12 months old

EEk how in the world are you already one?!?!? You already are seeming more and more like a toddler and less like a baby.

-26 lbs 7 oz 31 1/4 inches at your 1 year appointment.
-Wearing 24 month clothes sometimes you can wear and old 2T t shirt of Landons.
-Wearing cotton pjs to bed with fleece sleep sack and now that you are one I kinda curl up a blanket around your body when youre laying on your side. Not sure if it helps but you have been sleeping better..and thru the night!! yipee!! You still have your paci at naps and bedtime.
-Naps had been a struggle lately you def need the morning one bt 930 and 10 and will go right to sleep on your own but then would fight the afternoon one..especially at daycare..so theyd let you be up from 11 and on and then you were an over tired crabby pants.
-You moved up to the next room at daycare!! You now have to wear shoes. hehehe You still arent walking but you are starting to stand for a few seconds on your won and you get around all over the place..climbing stairs the slide etc. You have no fear. Im sure it will be only a matter of time before you are running.
-You have top 4 teeth, bottom you have 3 fully out the fourth on the other side is kind poking out and you have a giant molar on the left side thats been taking its sweet time to poke through that has made you very uncomfortable. We usually give you motrin before bed to help.
-Loving bath time, you crawl upstairs and right to the bath for your bath each night. You like to stand up in the bath tub too.
-Having bad issues with your eszema skin...taking a bath with no soap and then lathering on this eucerin eszema lotion has seemed to help, the doc has given us some ointments too to use when its bad.
-Issues with bad diaper rash too..nothing seems to take it away..I think you eating so many blueberries was making it worse too its hard to not let you eat them all the time.
-You love to eat especially pasta, ravioli..etc. Fruits. You are very vocal and you cant get the food on your high chair fast enough. YOu are using a spoon and fork to feed yourself too already..it also seems like you may be a lefty like your big bro.
-You love going outside and point to go outside to the park..you love to be pushed in the car toy or the wagon. You kick your feet when you are excited.
-You love your new grill toy from your bday and car amusement park toy that makes noise from your bday.
-We took away most of your bottles the week of your bday.. went straight to whole milk with no issues I think you didnt like the cold temp of it at first but then you took it fine..Still a struggle to get you to drink milk from a cup but were still trying..youll only drink a couple of ounces. They say you do better at daycare. We still are doing like a 7 oz bottle of whole milk before bed to make sure youre filled up and getting some milk throughout the day. The doc said to just give it time. We will prob stop that one soon.
-The move to the new room in daycare was a little rough..you dont care for new people Youd cry when we leave. Whenever I pick you up you are happy and smiling and playing but when you see me you cry and come crawling over. hehe
-I guess youd cry when you saw Landon outside too.
-Sleeping since you have been getting better naps in the new room you have been sleeping thru the night consistently knock on wood.. somtimes youll whimper but youll go back to sleep on your own. We can only hope it lasts.. we still have to rock you to sleep. You are one high maint spoiled lil dude.
-Youll usually go to bed around 7 and then sleep till 6ish.
-You hate getting your pic taken and its hard to get you to sit there or smile.
-You had a whale beluga themed bday party and you seemed to have a pretty good time. You liked to eat the frosting off your smash cake and loved eating all the food in general lol.

11 months old-July 9th

You weigh-prob bt 25-26 lbs 26 lb 5 oz on july 24th.





--wearing 18-24 month clothes.. 24 cotton pjs to bed

--we are finishing up size 4 diapers and will use 5s. Beluga!!

--Love eating blueberries, raspberries, yogurt, pasta..like to grab spoon to feed yourself.. its quite the mess. You wont eat stuff you dont want. Can suck down a apple sauce pouch by yourself in a couple of minutes.

--Love to climb stairs..you laugh and rush to get to them if the gate is ever open.

--Discovered opening drawers in the kitchen.. you like to crawl over whenever the dishwasher is open and pull out the dirty dishes/silverware and climb on top of it too. You scream when we take you off of it or shut it.

--Hate diaper changes and clothes changes will scream so loud and through a tantrum.

--Skin is still rashy..been trying to give you daily baths to help it and caking on the lotion.

--Getting two more teeth on the bottom you can see the white poking through.

--You had been sleeping so much better..sttn for a couple of weeks but now back to waking up and uncomfortable I believe due to teething. Hoping were on the mend soon.

--You had first overnight stay at grandma/pas in Wi while mom and dad went to a concert and you did great you apparently slept all night and behaved well.

