Bek

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Rebekah turned 1 yesterday. It was a chill day with just the three of us. Her party is this afternoon.  

   She opened a couple gifts from family. The giraffe was an instant hit. Many thanks to Aunt Karen and Grandma & Grandpa Dussault for the gifts. She also was a fan of the bunny book, she is a lot more interested in books these days than she used to be. Hopefully, she won’t loose that interest as she grows like her mommy did.  

 I LOVE this expression. She’s got a lot of new ones. Who do you think she gets this one from?

  Later we went to the beach. She wasn’t a big fan. She hasn’t been there much since Scott & I aren’t big beach people. She was also really tired. 

   Another new thing is to stick out her tongue as she whines.

 Next Saturday is Rebekah’s first birthday! She is growing quite nicely. Recently there have been a lot of changes. We switched her to a new day care, which was a hard transition but it was worth it. She was in the peak of her stranger anxiety phase so there was lots of crying. It took her about 3 weeks to accept her new school, but now she loves it now. 

  She is babbling a lot. Mama, dada, baba, nana. Not saying any definite words yet. Her ear infections had us worried that her speech development might be behind but she seems ok. Her ears have been looking better this month so we’re hoping the doctors will decide she’s not a candidate for tubes.   

  One bummer though, she was diagnosed with RAD - Reactive Airway Disease. It is like asthma from what I understand so far. I haven’t researched it yet so I’m not totally in the know but will be soon. We have to give her 20 minute long breathing treatments twice a day when she’s sick and for about 10 to 15 days after the cold is gone because she gets a lingering wheezy cough. This explains why she gets bad coughing fits when she cries, even when she isn’t sick.  

   NOW for the good news! She is at a fabulous stage. About 2 or 3 weeks ago she took her first steps while holding my hands. Then a week ago she started taking steps on her own without any assistance. I took video, you can watch it at www.sarahpixx.com/bekawalk.mp4. 

  She’s eating lots of new things and is extremely picky like me. She’ll eat any cheese product, but throws broccoli. Getting her to eat fruit can be tricky. If I cut it up into bits she won’t eat it, but if she can it whole she’ll take it.  

 Her hair is so long we actually have to use a barrette. I plan to let it grow out. 

She’s getting into everything…including this Ikea furniture… 

She’s becoming a daddy’s girl, demanding lots of attention.