One year stats

Ellie had her 12 month check-up yesterday — along with four shots :( But she was very brave and did great!
Here are Ellie's stats at one year...

• 30.5 inches long — Still in the 90th percentile. Tall baby!
  
• 21.5 pounds — Down to closer to the 50th percentile, which the doc said was normal since she's more active these days.
• 4 teeth (two top + two bottom) with #5 on its way. Dr. Miller was the one that pointed out how swollen her bottom gum is as another tooth is working its way through.

Some other Ellie developments worth noting include:

• She made the switch to whole milk last week with no real issues. She doesn't even seem to mind it cold, but we usually warm it up at bedtime for her, just to help her relax.
• No more bottles. This is a strict rule in her new room at daycare, so we've been following it at home, too. She's been doing fine with the soft-tipped sippy cups, and she also loves to drink out of regular cups if we help her.
• Lots of jabbering, but no recognizable words yet. There have been moments when I thought I heard her say "ball" or "duck," but usually she makes sounds for the number of syllables in the word but only uses "da." For example, dragon is "da-da." Doggie is "da-da." Diaper is "da-da." Bath time is "da-da." Notice a pattern? We're continuing to work on language development with her. I guess the benchmark is to be able to say 2-4 words (besides mama and dada) by 15 months.
• Signing "more." I've very excited about this one, which she just started doing more consistently yesterday. I'm hoping to work on other signs with her when I'm home in the afternoons.

All in all, Dr. Miller said we have one happy, healthy baby girl on our hands. Her ear tubes look great, doc said, and everything else is in order. So thankful!