Be back in a week with lots of fun stories....hopefully NONE involving poop :) HA!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Adios, amigos!
Seeeeee ya later! We are heading south of border tomorrow morning for a week of relaxation circus time in the sun! The alarm is set for 3:16 in the morning (can't do the well rounded numbers- what fun would that be?) for our 6am flight. If you get a chance to send some positive thoughts/patience pills my way, that'd be fabulous. I need some serious help!
Be back in a week with lots of fun stories....hopefully NONE involving poop :) HA!
Be back in a week with lots of fun stories....hopefully NONE involving poop :) HA!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
What's going on!
Time for a little updating on life over here in crazytown the circus our world!
I have been having issues downloading the pictures off of my iPhone so I am behind in posting those pictures... it's all figured out now, so here come the pictures!
We are leaving this Saturday for Mexico. The boys are going with us... before you think I amcrazy loco, trust me, part of me agrees with you, but the other part of me is super excited to get to go AND be with the kids! We are going to a super nice all inclusive resort (thank you, Edward Jones!) and it is really geared towards families, so there are tons of things for the kiddos to do. Plus, in all honesty, when we booked this trip, I was NO where near ready to leave Andy, and I have not been away from Cal for more than 1 night (when I was in the hospital having Andy, I wasn't with him, but he came to see me every day) in over a year, so I knew it was going to be reallly hard for me to leave them. So, we decided to take them along!
Lucky for us, some friends of ours are also going on this trip and they are taking two of their boys. The have triplets that are about a month older than Andy, and a 4 year old little boy. They are taking the 4 year old and one of the triplets. We will be in good company with the chaos! They are such a fun couple and we are really looking forward to seeing them and letting the boys all play. Cal is going to LOVE their little guy, Harper, since he is really into bigger kids lately.
ANYWAY... my life this week is in preparation mode. I am making lists like nobodies business. Pack list for Andy, Pack list for Cal, pack list for me, do not forget list, to do this week list, carry on bag list, buy at Target list.... you get my point!
Andy is still eating baby food, so I have to bring all of that with me (yikes). He eats on average 2-3 containers of food at lunch at dinner. That is about 6 a day for 7 days.... you do the math! Thank goodness Cal is potty trained now so we don't have to pack diapers for him too. The problem is, you can't just hop in a cab and head to Walmart to pick up whatever is forgotten. Once you get to the resort, you do not leave. So I am going to over pack on food and diapers!
Andy is not sleeping through the night, as I last posted. Part of me really thought he would have this whole concept down pat before the trip. Welllll.... looks like it will be all four of us in a hotel room with a kid not sleeping through the night. Our goal is to wear out Cal so much during the day that he could sleep through anything at night.
Last night was a really rough night. Little man has his two bottom teeth (finally!) breaking through and I think they were really hurting him. He was up for hours last night. Normally, I can change, feed and burp in about 30 minutes and he's back down. Not last night! I am worn out today! Praying for no nights like that in Mexico...
Andy is crawling like a mad man now. He can get anywhere he wants to go and he gets there fast. I LOVE watching him crawl. It is one of my most favorite things. His little booty shakes and he gets really excited as he gets closer to whatever objects he's trying to obtain.
He is also pulling up on EVERYTHING! The refrigerator, my legs, the dresser, Cal... you name it, he will stand up with it.
He was standing holding my hands a few nights ago and let go and just stood there, not hanging on to anything, for like 6 seconds. As soon as he realized he wasn't hanging on, he dropped to the ground. I freaked out. Eddie was sitting right there and we both were stunned. How can he be old enough for this?
Cal is still loving his role as Big Brother. He loves running into Andy's room to get him. He loves giving him kisses and he loves taking away whatever Andy is playing with at the moment. It's brotherly love, I guess.
Cal has been a really good boy lately. He only naps about once a week, which is frustrating, but he still goes in his room for "quiet time" from 1:00 until 3:00. I refuse to let him out of there until after 3. During quiet time, the lights are off, he stays on his bed, and the music is playing, just in case he decides to give in. He takes a few cars to bed with him, and normally, I can hear him in there chatting nonstop with the cars. It's pretty cute.
When he first started not napping, I was SUPER frustrated with him just trying to get him to nap. Once I came to accept that he isn't going to nap every day, things have gotten easier. Not sure why just accepting it would make it easier, but it has. It's like I don't feel the need to struggle with him as much.
