Elizabeth continues to be an energetic baby and loves to get in trouble. At 8 and one half months (corrected) she is now sitting on her own. She is about 16 pounds and is now rolling on her tummy.
She appears to have her own agenda and will only attempt to move if she sees something that she can get into trouble with; wrapping paper is her new motivation. Elizabeth is doing excellent at her speech therapy and is beginning to babble using consonants and making sounds that resemble mama and dada. This is a huge milestone for her.

Happy Birthday Elizabeth! It is hard to believe that Elizabeth is 1 year old. She celebrated her birthday with a huge party and enjoyed every minute.

Pippi on the go!

Too much candy! Pippi passed out.

Today was Elizabeth's eye appointment at Mac. She didn't even cry when she got the drops. Her eyes are developing great. She is a bit farsighted, but according the doctor it is not a big deal.

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Bath time

This morning Elizabeth also went to a Growth and Development clinic at MAC, which she attends on periodically. She was weighed, measured, and her development assessed. She is now 13 pounds and 5 ounces, and is 60 centimeters short, which places her in the 3rd percentile for height (she is now on the chart!). The doctor was extremely happy to see that she is meeting most of her milestones, and was impressed at how well she was doing. Elizabeth still needs to spend more time on her tummy to strengthen her arms and get used to rolling around.

Last night was Elizabeth's first night without her apnea monitor and she slept until 5:30 when she woke up for a little snack. Until now, every time she had a nap she had to wear a strap with two leads on each side of her chest, which probably wasn't too comfortable.

Bring on the solids! According to the books, we were expecting Elizabeth to spit up her baby cereal... that didn't happen.