I am little behind on your one year letter, but wanted to note that you took your first unassisted steps into your daddy's arms on Friday August 19, 2011 at around 9:30 pm, way past your bedtime, but worth keeping you up for!
This past Sunday (September 11th) you took 5-6 steps in rapid succession. I love watching you grown. We are so very blessed to be your mommy and daddy!
love mommy.
xo.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
11 months
Baby Lo-lo.
I started calling you that, it stemmed from me calling you roe, then roe-lo and now lo-lo. Go figure. Funny where you little names come from.
Well my boy you are officially a month (minus a few days at this posting) closer to your 1 year birthday. The one where I found the sweetest invitations for, and then had to e-mail out details due to a postal strike, so now I have a lot of copies for decorations I guess?
This past month we've been doing things for the most part solo. You're daddy has been living away from us monday-friday and we've been doing surprisingly well in my humble opinion. We're keeping busy and you my little munchkin are in exploration overload. No cupboard left unopened, no rock unturned/unchewed. I had to swipe some dog food out of your mouth yesterday, the way your face crumpled you would've thought I'd interrupted your lovefest for chocolate-if you'd had chocolate yet (the countdown is on my son don't you worry).
So food, you eat pretty much anything I give you and we've completely stopped buying any semblance of babyfood (minus arrowroot cookies), some new favorites are steak, bbq chicken and tenderloin. It always makes me laugh how one day you'll be ravenous for tortellini and the next want nothing to do with it. the same can be said for many of the foods we give you, you like them only about once a week, which keeps me cooking and trying to give you something a bit different everyday, which in turn is great because it forces me to cook for just myself and you beyond the basics. One thing you love day in and day out though is cheese. Any kind.
So on the topic of dairy, you've had a horrible bum rash for going on three months now. We've been to 4 doctors, we've tried about 7 creams, 3 prescription ones too! And nothing seems to be helping, we'd do the creams it would 90% clear up and then BAM, it is back again. So yesterday we bought you some lactose free formula, and we'll see if that makes a difference, it's hard to imagine cutting you off of some of your favorite foods at this time, but we know it's been too long and the cortisone creams only seem to make it worse (another possible allergy?). So time will tell.
Your weight this month was around 19.2 lbs, almost at forward facing carseat (woot) weight. Your fitting into and growing out of your clothing rapidly and I must admit I love the shopping. Your daddy, not so much.
You are a pro furniture creeper now, you're getting a bit more adventurous each day as you try to go from one piece of furniture to another. you've started walking holding onto mommy and daddy's hands and the way your smile spreads across your face when you are walking makes me so proud of the little man you're becoming.
we went for our first picnic and beach day this summer, you like to be outdoors and are learning to like the sand, it is a required taste I must agree.
We went for a picnic with our friends Char & Julianna and saw some butterflies at the conservatory, you seemed intrigued by them and we had a very nice relaxing afternoon looking around and exploring.
We got you your first toothbrush which you love to tote around with you and chew on, no new teeth yet and we're good with that; you've started biting any fabric you can get your teeth into and mommy and daddy if they happen to get in the way when you get really excited and giddy.
You are more then we could have wished for my beautiful boy.
Love you,
Mommy.
I started calling you that, it stemmed from me calling you roe, then roe-lo and now lo-lo. Go figure. Funny where you little names come from.
Well my boy you are officially a month (minus a few days at this posting) closer to your 1 year birthday. The one where I found the sweetest invitations for, and then had to e-mail out details due to a postal strike, so now I have a lot of copies for decorations I guess?
This past month we've been doing things for the most part solo. You're daddy has been living away from us monday-friday and we've been doing surprisingly well in my humble opinion. We're keeping busy and you my little munchkin are in exploration overload. No cupboard left unopened, no rock unturned/unchewed. I had to swipe some dog food out of your mouth yesterday, the way your face crumpled you would've thought I'd interrupted your lovefest for chocolate-if you'd had chocolate yet (the countdown is on my son don't you worry).
So food, you eat pretty much anything I give you and we've completely stopped buying any semblance of babyfood (minus arrowroot cookies), some new favorites are steak, bbq chicken and tenderloin. It always makes me laugh how one day you'll be ravenous for tortellini and the next want nothing to do with it. the same can be said for many of the foods we give you, you like them only about once a week, which keeps me cooking and trying to give you something a bit different everyday, which in turn is great because it forces me to cook for just myself and you beyond the basics. One thing you love day in and day out though is cheese. Any kind.
