My kids are all pretty much exactly the same. Busy. Talkative. Silly. Snuggly. This one is no different. It amazes me how much like his brother and sister he is, including wanting to be right in the middle of everything. And wanting ALL the attention.
He's getting anywhere he wants to go with a mixture of army and traditional crawling. Pulling up occasionally, usually to his knees, but sometimes into a downward dog position or all the way to his feet. He loves to stand just holding our hands.
He has two teeth! And man are they sharp! Looks like more on the way soon. He's loving pureed everything. When we gave him a puff recently, he gagged dramatically till he vomited (a la sister). So pureed for now. Although he did eat some bits of mushed up cracker and very tiny pieces of ripe mango today and didn't protest too much. His favorites are banana, pear and apple. He's also pretty fond of squash, mango, peaches, zucchini, broccoli and peas. He's learned to drink from a sippee cup (with help - otherwise, he just bangs it all over his tray, sprays milk everywhere and giggles hysterically). He also took a whole 3 oz bottle from Jordan recently. Who is this kid?!?
We've weaned off colic meds and reflux meds down to just once a day. Progress, y'all.
He's loved going to music class with brother (and sister until she starts school). He grins, eats all the instruments and crawls all around. He cries when it's over. Hutch has loved having someone little to show things to. He's also just started dancing when he hears music. Be still my heart. His favorite toys are anything with wheels he can spin and anything that makes noise or music. Also all kitchen utensils. His chewy highchair toys are No. 1 right now.
Lots of babbling that sounds like actual words?!?! He's super close to talking.
Weight: 20ish pounds
Length: 27 inches
New things:
- Pulling up. And getting stuck on his knees or halfway up and getting very confused. He especially loves to pull himself up on me, holding my shirt, knee, finger, arm, whatever he can get. He also pulls up to knees on the couch. And to feet on his toy box.
- This kid can downward dog with the best of them.
- Teeth! Bottom left came in about a week ago, and bottom right a few days ago.
- Trying "real" food. And protesting.
- Drinking milk from a sippee cup
- Waving. Oh, it's the cutest little baby wave where he thinks he are waving at you but really he is waving back at himself. He'll wave when we wave to him, or even when we just say Hi.
- Dropping a mid-morning feeding. Most days.
- Declaring when he's ready to nurse by rubbing his head on me, biting or licking my arm/shirt/neck/chest, pulling on my clothing, etc.
- Babbling that sounds like talking. His favorite sounds are "dada," "Adda," "Lola," and "pawpaw." He will repeat when we ask him to (if he's feeling like it). And often says dada and Adda in reference to them, or when we're talking about them.
- Dancing when he hears music. A la his brother. And going to music class.
- Napping just twice a day, most days.
- Crying and protesting if we take something away from him (usually something he's not supposed to have or something he's trying to eat)
- Lola. He loves to find her, poke her face, grab her feet or ears and in general just watch and laugh at her. She's very tolerant of him.
- Constantly trying to dive out of our arms or climb up our bodies. He is SO STRONG.
- Mimicking us or repeating sounds. He especially does this when someone coughs or he yells/kids yell. He thinks it's so funny.
- Reading books. And by reading I mean chewing on them.
- Holding a ball in his feet. Circus baby (see, they are all the same)
- Watching TV. He has been particularly intrigued by football today.
- Hutch. Weston has always had a fondness for his sister, but he's really become more and more taken with brother (he just doesn't hold still as well as sister). He loves to touch his glasses, grab his arm or hair and climb all over him.
- Bathtime with brother and sister.
- Getting hot boxes
- Any toys that belong to brother and sister. Especially if he's not supposed to have them. He loves Addie's dollhouse.
- Jewelry on others. He'll try to remove and/or get in his mouth. He particularly loves my orange earrings
- His paci and sucking his thumb.
- Being in the carrier (because he's touching mama). Although if he's facing outward, he is constantly looking back or trying to turn around to make sure I'm still there.
- Girls.
- Going to the grocery story in the carrier and trying to touch all the produce with hands and feet. Or rip produce bags out of my hands. Such a helper.
- Shoes. Not on his own feet, but anyone else's shoes lying around that he can hold or lick.
Dislikes:
- Wearing shoes
- Being covered to nurse
- The church nursery. Man, they are so good and so good to him, but he's having a hard time with it. I'm thankful we decided to wait on Mothers Day Out till January
- When brother and/or sister are gone
- When mommy leaves.
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