11 months old! (48 weeks old)

Again we have a rare Saturday where she turns both a new week and a new month! Lillian is 48 weeks old now, AND she’s 11 months! Wow, this last month went by in a flash. I’m trying to prepare for her first birthday party and find that I’m running out of time!

And here are pictures from her 11 month shoot: (Oh man did I need Josh’s help for these!! She is really hard to keep still for photos anymore!)

Oh, and this was an out-take from one of her weekly photos where it looked like she was playing a banjo so I photoshopped one in, ha ha!

Lillian has been getting two servings of pureed baby food lately; still her morning one, and now one in the afternoon also. This doesn’t decrease her nursing at all. She’s so active now that she needs more calories than ever, and the food just adds more calories while she’s still nursing the same as she always was. 🙂 She has also tried both bananas and apples in her mesh teether/feeder too and she loves it! She thinks it’s fun to feed herself that way!

We’ve been trying to teach her to sleep in her crib at night, but with no success so far. As soon as her head is placed in the crib, she’s wide awake and screaming (terror-filled, red-faced, sobbing tears). It’s heartbreaking. 🙁 I then nurse her back to sleep and try again. We try from about 9pm-1 or 2am. At that point we give up because she needs SOME sleep (and so do I!). Very disheartening.

A question: Do any of you actually do what’s recommended and just have a fitted crib sheet and nothing else in your baby’s crib? It seems so harsh and uncomfortable, but we fear having any other blankets, pillows, toys, etc. in there, but maybe it would make it a cozier environment for her? Maybe I’ll make a poll where people can vote in saying how they put their babies to bed. But for now, you can tell me in the comments. Thank you!

15 Responses to "11 months old! (48 weeks old)"

Mom says:

29 April, 2012 at 12:32 PM

Awwww:):):) Beautiful adorable Lillian:):):) I LOVE the cuteness of the added banjo in the last picture – that was too brilliant:):):)
(when you kids were babies they didn’t say anything about no blankets so all of you had at least blankets. I do remember them saying no pillows but we added pillows once you were all toddlers – I can’t remember the age that started though.:)
1. Rachel says:
  
  30 April, 2012 at 9:02 PM
  
  Thanks Mom!! 🙂 🙂 XOXOXO
Jennifer@ForeverLovely says:

29 April, 2012 at 12:42 PM

Wow! 11 months old already!! I cant believe you will be celebrating Lillian’s 1 year birthday in a month! She sure grew fast! That picture of Lillian playing the banjo is so cute!

Chloe doesn’t sleep in a crib but she does sleep in our bed for naps and at night that has big blankets and pillows. Chloe also sleeps on her belly and has for a few months. Since we have let her started sleeping this way she has not had any problems! I know once your child reaches 6 months old the risk for SIDS drops dramatically. Hope you find something that works for all of you!
1. Rachel says:
  
  30 April, 2012 at 9:02 PM
  
  Thanks! I know, it went so fast! That’s true about the SIDS risk dropping, thanks!
Sarah@Crazy Love Gamble-Style says:

29 April, 2012 at 2:12 PM

She is so cute!!

As far as the crib sleeping goes, we have used a sleep blanket for Norah for ever, did with Ava too, it zips them into a blanket bag, she associates it with night time & sleeping. Now that she is older, and certainly by 11 months, she had lots of blankets in there, she likes to use them as a pillow and cozy her face into them. They are so mobile now that I don’t worry about them at all. In fact now I give her a pillow and about 3 other blankets to snuggle with, in addition to the sleep blanket which is the only one I can guarantee that will stay on her & keep her warm through the night. In the summer I switch to a lighter weight blanket and have her just wear a onesie with it or nothing at all if it’s super hot in our house.

Good luck getting her to sleep in her crib, it takes a lot of sleep training. Dark black out curtains, white noise, comfort objects worked best for us. Norah is really digging her ladybug that puts stars all over the ceiling. Often I come in after a nap or nights sleep and she is happily playing with that thing, switching colors on it, totally fascinated by the thing.
1. Rachel says:
  
  30 April, 2012 at 9:04 PM
  
  Thanks Sarah! That’s a good idea about the sleep blanket bag. I think we have something like that here, I should try to find it and see if she’ll like that. I have a feeling she’d like to snuggle with a blanket and pillow too, I might have to try that as well! Lillian has one of those star projectors, too! She has the turtle. 🙂
Josh says:

30 April, 2012 at 3:02 AM

I love when we have these rare days to celebrate two of Lillian’s milestones in one day! Just stunning photos, sweetheart, of our stunning girl. With the big window open above where her head was in her weekly photo you can really see the beautiful strawberry tones in her hair! It was great to get to help out again and be a part of getting these. Happy 11 months and 48 weeks, sweetie pie! We are so proud of how far you have come and how even more beautiful and brilliant you get every day!

This is an adorable outfit you chose for her month photo, sweetie! She is at least as tall as Tigger sitting now and I bet of we made it completely even Lillian would be taller! I love the banjo addition, haha! Awesome job, honey! You are so good with graphics it really does look like the banjo is there! How perfect of a pose is that and great that you realized it was the perfect shape for a banjo! She even has her leg up to rest the body of it! Just precious!

It’s been fun to get to give her the extra purée and the start of some real solid pieces! It was fun to try the soft boiled potatoes today, too. I’m so glad it doesn’t affect her milk appetite and you’re right that she does need the extra calories with all of her activity! It has been so heartbreaking to startle Lillian awake like that! I can’t wait for it to get to be cozy for her! Thank you to everyone for the tips on having things in the crib, too!
1. Rachel says:
  
  30 April, 2012 at 9:04 PM
  
  Thanks sweetie!
Jess says:

1 May, 2012 at 11:22 AM

Happy 11 months Lillian!!

*When* Stella sleeps in her crib, which is rare, she has a crocheted blanket my grandma gave her, its her sleep/snuggle blanket and she knows it stays in her crib for bed and nap time. We don’t have anything else in there with her. She cosleeps with us most of the time though, and is under our blanket and between our pillows most of the night. I think as they get older its ok to slowly change how and what they sleep with to make them more comfortable. 🙂
1. Rachel says:
  
  2 May, 2012 at 8:51 PM
  
  Aw, cute! Thanks Jess! 🙂
Erika @ t.e. and baby says:

1 May, 2012 at 1:57 PM

Make them stop growing!
Erika @ t.e. and baby says:

1 May, 2012 at 2:34 PM

Also!
We don’t let El have a blanket or toys in her crib…We’re paranoid parents.
BUT! She does wear a sleep sack to keep her warm. She wears one like this
http://www.amazon.com/Carters-Sleeve-Sweetie-Snuggle-Me-Sleepbag/dp/B007MHK568/ref=sr_1_4?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1335908050&sr=1-4

I like that it keeps her warm without the risk that blankets pose.
Plus, she loves it and knows that once she gets zipped in, it’s time for bed.
1. Rachel says:
  
  2 May, 2012 at 8:53 PM
  
  I know, they’re growing so fast!! Thanks for the link Erika, I’ll check that out for sure!! 🙂
laura says:

3 May, 2012 at 4:45 PM

Oh my gosh, loooove that pic that you put the banjo pic in!!! too perfect!!!! Such great pics all of these 😉 what a treat! I am so sorry though that the sleep thing is so hard 🙁 I pray that all gets better soon for you guys.
1. Rachel says:
  
  7 May, 2012 at 8:36 PM
  
  Oh thanks Laura!! 🙂 Yes it’s been really hard…thank you!

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