So on the topic of dairy, you've had a horrible bum rash for going on three months now. We've been to 4 doctors, we've tried about 7 creams, 3 prescription ones too! And nothing seems to be helping, we'd do the creams it would 90% clear up and then BAM, it is back again. So yesterday we bought you some lactose free formula, and we'll see if that makes a difference, it's hard to imagine cutting you off of some of your favorite foods at this time, but we know it's been too long and the cortisone creams only seem to make it worse (another possible allergy?). So time will tell.
Your weight this month was around 19.2 lbs, almost at forward facing carseat (woot) weight. Your fitting into and growing out of your clothing rapidly and I must admit I love the shopping. Your daddy, not so much.
You are a pro furniture creeper now, you're getting a bit more adventurous each day as you try to go from one piece of furniture to another. you've started walking holding onto mommy and daddy's hands and the way your smile spreads across your face when you are walking makes me so proud of the little man you're becoming.
we went for our first picnic and beach day this summer, you like to be outdoors and are learning to like the sand, it is a required taste I must agree.
We went for a picnic with our friends Char & Julianna and saw some butterflies at the conservatory, you seemed intrigued by them and we had a very nice relaxing afternoon looking around and exploring.
We got you your first toothbrush which you love to tote around with you and chew on, no new teeth yet and we're good with that; you've started biting any fabric you can get your teeth into and mommy and daddy if they happen to get in the way when you get really excited and giddy.
You are more then we could have wished for my beautiful boy.
Love you,
Mommy.
Monday, June 13, 2011
10 Months
My lovedove.
You are so close to a year old, it is kind of starting to hit me, hard.
During this month we celebrated your first Easter and you had your first sleepover at grammy's without us, and you did really well.
I must say that you are such a happy little man, and so adaptable, you nap well generally wherever we put you (as long as you have a radio on) and you smile/charm/flirt with everybody shamelessly. Your dad and I love showing you off.
You met your aunty Danielle this month and she joined the group of those you've charmed. I love when people who've known me get to meet and know you, it makes me so happy.
You weighed in at 18lbs 5 oz, when we had to go do a doctor's appointment due to a crazy bum rash that you had.
We expanded your food options this month-spaghetti, pancakes (you love holding onto them) cheese, milk and yogurt are just a few that you started.
We took you with us to vote during the provincial election, and following that we took you for your first ride on a swing. You giggled and flailed in this way that we love so very much and since then have thoroughly enjoyed every swing ride that you've had.
You helped your daddy with some yard work and fell asleep in the midst of it, your dad adored this.
Your daddy had a job interview, which lasted 2 hours during which I had to keep you entertained in the car-it was interesting and I can honestly say I hope to never have to do that again! You just wanted to explore and search and were so limited in space.
You are a bonafide crawler, you have even figured our a way to speed crawl when you get really excited about something and want to move towards it rapidly. You started clapping and you have become quite vocal and say dad-da and ma-ma with a bit more clarity now, as well as a multitude of other sounds.
On the 18th of May I walked in to get you after your nap and found you standing all on your own. I will admit I did cry a little at that moment. Your daddy came home right after that and seeing you achieve that milestone helped him forget a rough day at work.
For the May 24 weekend we headed out for breakfast as a little 3 person family unit. I love time with just the 3 of us. I know these times are so very special and there will only be so little time with just us 3.
We then headed to Grammy and Grumpa's and helped them put in a new stone patio. We also got a new boat and therefore a new life jacket for you, you did not love it!
You now have 7 teeth (4 top and 3 bottom). Your toothy grin is heart melting.
You have made our lives o much more enriched my roe-lo.
I love you
Mommy.
You are so close to a year old, it is kind of starting to hit me, hard.
During this month we celebrated your first Easter and you had your first sleepover at grammy's without us, and you did really well.
I must say that you are such a happy little man, and so adaptable, you nap well generally wherever we put you (as long as you have a radio on) and you smile/charm/flirt with everybody shamelessly. Your dad and I love showing you off.
You met your aunty Danielle this month and she joined the group of those you've charmed. I love when people who've known me get to meet and know you, it makes me so happy.
You weighed in at 18lbs 5 oz, when we had to go do a doctor's appointment due to a crazy bum rash that you had.
We expanded your food options this month-spaghetti, pancakes (you love holding onto them) cheese, milk and yogurt are just a few that you started.
