1 Year Photos

We had Katie Deboer take Lizzie's one year photos and a few pictures of our family. Katie does an amazing job. Originally we had planned on taking pictures outdoors but the weather did not coorperate. Lizzie had a few less smiles this time around too; but the pictures still turned out great! You can check out Katie's work at http://www.katiedeboerphotography.com/

Fall Apples

I love fall! Apples are synonomous with fall. I guess that is a good thing because Lizzie loves apples right now. She likes them even better now that I let her eat them whole rather than sliced up into small pieces. (Of course, I keep a watchful eye on her as she takes her big bites :) ).

You might be wondering why I am blogging about Lizzie and apples, so here you go (it may not be the most interesting story...but the Wolthuis family is pretty common folk these days and that is okay with me).

I have a bowl full of fake apples on my table. Every time we would walk past the table she would say, "ball". After a number of times with her saying "ball" as we walked by the table, I finally realized that she thought the apples were balls. I mistakenly gave her one of the fake apples to help her understand that they weren't balls and she tried to take a bite out of it (hence the new teeth marks in my fake apples). Due to her frustration with not being able to eat the fake apples, I decided it was time that she could start eating real apples. She loves it!

1 Year Dr. Appointment Visit

Lizzie had her 1 year Dr. appointment today. We met with Dr. Whalen because Dr. Rauwerda is off on maternity leave. Ironically, Dr. Whalen was the first pediatrician that Lizzie saw after she was born - Alger Pediatrics has a number of doctors, so when you give birth you get the pediatrician that is on call for hospital visits.

At any rate, Lizzie was once again off the charts in almost all of her milestone measurements.

Head Circumference - 95% (not sure of the measurement, she forgot to write it down).

Height - 95% - 32 inches

Weight - 90% - 24 1bs. 2 oz.

Lizzie received 3 shots, which were met with her normal crying and breath holding - she probably will never grow out of that. Ryan and I will have to remember to tell her future husband (this is a ways off) not to make her mad or else she will hold her breath for a VERY LONG time. The nurse was laughing at how long she could hold her breath.

We praise God for a healthy 1 year old - still our baby girl, even though she is officially a toddler!

First Birthday Party

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Today we celebrated Lizzie's Birthday with our family. It was so much fun. She is so loved. Lizzie's birthday is not until Monday, but today was the date that worked for everyone. Lizzie had so much fun that she went to bed early. THANKS to all of our family for being such a huge part of Lizzie's life. We are so blessed to have such a loving family.