My 3rd baby is 1!! :O It's amazing how much development happens right around one year. It's like the world opens up to them and they start to understand what they like and don't like about it. Xan just started taking steps, her first tooth is right below the gum about to pop through, she is learning new words and how to get attention in both good and bad ways.
Here are some stats from her first year!
Weight
Birth: 9lbs 2oz
1 Year: 23lbs 9oz
If you couldn’t tell this girl loves to eat and always has! The first three days of her life it felt like she never stopped nursing. She has been in the 90th percentile in weight at all of her check ups. Most definitely my chunkiest baby. My dad and I call her “chunk” as a nickname all the time. I’m sure she’ll love that when she’s older. I feel like now that she’s crawling everywhere she is thinning a little bit! But I still can’t put any clothes on her that have elastic arms or legs because they cut into her rolls too much. Everyone she meets has to comment on her chunkiness. And I don’t blame them! I love it!
Height
Birth: 22 1/4 Inches
1 Year: 30 1/4 Inches
Firsts
First time walking across a room and first tooth still to come!
Favorites
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
She’s not short either! She’s stayed in the 80th percentile and up in height. Maybe she got daddy’s height? Or maybe she’ll even out as she gets older. She’s always outgrowning her clothes before I can even get much use out of them. She is in 18-24 month clothes now.
No teeth so far! She has one just below the surface on the bottom that has been waiting to pop through for about a month now. I'm convinced that I only birth late teething babies now. Jane was 9 months, Atlas was 13 months and now Xan is a year still with no teeth. Works for me since I usually nurse for a long time! ;)
Firsts
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| Smile! - 8 days old! |
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| Bath - 1 1/2 weeks |
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| In the pool! - 2 Months |
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| Rolling over - 3 1/2 Months |
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| Laugh - 2 1/2 Months |
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| Sitting Up - 4 1/2 Months |
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| Swing! - 4 Months |
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| Standing up - 7 Months |
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| Solids - 6 Months |
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| Cruising - 9 Months |
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| Crawling - 8 Months |
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| Pointing - 10 Months |
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| Sleeping through the night in her crib - 10 Months |
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| Climbing - 11 Months |
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| Airplane ride - 11 Months |
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| Steps!! - 11 1/2 Months |
Favorites
Not unlike brother and sister, Xan LOVES to be outside. She cries when she hears the backdoor open and close because she didn't get to go outside too. She loves to explore everything on the ground outside and is starting to learn not to put it all in her mouth immediately. No surprise here, but her favorite thing to do is to bounce on her bottom all over the trampoline. It's so cute! I feel like I'm seeing some musical appreciation in her. She will dance around as soon as she hears any music start, tries to sing on the microphone toys and she loves to play on big brother's guitar. Just like her siblings, she adores water! So much that she cannot stay out of the dog's water bowl no matter how many times I move her away and say no. I'm excited to see how much she loves the pool this summer. She is an expert crawler and learned to climb just a few weeks ago and mastered it very quickly.
Can you tell from those cheeks that this girl adores food?? She used to eat just about anything I put in front of her. Just this past month she's decided that some food she doesn't love as much she can throw on the ground or feed to the dog. I discourage both of course. ;) She almost skipped purees and went straight to solid food. Rarely does she every cough or gag on her food. Her favorite foods right now are veggie straws, meatballs and almost all fruit, especially grapes, bananas, strawberries and blueberries. Honorable mentions are french fries, yogurt, cheese, and go go squeez pouches. I'll let her try a tiny piece of whatever dessert we're having and she adores Popsicles and I've noticed she seems to dislike chocolate. My child!
I have a whole box of baby toys leftover mainly from Jane and a few added on from when Atlas was little. She doesn't care about those toys much at all. She wants all of big brother and sisters toys that they like to play with. Her favorite toy so far is her teddy bear that she seems to have already named "uh oh!" She loves to push her bear in the stroller and put the bear in and take it back out again. Her favorite toy of sister's are all the play necklaces in the dress up box. It's almost more rare to see her without a necklace on. She is so good at putting them on herself! Her favorite toy of brother's is Buzz Lightyear. She loves how he lights up and talks to her.
At this point, she is only mildly interested in books. To keep her interest the book has to have a flap of some sort or textures to feel. She's almost always in the room when I'm reading to Atlas and Jane before bed at night, she sometimes pays attention. By the time I sit down to read books to her own books to her before bed she doesn't want to. She just wants to nurse and go to sleep with her teddy. I'm hoping she'll develop more of a love for books like my other two eventually. Her favorite books are probably slide and see Animals, good night sweet butterflies, or any book that she has a chance of ripping something out of it. ;)
Xan loves to do just about anything! As longs as she's involved and with everyone, she's happy. She doesn't like to be left out just because she's little. Before she was happy just to be in the carrier and watch everyone wherever we went. Now she wants to get out and make sure she's apart of what's going on. She especially loves the trampoline, playing or cuddling with Cambria, spinning in the backyard swing, going for walks and to the park.