Also, it's pretty wild, but once Cal decides it's time for something, there is no looking back. When Cal decided he was going in the big boy bed, he never gave the crib a second look. When Cal decided he was done with diapers, he started peeing on the potty. Well, last week, I was tucking Cal in for bed one night and I handed him his paci (used only for bed time and "nap" time). He took it from me and then quickly handed it back and said "no paci, mommy" and my God, that kid has not used a paci since! Are you kidding me? I leave one in his bed for him, just in case he wakes up and decides he needs it, but I have not seen him put one in his mouth in over a week. Go figure! I imagine every single one of those things will be a challenge with Andy. He doesn't take a paci, but I can't take his fingers away from him!!! haha
We have had some amazing weather lately. One day last week it reached around 80*. The boys and I played on the back deck and had the best time out there! Cal rediscovered all of the toys we don't keep out and he loved showing them all to Andy. He insisted on Andy wearing a fireman's hat:
Andy cracks me up when he pulls himself up on the coffee table. First you see this little meaty hand smack down, and then you see the tip of his head, and then all of a sudden, you see his huge eyes as he raises himself up-- as soon as he makes eye contact, he start laughing hysterically. It's pretty awesome.
Cal wanted Andy to play trains with him the other afternoon. That was great until Andy decided to actually touch a train. He ripped up some track and Cal had a fit. But they were cute playing together for a while!!!
Carolina played dook last night in an INCREDIBLE game. Cal and I took a picture to send to Eddie, who was out of town this weekend:
Oh, one last funny thing... Now that Cal is out of diapers, his pants fall right off of him. The child has no read end (unlike his momma!). He will be running and playing so hard and then his pants are around his ankles and you see Lightning McQueen across his bum- ha! We went to visit my grandma at the nursing home yesterday and he was running down the hall hiking up his pants every 4th step. I have put belts on him before, but they take a while to undo when he has to potty, and I don't want to cause him to have an accident because I can't get the belt off quick enough. All of his shorts fit fine in the waist, so we won't have to worry about these jeans for much longer!
After spending the morning hiking his pants up, he got annoyed with them and took them off. He found another home for them:
Hope y'all have had a great weekend! Eddie took the red eye home last night and landed this morning around 8 on the east coast. Needless to say, everyone is pretty exhausted over here...well, except for Cal. He seems to have endless energy....
I have been having issues downloading the pictures off of my iPhone so I am behind in posting those pictures... it's all figured out now, so here come the pictures!
We are leaving this Saturday for Mexico. The boys are going with us... before you think I am
Lucky for us, some friends of ours are also going on this trip and they are taking two of their boys. The have triplets that are about a month older than Andy, and a 4 year old little boy. They are taking the 4 year old and one of the triplets. We will be in good company with the chaos! They are such a fun couple and we are really looking forward to seeing them and letting the boys all play. Cal is going to LOVE their little guy, Harper, since he is really into bigger kids lately.
ANYWAY... my life this week is in preparation mode. I am making lists like nobodies business. Pack list for Andy, Pack list for Cal, pack list for me, do not forget list, to do this week list, carry on bag list, buy at Target list.... you get my point!
Andy is still eating baby food, so I have to bring all of that with me (yikes). He eats on average 2-3 containers of food at lunch at dinner. That is about 6 a day for 7 days.... you do the math! Thank goodness Cal is potty trained now so we don't have to pack diapers for him too. The problem is, you can't just hop in a cab and head to Walmart to pick up whatever is forgotten. Once you get to the resort, you do not leave. So I am going to over pack on food and diapers!
Andy is not sleeping through the night, as I last posted. Part of me really thought he would have this whole concept down pat before the trip. Welllll.... looks like it will be all four of us in a hotel room with a kid not sleeping through the night. Our goal is to wear out Cal so much during the day that he could sleep through anything at night.
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| he's sleeping hard here... notice the foot tucked under his belly? |
Andy is crawling like a mad man now. He can get anywhere he wants to go and he gets there fast. I LOVE watching him crawl. It is one of my most favorite things. His little booty shakes and he gets really excited as he gets closer to whatever objects he's trying to obtain.
He is also pulling up on EVERYTHING! The refrigerator, my legs, the dresser, Cal... you name it, he will stand up with it.
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| please ignore Cal in the background hanging out on the potty. |
Cal is still loving his role as Big Brother. He loves running into Andy's room to get him. He loves giving him kisses and he loves taking away whatever Andy is playing with at the moment. It's brotherly love, I guess.