--Love chases and tackling your brother you want what he has at all times. You laugh and giggle at him and he tries to sing/entertain you. Cutest thing ever.

--First Fourth of July..you loved the parade and being in your wagon..were not a fan of the noisy fireworks..you cried and clung to mom.

10 months old June 9th

--You weigh around 25 lbs, 29 inches..went in for an ear infection earlier this week.

--Sleeps in crib we switched over to cotton short sleeve/pant jammies and then put you pack in a zip up fleece sleep sack. You seem to sleep a little better. Most nights you end up sleeping in our room though. GRRR. Typically go down by 7 sometimes 645 and then you seem to sleep a little better. Weve been trying to lay you down and just standing by the crib so you fall asleep on yoru own. Usually doesnt work for dad.
-- Typical day wake up around 6-630, 6 oz bottle. Nap around 9-930 for 1.5, 6 oz bottle, lunch around noon. Second nap around 1 or 2 for another hour or so usually dont nap as long the second time.
--Crawling fast and pulling yourself to standing everywhere. You have tried climbing a few stairs. THis week you walked a little bit by yourself behind your walking toy too.
--Youll hang on to furniture etc and grab what you want.
--Love raspberries, pasta, yogurt, apple sauce. You are a little pickier and will smash and smear your food all over your tray when you are done or want something else. Youll also slam your hand down on the try for more food.
--Wearing 18 month clothes some are snug some 24 month jammies of Landons. Size 4 diaper 5 at night. Prob buying 5s going forward. LOL
--Went in blow up pool last weekend for time and you loved it you just didnt get the concept of crawling in it and then swallowing a bunch of water.
--Love splashing in the bathtub. We dont give you nightly baths like Landon. LOL.
--Super sensitive skin, ezema.. we try to not put any soap and weve tried like 3 diff sun screens and you break out in a rash from all of them.
--Say mama and dada alot.
--Love Bella and chase her and grab her fur and face..Im shocked she lets you but she likes to run away from you alot more.
--Love tackling Landon and want what he wants at all times. Love pulling off his glasses.
--Hair is coming in alot more lots of blonde.
--Still just have the 4 top teeth and 2 on bottom but you seem to always have a swollen mouth and drooling like crazy and chomping on things.
--No thumb sucking but you do like a paci alot..we typically just give it to you for naps and bed. It will calm you down usually in the motn. Sometimes if you are crabby or sick well let you have it during the day but you usually play with it or spit it out and put it back in.
--We had to lower your crib to the lowest setting bc you were standing up.

9 month mothers day photo shoot

I attempted to get some pics of you and your brother in your matching pink polos for mothers day outside. You werent really smiling as usual for the camera. hahah

9 months old- May 9th

--You weigh still around 24 lbs

--Sleeps in crib in room with fleece sleeper. We gave you a fleece doggie lovey to sleep with in hopes it gives you comfort in the middle of the night. I think you like it? Sometimes we give you a paci but you typically spit it out.
--You still arent a good sleeper. Youve mastered naps and take a morning one usually around 930 and then afternoon 1-2 and we just give you your paci and lovey and turn your music on and you dont even fuss and usually sleep 1-1.5 hours.
--At bed you go to bed at 7 sometimes during the week you struggle to make it till then. Youll pass out drinking a bottle youll only drink like 6-7 oz now..otherwise fuss and go to bed..you usually always wake up around 1-130 and wont settle down. Well usually give in and let you sleep with us. Usually youll go right back to sleep and sleep till we wake up..the past few nights youve just been tossing and turning though. grrr..
--You have so many teeth. The two on the bottom and then four on top your front two came in this past month. We think the other two next to the top 4 are coming in now too they are swollen and you can see them. Poor dude getting them all at once makes you uncomfortable. Weve been filling you up with tylenol.
--We are trying to remember to brush your teeth before bed. Baths we usually do a couple a week..you are usually so tired by the time we think of it.
--I cut your bangs for the first time yesterday bc you had so many long ones that hung in your face.
--Eating like a champ love all real foods no baby foods. Love raspberries, yogurt melts, puffs, taco ring, meats, cheeses, yogurts. Anything well give you. Don t like bananas.
--Mastered crawling this past weekend. You had been going a few steps fwd then army crawling and crawling backwards for over a month. You are quite fast and get into everything, esp your bros toys.
--Love to pull yourself up..get to your knees typically. Youll do like the bear walk pose up on your hands and legs.
--Like standing and playing with your music table.
--Saying dada, baba, and i think mama this past weekend!
--Took your first trip up to the como zoo this past weekennd. You werent too sure at times but others you babbled and were so loud and seemed to like it.
--Wearing 18 month clothes, size 4 diapers.
--Drinking formula- usually first thing in morning 6 oz, after your nap, before afternoon nap and then before bed. Sometimes you ll drink 6 others only 4. You d rather be eating real foods.
--You got a weird rash this past month we brought you in but they said it was just viral. Scared me with all the measles outbreaks on the news.
--Love stroller walks and being outside. We go to the park nightly you just stare at the kids. Sometimes you like the swing.
--Love to sing and be sung to and like to jabber and be loud.
--Love bath time and love to splash the water everywhere.

