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.

He'll be 18 months before we know it

Hey All,

So, maybe this isn't a weekly blog anymore...who knows. We'll see if I can get back in the habit. I hope the end of the summer has treated you all well and that everyone headed back to school isn't too upset to be doing so.

Adam and I have been doing our best to soak up the sun whenever we can. He loves getting out and playing in his sandbox, jabbing our front porch with sticks of sidewalk chalk, running and rolling around in the grass, and sitting pretty in his trike stroller each day as we take short little walks throughout the neighborhood. Of course, it's been pretty hot, so we don't go out for too long at once. With all of the latest rain though, things have cooled down a tad bit and I seriously hope it stays a little less....stifling, so we can stay out longer.

He continues to be the most helpful little baby, throwing away trash and trying to help with the laundry. He's also learning to seriously love his baths and to stand on his little stool and try to brush his teeth. Oh, and he's used his new potty a few times, but I doubt that'll come fully for a good while now. He doesn't quite use his words yet, but pretty good at listening and knowing what we're saying.

And We're Back! And in our Own Home!

Hey Everyone,

I'm so sorry it's been so long since I posted. I hope you'll forgive me though when I say we've been working on buying our very first house and then subsequently moving into said house! I originally wanted it to be a surprise, so I stopped updating when all I had were pictures of Adam in the house as we painted.....but then the underwriters took longer and longer and though most of you knew, I didn't want to post anything just in case I'd jinx it or something (silly I know).

So here I am now saying, we officially have a house (as of a little over a week ago)! It's a cute little three bedroom out in Moncks Corner, so it's just right for us (enough space for all our books, movies, and Adam, with the unhindered sky and quiet of being right out side of the town). I'm not going to give our address here, for obvious reasons, but if any of you would like it, just let me know (if you want, I can even send you one of these cute little "We've Moved!" postcards with a picture of the house that Sherry gave us). (Side note, if you need to sell or buy in the Lowcountry, see my Step-Mom Sherry Crosby :)!)

As for news on Adam, he's doing fantastically. He's walking even better than before and shows us just how curious he is each day by not only getting into EVERYTHING, but also mimicking us (I've had a cold all week and he keeps blowing into tissues like me and pretending to sneeze so we'll tell him "bless you.")

There're plenty of pictures down below of the last two or so months, but nothing really showing the house since it's still in a bit of disarray, though it's definitely coming along.




If you want to read some more articulate and introspective words on the new house, click here.
Oh and if you want to follow my Instagram (I'll still upload those pics, of Adam, here), click here.

Thanks to Melanie...

...we have enough pictures for a post :)

This week our little guy has become quite a bit more skilled at getting into mischief, which I guess comes with the whole walking territory. He's constantly climbing up things or reaching up to grab stuff off of tables he couldn't get to before. While writing this post alone, I don't know how many times I've had to run and stop him from doing something.

 

So, I can only really get a second to take pictures of him when he's napping. His favorite new thing is to sleep on daddy's pillow.

 

 

 

Have I mentioned he loves electronics?

 

 

He picked out his own hula hoop for the wedding. It's currently residing in his pack'n'play. 

 

 

Mrs. Roys offered up the rest of her frosty so Mel could introduce him to the tastiness. He couldn't get enough of it.

 No worries guys: Mel was finished with the coffee before he got a hold of it. He has however figured straws out and especially loves them when an Orange Julius is on the other end. 

With Uncle Alex. The corruption starts. :)

 

He Started Walking (A Month Ago, Whoops)!

Hey guys,

So, it's apparently been exactly a month since I updated y'all on our little man. So sorry. Life got a little crazy (in a good way) when friends (though let's be serious, family) was in for a few weeks in order to celebrate the wedding of the awesome new Pearsons (my beautiful best friend Melanie and Thomas' best friend, Chris).

This will actually a be a pretty short post, word wise, though I do have one very special surprise, for those of you who haven't seen Adam walk. This was from the first night he really took a few steps and has since been learning to be a little more courageous in walking a few steps here and there on his own or actually standing up on his own from the floor without pulling up on anything.

Trying Adam in the suit Mel and Chris sent him for his birthday. Twas a tad bit too large.

Growing Up So Fast

Hey guys,

I'm trying out posting earlier rather than later (I always think I'll post Friday if nothing else, and then the weekend gets crazy). All is well, though Adam seems to think it's an awesome idea to wake up when it's time for bed and then stay up until 1 am. He's sleeping off that decision as we speak, hopefully through a looooong morning nap. He actually looks like he's sleeping of a hardcore fight though, because a mosquito snuck in the house last night and bit him a few times under his eyes. Poor kid. But he'll be fine. He hasn't even been scratching them.

His Uncle Chaise and Jenny came down and we got to go out to the Angel Oak again, which is always beautiful, and to the Hunley, though I don't think Adam understood just how cool that was....to him it was pretty much a brown thing in a big bathtub, I'm sure.

Whoops, well that's him waking up. I'd better go. Until next time, stay safe and know you're loved!

If the videos keep messing up, up there, here they are again.

14 Months

Hey look guys! It's a video! If you're wondering where he is, well, more on that hopefully in a week or two.

For now though, all is pretty good, even if he's been incredibly fussy for the last week or so (he's getting better though). The doctor says he either had a stomach bug (no vomiting; don't worry) or it's just his teething (molars are jerks and he's getting several of them in at once). He is standing on his own sometimes though....if he doesn't realize it; once he does, he falls down or leans on something immediately. He's also turning into a TV wiz apparently, because a few days ago he grabbed the remote, turned the TV on, grabbed the playstation controller, turned it on, handed the controller to me, and when I asked him what he wanted to watch, he replied doggy....which I took to be Blues Clues. Then he promptly stole a piece of my toast from my plate and watched one episode before trying to turn things off. Hopefully that's a reflection on his intelligence and not our TV watching habits. :)

 

 Mommy gave him a homemade Strawberry popsicle. He approved

 

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This is my face whenever he's near and I want to use my phone.

 Oh, and he's not just peering over; he's laying straight on my face.

Hope you all have a great weekend!