We took you with us to vote during the provincial election, and following that we took you for your first ride on a swing. You giggled and flailed in this way that we love so very much and since then have thoroughly enjoyed every swing ride that you've had.
You helped your daddy with some yard work and fell asleep in the midst of it, your dad adored this.
Your daddy had a job interview, which lasted 2 hours during which I had to keep you entertained in the car-it was interesting and I can honestly say I hope to never have to do that again! You just wanted to explore and search and were so limited in space.
You are a bonafide crawler, you have even figured our a way to speed crawl when you get really excited about something and want to move towards it rapidly. You started clapping and you have become quite vocal and say dad-da and ma-ma with a bit more clarity now, as well as a multitude of other sounds.
On the 18th of May I walked in to get you after your nap and found you standing all on your own. I will admit I did cry a little at that moment. Your daddy came home right after that and seeing you achieve that milestone helped him forget a rough day at work.
For the May 24 weekend we headed out for breakfast as a little 3 person family unit. I love time with just the 3 of us. I know these times are so very special and there will only be so little time with just us 3.
We then headed to Grammy and Grumpa's and helped them put in a new stone patio. We also got a new boat and therefore a new life jacket for you, you did not love it!
You now have 7 teeth (4 top and 3 bottom). Your toothy grin is heart melting.
You have made our lives o much more enriched my roe-lo.
I love you
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
yesterday
you learned to play peek-a-boo by covering your face with your blankie then pulling i down with a huge grin across your face and waiting for me to cheer. I love it.
You also went on your first bike ride. You've got some adjusting to do with your helmet.
love you. mommy
You also went on your first bike ride. You've got some adjusting to do with your helmet.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
9 months old
This past month you've continued to grow and 'catch-up' if you will from your little bout of pneumonia.
9 months brought on 2 more teeth (totaling 5). This was tricky and hard to see you go through, but you're still so happy and content the majority of the time, and this gives us a very clear indicator of when you need some help managing your pain.
Your dad figured out that your crib could hold both his weight and yours, and I walked in to find you two this way after you woke up from a nap. Since then I find you two in here randomly, at one point your daddy had fallen asleep and you were just babbling away to him and touching his face; I found you two like that when I couldn't find you anywhere else.
We went on our first family spring walk and what a difference the time has made, you are now so intrigued by your surroundings during a walk, you rarely fall asleep and just glance around to take it all in. Even when we're holding you ow, you'll jerk and try and get around us to see everything that is going on.
Your crawling ha improved rapidly, you went from rolling in a funny way-kind of angled to get to a specific toy/goal. To pushing yourself backwards and forwards more and more and starting to push up on all fours. You also started leaning on our chests and the pushing yourself up with your legs.
We went an house-sat/teen-sat for some friends of ours and we had an awesome week of visiting while the kids were at school and just hanging out with the teens. Everyone loved snuggling you and you adjusted so very well to your surroundings and were amazing all week long. I know your daddy missed us both very much and we skyped him as much as we could during that week.
We got to go out for lunch with your grandpa and zaidie and Lori, again you were amazing and mommy and daddy probably overwhelmed you with the amount of toys we gave you to keep you entertained, when in truth you just wanted to glance around and take it all in. You had your first tastes of challah bread and matza ball soup at the center street deli.
You have this new thing where when you get excited your legs go straight and rigid, you push up if possible and flail your arms with the biggest grin in the world across your face. We love getting you excited just to see it. Sometimes daddy will mimic it and then you both keep each other going, what a sight to behold.
We celebrated your first passover during this month as well. I can't wait for you to fully grasp the meaning of both of these holidays and become an active participant in the rich traditions of our heritage.
You my little boy also grew like a weed, and are now for the very first time on the growth chart the doctor's. You were just under 17lbs at your 9 month check-up and we got the go-ahead to not see the doctor again until 12 months. What a relief!
we love you so much
xo. mommy
9 months brought on 2 more teeth (totaling 5). This was tricky and hard to see you go through, but you're still so happy and content the majority of the time, and this gives us a very clear indicator of when you need some help managing your pain.
Your dad figured out that your crib could hold both his weight and yours, and I walked in to find you two this way after you woke up from a nap. Since then I find you two in here randomly, at one point your daddy had fallen asleep and you were just babbling away to him and touching his face; I found you two like that when I couldn't find you anywhere else.
