My baby is One

Starting the tradition of Birthday Pancakes. I promised him they will get much more fun!

I can't believe that my little man is turning one year old! It is so insane to think that at this time last year I had finally met my baby and was getting to eat for the first time in over 24 hours! Anything for my baby boy, though! He is growing so much.



He is still in a size 4 diaper, mostly 18 month clothing, and 5.5 shoes.

He still takes anywhere between 2-3 naps a day at around 1-2 hours each.

Milestones for month 11:

Says multiple words including: Juice, Tractor, baby, bubble, and chicken.

He actually knows what these are.

If I say get me the baby book, or the tractor book, or the snake book, or the bubble book he can bring me the correct one.

When you ask what the snake says or what the pig says he makes the corresponding sound

He is finally coordinated enough to squat and play with toys without falling over.

He is incredibly proficient at walking now and is trying his hand at running! Oh my!

He loves to blow kisses

His favorite things are:

To follow me around the house while I clean

To walk around the house carrying a wrapping paper roll left over from Christmas

To chase the dogs around the house and let them lick his face, much to mommy's horror!

To talk up a storm

To eat at the table with Mommy and Daddy

One week and counting!

I am getting SO anxious! It is one week from today that we have our ultrasound to find out what the baby is! It is insane to think that I am almost 20 weeks and that in turn Wyatt is almost 1 (those two events fall the same day!). I can't wait until my appointment so we can see the little one and make sure everything looks good. Hopefully, it cooperates and opens up the legs so we can see what it is! I don't want to call it baby #2 or "it" anymore! I am a bit nervous, for basically no reason, because I have only gained around 1-2 pounds this time around and with Wyatt I had already gained around 12 pounds! I think I just went overboard with him!

Speaking of Wyatt, he is still on the move as ever! He is saying tractor and baby to the point that if he says them strangers look at me and say "did he just say tractor?" and "how old is he?" He is getting to be such a big boy! He had his first haircut saturday afternoon (Thanks, Tommie!) and had his first birthday pics taken that evening. I am going to upload them soon but my wireless on this pc is acting wacky so I have to try to do it here on dial up! Yuck! His one year appointment is a week from tomorrrow so we will have some news about how big he actually is now!

Last Monday

So I feel like every post begins will about a week ago... We are so busy around here so it is really hard to keep up. But this past monday I started feeling baby number 2 moving for sure. I would have been a few days short of 18 weeks. I think I may have started feeling it sooner but I kept talking myself out of it being the baby! LOL... But here in a little over a week (march 10th) We get to find out what this baby is! That way I can stop calling it baby #2!!!!

it's the little things...

I have realized that it is the little things in life that make it great. I realize that my family and friends are what make life worth living and I am so blessed to have them around me.
Things that I love that make my life better:

• Sitting around with Jeremy making fun of the cheesy grade B horror movies on SciFi.
• Cuddling with Wyatt right after he has gotten up from a nap and still has sleepy eyes.
• Spending a couple of hours after everyone has gone to sleep reading until I pass out.
• Taking a day with my boys and just enjoying the little things that bring a smile to their faces.
• Just taking a moment to enjoy the little things....
  

Baby #2 Update

So this past thursday marked the 3rd appointment for baby number two along with being Wyatt's 11 month birthday. Everything looked great so far. I have been feeling great which is a good thing since I still have Wyatt to look after as well. The baby's heart rate was 144. I am still thinking boy! Though with all the testosterone in the house, I kinda hope it isa girl! LOL... They made my appointment for the "Big" ultrasound to find out what this one is. It is March 10th at 3:00 pm. It seems so far away but I have a feeling the time is going to fly since it is so close to Wyatt's first birthday. We have a lot to do to prepare for that as well as school and things so it will come much sooner that expected (hopefully!).

My baby is 11 months old...

Our little boy is turned 11 months old this past Thursday! I can’t believe it. I can’t believe there are only a few weeks before the day he turns a year old. It is just insane that time passes so quickly and I am so glad that I have been able to mainly stay home with him this entire time, besides school, because it just has gone so fast.

He is changing so quickly and I see a little person with his own personality and way of expressing feelings. I keep thinking about how incredible the advances that these tiny human beings make during their first year. Just mere months ago this little guy was dependent upon me for everything he needed and now he is becoming such an independent little fart, but it brightens my day to see him discover the new things he can do and to watch his little face light up with his accomplishments.

Now, moving on, I am unsure exactly what his size is as he has not been measured lately but I would say that he is around 26 pounds or a little over, and around 31 inches. He is still in size 4 diapers and is mainly in 18 month clothing. He still takes around 3 naps a day; 2-2 hour and 1-1 hour and sleeps from around 7:30 to 8:00pm to 7:30 to 8:00am.

Milestones for month 10:
He is walking much better and is loving his little white leather walking shoes

He understands many words and learned many more this month including “Jace,” (our lab), “book,” “truck,” “Nana,” “Thank you aka dee doo,” and “dog”

He tries to mimic everything we say in his own way

He will clap his hands when we say “yay” or start the song “If you’re happy and you know it…”

Learned to drink from a straw

He can stand up from the floor

I am sure that I am forgetting some things!!

There are so many things that I love about this stage including his independence, the showing of his personality, and that he loves books! He will bring be books probably 5 or 6 times a day for me to read to him and if I am doing something else he will sit down and flip through the pages himself and sometimes will mumble like he is reading as he does it.

Happy 32nd Jeremy!!

Today is my amazing husband's 32nd birthday! He is my best friend in the entire world and I don't know what I would do without him. He is an absolutely amazing husband as well as a wonderful father. I am always in awe at how he is at Wyatt and how Wyatt's little face lights up when he comes home from work. I am so blessed to have him in my life and that I was lucky enough to become his wife. He works incredibly hard to make sure we have everything that we need. Now having my own son, I hope with all my heart that he grows up to be just like his Daddy!