Emaline turns One

Well the big day came and went and I have finally stopped sulking about it. It still seems unreal that my baby is one year old. It is amazing to watch her turn into a little person, but I still miss the little baby who let me cuddle her all day. Needless to say she isn't slowing down, so I better get on board!

We had a fantastic party with our families here to help us celebrate. I have included pictures of the party, but the best ones are at the bottom. When most everyone had gone home Emme decided to let her hair down and get a little wild, it was so funny!

Emaline had her one year check up with Dr. Mai and is still tracking in the 75th percentile for her age. She weighs 22 pounds now and is almost 30 inches tall. Her growth has slowed down (as it should), and she is so active now that she is starting to slim down a bit. Her health is still very good with no major issues, but we did have to adjust her diet and give her a supplement as she is iron deficient.

Emme has finally gotten over her cold/ear infection that carried on for a month. However, the teeth will not give her a break. She currently has ten teeth with the eleventh cutting through right now.

I am doing my best to come up with activities to keep her active mind and body happy. We have become Friends of the Zoo so that we can visit the animals on a regular basis. I take Emaline to open gymnastics on Friday mornings for her to interact with other kids and get some energy out. Finally, I am adding a Tuesday morning Storytime at the Library Center that is just for one-year-olds. Hopefully we will make some new friends there too. When it is nice outside we like to go to the Nature Center or to Rutledge-Wilson farm.

We are in the heart of tax season right now and I have lost my good humor (as I always do about this time). Jim is weathering the long hours and extra stress pretty well, but is looking for the light at the end of the tunnel too. One thing that has helped us tremendously this year is that my sister Sarah makes time to spend with me and Emaline every weekend, my Mom takes care of Emaline every Thursday night, and everyone else offers up help at every turn. We couldn't do it without you all!

Hope everyone else is well and looking forward to more sunny days!