To Lucille at 12 Months

Lucille at 11 months!

Your last month as a baby has finally come to an end. It was a great month - we had lots of fun and you kept learning and growing.

Our visit to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure with Korb Grands

First Visit to the Atlanta Zoo

You have also been challenging us with your "independent spirit". You know that outlets are off-limits so now when you are by one, you look at us, and then say "aeh, aeh, aeh" (meaning no). Similarly, at dinner you aren't supposed to put your feet on the table. So you will try to slyly sneak a foot up really slowly without us noticing. It is really hard to not crack up when you do this. I think the most frustrating thing you do is throwing. You love to launch things into the air - from your stroller, highchair, car seat- it doesn't matter, you will throw it.

Food Fight

On the physical side, the biggest news is you took your first steps by yourself! You were playing with a toy and didn't realize you weren't holding on to the ottoman anymore. You had done this before, but this time rather than sit down, you decided to walk five steps over to the chair. It took a few more weeks, but with only a few days before your birthday you were walking wherever you wanted to go. You still like help from time to time.

Early in the Month

End of the Month

Now You are Just Showing Off

Running girl

You are now an expert at getting up and down off the couch using our pillow wedges. You'll run right up them and on to the couch. You can dismount really well- legs first like I trained you to do. I have even taught you to do somersaults off the couch down the wedge. You think it is great fun! Some other more advance moves included "jumping," dancing, squatting up and down.

Crawling

Contemplative

Climber

You have been really enjoying your Radio Flyer Scooter (an early birthday present). You like to push it around everwhere and also enjoy having mommy push you on it.

Pushing the Scooter

Riding

You absolutely love water in any form. If you see water you will pretty much run towards it and want to go immediately in.

Pool time

Sun Protection

Splashpad

You are still not officially talking, but you have all kinds of new sounds and you are the master mimicker. Some of your new sounds include kissing, "popping," and raspberries with tongue out. I think my favorite moment was when you farted really loudly while you were drinking your bottle. You paused a second and then you "farted" with your mouth trying to reproduce the noise.

You have learned how to wave hello and good-bye. You even say "buh buh" to your daddy when he leaves. You always wanted to play with my laptop so we got you one of your own. You love it, but still want to play with ours more.

Doing Work

Lucille at Twelve Months

Twelve Month Stats

- Weight:  xxxx percentile

- Height:   xxxxx percentile

- Head:     xxxxxx percentile

- Brown eyes
-Light brown/blondish hair with slight curl in back

Milestones
-A few words - mama, dada, bye bye
-Fake cry when we make you do something you don't want to do
- Wave to people
-Up/down on couch
-Knock down blocks
-Take blocks of their pegs
-Walk where ever you want to go

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Nickname: Little rascal, Lu, Goo goo, Little Lady, Sassy


This past year has been a wild ride with some tough days (and nights), but mostly filled with lots of fun and love! You are the best thing that has ever happened in our lives Lucille and we are so grateful we have you.

Love you to infinity and beyond.

Mama & Dada

Jacksonville/Orlando Visit

Islands of Adventure

At the beginning of August Pearce, Lu, and I headed down to Ponte Vedra to visit the Korb grands.

Weheaded to the beach which Lucille thoroughly enjoyed. She loves putting her feet in the sand.

Feeling the sand with her feet

Walking with Grandolf

The highlight of the trip was when we all headed over to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure for two days. Pearce and I had been wanting to go to Harry Potter World and Susan and Andy were kind enough to bring us! They also volunteered to watch Lucille so we could go back to the park when Lucille went down for her nap.

Korbs

Let the party start!

We didn't think Lucille would enjoy the park too much, but she ended up loving it- enough to skip her morning nap! She loved looking around at the buildings and people and listening to all the different noises.

Hogwort's Express

The Castle

Jurassic Park

Butter Beer and Milk

She even got to ride on some rides and go in a splash pad- with my help of course!

Carousel with Grandma

Flying through the sky

Splash pad

Korb Men

Grandma Time

Scooby-doo came to visit during dinner time. Lucille was not sure what to make of him.

The second day we enjoyed the Royal Pacific Hotel's pool. It was so lovely.

