Our little pumpkin is eleven months old...
And, she is getting big and round like a pumpkin, too! OK, so she's not really that big, relatively speaking, but she has made some big gains. After our trip to Vanderbilt, Grace really turned a corner. Although the nutritionist gave us a few suggestions (mainly to thicken her formula to 27 calories per ounce), I really think Grace's body has just gotten back on the right track. In the last three weeks, she has wanted to eat more, and her weight gain suggests that her body is doing a better job of absorbing what she is taking in. We have also been able to let her sleep through the night again, which has been a major change for the better for all of us!
As of today, she is 16 pounds, 9 ounces, just shy of getting back on the growth chart. We are so thankful to see this kind of progress! Our goals now are to get her to take in more calories by food and less by formula and to transition her to whole milk.
Development-wise, she is catching up -- she is still crawling on her belly, but she is fast! She's attempting to pull up and has been successful from the sitting position. She is developing quite a temper and is sure to let us know when she is not happy about something. Something tells me that Grace is going to continue to keep us on our toes and demand a lot of our attention... :)
September was a hard month, and we are still not quite caught-up from August. We are hoping for a happier and more restful October, enjoying the last month of Grace's first year. One more month and she will be ONE!
Thanks to those of you who have continued to ask about Grace's progress and pray for her!
As of today, she is 16 pounds, 9 ounces, just shy of getting back on the growth chart. We are so thankful to see this kind of progress! Our goals now are to get her to take in more calories by food and less by formula and to transition her to whole milk.
Development-wise, she is catching up -- she is still crawling on her belly, but she is fast! She's attempting to pull up and has been successful from the sitting position. She is developing quite a temper and is sure to let us know when she is not happy about something. Something tells me that Grace is going to continue to keep us on our toes and demand a lot of our attention... :)
September was a hard month, and we are still not quite caught-up from August. We are hoping for a happier and more restful October, enjoying the last month of Grace's first year. One more month and she will be ONE!
Thanks to those of you who have continued to ask about Grace's progress and pray for her!