We went on our first family spring walk and what a difference the time has made, you are now so intrigued by your surroundings during a walk, you rarely fall asleep and just glance around to take it all in. Even when we're holding you ow, you'll jerk and try and get around us to see everything that is going on.
Your crawling ha improved rapidly, you went from rolling in a funny way-kind of angled to get to a specific toy/goal. To pushing yourself backwards and forwards more and more and starting to push up on all fours. You also started leaning on our chests and the pushing yourself up with your legs.
We went an house-sat/teen-sat for some friends of ours and we had an awesome week of visiting while the kids were at school and just hanging out with the teens. Everyone loved snuggling you and you adjusted so very well to your surroundings and were amazing all week long. I know your daddy missed us both very much and we skyped him as much as we could during that week.
We got to go out for lunch with your grandpa and zaidie and Lori, again you were amazing and mommy and daddy probably overwhelmed you with the amount of toys we gave you to keep you entertained, when in truth you just wanted to glance around and take it all in. You had your first tastes of challah bread and matza ball soup at the center street deli.
You have this new thing where when you get excited your legs go straight and rigid, you push up if possible and flail your arms with the biggest grin in the world across your face. We love getting you excited just to see it. Sometimes daddy will mimic it and then you both keep each other going, what a sight to behold.
We celebrated your first passover during this month as well. I can't wait for you to fully grasp the meaning of both of these holidays and become an active participant in the rich traditions of our heritage.
You my little boy also grew like a weed, and are now for the very first time on the growth chart the doctor's. You were just under 17lbs at your 9 month check-up and we got the go-ahead to not see the doctor again until 12 months. What a relief!
we love you so much
Monday, April 18, 2011
eight months
my roe-lo.
This letter is a little late in being written due to a whirlwind month plus that we've had.
You my little peanut had pneumonia. We made 3 trips to the doctor's to find out that you had pneumonia after a bunch of mis-diagnosis and assumptions that you'd be fine and that you'd get over it or that it was teething. You were so very sad and having to hold your flailing arms while you had a chest x-ray done was extremely hard for you and for me to watch you in such discomfort and pain.
We then stayed in our house for a week solidly, this was hard for both of us I do believe but we made it through. While you had pneumonia and we made our first trip to the doctor, we weighed you and the results were a bit worrisome to the doctor. You had only gained 10 grams in the six weeks since your previous appointment (weighing in at 14 lbs. 1 oz.) and when we returned 2 days later to have you checked again you had dropped to 13lbs 7 oz., we were advised to see our family doctor and did so just a few days later (3 I do believe with the weekends). We didn't weigh you and then found out you had pneumonia, our doctor told us this could explain your rapid weight loss and so we made yet another appointment to check on your progress following the antibiotics and a week of steady rest.
The next week you were up to 15 lbs. 4oz, which was amazing! Our doctor was so happy with your progress that we now get to wait before we act on the pediatrician referral that our doctor recommended. We go back next week for your 9 month check-up and weigh in. You've been growing out of clothes and feeling heavier every single day so we know that you're no longer losing for sure.
We did a weekend visit to the hc and visited with both your sets of grandparents. They loved seeing you, but the nights proved tough as you cut a tooth that weekend. Bringing your tooth total up to 3. You were fabulous and so very sweet as usual.
The next weekend we returned to the area and visited with the Byle family. We had a lovely and relaxing weekend, complete with a refreshing walk outside and various snuggles with your auntie and uncle :)
We finished up our swimming classes and unfortunately have not restarted them due to you having had pneumonia we're playing it safe right now. I miss our weekly classes, but only about 6 weeks until we can start them up again.
We got you a push walker and you have done so well with it, you can walk just a few tiny steps on your own when you are in the right mood from mommy to daddy and back and forth.
You're aunt Jeannine came up and spent a sunday coming to church with us and snuggling/playing with you, we loved having her up to see you!
We've started many more solids and you love oranges!
You were a tiny bit behind on your development, or where you'd been headed before you got so very sick. But I can now see that you are right back on track and even excelling.
We love you so very very much.
xo. mommy.
This letter is a little late in being written due to a whirlwind month plus that we've had.
You my little peanut had pneumonia. We made 3 trips to the doctor's to find out that you had pneumonia after a bunch of mis-diagnosis and assumptions that you'd be fine and that you'd get over it or that it was teething. You were so very sad and having to hold your flailing arms while you had a chest x-ray done was extremely hard for you and for me to watch you in such discomfort and pain.
