Carly had her 12 month visit today. She is currently 22lbs, 2 oz (50th - 75th percentile) and 30 inches long (75th - 90th percentile). She also felt very comfortable with her doctor during this visit. Typically she stays around Dave or I during her visits; however, this time she was reaching for him to hold her and overall quite social.
This visit did include 4 shots, one of which was a flu shot. We discussed her progression with table food - at the moment she is eating all table food, except for pasta and vegetables. She prefers to have her vegetables pureed or blended. Dave and I both have decided we'd rather not overly push the issue since she does eat her vegetables this way, and many toddlers just flat refuse vegetables. Her doctor thankfully didn't seem concerned. His advice was to keep trying, and know that many parents wish their kids ate a more balanced diet. (At least we know Carly's is balanced, as long as I blend/puree those veggies for her.)
In the past few weeks she has added strawberries, beef, cake, pita, fruit cocktail, pear slices, and peanut butter (only once or twice) to her diet. She continues to eat meats on occasion, cheddar cheese with some regularity, but will eat fruit and bread until she is about to POP. She has also been doing really well with using a sippy cup. Today we drank over 6 ounces. She is continuing to nurse before each nap (most of the time) and before bedtime. We are continuing to work on increasing her milk intake from a cup prior to going upstairs for a nap or bedtime, so she will continue to nurse less and less before these times.
Overall Carly is doing well. She is healthy, happy, and now officially a TODDLER!!
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