Eleven months ago today i gave birth to our sweet rainbow baby. She has been endless joy from the moment that i got a positive pregnancy test. This month was huge for us. Eilee (and our whole family) lost one of our favorite people on the planet — Papa Jerry. He and Eilee had a very close bond. They adored each other and it breaks my heart that they will not get to grow that bond but I’m thankfully for the time that they did share. Little Leighton has grown SO much. She is pushing 32” tall and 19 lbs. She stands well unassisted and is attempting steps daily. She has 8 teeth and talks constantly. She sleeps like a champ and rarely wakes up during the night. She absolutely LOVES to swim. Like, I’ve never seen a baby who is so happy and excited in the — sometimes chilly — water. My arms are legit sore from holding her in the pool. She splashes and squeals. She kicks. She giggles. She loves to get her face wet. She cries when we get out. Eilee is crazy about her siblings. They play more now than ever before. She likes to tackle them and give them opened mouth kisses. She also has a habit of slapping with both hands at the same time. She will slap us then bury her head into us and growl. For some sad reason, E hasn’t sucked her thumb recently. I know most will think ‘why is that sad’ but to me i loved that she did it. It was so precious and kept her my baby in a way. I’m not sure if it’s a phase that she’s not doing it now or if it’s permanent but it’s probably our biggest change development wise this month. She eats food more than she nurses now which also makes me sad. I find myself missing it rather than thankful for the extra freedom. She’s definitely still a fan of milk though and not anywhere near ready to give it up. Everyone who knows her will tell you that she is the literal definition of a titty baby ha. She is all about her mama and my milk. E is known for 3 things: Her obsession with me/breastfeeding, always being smiley, and her loud growl. If you spend any length of time with her you are guaranteed to witness all 3 things in action. She’s a doll. Happy 11 months since birth day, Smiley Eilee ⚾️☀️
UPDATE: Since posting this today she has literally done 3 new things! (I swear that she shows off for Brian. He had just gotten home when she started doing these things.)
She stood up from a squat without pulling up, she took FOUR solid steps, and she said “booby” 😳🤷🏻♀️
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