Hey Everyone,
I hope this finds all of you well. As I type, Adam has finally passed out for his nap (or did about 30 minutes ago before I got distracted by the internet). He's getting to that age where he'll pitch an absolute fit when you try to get him to nap if you don't catch him at the exact perfect time. I know a lot of you don't believe he has it in him, but I assure you, he does.
The last week or two have been pretty nice, though Thomas has had a lot on his plate with school starting back up again and work. Adam always runs up to him and gives him a big hug when he gets home each night.
I finished the mural in Adam's room, which you can read about here if you haven't, and he loves it. He enjoys tottering over to it and pointing out the different characters and things he can reach. Sometimes I pick him up so he can get a better look at the rest of it.
He's definitely getting more independent these days. As of two days ago, he refuses to take your hand to enter or exit the front door, determined to do it on his own each time. He also likes to play chase in the front yard....or in other words, he likes to run around the yard and make me chase after him when he goes in the neighbors' yards or too close to the street. Luckily, he enjoys flopping down in the grass and playing with the leaves after a little bit, so that's nice.
Of course, he hasn't lost his giving nature. He spends as much time as you'll let it putting around the house with these little cars his Abuelita/Great-grandma gave him, complete with his little toddler version of "vroom vroom." To him though, this isn't completely a solitary thing. He insists that you take one of the cars and vroom it around some, no matter whether you're cooking dinner, showering, or on the commode.
Well, I know y'all are waiting for pictures, so here you go. Again, if you follow me on Instagram, there won't be a whole lot that are new.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Oh yeah
Hey Guys,
So, I realized last weekend, when asked about Adam's doctor visit nearly two weeks ago, that I hadn't updated everyone here on things (I've had this screen open all week to remind me to do it). So, here we go.
Adam's doctor visit last Tuesday went just about like most visits do. They weighed him (just over 25 pounds), measured him (just over 32 inches), monitored him, talked to me, and gave him shots (he's older now, so that's worse...his pain receptors don't fade away/die/whatever as quickly so he remembers and is angry about it for longer periods of time...also, he realizes there's a bandaid on his leg and just hands it to me because what are bandaids?) Oh, his head's also still on track at slightly larger than average.
Normally, from there, I'd be asked to return once he's 2, but because he's not saying anything really, they want to see him in another 3 months to make sure that's just because he loves his pacifier way too much. We've been instructed to have him leave it in bed and maybe only have it at naps, bedtime, or if he wants it in the car. So far it seems to be working. He's a lot more verbal now...which is to say, he's not as much saying more words, but more trying to feel out all of the different sounds (and all of the different volumes for sure).(Oh and he's always babbled...if that was a question...I guess I should have just said he's babbling more.)
Now, no worries though guys, his comprehension is great, it's just a precaution.
As for everything else, we've now converted his bed into a toddler bed, so he can get in and out on his own. It hasn't really made him want to sleep there more (he's still pretty addicted to coming into our bed after a few hours), but hopefully that'll change over time. Now that he's dropping some of his naps, he sleeps more solidly when he does, so I'm assuming he'll eventually stop waking up as easily from random sounds or the lack there of.
Cheers.
So, I realized last weekend, when asked about Adam's doctor visit nearly two weeks ago, that I hadn't updated everyone here on things (I've had this screen open all week to remind me to do it). So, here we go.
Adam's doctor visit last Tuesday went just about like most visits do. They weighed him (just over 25 pounds), measured him (just over 32 inches), monitored him, talked to me, and gave him shots (he's older now, so that's worse...his pain receptors don't fade away/die/whatever as quickly so he remembers and is angry about it for longer periods of time...also, he realizes there's a bandaid on his leg and just hands it to me because what are bandaids?) Oh, his head's also still on track at slightly larger than average.
Normally, from there, I'd be asked to return once he's 2, but because he's not saying anything really, they want to see him in another 3 months to make sure that's just because he loves his pacifier way too much. We've been instructed to have him leave it in bed and maybe only have it at naps, bedtime, or if he wants it in the car. So far it seems to be working. He's a lot more verbal now...which is to say, he's not as much saying more words, but more trying to feel out all of the different sounds (and all of the different volumes for sure).(Oh and he's always babbled...if that was a question...I guess I should have just said he's babbling more.)
Now, no worries though guys, his comprehension is great, it's just a precaution.
As for everything else, we've now converted his bed into a toddler bed, so he can get in and out on his own. It hasn't really made him want to sleep there more (he's still pretty addicted to coming into our bed after a few hours), but hopefully that'll change over time. Now that he's dropping some of his naps, he sleeps more solidly when he does, so I'm assuming he'll eventually stop waking up as easily from random sounds or the lack there of.
Cheers.
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