There are definitely some strong sibling similarities! Sure, they all look like siblings, but what I like to observe is what seems similar in their temperament and personalities. Xan is almost a perfect combination of Atlas and Jane! She is easy going, content and normally easy to entertain with toys, which is a lot like Atlas as a baby. They also share their love of food and as a result their baby rolls!! But on the other hand she does not like to be alone and must be doing what everyone else is doing, has no fear of noises, in fact, she loves loud and exciting things, which is a lot like Jane. I love to watch them all interact and realize what they like to do together and what will make each other laugh. Siblings are the best! <3
Alexandria is very special and unique and has many traits that are very much her own. One thing that really sticks out to me about her is her desire to connect with everyone. The way she looks at me seems deeper than my other two at her age. I mean she seemed like she truly looked at my face and intentionally smiled at me at 8 days old! She truly tries to figure you out and wants to know if she is making you happy. (Others have told me the same thing) She's my first baby to cry instead of ignore me when I expressed my first firm "No!" at her. The pouty lip and all. She acted like I had emotionally hurt her. She is sensitive to how people are feeling around her for sure. She has never met a stranger and will let just about anyone hold her and be pretty happy about it. If she knows you she will immediately reach out to you when she sees you. I was holding her when my mom came over one day and she wanted my mom to hold her. After a minute I was going to take her back because Jane wanted Marmee to go play with her and Xan looked at me and shook her head and said No! She shares her love with everyone. She prefers me most of the time, but if she's been with me all day and someone walks in the door or we go visit a friend or family member she wants them and not me. ;) It's like she knows, "I see mom all the time. I have to spend my time with this person while I have the chance!" As soon as Sam gets home from work everyday she wants him! Alexandria gives the BEST hugs! If you've had the privilege of receiving one, you know! ;) She's my cuddle bug. A Xan hug will always make me feel better. She loves to hug on her stuffed animals too. Somehow it makes sense that she was a week late. She was so comfortable. The womb is the most cuddly place on earth. She gets as many cuddles as she can and I'll take all that I can get! It's the best. The most defining thing about Xan is that she is so loving. It makes my heart swell.
Can you tell from those cheeks that this girl adores food?? She used to eat just about anything I put in front of her. Just this past month she's decided that some food she doesn't love as much she can throw on the ground or feed to the dog. I discourage both of course. ;) She almost skipped purees and went straight to solid food. Rarely does she every cough or gag on her food. Her favorite foods right now are veggie straws, meatballs and almost all fruit, especially grapes, bananas, strawberries and blueberries. Honorable mentions are french fries, yogurt, cheese, and go go squeez pouches. I'll let her try a tiny piece of whatever dessert we're having and she adores Popsicles and I've noticed she seems to dislike chocolate. My child!
I have a whole box of baby toys leftover mainly from Jane and a few added on from when Atlas was little. She doesn't care about those toys much at all. She wants all of big brother and sisters toys that they like to play with. Her favorite toy so far is her teddy bear that she seems to have already named "uh oh!" She loves to push her bear in the stroller and put the bear in and take it back out again. Her favorite toy of sister's are all the play necklaces in the dress up box. It's almost more rare to see her without a necklace on. She is so good at putting them on herself! Her favorite toy of brother's is Buzz Lightyear. She loves how he lights up and talks to her.
At this point, she is only mildly interested in books. To keep her interest the book has to have a flap of some sort or textures to feel. She's almost always in the room when I'm reading to Atlas and Jane before bed at night, she sometimes pays attention. By the time I sit down to read books to her own books to her before bed she doesn't want to. She just wants to nurse and go to sleep with her teddy. I'm hoping she'll develop more of a love for books like my other two eventually. Her favorite books are probably slide and see Animals, good night sweet butterflies, or any book that she has a chance of ripping something out of it. ;)
Xan loves to do just about anything! As longs as she's involved and with everyone, she's happy. She doesn't like to be left out just because she's little. Before she was happy just to be in the carrier and watch everyone wherever we went. Now she wants to get out and make sure she's apart of what's going on. She especially loves the trampoline, playing or cuddling with Cambria, spinning in the backyard swing, going for walks and to the park.
There are definitely some strong sibling similarities! Sure, they all look like siblings, but what I like to observe is what seems similar in their temperament and personalities. Xan is almost a perfect combination of Atlas and Jane! She is easy going, content and normally easy to entertain with toys, which is a lot like Atlas as a baby. They also share their love of food and as a result their baby rolls!! But on the other hand she does not like to be alone and must be doing what everyone else is doing, has no fear of noises, in fact, she loves loud and exciting things, which is a lot like Jane. I love to watch them all interact and realize what they like to do together and what will make each other laugh. Siblings are the best! <3
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| Such a cuddly and loving little girl |
Alexandria is very special and unique and has many traits that are very much her own. One thing that really sticks out to me about her is her desire to connect with everyone. The way she looks at me seems deeper than my other two at her age. I mean she seemed like she truly looked at my face and intentionally smiled at me at 8 days old! She truly tries to figure you out and wants to know if she is making you happy. (Others have told me the same thing) She's my first baby to cry instead of ignore me when I expressed my first firm "No!" at her. The pouty lip and all. She acted like I had emotionally hurt her. She is sensitive to how people are feeling around her for sure. She has never met a stranger and will let just about anyone hold her and be pretty happy about it. If she knows you she will immediately reach out to you when she sees you. I was holding her when my mom came over one day and she wanted my mom to hold her. After a minute I was going to take her back because Jane wanted Marmee to go play with her and Xan looked at me and shook her head and said No! She shares her love with everyone. She prefers me most of the time, but if she's been with me all day and someone walks in the door or we go visit a friend or family member she wants them and not me. ;) It's like she knows, "I see mom all the time. I have to spend my time with this person while I have the chance!" As soon as Sam gets home from work everyday she wants him! Alexandria gives the BEST hugs! If you've had the privilege of receiving one, you know! ;) She's my cuddle bug. A Xan hug will always make me feel better. She loves to hug on her stuffed animals too. Somehow it makes sense that she was a week late. She was so comfortable. The womb is the most cuddly place on earth. She gets as many cuddles as she can and I'll take all that I can get! It's the best. The most defining thing about Xan is that she is so loving. It makes my heart swell.
All this makes her uniquely Alexandria Ridley Daniels and I hope she never changes.
Happy Birthday Alexandria! We love you so much Baby!
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
