So time has flown and first birthday parties are now over...we are now officially hitting toddlerhood! Here is a recap of the last few months activities and accomplishments:
February:
Birthday party month! Celebrated with several parties throughout the month--one with her friends as a joint party at the library with all the other Gwinnett Area Mommies babies with birthdays that same month, then her Gymboree party with her friends the weekend of her birthday and then a birthday party at home with just family that Saturday.
The Gymboree party was super fun, however, the weather was not! A winter blizzard came through just as her party was kicking off and as a result several friends were unable to come :( At least daddy and her grandma's were able to attend the Friday party and several friends made the drive out in the snow. Her great-grandparents and great-Aunt Linda also made the drive up from Tampa for her family party in the blizzard! We were sooo happy to see them and spend time with them and have them take part in the birthday celebration!
The family party kicked off Saturday in the midst of the snowy weather (actually made the day super special to wake up and see all that snow!) Great aunt Lisa and Alyssa braved the roads and came over for a late lunch party. However some extended family, including Grandma Connie weren't able to make it due to the slippery roads. So along with Great-grandparents Ballinger, Grandma/pa Orza, Great Aunt Lisa and Alyssa, and neighbors Chip and Amy and kids we were able made it a really fun day! I made a commerative dvd of pictures of Emery's first year with cd's of music as party favors. Great-grandparents and Linda brought with them some really special goodies: she got a play Kitchen for her playroom, dvd's (her fave one is an old school Disney one), clothes, etc. We set up her kitchen in her playroom and she just loves opening and closing all the cabinets and putting stuff inside. She also got some puzzles and a water and sand table from Grandma Connie. She had a special cupcake as we all sang happy birthday but didn't eat too much of it...most of it ended up on the floor and on her! On her official birth-day (Valentine's Day), we took her back to the hospital where she was born. We were even able to see some of the same nurses who were there during her delivery!
She had her one year dr's appt Feb. 18th and everything went well. She is doing great and growing like a weed--literally! She hasn't added much weight since her last appt. so seems like she is going to be like her mama--a skinny-minnie! :) Her next appt. won't be till 15 mos. so we will see how her growth is at that time. Dr. would like her to start weaning off of milk in bottles and that has been a challenge as she doesn't like milk in her sippys. She is also going to half whole milk/half formula now. She is also a picky eater (mostly eats table foods and some jars) so I stress about her not getting enough to eat so I will keep up the milk in the bottles for now.
This month she also started a gymnastics class every Friday. So much fun! The class is held at the Rec center and she gets to practice going down slides, bouncing in a bounce house (still a little wary of it!), balancing on the balance beam and doing somersaults. She gets to go and socialize with her friends: Nick and Sam, too.
See the next blog for March's fun events!!
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