Isaiah 12 Months!

Wow, the first birthday of all my kiddos crept up on me, but certainly none as fast as this one! I cannot believe our little guy is already one. He is a true joy, and our cherry on top. He  certainly completes our Little Lerma family!

Happy 12 Months Isaiah Jae!

12 Month Highlights: 

-You are so chill most of the time, and pretty easy to get to laugh. You have the most infectious laugh...we can't get enough!

-We had several park days this month, but when there aren't swings, you are content just sitting in your stroller, drinking your water! Happy little dude. 

 -We had our first monthly "cultural night" and the culture of the evening was Hawaiian. It was a super fun luau, and you certainly were dressed perfectly!!

-You are obsessed with balls, and absolutely love rolling and throwing them for a loooong time! Definitely keeps you preoccupied and happy! You clap and dance when you roll or throw it well as we say "Yayyy!!"

-This is another toy you absolutely love...lots of music and things to move and push.

Sleeping: Bedtime is anytime between 6 and 7, dependning on the day and what we've been doing, or what your naps looked like. You sleep most days til 6:15 or 6:30 am, will breastfeed, and then go right back to bed. Occasionally you've been getting up in the 5 o'clock hour. About half of the time you fall back asleep, the other half you play quietly in bed until about 7:30 or 8 am. 

You then nap around 10 am for about an hour and a half to 2 hours, and then again around 2 or 2:30 for an hour to hour and a half usually. 

Eating: We've backed off on the breastfeeding gradually in the last week, and you haven't been all too thrilled. While Mama loves feeding you, she hates pumping at work. We've cut out 2 feeds (late morning and bedtime), and are now just down to the early morning feed. We still offer milk Mama has pumped in a sippy cup, but you hate the sippy cup. If we put it in a bottle, you still down it. So, gradual transition there!

You've definitely picked up your game when it comes to eating this month! You blow me away with how MUCH you can throw down at some meals! Breakfast you love oatmeal with berries, mango, strawberries, or mixed fruit. For lunch and dinner you love to eat anything the girls are eating, or anything off of Mama and Daddy's plate. Favorite snacks include: squeezies, smoothie, num nums, almond crackers, veggie straws, cheerios, blueberries, strawberries, and sometimes watermelon. 

Isaiah Loves:
-Eating

-Swinging

-Bathtime with bath toys

-Musical toys

-Play piano

-Activity table

-Dancing

Isaiah Hates:

 -Shoes, things on his feet

-Not being able to be mobile or get something he can't reach

12 Month Stats:

 Height: 28 in (4th percentile)

Weight: 16 lb 10 oz (<1st percentile)

Head Circ: 17.25 in (2nd percentile)

*Wearing size 3 diapers now b/c we ran out of 2s, but those were still fitting just fine.

*Wearing size 6 mo PJs and clothes, and a few summer things that are 9 months

*5 teeth now, one upper middle one has popped through

Isaiah's Firsts this Month:
-Army crawling, but not consistently

This Month in Pictures:

Isabella is FIVE!!

Happy, happy 5th birthday to our oldest! Wow, how the past 5 years have flown! 

It's been 5 years since we became parents. It's been 5 years since we've moved to Georgia. A ton has changed in the last 5 years and we wouldn't have it any other way. 

Isabella Rae, it has been a true joy to watch you grow, develop and mature over the last year. You are so smart, curious, ambitious, cautious, silly, dedicated, and amazing big sister. You are a lover of eating good food, staying in jammies all day long, swimming, family movie nights, coloring, being with friends, and being creative. You have taken off with your piano since you started shortly after your last birthday. You are definitely so musical, not only picking up on the piano party, but voice lessons as well!  

Your personality has matured so quickly in the last few months, that some days I question whether or not you are turning 15, instead of five. But then you go and do silly little kid things that make us laugh, or ask for me to hold your hand or read you a story, and I'm reminded that yes, while the time is flying by far too fast for my liking, we still have these moments of you being little. We are certainly treasuring them!

Here's to hoping you have the "BESTEST" year five ever! We love you Isabella Rae. You are our sunshine!!

Your first birthday request was that your door be decorated again this year with streamers and balloons : )

Isabella's 5 Year Old 20 Questions:

1.) Favorite Color: Purple 

2.) Favorite Song: You are My Sunshine

3.) Favorite Toy: My Little Ponies

4.) Favorite TV Show: Luna Petunia

5.) Favorite animal: Piggies

6.) Favorite Book: Fancy Nancy

7.) Best Friend: Aubrey

8.) Favorite Fruit: Kiwi

9.) Favorite thing to do outside: Play on our playground

10.) Favorite Restaurant: Mexican

11.) Favorite drink: Sparkling water

12.) Favorite holiday: Christmas

13.) What do you sleep with at night? Olaf, "Big Twilight", teal bear

14.) Favorite breakfast food: Cereal 

15.) Favorite snack: RX bars or gluten free granola bars

16.) What do you want for birthday dinner? Pepperoni pizza, macaroni and cheese, cheetos, "fruit mix up" and chocolate cupcakes

17.) Favorite quiet time activity: Playing ponies with Aubrey

18.) Favorite movie: Mary Poppins Returns

19.) Favorite memory from this last year: Family game nights
 
20.) What do you want to be when you grow up?  Piano player or swim teacher

Family Party Time!!

You asked for a pool party with family and a few friends last year, but your brother had other plans for you (like stealing the show and making his debut an entire month early!. So this year, we decided to give you not one, but TWO birthday parties to make up for it : ).  Your first was a family pool party, and we had a blast swimming, eating Culvers (your pick), and opening some pretty cool presents!!  Tia made you an apron which was probably the hit gift of the evening!

SPA DAY!!!

You and Mama got a special day during your birthday week and had a little "Spa Day." We went and got your haircut (for the first time...EVER!), then went and got pedicures, went out to lunch at Chipotle, and came home and did our own finger nails! We had a blast, just you and me. You certainly loved all of it and asked to do it again tomorrow : )

 

Daddy Date Night!

Daddy got to take you out on a special date to a restaurant of your choice one night. You chose Cracker Barrel and were excited for a dinner of pancakes and bacon! What truly was a display of your character was at the end of the date, Daddy said you could pick out one toy to buy under a certain amount of money. You found one big item that was the amount of money he gave you, and then found another smaller item that was half the price. You asked if you just got the smaller one, would you have enough money to get one for Aubrey as well. Daddy of course said yes, and instead of buying a big new shiney toy for yourself, you bought yourself and Aubrey new, smaller toys. Oh Isabella Rae, what a heart you have!!

 

Mermaid Party!!

And finally, for the grand finale of you turning 5, we had a Mermaid party in the back yard with lots of friends, a huge inflatable slip-n-slide, popscicles, pizza, cheetoes, "fruit mix up" and of course mermaid GF/dairy free cupcakes. Menu was set by YOU! We had tons of fun soaking up the sun and splashing in the water. 

   

What was so special about each and every one of these celebrations, is that at the end of the night, as we tucked you in, you said every single time, "Wow, thank you Mama and Daddy, this was the BESTEST day EVER! I love my birthday!" 

FIVE Year Stats:

Height: 44.5 in (85th percentile)

Weight: 39lb 6 oz (49th percentile)

Wearing 5T clothes, and size 9 shoe