the one with a long overdue update

Man its been awhile! 

Life has been fast and furious. Three kids ages 5 and under is pretty nutty. 

Tori is in kindergarten all day but guess what kindergarten has brought? Room mom, PTO, kid writing, class parties, holiday events and so on. I have been having a lot of fun with it and I really enjoy getting to be a part of Toris school life. It is busy. She is also in girl scouts now and its so cute! I like the "girl power" mentality of the group. I love that they discuss ways the girls can be involved in making the world a better place. I also like that the Daisies and Brownies do their meetings together. Tori really loves being with big girls.
Ava is in preschool twice a week. She is also testing us a lot with her attitude. THREENAGER to the tenth degree. Shes fully potty trained and just doing all she can to keep up with big sister Tori. 
Mila is doing great. Hearing aid appointments every three months to maintain the hearing aid size and make sure it is doing its job. She is walking more and more. Shes been sleeping significantly better. She is obsessed with Mommy. 

Spring is around the corner so work is getting busy. I love that. Im grateful for that. Its also the first year that while Im working Dan has to take over with three mobile children. Haha. Three mobile children is a completely different ballgame.

We have a LOT of really fun things coming up over the next couple of months. TORI TURNS 6 IN THREE DAYS! I CANNOT HANDLE THIS. Why does six seem SO OLD?! Not ready. Dan and I keep telling her we are celebrating her 5th birthday. She is not having it. There is nothing more in the world that girl wants than to get bigger/older lol. Baby showers, bridal showers, sprinkles, birthday parties... BUSY BUSY BUSY but FUN and Im so thankful life is so good for not just my little fam but everyone we love. 

the one where Mila is ONE!!

 Mila Soleil

 

ONE YEAR!

Size:

Over 19lbs (60th %) and 30 in long.. wearing size 12-18 months 

Health:

All of Milas testing has been pretty much perfect. CAT/MRI totally fine & other than her hearing loss she is a healthy clam. Thank God! She has her hearing aid now and she hates it and is REALLY good at ripping it out lol. Im trying to get it in her ear every day but it doesn't last long. She'll do better with it as she gets older.
 

Feeding:

Milk and food. Loves cheerios, yogurt bites, chicken, fruit and chocolate... 3 musketeers to be exact lol.

Sleep:

Her naps are either once a day or twice a day. She goes to sleep around 7 every night and sometimes gets up once in the middle of the night and sometimes she doesn't. I don't know if even a year into her life we are really feeling like her sleep is consistent.

Extras:
-Still growling (lol)
-Is becoming more interested in toys
-her hair on the back of her head is growing in curly
-not a fan of wearing anything on her head
-loves bathtime
-can work her eyebrows
-lives in footie pajamas

And just like that, my baby is one!

the one where Mila is 11 months old

Yes, yes, Im late, I know.... but only by a week, so I feel like thats not too bad.

Mila Soleil

Eleven Months Old

Size:

Over 19lbs (60th %) and 30 in long.. wearing size 12-18 months 

Health:

Two bottom teeth have finally broken through and the doctor just said today that it looks like her top two are going to pop through any day now.
Mila gets her MRI on Monday, please send positive vibes her way. 2nd time under anesthesia before age 1. All in an attempt to figure out what caused our babys partial hearing loss. Thats more big news: She gets her hearing aid in about a week and a half. 

Feeding:

Formula and food! If she is ever cranky and doesnt want to be on the floor, we stick her in her high chair and give her food. The girl gets HANGRY and nothing makes her happier than food. Fact. 

Sleep:

Her naps are either once a day or twice a day. She goes to sleep around 7 every night and wakes up at about 6:15 no matter what. Every attempt we have made at keeping her up later in hopes of her sleeping in later have failed. Girlfriend is an early bird.

Extras:
-She is STANDING and now officially pulling herself up into standing position all the time.
-Her eyelashes are still the first thing about her that people comment on.
-Loves to wrestle with anyone who will get on the floor with her.
-Growls and grunts anytime shes mad. Or happy. Or trying to make you laugh.
-Claps for herself.
-Says "yay" and "dada" 
-Not a huge fan of being held by anyone but Mommy
-Makes the cutest scrunchy faces
-Loves the kids club at the gym

My baby will be ONE in less than a month.
I can hardly believe it!

the one where Mila is 10 months old

Mila Soleil

Ten Months Old

Size:

Over 19lbs.. wearing size 9-12 months 

Health:

We are currently seeing specialists in the process of trying to figure out what has caused Milas partial hearing loss. Cat scan, MRI, cardiologist, opthomologist, a fitting for a temporary hearing aid.. we are a little overwhelmed but hopeful for answers! Other than all of the ear business, shes doing so great. She is SO happy.

Feeding:

Formula and food! If she is ever cranky and doesnt want to be on the floor, we stick her in her high chair and give her food. The girl gets HANGRY and nothing makes her happier than food. Fact. 

Sleep:

Her naps are either once a day or twice a day. She still needs twice a day but Im finding it harder and harder to let her do two naps a day because our schedules are just so crazy. With both Tori and Ava in school, my work schedule, etc. we are busy bees! Evenings are typically that she goes to sleep around 7/7:30 and then wakes up around 6/7am.

Extras:
-She loves to roll around on the floor w her sisters and lay her head on them.
-Loves to pull Avas hair. We havent quite figured out why but for some reason, its just Ava she likes to do that to.
-Likes to blow raspberries.
-Mommy is her favorite
-Likes bathtime with her sisters
-Shes making a lot more baby talk
-She wants to stand SO bad. She gets on all fours and then pushes her little butt up in the air. It is SO cute.