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| pulling up on Hank |
When he first started not napping, I was SUPER frustrated with him just trying to get him to nap. Once I came to accept that he isn't going to nap every day, things have gotten easier. Not sure why just accepting it would make it easier, but it has. It's like I don't feel the need to struggle with him as much.
Also, it's pretty wild, but once Cal decides it's time for something, there is no looking back. When Cal decided he was going in the big boy bed, he never gave the crib a second look. When Cal decided he was done with diapers, he started peeing on the potty. Well, last week, I was tucking Cal in for bed one night and I handed him his paci (used only for bed time and "nap" time). He took it from me and then quickly handed it back and said "no paci, mommy" and my God, that kid has not used a paci since! Are you kidding me? I leave one in his bed for him, just in case he wakes up and decides he needs it, but I have not seen him put one in his mouth in over a week. Go figure! I imagine every single one of those things will be a challenge with Andy. He doesn't take a paci, but I can't take his fingers away from him!!! haha
We have had some amazing weather lately. One day last week it reached around 80*. The boys and I played on the back deck and had the best time out there! Cal rediscovered all of the toys we don't keep out and he loved showing them all to Andy. He insisted on Andy wearing a fireman's hat:
Andy cracks me up when he pulls himself up on the coffee table. First you see this little meaty hand smack down, and then you see the tip of his head, and then all of a sudden, you see his huge eyes as he raises himself up-- as soon as he makes eye contact, he start laughing hysterically. It's pretty awesome.
Cal wanted Andy to play trains with him the other afternoon. That was great until Andy decided to actually touch a train. He ripped up some track and Cal had a fit. But they were cute playing together for a while!!!
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| Andy looks confused/concerned... |
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| all 3 of my boys |
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| he is seriously SUCH a snuggler lately. |
After spending the morning hiking his pants up, he got annoyed with them and took them off. He found another home for them:
Hope y'all have had a great weekend! Eddie took the red eye home last night and landed this morning around 8 on the east coast. Needless to say, everyone is pretty exhausted over here...well, except for Cal. He seems to have endless energy....
Sunday, February 26, 2012
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
On this blog, I try to portray all aspects of being a Momma. Being a mom is so so so amazing. Being a mom is also so so so hard. While I do like to focus on the more positive moments of mommyhood, I think I would be remiss to leave out the *other* stuff too. Because someday, when my kids are grown, I am going to look back at this post and wish to have more of those days filled with *other* stuff.
Eddie was out of town this weekend, so it was me and my boys holding down the fort. Here is the breakdown of the good, the bad, and the ugly....
CalBoy is doing REALLY well potty training. Hardly any accidents (very rare!), he's in big boy underpants during the day (pull up at "nap" time and a diaper overnight), and he has started pooping on the potty!
Cal has also decided that he looooooves to snuggle with momma. On Saturday, he came over to me and scooted about as close as he could get and then put his arm around my neck and said, "momma, I wanna snuggle." My heart melted.
This morning, he climbed up on my bed after we got dressed for the day and again asked to snuggle.
I got out my camera to attempt another picture and he grabbed my face for a kiss. I might frame this one... I mean..... come on....
Another "good" is how well the boys are starting to play together. Cal still takes things from Andy (on purpose) and Andy still screams when he does it, but they seriously have so much fun together. Here Cal was showing Andy how the trains work.
With the good comes the bad. Saturday night, we were eating dinner and Cal was Facetiming with Eddie's sister, Tricia. They were having a great time talking until Cal got really quiet and then got a HUGE smile on his face and said, "Shosh! I peepeed in my pants!!!" Seriously? He has been accident free for a while now and he choose right then to relieve himself? So, I stripped down his bottom half until I was done feeding Andy.
This sweet moment above was captured about 4 minutes before Andy took the biggest dump of his life. In the tub. And he was sitting, so instead of it floating up so I could scoop it up, it was mashed into the tub. Did I mention Eddie was out of town?
Eddie was out of town this weekend, so it was me and my boys holding down the fort. Here is the breakdown of the good, the bad, and the ugly....
The Good:
CalBoy is doing REALLY well potty training. Hardly any accidents (very rare!), he's in big boy underpants during the day (pull up at "nap" time and a diaper overnight), and he has started pooping on the potty!
Cal has also decided that he looooooves to snuggle with momma. On Saturday, he came over to me and scooted about as close as he could get and then put his arm around my neck and said, "momma, I wanna snuggle." My heart melted.
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| notice the car in his hand |
I got out my camera to attempt another picture and he grabbed my face for a kiss. I might frame this one... I mean..... come on....
