Tuesday March 5, 2013

I took Tatum to her 12 month well check this last week and was very surprised to hear that she has dropped back down to the 5th percentile in weight. She jumped up to 54th % for height but she only weighs 17 pounds. She only gained 1 pound in 3 month's. I don't see how that's possible because of how much she eats. She eats really well and good amounts of food so I find it very odd that she didn't gain more. I know with her walking all the time now that she's probably burning more calories but I still would have thought she gained more weight then that. Her doctor isn't worried but we will keep an eye on that. I am switching her over to whole milk now so hopefully the fat in the milk will help her gain some weight. I am only buying her organic milk that doesn't have any hormones or antibiotics in it. There's so much crazy stuff in our food now so I am trying to keep as much junk out of her food that I can. I try and feed her mostly organic and mostly fruits, vegetables, lean proteins and some grains but not a lot. While I have control over her diet I will make sure she is eating good, healthy food. I'm sure soon enough she will want nasty chicken nuggets and hotdogs...yuck!!

So now begins transitioning her over to milk only and getting off of formula. I am thrilled! I can't wait to get her off of that stuff. The other big thing is getting her off of bottles soon too. She should be off of them by 15 month's and so far she is not wanting to let them go. Hopefully she will let go soon. :)

On Sunday Rich and I took Tatum for her very first hike! We got a new hiking pack for her and she loved it. We went on a really short hike, about 1 hour just to see how she would do. She fell asleep about 45 minutes into it haha!! She was super comfy on her daddy's back and snuggled in to sleep. We had a great time and it was just surreal because Rich and I talked about doing that for years and now here it is. We always thought it would be fun to bring our baby hiking with us. It is just so exciting and beyond our imagination how great our life it with her. We are so lucky to have her and we are having so much fun with her!