The nice thing about entering a weekly baby contest is that it provides handy reference points for comparison. The above two Baby of the Week pictures were taken one year apart. I have drawn up an illustrative chart of changes for your reference:
OUT: IN:
Oxygen tanks Fresh(ish) air
Blue eyes Hazel eyes
Bassinet Bed (with us)
Apnea monitor Breathing
Gums Teeth
Reclining floppily Standing unassisted
Sleepless nights (molars, I hate you)
Liquid diet It depends
Love of Depeche Mode Love of Petula Clark
Bouncy seat Cat food! Electrical cord! Precarious box!
Muteness “GEEETEH!”
Blurry vision Glasses
Baldness Semi-baldness
Unitards Pants
Can you believe we are here? I really can’t, sometimes.
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Out: cute. In: beautiful. Okay, still cute, too.
Wow.
I’m so glad Air is in.
Wow. The changes over the next year though, they are more crazy. Especially how she’ll go from looking like a baby to like a little kid. Still, it kills me that she’s come so far. She looks great, you do too (though I get you on the tired, damn molars).
The changes are incredible, and Simone is such a pretty baby. I always found it annoying when people would say “enjoy it, it goes so fast” but I totally get it now that my daughter’s almost 11 months – I keep wondering how 11 months have gone by already and suddenly she’s a babbly, crawling, baby who pulls herself up to stand on everything. WTF? But no teeth yet, so we have that to look forward to…
Pretty soon she’ll be asking for the keys to the car.
it’s amazing. congratulations again flotsam family. and thank you for letting us share the ride.
What a cute kid! And you get to keep her! :)
What a great job you’ve done, even if she is a shower invading two foot high biter. She is wonderful!
Congratulations! Simone was and still is very cute.
Breathing is the new black! Seriously, she’s amazing and it’s been a joy to get to know her through your postings this year.
She is beautiful. It all makes me kind of choked up, kind of teary. But then I remember your (early) Father’s Day post, and I start to giggle! Congratulations!
Oh, this post makes my heart sing! I am so happy for you and your family… what a perfectly perfect little girl you have!
The cuteness never goes out, does it?
Just amazing! Still as gorgeous as ever!
She’s awesome. Lucky girl, lucky mom.
Alexa, I don’t know you but I’m so so happy for you. To think what you’ve all been through and where you are today. What a strong, beautiful girl Simone is. All kinds of YAY!
I can’t live in a world where Depeche Mode and unitards are considered out. Where am I to go from here??
She wins, hands down!