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| With Daddy in downtown Columbia, SC. |
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| Ready for the beach! |
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| Ready for the beach! |
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| he found his newborn hat from the hospital and then wore it for about 30 minutes! ha! |
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| Loves music! |
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| And reading! :) |
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| And going for walks at the park! |
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| And snuggling while watching movies! (Clearly I am the one always taking the pictures since they're mostly all with Scott!!) |
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| Playing with his bubble gun! |
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| Water fun at a friend's house |
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| Checking out the monkeys at the Riverbanks Zoo in SC |
I guess I just don't know what to say anymore! He's like a full-fledged little kid now! Or at least that's how it feels to me. Let's see...
New Moves
+ Still dancing, but with more rhythm! He loves music and will dance all around the room!
+ Running at full speed!
+ jumping/bouncing! He doesn't quite get his feet off the ground, but he is trying!
New Words
+ I'm not even documenting words anymore. He says countless words, phrases, and sentences.
+ Example: Yesterday he said, "Oh no, elephant! He just fell." Of course not every word is crystal clear all the time, but it's close enough that most people can understand him. And we are well versed in Grayson speech, so it's easier for us to pick out meaning in his sentences. :)
Food/Teeth:
+ 16 teeth
+ Eats fairly well. Let's just say, he's a toddler!
+ Drinks from a regular cup! Still uses a sippy cup on trips, during the
night, and randomly during the day, but usually prefers a regular cup
(he likes water with ICE!)
+ His current favorites are goldfish, "apple crackers" (Kashi nutrigrain bars), "honey" (peanut butter...idk why he thinks it's honey), apples, scrambled eggs, and still the beloved black beans.
+ Grayson is fully weaned from nursing! It's definitely bitter-sweet, but I drafted a 5-week, gradual plan so that it wouldn't be abrupt or traumatic (for either of us!). He still asks for it occasionally, but he doesn't usually get upset when I redirect or tell him no. I only cried about it once, and it was when I cut the bedtime nursing. Thankfully, we are still able to have our same routine without the nursing, so I didn't lose that precious time with him!
Sleep:
+ I'm probably jinxing the crap out of this, but he slept through the night last night! 8 pm - 6:50 am! Woohoo!
+ We removed the front of his crib a couple months ago, so now it's more like a toddler bed. He still has a guard rail, though.
+ Sleeps with about 6 stuffed animals and two blankets. He still sleeps with his paci, but we'll be weaning from that in the next couple months. One thing at a time!
Favorite Songs:
+ Jesus Loves Me and Jesus Loves the Little Children
+ The Tigger Song
+ Move It, Move It
+ Sesame Street songs
+ Uptown Funk
+ Anything from TSwift's 1989 album!
Favorite Toys/Activities:
+ Books! We try to go to the library once a week to pick out new books. It's become such a fun tradition! And it's nice to have new reading material each week. :)
+ Playing outside, especially with balls, bubbles, and sidewalk chalk
+ Going for runs with Daddy in the jogging stroller
+ watching TV (yes, I'm afraid so. But we do it very sparingly!)
+ Sesame Street and Winnie the Pooh stuffed animals
+ Singing and dancing
Favorite Movies/Shows:
+ Winnie the Pooh!
+ Disney Sing Along Songs (my old VHS tapes from when I was little)
+ Curious George
+ Sesame Street
+ Minions! (clips from Youtube)
+ Finding Nemo
+ The Lion King
+ The Jungle Book
+ The Jungle Book
+ Big Bugs Band! We put it on this past weekend to see if he would remember it from when he was a baby. I don't think he did, but he fell in love all over again! There is no plot, just short 1-2 minute little episodes of these cartoon bugs playing different styles of music. But he's obsessed! He dances and sings along. I like it too, but I have to admit, I would rather watch something with a little story behind it! ha!
Height/Weight/Sizes:
+ I really don't know! At his 18 month checkup he was 24 pounds and 2 1/2 feet tall
+ size 5-6 shoes
+ clothes...sizes anywhere from 12 months to 2T/24 months. 18 month is the best fit most of the time.
+ Size 5 diapers
Other:
+ Beginning the early stages of potty training! He now tells us immediately after (and sometimes before!) he poops and asks for "fresh pants." He often pees in the bathtub and is very interested in the process. We installed a toddler seat on our toilet, which he sat on today for the first time. He was very excited, but didn't do anything. We also purchased a little potty for the floor, which I think will be easier for him in the very beginning stages. For now, we're just following his cues and letting him explore and familiarize himself with the potty. Definitely not pushing him!
+ He can sing along with parts of his favorite songs, which is adorable!
+ He is more aware of strife, and gets upset easily when he thinks someone is in trouble/danger. Scary parts of movies upset him (like Nemo's mom being killed by a shark or Tigger and Eeyore being chased by honey bees) and he has full-on sobbed after Scott shouted at the cat for scratching on the door frame.
+ He just the best! I know I'm biased, but it's true! He's so sweet, smart, and funny! I just love him like crazy! :)
Here's to many more months with my little bean! :)
+ He just the best! I know I'm biased, but it's true! He's so sweet, smart, and funny! I just love him like crazy! :)
Here's to many more months with my little bean! :)
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