Therefore, I have no choice but to turn the long list of milestones Cora has reached into a blog post! Upon reviewing the list in my phone of things she has accomplished or isn't doing/using anymore, I already had moments where I thought, "What!? That was still going on so recently?" I turned her monthly posts into a printed baby book of her first year, and I am so glad I did, since we tend to forget things once they pass.
So, in the longest way possible, I am trying to tell you that this post is for me. I want to be able to go back and reminisce about the stages of Cora's life, and this is the best way for me to do so. If you do read, hopefully you will enjoy it too :).
In April and May, Cora...
-began pointing
-moved to drinking only milk, no more formula (4.29.13)
-started truly liking TV shows, specifically The Pajanimals (still her favorite today)
-became attached to her blanche
-loves to swim
-is a cuddle bug
-cut her fourth bottom tooth (5.25.13)
In June, Cora...
-began pulling up (6.1.13)
-began pushing her walker everywhere, all the time
-rakes the food off her high chair tray at turbo speed
-contracted a yeast diaper rash that lasted an entire month
-contracted a contact rash on her face from the binky (Dr. said to live with the rash or without the pacifier. Um, the rash, thanks.)
-stopped having a bottle of milk before bed...aka NO BOTTLES! (6.8.13)
-cut her top left molar (6.11.13)
-started wanting to know words for anything and everything
-cut her top right molar (6.25.13)
-showed her true colors as an adrenaline junky
-is interested in utensils and likes to use her own for yogurt, carrots, and certain foods
-developed an obsession with bees (which are surprisingly in almost every children's book)
In July, Cora...
-found success with her peg board puzzle, rings, shape sorter box
-cut her bottom right molar (7.3.13)
-stood for a few seconds on her own (7.4.13)
-swam in the lake for the first time
-went on a trip to California
-began climbing
-purposefully lets go of walker or hands she is holding to balance and stand on her own
-tried out Chuck E Cheese for the first time (liked to sit in rides without them actually moving)
In August, Cora...
-took her first steps with Mommy and Daddy both present (8.3.13)
-started dancing
-got a new forward facing car seat
-uses the word No
-began hitting :(
-will make the S sound
-learned the moves to "Happy and You Know It"
-takes three to five steps at her own provocation about every other day (will NOT do it on demand)
-stood on her own from the floor, without pulling up on anything/anyone (8.20.13)
-wants to sit beside you on the couch or in a chair just like yours (instead of the lap)
There is a long list of words Cora has said, but only says some regularly. I am going to list the ones I remember off the top of my head that she has said, clearly, and at least once:
Dada (says a lot)
Mama (says more every day)
Jackson
Dog (says a lot)
No (says all of the time, and will actually respond no if you ask her things like, "Can we go change your diaper?")
Yes
Yeah
Cora
Cow
Tree
Nose
Right There (this one is identifiable by the inflection more than the words)
Cat
That
There
This
Eyes
I know it's my child - so I am inclined to be this way - but I am impressed all of the time with the connections Cora makes between things, the skills she learns, the way she mimics us, her sense of humor, her ability to adapt, her lack of patience, her yearning to discover, etc.
This is a fascinating age, and I am learning so much as a mom, who is repeatedly slapped in the face by my child throughout the day :).
I love her to pieces.