The Bad:
With the good comes the bad. Saturday night, we were eating dinner and Cal was Facetiming with Eddie's sister, Tricia. They were having a great time talking until Cal got really quiet and then got a HUGE smile on his face and said, "Shosh! I peepeed in my pants!!!" Seriously? He has been accident free for a while now and he choose right then to relieve himself? So, I stripped down his bottom half until I was done feeding Andy.
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| Fireman Barebottom |
The Ugly:
This sweet moment above was captured about 4 minutes before Andy took the biggest dump of his life. In the tub. And he was sitting, so instead of it floating up so I could scoop it up, it was mashed into the tub. Did I mention Eddie was out of town?
Silhouettes
I love the classic look of a silhouette. There is just something so sweet and innocent (and CLEAN-- you can't see how messy their clothes are!).
Anyway, The Children's Store had a silhouette artist in this weekend so I made an appointment to take the boys. Not knowing what to expect, I was blown away by the process. The artist takes a piece of black paper and then free-style cuts out your kids silhouette. And let's be honest, my munchkins were not sitting perfectly still... in fact, Cal was pretending the chair was a horse and "riding" it. Andy was crawling over to a display rack to take it apart while I was reigning in Cal's "horse (you like that pun?). It was chaos, but so easy and quick! I really like they way they turned out... I scanned them into the computer and they don't look too good scanned, but you can get an idea of them:
Pretty sweet little nuggets, huh? And you can't even see the stains....
Anyway, The Children's Store had a silhouette artist in this weekend so I made an appointment to take the boys. Not knowing what to expect, I was blown away by the process. The artist takes a piece of black paper and then free-style cuts out your kids silhouette. And let's be honest, my munchkins were not sitting perfectly still... in fact, Cal was pretending the chair was a horse and "riding" it. Andy was crawling over to a display rack to take it apart while I was reigning in Cal's "horse (you like that pun?). It was chaos, but so easy and quick! I really like they way they turned out... I scanned them into the computer and they don't look too good scanned, but you can get an idea of them:
Pretty sweet little nuggets, huh? And you can't even see the stains....
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
A few videos
I take videos every single day, but rarely get around to posting them on here.
Here are three of my favorites right now.
In the first one, after bath time, I was trying my hardest to get Cal dressed for bed. He popped up and shouted "SHAKE YOUR BOTTOM!" while, well, shaking his bottom. He thought this was absolutely hilarious. I have NO idea where he has heard that before-- I can promise you I do not walk around the house telling people to shake their bottoms. I do, however, do some crazy zumba moves while cooking dinner... but I am usually fully clothed during those episodes. After this video, he ripped off his diaper and did a MUCH longer, much more elaborate dance, which I am not going to post on the internet. Just trust me when I say it's about the funniest thing I've ever seen.
The second video is sweet Andy playing peek-a-boo with a blanket. He does this every night after baths and it startles him each and every time he does it. And it cracks him up. This is the perfect example of the sweet nature of this little boy! He is so content hiding from himself and then finding himself again! haha!
And the third video just shows you how the technology works in our house. Cal can work the iPad better than most adults. He can navigate youtube, facebook (grrr), and all of the apps. But put him in front of a computer and he is lost....
Here are three of my favorites right now.
In the first one, after bath time, I was trying my hardest to get Cal dressed for bed. He popped up and shouted "SHAKE YOUR BOTTOM!" while, well, shaking his bottom. He thought this was absolutely hilarious. I have NO idea where he has heard that before-- I can promise you I do not walk around the house telling people to shake their bottoms. I do, however, do some crazy zumba moves while cooking dinner... but I am usually fully clothed during those episodes. After this video, he ripped off his diaper and did a MUCH longer, much more elaborate dance, which I am not going to post on the internet. Just trust me when I say it's about the funniest thing I've ever seen.
The second video is sweet Andy playing peek-a-boo with a blanket. He does this every night after baths and it startles him each and every time he does it. And it cracks him up. This is the perfect example of the sweet nature of this little boy! He is so content hiding from himself and then finding himself again! haha!
And the third video just shows you how the technology works in our house. Cal can work the iPad better than most adults. He can navigate youtube, facebook (grrr), and all of the apps. But put him in front of a computer and he is lost....
Boys will be boys!
By the end of the day, the boys are pretty sick of me and pretty ready to see their daddy. Daddy plays a whole different way (usually it scares me to death, but whatever-- the boys love it). I had my camera out the other night for a little play time:
Can't you just see the love they all have for each other? I'm so glad I had my camera out to capture this little impromptu wrestle match!