We then stayed in our house for a week solidly, this was hard for both of us I do believe but we made it through. While you had pneumonia and we made our first trip to the doctor, we weighed you and the results were a bit worrisome to the doctor. You had only gained 10 grams in the six weeks since your previous appointment (weighing in at 14 lbs. 1 oz.) and when we returned 2 days later to have you checked again you had dropped to 13lbs 7 oz., we were advised to see our family doctor and did so just a few days later (3 I do believe with the weekends). We didn't weigh you and then found out you had pneumonia, our doctor told us this could explain your rapid weight loss and so we made yet another appointment to check on your progress following the antibiotics and a week of steady rest.The next week you were up to 15 lbs. 4oz, which was amazing! Our doctor was so happy with your progress that we now get to wait before we act on the pediatrician referral that our doctor recommended. We go back next week for your 9 month check-up and weigh in. You've been growing out of clothes and feeling heavier every single day so we know that you're no longer losing for sure.
We did a weekend visit to the hc and visited with both your sets of grandparents. They loved seeing you, but the nights proved tough as you cut a tooth that weekend. Bringing your tooth total up to 3. You were fabulous and so very sweet as usual.
The next weekend we returned to the area and visited with the Byle family. We had a lovely and relaxing weekend, complete with a refreshing walk outside and various snuggles with your auntie and uncle :)
We finished up our swimming classes and unfortunately have not restarted them due to you having had pneumonia we're playing it safe right now. I miss our weekly classes, but only about 6 weeks until we can start them up again.
We got you a push walker and you have done so well with it, you can walk just a few tiny steps on your own when you are in the right mood from mommy to daddy and back and forth.
We've started many more solids and you love oranges!
You were a tiny bit behind on your development, or where you'd been headed before you got so very sick. But I can now see that you are right back on track and even excelling.
We love you so very very much.
xo. mommy.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Seven months!
I just realized while chatting away with my mom today that you are indeed 7 months old today!
We learned a new game you love where we'll crank your mobile, and then stand you up beside it, you love holding out your hands for the little colorful bugs that spin by and when you catch on the biggest smile comes across your face as you try to nibble away at it. If you can reach your mouth with it!
Your teeth continued to grow bigger and bigger and we read somewhere to try to give you a big apple slice to chomp on, so we did and you loved it! You sat with daddy and even started to try to hold it on your own, you wore an awesome groove into that little apple slice. This month you've gone from grasping objects for a few seconds, to grasping objects, bringing them to your mouth and chewing. On anything, facecloth, receiving blanket, apple, mum mum, mommy, daddy and last night you very securely held your heaviest (glass) bottle while eating for a very long time, you do get tired though and then frustrated when it drops out of your mouth.
Your teeth continued to grow bigger and bigger and we read somewhere to try to give you a big apple slice to chomp on, so we did and you loved it! You sat with daddy and even started to try to hold it on your own, you wore an awesome groove into that little apple slice. This month you've gone from grasping objects for a few seconds, to grasping objects, bringing them to your mouth and chewing. On anything, facecloth, receiving blanket, apple, mum mum, mommy, daddy and last night you very securely held your heaviest (glass) bottle while eating for a very long time, you do get tired though and then frustrated when it drops out of your mouth.
Auntie Kristy missed you very much and decided to take a day off of work and come out to visit with you. You napped like a champ that day, so she got very little snuggle time, I think she still enjoyed seeing us though :)
You are so very specific on your nap times, not at what time they are but when you decide that it is time for a nap, heaven forbid anyone try and make you stay up! This is a picture I was trying to take of us when you decided that it was nap time!
We went for a sleepover with our friend Amy who is expecting a little girl to be your friend in the next few weeks. Like Amy said there will be Roe & Rae. You again slept very well and were a lovely snuggler to Amy's baby belly. You adored their dog as well, who was not too sure what the heck to do with you!
We went and visited Gary & Susan and their kids for a lovely dinner where you were pretty fabulously behaved. Whenever we take you to the nursery at church, the teen girls always vie to see who gets to hold onto you and when we come back to get you the comments are so very similar. Along the lines of a very sweet and snuggly little boy, very happy :)
We celebrated our first valentine's day with you by heading over to our friends Paul & Alisha's house where we had dinner with them and their 4 gorgeous girls (you dressed up in a little vest I just got for you for them). I made some cupcake which maybe next year you'll get to try when I make them again. It made me laugh so hard when one of their girls suggested that I could also make vanilla cupcakes, as I made chocolate. So maybe next year's will be vanilla!