Eight months old- April 9th

--You weigh 24 lbs 2 oz (April 17th)...brought you in for a rash/cold.

--Sleeps in crib in room with fleece sleeper. We gave you a fleece doggie lovey to sleep with in hopes it gives you comfort in the middle of the night. I think you like it? Sometimes we give you a paci but you typically spit it out.
--You still are a horrible night sleeper. Wondering if youll ever STTN. In the past week we have accomplished no more in the middle of the night feedings..we had decreased the amount of a bottle little by little until we got to about 2oz. You didnt seem too mad after taking it away after that.
--Youll drink a 8oz bottle before and sometimes youll pass out eating it others we lay you down and let you fall asleep on your own. One night you screamed for 45 mins the other just for 10. You still wake up around 1-2 and sometimes we can just pat your back and youll go back to sleep others its over and over and we just cave and let you sleep with us. Like to be touching us. Lil stinker.
--You are so over baby foods and want everything table foods..you can not feed you fast enough and you slam your hand on your high chair tray once you are out of food..youll even reach for food off the table trying to grab it. ahha
--We switched you over to all formula this month and it went fairly well. The first day at daycare you seemed confused but still drank it fine. Youll typically do a bottle right when you wake up (6oz), eat breakfast at daycare and then you typically drink 3 more bottles there somtimes youll just drink half and then the other half and hour later. You eat lunch there too of table foods. Your fav food to date is probably taco ring you kicked and kicked and were so excited haha. We've given you most fruits, yogurt, meats, cheese, puffs. You seem to love it all.
--Naps you are napping alot better at home and daycare. Youll typically take an hour or so nap in the morning at daycare and another hour nap in the afternoon. Sometimes you are very crabby by the time we pick you up and could prob use another nap but you dont fall asleep on the way home as much anymore. AT home you can take 1.5-2 hour naps usually the morning one is longer and sometimes in the afternoon youll only cat nap for 30mins.
--We found out you are also allergic to amoxicillin like your dad and brother. This was round two of being on it and on day 7 I notice small red hives so we stopped the meds immediately. By morning your whole body was red and inflammed. They gave you a steriod and it was starting to clear up. The next day we sent you back to daycare and by mid day they called me and it was way worse and you were shaking and twitching your body so I brought you to the ER. They couldnt do much but give you benedryl and a diff daily oral steriod. You didnt clear up till about Thursday and then slowly it faded away. We felt horrible for you. You were so itchy and your body was just so hot and flaming.
--You are getting your 5th tooth. You got your one bottom tooth first then your two top incisors(called you vampire baby) then the second bottom tooth came in and now your left top tooth is coming in. I was so worried you wouldnt get front teeth..those usually come in before the incisors. hahaha You are drooling and chewing on everything. You always have a bib on and soak through your onesies so fast.
--You are already wearing Landons 18month stuff and size 4 diapers. I even upped to size 5 night ones for night time since we dont change you in the middle of the night anymore.
--You learned to wave and clap your hands. ITs so cute you get so excited. You can army crawl, crawl backwards and get up on your knees and rock bath and forth..you just cant figure out how to move forward. I dont think it will be long though.
--You love to talk and make noises.
--Youve been to the park a couple of times and in the big boy stroller. You just stare at all the big kids..you are unsure of the baby swing.
--So smiley and smile at us the minute you see us..you def are having some separation anxiety if either your dad or I leave the room you scream and become upset.
--Your hair still has a little bit of a red tint too and isnt as blonde as your brothers was.
--Landon still loves you and talks to you and tried to play with you down on the floor.
--You seem to eat more than he does and often finish up the food he didnt eat.
--We switched you over to Landons old big boy car seat facing rear. You didnt seem to mind the change. I think you can see more and its so nice not lugging that huge infant car seat everywhere.
--Everyone at daycare loves you and says you are just the happiest boy. You smile at them every day at drop off.
--We pulled out a few stand up toys-music table etc that you like..youll stand up with assistance for a bit. You seem to prefer big brothers cool big boy toys..esp the life saver..also remotes and phones are big hits and you try to grab for them.