Her 1st birthday party invitations are ordered and I can hardly believe she will be one in two months. She is an angel. A real life, living angel.

the one where Mila is 9 months old!

Mila Soleil

 

Nine Months Old

 

Size:

18lbs 9oz (size 9 months clothing) 

 

Health:

Mila had tubes put in her ears a few weeks ago. We had a checkup this week where her hearing tests were done again and she is still failing in her left ear. It is showing MODERATE hearing loss. What this means is that it is not fluid causing her issues afterall. It is actual partial hearing loss and we go back to the ear doctor (who has a very fancy name) in a few weeks to talk about the next steps.
Other than that, baby girl is healthy and happy!!!
 

Feeding:

Formula and food! She has pretty much totally passed the baby food stage and went straight for the real deal. She loves to eat anything and everything. Her favorites right now are turkey lunch meat and cheese.

 

Sleep:

Her naps are still pretty consistent with two each day. A morning nap around 9:30 for about 2 hours and then an afternoon nap around 1:30/2. Shes also been sleeping somewhere between 9-12 hours a night! I wouldn't mind if she gave up her morning nap as I feel like right now my whole life just wraps around sleep schedules since Ava still naps sometimes too.

 

Extras:
-She is OBSESSED w her sisters. Literally obsessed. Cries when they get out of the car and everything.
-Is crawling full speed all over the house.
-Laughs at everything.
-Mommy is her favorite person!
-Tries to wave and say bye
-Doesn't like being "trapped" in pack in plays/play pens
-Doesn't like sitting in a stroller
-Is very nosey
-And just like that, Im getting ready to start planning for her first birthday which is INSANE to think about.

Thank you God for another healthy, perfect little girl. She is such a blessing.

the one where Mila is 8 months old..a few days late!

Mila Soleil

 

Eight Months Old

 

Size:

17 lbs 11 oz and 24/25 ish inches long 

 

Health:

She fought through some HFM recently but other than that has been very healthy. We had her appointment with an ENT this morning and they have decided that ear tubes is our next step. Mila has a fluid build up in her left ear that is effecting her hearing. She has yet to pass a hearing test on her left ear due to this. The tubes will be put in to help drain the fluid and then more hearing tests. If once the fluid is drained/draining she is STILL failing her hearing tests, then she will in fact be diagnosed with hearing loss in her left ear and we will be on the road to a hearing aid. Fingers crossed that draining the fluid is going to be all we need to get our baby hearing perfectly but as the doctor said, even if she in fact does have partial hearing loss in her left ear, she has perfect hearing in her right so it is FINE. She is healthy and that would be just a tiny bump in the road. Keep Mila in your thoughts/prayers!
 

Feeding:

Mila is full on formula & eating SOME food. I admittedly am not feeding her "real food" as often as I should be. I need to up that asap.

 

Sleep:

Her naps are still pretty consistent with two each day. A morning nap around 9:30 for about 2 hours and then an afternoon nap around 1:30/2. Shes also been sleeping somewhere between 9-12 hours a night! Thank you God for this change. I have felt a huge weight off my shoulders.

 

Extras:
-She makes the silliest face right now where she does a half smile and one of her eyes almost winks.
-she LOVES to spit out her food and milk, especially on peoples faces LOL
-She loves to pull hair
-She has this baby doll that she sleeps with that she beats the crap out of like every night. She bites it and squuezes it and throws it around. Its hilarious to watch in the monitor.
-She is so nosey!
-Her eyelashes/eyes are the first thing that everyone points out!
-She is a great traveler! Does awesome in the car.
-She can get up on her hands and knees and can pretty much get anywhere she wants to go without full on crawling

 

the one where Mila is 7 months old

Mila Soleil

 

Seven Months Old

 

Size:

Somewhere around 18 pounds.-ish. She's really filling out and comfortably wearing size 6-9 months. 

 

Health:

For anyone who has been following with her hearing.. she had her third follow up yesterday where she failed on her left ear again. She is not totally deaf in that ear but she has partial hearing loss. The dr told me she needs a hearing aid in her left ear. I was pretty shocked but this whole thing. I knew she had been failing her tests but a lot of people had told me it was very common due to fluid build up and that it would clear itself. At her appointment yesterday, the doctor said fluid is not the issue and its definitely hearing loss. From here, we have to take her to an ENT where they will medically clear her for the hearing aid and see if any testing can be done to make sure there is nothing else going on with her that's causing the hearing loss. Many tests cannot be performed until shes a certain age because she has to be big enough to be put under sedation. I'm feeling pretty anxious about the whole thing. I know that in the grand scheme of things a hearing aid isn't a big deal.. but to hear the dr mention medical assistance and that she has a disability, its not an easy thing to hear about your baby. Some of the positives are that we have figured out the problem early, early intervention means figuring out a solution early and hopefully this never being a problem for her in the future. Our appointment is scheduled for July. Please keep our angel in your thoughts.
 

Feeding:

Mila is full on formula as of a few weeks ago and is eating "real food" too. She loves sweet potatoes and peaches the most!

 

Sleep:

Her naps are still pretty consistent with two each day. A morning nap and a late afternoon nap. She is sleeping in her crib for those as often as possible and she also is overnight. Shes been doing great. She wakes up anywhere between 4 and 6am to eat and then sometimes wants to stay awake and play and sometimes wants to go right back to sleep.

 

Extras: 

-She is obsessed with her sisters
-Loves to pet her daddys face
-growls all of the time. We call her "Mila monster"
-hates getting her diaper changed
-likes to watch the kids at Dutch wonderland

She is literal heaven on Earth. We love you baby girl.