October...
October 12 - a big day for us, we started back on the Tweedle sleep right sleep tight method (controlled comforting or controlled crying), and also we dropped the 10:30pm rollover/dream feed. A very hard week of lots of tears, for Tara and me, but the rewards have been outstanding. After 2-3 weeks she can now sometimes go to sleep all by herself with no settling required at all. Overnight she sleeps about 11-12 hours most nights, waking once some nights. Sleep time is no longer such a scary or an unpredictable time. Fingers crossed we can continue the good work.
November...
Tara's first birthday - celebrations started on the Saturday, with a visit from Ian & Sonya to wish Tara a happy birthday and deliver a lovely gift; followed by a very full day on the Sunday (the day before her actual birthday), with Gerri's family visiting in the morning, and Dennis's in the evening. Tara & I managed to squeeze in a very very short visit to her birthday twin Jack's party in the afternoon.
Tara has been spoiled with so many wonderful gifts once again, she is such a lucky girl. Pretty clothes, books, toys and even some useful things like cutlery and plate set from Paris from her godparents Steven and Cathy.
The day before her birthday Tara decided she was a big girl and that was enough breastfeeding thank you. No need for me to make a decision on when to stop, and so no guilt at all since she no longer wanted it. I have been drinking like a fish ever since - I have 2 years of very little drinking to make up for. This has also resulted in Tara taking to a bottle/cup without any fuss now. She's having cows milk now; toddler formula is apparently not necessary for their calcium or nutrient intake, it's just a very good marketing ploy by the formula companies. So the health nurse tells me.
Tara's progress....
Tara has 7 teeth, 4 up top and 3 on the bottom.
She's cruising around the play pen (walking holding the sides) and her cot with ease.
She loves climbing the stairs at home, she can easily make it the whole way and at quite a pace.
Tara's just learnt how to nod her head, and will do so in time with the tune played by her musical zebra toy (the one from Lyndell & Greg for her birth).
She understands quite a few words now - Mummy & Daddy of course, teddy, balloons, duck, milk, pussy cat. She knows where her tongue is, and what "take your foot off the table please" means (and she does it).
October 12 - a big day for us, we started back on the Tweedle sleep right sleep tight method (controlled comforting or controlled crying), and also we dropped the 10:30pm rollover/dream feed. A very hard week of lots of tears, for Tara and me, but the rewards have been outstanding. After 2-3 weeks she can now sometimes go to sleep all by herself with no settling required at all. Overnight she sleeps about 11-12 hours most nights, waking once some nights. Sleep time is no longer such a scary or an unpredictable time. Fingers crossed we can continue the good work.
November...
Tara's first birthday - celebrations started on the Saturday, with a visit from Ian & Sonya to wish Tara a happy birthday and deliver a lovely gift; followed by a very full day on the Sunday (the day before her actual birthday), with Gerri's family visiting in the morning, and Dennis's in the evening. Tara & I managed to squeeze in a very very short visit to her birthday twin Jack's party in the afternoon.
Tara has been spoiled with so many wonderful gifts once again, she is such a lucky girl. Pretty clothes, books, toys and even some useful things like cutlery and plate set from Paris from her godparents Steven and Cathy.
The day before her birthday Tara decided she was a big girl and that was enough breastfeeding thank you. No need for me to make a decision on when to stop, and so no guilt at all since she no longer wanted it. I have been drinking like a fish ever since - I have 2 years of very little drinking to make up for. This has also resulted in Tara taking to a bottle/cup without any fuss now. She's having cows milk now; toddler formula is apparently not necessary for their calcium or nutrient intake, it's just a very good marketing ploy by the formula companies. So the health nurse tells me.
Tara's progress....
Tara has 7 teeth, 4 up top and 3 on the bottom.
She's cruising around the play pen (walking holding the sides) and her cot with ease.
She loves climbing the stairs at home, she can easily make it the whole way and at quite a pace.
Tara's just learnt how to nod her head, and will do so in time with the tune played by her musical zebra toy (the one from Lyndell & Greg for her birth).
She understands quite a few words now - Mummy & Daddy of course, teddy, balloons, duck, milk, pussy cat. She knows where her tongue is, and what "take your foot off the table please" means (and she does it).
"Where's your tongue Tara?"
Tara showing off how flexible she is, not encouraged though... it did take a lot of willpower not to laugh the first time she put both feet up and gave us a big smile. 
After I said "Where's teddy? Give teddy a cuddle" - off she goes to teddy and gives him a cuddle!!We think she might even be starting to say real words - mamma and daddeee for a while now, but just recently banana (she has 3 banana in pajama toys and loves them!) and duck (we play with rubber duckies in the bath almost every night) and teddy.
Tara has just had her 12 month injections and her 12 month checkup. She is officially petite - weighing in at 7.845ks and a head circumference of 43cm (both on the 3rd percentile). She is between the 25th and 50th percentile for height at 73cm and wearing size 0 clothes. She's doing all the right things still, and well, we are both quite besotted with our little girl and looking forward to the next year with her and all the adventures we'll have together. :-)
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