Weight: 22lbs
Height: 30.5
inches
Clothing: Still
wearing 9-12 month, 12 month, and wearing more and more of his 12-18 month and
18 month as he outgrows the smaller stuff.
Diapers: He is
still on the medium rise and is probably going through 6 diapers a day most
days.
Eating: He is
eating 3 meals a day and unintentionally we dropped his mid-morning nursing
session so he is down to 3 nursing sessions now. We were out and about and I forgot to nurse
him and he didn’t ask, so obviously it wasn’t necessary. J
I was going to drop it anyway because 11am is a tough time to stop and
nurse sometimes when we want to go out and about for play dates, shopping and
such. He is eating as much of our food
as I feel like he can chew. He even
tried some steak the other day and, though he chewed forever, he seemed to like
the flavor. We started letting him have
honey in bread and other baked goods mid-month because I just got tired of
making things with maple syrup that taste better with honey (i.e. – honey wheat
bread). He also tried berries for the
first time this month when we went strawberry picking and thankfully he likes
them and they seem to agree with him as well. J
He really isn’t a big eater yet. I actually feel like Alethea ate more
at his age, but he is gaining weight so I guess there is no concern.
Cutie ready for some food
Friendships: Being able to walk has opened a ton of fun in
this area. He is able to play along with
Alethea as well as her friends and he loves it most of the time (as long as
they are letting him join). I wouldn’t
say he has any friends other than family let, but he is a smiler most of the
time and is really beginning to warm up to the workers at church as well.
Best...
...Buds!
Mobility: He
is a walker as of June 1st!
He had been walking intermittently prior, but now he is walking
everywhere and getting into everything!
He is also climbing more with his new found confidence of being up
higher. We often find him sitting or
standing on their play table chairs or on the stools in the bathroom. He is so proud of himself. He also climbs into cabinets, drawers,
laundry baskets, up stair, and pretty much anything he can find to climb in and
on. He is into everything and keeping me
on my toes for sure!
He's a mover and a shaker now!
Sleeping: He
is going to bed a little later since the sun is out so much longer, and we are
having fun playing outside later in the evening. He has shifted more toward an 8 or 8:30
bedtime, but unfortunately that doesn’t usually mean he sleeps any later. He has typically been stirring (and often
waking up) at 6ish. I usually don’t go in
there to get him until 7, so some days he will doze off again, but many days he
just plays and talks to himself in his crib until 7. Some day he might like to sleep, lol. He is still taking two naps because I am not
quite ready for him to lose the morning nap since that will mean his afternoon
nap won’t match up with Alethea’s anymore.
We are gradually trying to shift the afternoon earlier for both so that,
when we finally drop the morning nap, they can nap at more similar times. J
precious sleeping boy
Playtime: He
loves to play and just walks around the house squealing with delight. He loves balls and putting objects in and out
of containers. He absolutely loves music
and really enjoys dancing to any tune that comes on. He loves to play with whatever Alethea is
playing with and much of the day is spent with them following each other around
the house. This is so much fun to watch,
except for the times we have to referee because neither wants to share their toys,
lol. Declan also loves to play with
water and ice so we have been having fun with those outside on the hot days. He
loves to draw with chalk and I am realizing I should be getting crayons out for
him more because he loves to draw with those as well. I am thinking rainy day craft days may need
to be more frequent. He absolutely loves
being outside and going to the park.
Plus he is even starting to climb on the park equipment, yay!
walking with Alethea
He loves to swing
and he does his fair share of eating chalk, lol
Communication: He is very intentionally with his
communication these days. We really only
still get a lot of “dada” which on occasion has possibly been directed toward
Ben, but not for sure. He also likes to
make a bunch of inflective noise that almost sound like syllables of words
(especially with thank you). So he is
developing language, just no official speech yet. He has developed more prominent fuss cries
that communicate a little more clearly what is going on with him. They are both annoying and helpful at the same
time, lol. He is also catching on to the
sign for “more” finally. He doesn’t do
it on his own yet, but with reminders he has been able to do it throughout a meal. He really just doesn’t mind waiting for food
most of the time and is content to sit at the table foodless while everyone
else finishes, so we don’t have a ton of need for the signs “more” and “all
done” that we had to have for Alethea.
Sometimes I wish he was more demanding so that I would know he did or
didn’t want food though, lol!
Teeth: He is
up to 4 teeth these days. On May 22nd his top right front tooth came
in (#3) and then on May 25th his top left front tooth came in
(#4)
Random: He went
to watch his first softball game where his Uncles played. He took his first trip to OH to visit
friends. He got to go strawberry picking for the first time and was a
trooper. He sat in the stroller the
whole hour that we picked and just played with toys! He celebrated Father’s day with his Daddy. He loves to go on runs with Mommy and Alethea
to the park. We took him to the zoo for
the first time, though I have yet to get any pictures of the two times we have
been, lol (having too much fun with friends)!
He loves to hide things and this month he hid Alethea’s flip flop in our
recycling pile and I didn’t find it for almost a week!
So serious when I took his pic at the strawberry farm, lol
Happy Father's Day!
Sample Schedule):
6:00-6:30
stirs, but sometimes will doze off again or just plays in crib
7:00
get out of bed, nurse and go in to Alethea’s room if she is up
8ish:
breakfast
9:45
– 10:30ish: nap, then a snack (only 30 minutes if we are out)
12:30/1ish:
lunch
2:30-4/4:30ish:
nap, then nurse and play
5:30ish:
dinner
8ish: nurse and in bed by 8:15ish – with the nicer weather and family fun, we had been
getting him to bed later more often
8ish: nurse and in bed by 8:15ish – with the nicer weather and family fun, we had been
getting him to bed later more often
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