You've started saying mama and dada with extreme clarity and mostly when snuggling one of us or playing in your exersaucer, we're hoping soon you'll start to establish who's who :)
We had our first Family day together as a 3/4 unit family (with d) and we spent it renovating, we also had some delicious breakfasts this past weekend and I made you a little special onesie on Sunday.
this was you trying to lean into the camera and grab it!
You love to shower, maybe because we introduced it early, maybe due to me forcing you to have one after swimming every week, who knows but you reach your little palm out to the spray of water and smile so big at it.
You daddy and I started trying to get you to take steps on your own while we hold your hands, you took around 20 steps in a row with me holding your hands and just allowing you to do what you wanted with your feet. Then your daddy and I started doing a back and forth routine between the two of us with you. We cheered you on with clapping and smiles and you just ate it up!
We're expecting your two top teeth anytime, we can see you gums receding and you've been a bit off, I am also interested to get you weighed soon as you've eaten non-stop for the last couple of days, in a 1 hour period you nursed, ate rice cereal and fruit, and another serving of rice cereal. Then you were finally content!
We love you so much and love seeing you explore everything!
love mommy (&daddy)
***and then on the eve of your 7th month I said ma-ma to you and you stared at me and repeated ma-ma back, heart melt.
You daddy and I started trying to get you to take steps on your own while we hold your hands, you took around 20 steps in a row with me holding your hands and just allowing you to do what you wanted with your feet. Then your daddy and I started doing a back and forth routine between the two of us with you. We cheered you on with clapping and smiles and you just ate it up!
We're expecting your two top teeth anytime, we can see you gums receding and you've been a bit off, I am also interested to get you weighed soon as you've eaten non-stop for the last couple of days, in a 1 hour period you nursed, ate rice cereal and fruit, and another serving of rice cereal. Then you were finally content!
We love you so much and love seeing you explore everything!
love mommy (&daddy)
***and then on the eve of your 7th month I said ma-ma to you and you stared at me and repeated ma-ma back, heart melt.
Monday, February 7, 2011
On Superbowl Sunday
You sat up on your own on Suzanne & Rob's table, I think it had something to do with the texture of the table and seeing your shadow from an overhead light. You love when we clap and cheer and the biggest smile comes across your face.
I love you roe roe.
I love you roe roe.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
six months
my love. my roe.
You are now 6 months old.
You cut your first tooth last week on Thursday (the 20th of January). It was after a day of amazing napping (3.5 etc hours) at a new friends house and then there it was, your bottom right side front tooth. Sharp as anything, luckily you've not as of yet bitten mommy.
You love solids, love them. Anytime anyone has a bowl, cup, utensil near you, you open your mouth as wide as you can and lean towards it. You eat like a champ, and quickly, forget all that literature about feeding babes slowly, you haven't followed the rulebook much on that one.
We celebrated your first Christmas season, which you honestly seemed to sleep through. I believe I have one sleepy picture of you on Christmas eve and a few from Christmas morning, but other then that you were contentedly sleeping at a relative or friends home on whatever bed we could locate. Thank-you for being so portable in all the crazy travelling we did this and every other Christmas season.
You celebrated new years with your grandparents and you were fabulous (or so we were told). While your dad and I headed out to Toronto for the night. We had a really good almost 2 weeks off with your dad home from work during the holidays, we did some sled rides and just hung out at home as much as we could.
Since the holidays we've started a swim class called babyfit, where you lounge in the water while mommy does aquafit, you're improving every week. The first week it was much too cold for you and we had to get out after about 15 minutes to warm you up.
You're getting much more body strength and you will pull your body forward if we lean you back, not quite sitting yet, but on your way there!
Your grasp and dexterity have improved so much, instead of fumbling for an object, now you'll simply reach right for it, and place it promptly into your mouth to chew on.
You smile, laugh and talk so much now, it makes us smile and the circle continues. A huge smile with short spurts of laughter. You love your exer-saucer as well, you've just started rocking back and forth and making the whole thing move with you; Again you think this is hilarious.
You had your first 24 hour overnight away from us on the eve of your 6 month birthday, word from your grammy, grumpa and nanny is that you were beautiful, I think that means it went pretty well :)
We love you very much and we'r excited to see what this next month will bring.
I love you,
mommy
You are now 6 months old.