Seven Months old- March 9th

--You weigh

--Sleeps in crib in room with fleece sleeper. We gave you a fleece doggie lovey to sleep with in hopes it gives you comfort in the middle of the night. I think you like it? Sometimes we give you a paci but you typically spit it out.
--We really worked on teaching you to sleep this past month with several instances of sleep training. You now can typically fall asleep for naps in your crib within 5-10 mins and usually dont cry you may whine a few mins or talk and then fall asleep. You still go to bed around 7pm after a bottle (usually 6 oz formula, 2 oz bm) You typically dont fall asleep eating it anymore but sometimes you do. Still waking up once a night to eat a small 4 oz bottle-we need to knip this in the butt. This past weekend I stopped nursing you in the motn and have had dad give you the small bottle. You were not happy several nights but I think you are getting used to it.
--You are so happy at daycare and smile at them each morning. Every time I pick you up you are smiling and flirting with them. You typically eat breakfast and lunch there..an oatmeal and fruit and veggie and now cheerios. You typically drink bt 2 and 3 6 oz bottles of breast milk there..depending on how late you nap there in the morning its only two so then you are starving by the time you get home. We give you puffs/cheerios and usually a fruit or veggie for supper you get mad when we stop feeding you or your puffs are gone and slam your hand down on your hair chair till we feed you again. You love a sippy cup with water. Youve mastered picking up the puffs/cheerios the past week or so putting them in your mouth to feed yourself. You love peaches/pears/apples. I can usually trick you to eat veggies by putting a squirt of applesauce on each bite. haha
--Youll take a pacifier off and on at naps or bedtime but spit it out.
--Still in size 4 diapers.
--Good at rolling you roll and sleep on your side or tummy. You have rolled a couple times in a row but I think you forget you can do it. You are up on all 4s and kinda scoot so I wouldnt be surprised if you crawl sooner than later.
--So happy you giggle and laugh and smile all the time at us especially at your brother you just stare and smile at him.
--Sitting like a pro. You love to reach and grab things. You will get up like you are crawling and go on your arms to spin in a circle. You arent really crawling forward yet but I dont think it will be long.
--Like to talk and goo, squeal and laugh. You love your brother and love to chase him and pretend to kick him you laugh and laugh.
--Usually talk to yourself in mirror in car or fall asleep alot more..you hate beinga ll bundled up for winter.
--You have two teeth that are poked through..the one on the bottom middle came in first then you have on on the top right side--fang like a vampire ahha and the one on the left you can see too..the bottom left tooth looks like it will poke through soon too. You would bite me nursing and it hurt like heck.
--Love your jumper toy, you can really bounce.
--So fun to watch you grow.
--WEaring 12 month clothes but many are getting too small. EEK. In the process of washing landons 18 month clothes. We still call you beluga.
--You went on your first big boy stroller walk not in your car seat..you fell asleep and loved it. Cant wait for warmer weather to get you out in the warmth and go to the park.. We did take you one day when it was warmer you were unsure of the baby swing just stared..but you loved going down the slide with your brother. You laughed and smiled hard.
--We also pushed you around in a sled for the first time with Landon. You had the biggest smile:)
--This past week I am trying to stop pumping/nursing. I am feeling a little guilty about it but its so time consuming and I wasnt making enough anymore. You also got really distracted nursing stopping over and over and I dont think youd eat enough vs taking a bottle. You only seemed to eat well in the middle of the nights..which we need to stop anyway. You take formula just fine so I know it will be just fine.
--We also switched to bottle nipple size 3 and its so nice bc you just suck your bottles right down.

First Tooth-Feb 20th

Your first tooth popped through at a little over 6 months old.. Just the tip is through now. YOu were very fussy and werent sleeping the best. You love to chew on everything.