Andy: NINE month update!
Preface: I have found it VERY difficult to update a blog with a certain 2 year old who is refusing to nap. Hence the absence...
Andy turned NINE months old this week and once again, I can not believe he is already that old! My mom and I were chatting about his first birthday last night-- it will be here before we know it!
Andy is changing every day, it seems-- and this last one was a big month for him! He started crawling..slowly at first, but now he loooooves this new freedom and he will take off if he sees something he wants. It's really cute-- he will spot something he wants and then he gets so excited to go after it, he starts sort of "revving" up like a car would and then he takes off after it! It is ADORABLE to watch.
It did not take him long to start pulling up, either. He will pull up on anything now! If we are laying on the floor, he will come right over and start pulling up on us. We had to remove everything from the coffee table, since that is his new spot to pull up. I have a silver tray that sits on the bottom shelf of the table which normally holds some of the boys' books. Andy grabs hold of that thing and flings it across the floor. I have since baby proofed a bit more. He is also fascinated by electrical outlets...seriously. Loves to go over to them and inspect them. Lovely!
Speaking of pulling up, I went in to get Andy from his nap the other day and he was standing in his crib peering out at me. That night, when he woke up for his nightly visit (sigh), he was standing up in his crib SO excited to see me come in. He is just so proud of himself!
Andy is still a really happy baby and he smiles constantly. He LOVES his big brother and Cal can really get a good belly laugh out of him. He is always looking for Cal and will start cracking up when he sees him.
We had his nine month well visit a few days ago. It was a well visit, but she heard a little rattle in his chest so we ended up doing a nebulizer breathing treatment while we were there. He just has a nasty cold... Here are his stats at 9 months:
Stats:
Weight- 21 pounds, 2 ounces (50th percentile)
Height- 29 inches (75th percentile)
Head circumference- 46.5 cm (75-90th percentile)
Eating:
I have been holding off on feeding Andy any real foods lately since he still does not have any pearly whites. He has been crushing the baby food and eats at least 2 jars for lunch and again at dinner. I have not found a kind he doesn't like! He gets mad if you take too long feeding him-- he will let you know you need to hurry it up!
A friend of mind suggested a few little things to try with him since he is eating so much baby food. I started him on puffs and he reallllly likes those! He grabs them by the handful and shovels them into his mouth using the two fingers he normally sucks on. hahaha! I also gave him some ground beef, since that was a favorite of Cal's. I was nervous about him eating without teeth, but the boy will chow down! He doesn't care one bit that he is gumming everything! He literally shovels food into his mouth.
I am down to nursing 3-4 times a day (plus once during our nightly visit....). I am about ready to start weaning down, but we are going to Mexico soon and we are taking the boys-- we figured we would continue to nurse until we got home... that way we didn't have to worry about him eating/drinking something bad while we were there. Also, that way we can wean to whole milk.
Favorite Toys:
Andy likes most toys and is easily entertained by lots of things. However, that sweet little nugget will flap his arms and fly across the floor for a basketball! We have several balls around the house, and he likes a football, but there is a basketball that he just loves chasing around the house.
Sleeping:
Andy take a short morning nap (usually around 45 mins- an hour) and then takes a great afternoon nap (usually 1:00-4:30 ish). I usually wake him up from his morning nap... if he sleeps too long in the morning, I have a hard time getting him down in the afternoon, and I need the boys to nap at the same time so I can get things done (do you hear that, Cal?!?!?!?!). He goes down right at 7 and usually will wake up around 3 or 4 for a little visit. Once I change and feed him, he goes back down great. Last night, he woke up around midnight and then slept until 7 this morning. Last week, when he had the cold, he was waking up several times a night and would NOT fall back asleep! I was getting up with him several times a night.
I know.... you are thinking I am in sane right? I was such an advocate for crying it out and now here I am getting up every night with my little buddy.... he has just gotten SO loud when he's crying... when he wakes up Cal from screaming, then I have BOTH of my little friends to deal with.... it's just easier to go snuggle with Andy for 30 minutes.
(side note: I wrote this yesterday and last night he slept from 7 pm until 6 am and then went back down until 7:30...not to jinx myself....)
Sippy Cup:
I have been trying to give Andy a sippy cup with water in it. I am not sure he fully understands how it works. I can't figure out if he is actually getting any or if he is just drooling it down the front of him. At any rate, he loves gnawing on it!