You cut your first tooth last week on Thursday (the 20th of January). It was after a day of amazing napping (3.5 etc hours) at a new friends house and then there it was, your bottom right side front tooth. Sharp as anything, luckily you've not as of yet bitten mommy.
You love solids, love them. Anytime anyone has a bowl, cup, utensil near you, you open your mouth as wide as you can and lean towards it. You eat like a champ, and quickly, forget all that literature about feeding babes slowly, you haven't followed the rulebook much on that one.
We celebrated your first Christmas season, which you honestly seemed to sleep through. I believe I have one sleepy picture of you on Christmas eve and a few from Christmas morning, but other then that you were contentedly sleeping at a relative or friends home on whatever bed we could locate. Thank-you for being so portable in all the crazy travelling we did this and every other Christmas season.
You celebrated new years with your grandparents and you were fabulous (or so we were told). While your dad and I headed out to Toronto for the night. We had a really good almost 2 weeks off with your dad home from work during the holidays, we did some sled rides and just hung out at home as much as we could.
Since the holidays we've started a swim class called babyfit, where you lounge in the water while mommy does aquafit, you're improving every week. The first week it was much too cold for you and we had to get out after about 15 minutes to warm you up.
You're getting much more body strength and you will pull your body forward if we lean you back, not quite sitting yet, but on your way there!
Your grasp and dexterity have improved so much, instead of fumbling for an object, now you'll simply reach right for it, and place it promptly into your mouth to chew on.
You smile, laugh and talk so much now, it makes us smile and the circle continues. A huge smile with short spurts of laughter. You love your exer-saucer as well, you've just started rocking back and forth and making the whole thing move with you; Again you think this is hilarious.
You had your first 24 hour overnight away from us on the eve of your 6 month birthday, word from your grammy, grumpa and nanny is that you were beautiful, I think that means it went pretty well :)
We love you very much and we'r excited to see what this next month will bring.
I love you,
mommy
Thursday, January 6, 2011
5 months in
So today you were 24 weeks, I had to google and follow something to another page to put info in to figure out how many weeks old you were, because truth be told I had stopped counting. This post is a few weeks late, to state the obvious. Though I take lots of pictures though to help me remember every little thing I can.
What has transpired this last month? Well you grew. To me you seem so huge now, though people seem to have these whopping infants weighing in at large amounts, you just hit 14 lbs a few weeks ago (around 4.5 months). I weigh you randomly at red tent which we attend every other Friday. I think you enjoy going, I sure do. About a month ago you grabbed another little man's hand while attending red tent and jammed it in your mouth and promptly started chomping away on it, it was pretty adorable.
So the chewing, on a multitude of items, is just adorable to me, unless you're screaming. Than I just want it to stop right in that moment.
For the majority of this month we haven't been able to keep you awake for more than an hour at a time, and then you promptly nap for anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 hours. It is intense, and it helps me get a lot done (ie. today I made a birthday cake, cleaned, we went on a hike and I made lemon loaf). Some days I think it would be nice if you were awake a bit more too. I know this will happen soon enough though!
We did a lot of travelling in December and you met a lot of new people and had some lovely visits with family and friends. We had your dedication in which almost 30 family members attended and you were so utterly loved as always. We also celebrated your first Hannukah with Zaide & Lori and all of the Silverman family.
You started standing, while leaning on something like the couch on your own. Sometimes you sway back and forth and sometimes your legs just buckle, but your definitely building up your core nice and strongly. I love to hold your hands while you stand and sway back and forth giggling and smiling so big!
You seem to cough when you mean to laugh, a fake tiny cough that is hard to describe, but it is pretty darn adorable.We got a sleigh for you from our neighbors and you seem to like it very much, or more you are subdued by the sub-zero temperatures of northern Ontario.
You've become a FABULOUS baby in your car seat, as long as the radio is on and we're moving and it is your nap time. If any of these things are not in line, we're screwed. You'll scream and scream and cry and scream. So we've learned to be late or early dependent on your schedule. We also started to attempt to schedule you. Instead of eating every 2 hours, we worked it down to every 3-4 and we've introduced a feeding of rice cereal and some fruit before bed. This has made a big impact on how many times you get up in the night.
Everyone who meets/sees you comments on 2 things, your gorgeous big blue eyes and your smile. I couldn't agree with them more when they say how absolutely sweet you are.
I love you very much my roe roe.
mommy.
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