Six Months Old- Feb 9th

Six months old

--You weigh 21 lbs 6 oz.. about 27 inches long

--Sleeps in crib in room with fleece sleeper.
--You can barely make it till 7pm and then drink a bottle and pass out..you have been sleeping horribly..we are trying to make sure you arent fully asleep when laying you down so you learn to self soothe..when we go in your room we just pat your back vs picking you up. Sometimes youll take a pacifier others not. You still want to eat twice a night 1130-130 then 330 or 430. So we are all pretty exhausted.
--You are much happier at daycare you drink 3 5 oz bottles there and they say you are very happy, you usually nap 3 times typically 30-45 mins sometimes an hour.. still a cat napper. You have started to eat solids for lunch there typically a veggie and oatmeal. Theyve tried breakfast but a lot of times you dont want anything. AT night its hit or miss sometimes youll gobble down a fruit or veggie and other times you dont want anything.. You love a sippy cup with water.
--They got you to take a pacifier a little bit-for going into your crib to stay asleep.
--Still in size 4 diapers.
--Good at rolling you roll and sleep on your side or tummy. You have rolled a couple times in a row but I think you forget you can do it. You are up on all 4s and kinda scoot so I wouldnt be surprised if you crawl sooner than later.
--So happy you giggle and laugh and smile all the time at us especially at your brother you just stare and smile at him.
--You can sit up for longer periods of time youll sometimes still topple over at times but it doesnt phase you.
--Like to talk and goo. You love your brother and love to chase him and pretend to kick him you laugh and laugh.
--You love looking at your brother and smiling..you get distracted nursing..stopping looking up smiling then back to eating.
--You are losing a lot of your hair..getting bald. This happened to Landon too and then his hair came in blonde. Well see if this happens to you too.-seems to be coming in blonde.
--Usually talk to yourself in mirror in car or fall asleep alot more..you hate beinga ll bundled up for winter.
--Youve had two ear infections, you had a bad upper respiratory infection and we had our first experience with a nebulizer you were wheezing..so scary. After a week you were on the mend you hated the face mask and would punch us in the face.
--After being on med so much you finally have the swallowing down and its much easier to give you tylenol! Woo hoo.
--Love your jumper toy, you can really bounce. Liking toys things to chew on etc.. I think your two bottom teeth are working there way out. Teeth still arent out but you can really see the one bulging and its white.
--So fun to watch you grow.
--WEaring 12 month clothes. We still call you beluga.

5 months old- Jan 9th

Five months old


--We think you weigh around 20 lbs--you went in for an ear infection and you weighed over 20 with your clothes on.

--Sleeps in crib in room with fleece sleeper and cotton sleep sack.
--You have started to not like to be rocked to sleep youd rather us just lay you down to fall asleep on your own..nice but sad at same time.. You go through spurts where youll wake up once to eat around 2am and go back to sleep till 6-630 to nights where you are up over and over...Dont get it! Hopefully youll sleep some day. We 've been trying to get you to nap more in your room vs the swing too..we got two good naps out of you last weekend.
--You are much happier at daycare you drink 3 5 oz bottles there and they say you are very happy, you usually nap 3 times typically 30-45 mins sometimes an hour.. still a cat napper.
--They got you to take a pacifier a little bit-for going into your crib to stay asleep.
--Just busted out the size 4 diapers bc we were out of 3s I didnt know if I should buy more or just go into 4s..they really arent too much bigger on you.
--Still love to roll onto your side and tummy and then you get mad sometimes on your tummy and wont roll back you do this in your crib too. I think youd like to sleep on your tummy but you just wont have it.
--So happy you giggle and laugh and smile all the time at us especially at your brother you just stare and smile at him.
--You can sit up for short periods of time then youll topple over.
--Like to talk and goo.
--You had all your xmases..you were spoiled and did good for the most car..sleeping in the car etc.
--You love looking at your brother and smiling..you get distracted nursing..stopping looking up smiling then back to eating.
--You are losing a lot of your hair..getting bald. This happened to Landon too and then his hair came in blonde. Well see if this happens to you too.-seems to be coming in blonde.
--Usually talk to yourself in mirror in car or fall asleep alot more..you hate beinga ll bundled up for winter.
--Not a fan of solids..weve tried oatmeal, banana oatmeal-you liked on night but then woke up in middle of night and threw it all up. Sweet potatoes, green beans and squash didnt really like anything. Squash you kinda smacked your lips but youd lean away and put your hands up when we offer you the food. Hopefully youll like it one day. Lil stink butt.
--First ear infection around new years..you just kept waking up over and over at night and crying you did have a cold and were stuffed up, watery eyes and snotty nose we finally brought you in and you had an ear infection. I felt awful but you had no fever and were eating so I figured it was just a cold.
--Getting you to swallow the meds has been a challenge you gag, throw up etc..we tried putting it in a bottle which you ate ok a couple times then flat out refused it.
--Love your jumper toy, you can really bounce. Liking toys things to chew on etc.. I think your two bottom teeth are working there way out.
--So fun to watch you grow.
--Wearing 9 month and some 12 month clothes. EEK. WE call you baby beluga. haha