you are finally getting into a groove, and then the very next day it's completely different. I would say about 75% of the time you do take 2 naps a day, usually around 9 or 10, and then again 3-4 hours after the first one. With both naps, you usually sleep about 2- 2.5 hours, and on the days you take 1 nap, it's usually 2 hours long. So over all, you sleep a good amount, it's just not consistent in when and how long. That's ok...it gives Mama a little more flexibility in her schedule!

Breastfeeding: You are officially down to just nighttime/early morning feeds, so most nights that it twice.  You'll either wake up at 11:30 or midnight, and then again at 4, 5 or 6. Or, you will eat around 1 or 2, and then get up again around 6. And honestly at this point, even at 6 am, it's so much easier to breastfeed you than go downstairs and make you breakfast, because you are refusing to drink frozen breastmilk, regular milk and even formula from a sippy cup!

Aubrey Loves:
-Reading books

-Singing songs and listening to music

-Dancing (Joyful Joyful, Wheels on the Bus and  Book Shakalaka really got her moving this month!)
-Musical puppy toy

-Being outside, running around (literally, running!)

-Being pushed on the trike or pushcar

-Puzzles and stackable rings toys

Aubrey Hates:

 -Teething

-Having things taken away from her

13 Month Stats:

 Height: 29 in (30th percentile)

Weight: 17 lb 12 oz (2nd percentile)- This was on the MD scale and I'm not sure if she truly lost 1 lb over this last month or just a difference in scales, although with teething and a stomach virus for a week I wouldn't be surprised at the weight loss

HC: 17.5 in (23rd percentile)

*Wearing 9 and 12 month clothes. Still using size 3 diapers.

*We have a new tooth- lower right canine popped through!
 

Aubrey's Firsts this Month:

-You are officially climbing onto everything, including stairs, and are actually able to do it...eek!