That's about all going on right now! We are crazy in love with this little nugget and he makes me incredibly happy every single day. He is SUCH a sweet boy and I am blessed to call him my son :) Happy nine months, Andy!
Andy turned NINE months old this week and once again, I can not believe he is already that old! My mom and I were chatting about his first birthday last night-- it will be here before we know it!
Andy is changing every day, it seems-- and this last one was a big month for him! He started crawling..slowly at first, but now he loooooves this new freedom and he will take off if he sees something he wants. It's really cute-- he will spot something he wants and then he gets so excited to go after it, he starts sort of "revving" up like a car would and then he takes off after it! It is ADORABLE to watch.
It did not take him long to start pulling up, either. He will pull up on anything now! If we are laying on the floor, he will come right over and start pulling up on us. We had to remove everything from the coffee table, since that is his new spot to pull up. I have a silver tray that sits on the bottom shelf of the table which normally holds some of the boys' books. Andy grabs hold of that thing and flings it across the floor. I have since baby proofed a bit more. He is also fascinated by electrical outlets...seriously. Loves to go over to them and inspect them. Lovely!
Speaking of pulling up, I went in to get Andy from his nap the other day and he was standing in his crib peering out at me. That night, when he woke up for his nightly visit (sigh), he was standing up in his crib SO excited to see me come in. He is just so proud of himself!
Andy is still a really happy baby and he smiles constantly. He LOVES his big brother and Cal can really get a good belly laugh out of him. He is always looking for Cal and will start cracking up when he sees him.
We had his nine month well visit a few days ago. It was a well visit, but she heard a little rattle in his chest so we ended up doing a nebulizer breathing treatment while we were there. He just has a nasty cold... Here are his stats at 9 months:
Stats:
Weight- 21 pounds, 2 ounces (50th percentile)
Height- 29 inches (75th percentile)
Head circumference- 46.5 cm (75-90th percentile)
Eating:
I have been holding off on feeding Andy any real foods lately since he still does not have any pearly whites. He has been crushing the baby food and eats at least 2 jars for lunch and again at dinner. I have not found a kind he doesn't like! He gets mad if you take too long feeding him-- he will let you know you need to hurry it up!
A friend of mind suggested a few little things to try with him since he is eating so much baby food. I started him on puffs and he reallllly likes those! He grabs them by the handful and shovels them into his mouth using the two fingers he normally sucks on. hahaha! I also gave him some ground beef, since that was a favorite of Cal's. I was nervous about him eating without teeth, but the boy will chow down! He doesn't care one bit that he is gumming everything! He literally shovels food into his mouth.
I am down to nursing 3-4 times a day (plus once during our nightly visit....). I am about ready to start weaning down, but we are going to Mexico soon and we are taking the boys-- we figured we would continue to nurse until we got home... that way we didn't have to worry about him eating/drinking something bad while we were there. Also, that way we can wean to whole milk.
Favorite Toys:
Andy likes most toys and is easily entertained by lots of things. However, that sweet little nugget will flap his arms and fly across the floor for a basketball! We have several balls around the house, and he likes a football, but there is a basketball that he just loves chasing around the house.
Sleeping:
Andy take a short morning nap (usually around 45 mins- an hour) and then takes a great afternoon nap (usually 1:00-4:30 ish). I usually wake him up from his morning nap... if he sleeps too long in the morning, I have a hard time getting him down in the afternoon, and I need the boys to nap at the same time so I can get things done (do you hear that, Cal?!?!?!?!). He goes down right at 7 and usually will wake up around 3 or 4 for a little visit. Once I change and feed him, he goes back down great. Last night, he woke up around midnight and then slept until 7 this morning. Last week, when he had the cold, he was waking up several times a night and would NOT fall back asleep! I was getting up with him several times a night.
I know.... you are thinking I am in sane right? I was such an advocate for crying it out and now here I am getting up every night with my little buddy.... he has just gotten SO loud when he's crying... when he wakes up Cal from screaming, then I have BOTH of my little friends to deal with.... it's just easier to go snuggle with Andy for 30 minutes.
(side note: I wrote this yesterday and last night he slept from 7 pm until 6 am and then went back down until 7:30...not to jinx myself....)
I have been trying to give Andy a sippy cup with water in it. I am not sure he fully understands how it works. I can't figure out if he is actually getting any or if he is just drooling it down the front of him. At any rate, he loves gnawing on it!
That's about all going on right now! We are crazy in love with this little nugget and he makes me incredibly happy every single day. He is SUCH a sweet boy and I am blessed to call him my son :) Happy nine months, Andy!
