1 Year Old (Part 1)

We made it.  We survived one year of parenthood and Izzy survived one year of us.  This last month has been quite eventful.  We kicked off the month with Izzy's first vacation.  Of course, it was to Green Bay, Wisconsin.  Where else would she go for her first vacation? 

Unfortunately, I got the bright idea to switch her formula out to a toddler transition formula just before our vacation.  She was quite crabby during our vacation, and I have a hunch this was part of the reason.  I'm not sure her system appreciated the formula change.  To add to that, she was working on a couple more teeth. Despite her extra crabbiness, we did have a good time on our trip.  We were gone seven days in total.  We rented a cabin for the week in Door County, which was beautiful!  During our time there, we traveled from end to end of the peninsula. 

The day after we came back from vacation, we took Izzy's 1 year photos.  We had quite the time getting some good photos out of Izzy that day.  Our wonderful photographer did a great job getting capturing some special moments despite Izzy's disposition that day. 

These are just a few of my favorites of the bunch.  Photo credit to Katie Lindgren Photograpy.  Hopefully next year Izzy is in a little better mood for photos. 

The rest of the month was busy while we prepared for Izzy's big first birthday.  It's hard to believe a year has passed since we welcomed our ball of fire into this world.  It's been a whirlwind year, but we wouldn't have it any other way! 

As we celebrate Izzy's first birthday, that means we have also crossed the finish line to my goal of breastfeeding Izzy for a year.  It wasn't easy, and it may not have been how I initially pictured it would go.  We fought for each ounce.  We worked through a bad latch and low supply.  We relied on donor milk from a friend to get us through the first weeks of daycare.  The last couple of months my supply had dwindled to practically nothing, and Izzy was really too busy to nurse most of the time.  Sometimes she will nurse in the morning when waking up.  She has gone through spurts where she had no interest in night nursing, but sometimes it's still the only thing that will calm her down at night.  I'm not sure when we will be done nursing at this point, so for now I cherish whatever remaining days we have on this journey together.

For more on the life and times of Izzy from 11 months to a year, stay tuned for my next post!