Swimming with Grandolf

Cheese

Grandma Korb

To Lucille on Her Ten and Eleventh Month Birthday

You are my Sunshine

Wow this summer has been super busy. Because of it I am waaaay behind on my letters to you. At this point I can't remember what happened which month so I am going to do a combo on the past two months. Okay, let's see....

We had a lot of fun stuff over these past few months. Grana and Bumpa came through to visit you on their way back to Michigan. It's always great when the Lucilles can get together! Bumpa had a great time rolling around on the floor with you. I was worried he wouldn't be able to get up! He is 90 after all.

The Great Grands

We did our first 10k with you. Auntie Kristen and Mike joined us as well! You seemed to enjoy looking around at everyone as we ran.

Pre-race

The End

A huge milestone over the past months was selling Hosea house. Having had it on the market for almost two years it felt great to have finally have sold it and to be mortgage free! We will look back on it fondly though as it was our first home and where we brought you home from the hospital.

Of course we had our big trip out west. You did really well in the car with minimal whining except for the 6+ hour hauls. By then your Dad and I wanted to whine too so I can't really blame you. You had more of a struggle with altitude which cause many sleepless night, but it didn't really seem to bother you during the day- you were as smiley as ever.

Waiting for the tarp run

Always Smiling

 
We also visited Emme and Papa in South Florida. You had a great time there despite biting your tongue, banging your head against the tile, and having a 104 degree fever for four days. What can I say, you are a trooper!

Getting sick

Post fever - Roseola Rash

These past months you were as active as ever and incredibly curious about the world. You roam all over the apartment and pretty much everywhere else we go. You like to inspect everything and study what the people are doing all around you.

Crawling

Cruising

Going under things

How low can you go?

I want to be with the big kids!

Although still not walking on your own, you are an expert at walking around with assistance. And by the end of your 11th month you barely held on. You have managed to stand on your own for around five seconds and the first time you walked a few steps on your own was in Durango, Colorado. It took both your Dad and I by surprise. Unfortunately, you figured out pretty quickly that you could sit down so you didn't have to walk if you didn't want to.

You LOVE walking around with the help of other people

Similarly, you still aren't too interested in talking, but there is lots of mimicking- ooo, aaa, baa, daaa. You have only said one thing so far and it was out of necessity. When we were in Colorado your Emme watched you one afternoon watched you so your Dad and I could go down to the festival sin bebe. It did not go well. You were apparently going through a bit of separation anxiety and cried and cried inconsolibly. When we came back a few hours later and saw me, you yelled "mama mama mama". I am curious what other words you have stored up waiting to come out!

These past months you had a few mannerisms that really stood out. This was one of your favorite faces in the tenth month. We call it "the grumpus".

Grumpus 1

Grumpus 2

You also like to scrunch your nose up.

Scrunch it

You like to put your finger in your mouth when you are being thoughtful.

Who me?

During your 11th month, you started getting chunkier. Probably because I started supplementing my breastfeeding with formula because I had started to cut calories to take off the rest of my baby weight.

Cindy and July Jr.

 I still plan on making a year breastfeeding you since that is the current recommendation. It was a little touch and go there for a while because you started biting me when you got your top teeth and put me into tears a few times. I gave you two weeks and you seemed to figure out that biting was not cool!

So Sick

Your top two teeth came in! For awhile I thought you had a severe under bite because you love to put your bottom teeth in front of your top teeth when you smile.

Teething Relief

Bulldog

10 Months

Lucille at Eleven Months

Eleven Month Stats

- Weight:   oz -  percentile

- Height:    " -  percentile

- Head:      " -  percentile
- Brown eyes
- More hair, Dark blonde






Milestones
- Fast Crawling
- Separation Anxiety
- Walking a short distance
- Back to smiling at people again
- Waving
-High Five (your Aunt Holly taught you how)
- Downward dogging everywhere!
-Clapping
-"Patty Cake"
-Throwing food
-Throwing toys out of stroller
-Standing up in Stroller
-Nickname: Lu, Lu May, Little Rascal
                                                                                  
What fun we had this summer! Love you oodles!

Mama and Dada!