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!

 

Pick-Up Trucks, The Lorax, and Just Being a Toddler

Hey guys,

Not too much to update you on this week. He's darn close to walking, but he just won't let go of the furniture/us/railings. He is though, eating what we eat, for the most part and cut up better; turning on and off light switches; and following around the dog wherever I'll let him (he can climb the stairs if I'm backing him up, but that's normally where I draw the line.)

This last weekend Thomas and I drove over to Atlanta to pick up a truck from Aunt Dolly and Uncle Curtiss (Thanks again!). Adam loves it....what little time he's been in it anyway, since there's no car seat.

He's also found a great love of the movie The Lorax. It's the only thing that'll completely take his attention when I need to do a little bit of housework. 

Well, that's it for me tonight! I've had a request for more videos, so I'll try to get some more in next time. Until then, stay safe, have fun, and know you're loved!

Busy Busy March

Hey Everyone,

Sorry about last week; Adam was sick again, so I was a bit sidetracked taking care of him. We never really got a definitive answer on what it was, whether it was croup or just a regular viral respiratory infection, but what was definitive was that he absolutely hated his treatment. For the first few days he had to use a nebulizer ever 4-6 hours and then whenever he needed it after that. No worries though, he seems to be all better now.

Here's the last few weeks in photos!

13 Months!

Hey Everyone,

Tonight is going to be mostly a picture post, but just so you know, all is well. No real huge breakthroughs this week, but plenty of sweet, adorable, and of course frustrating moments.

12-Month Check-up

Hey guys,

We finally scheduled and made it to Adam's 12-month check-up. Everything seems good. He's in the 70th percentile pretty much across the board and at 30 inches long, he only has two more inches before Mom and Dad have to go find him the next car seat up. The poor thing did have to get stuck four times though: three vaccines and one iron test (which turned out fine).

Other than all of that, he's doing well. We're weaning him back to his bed after allowing him to sleep with us while he was sick....which is less than fun. Also, he's been switched mainly over to whole milk. I debated for a while over whether or not to try and stand by feeding him some alternative, like almond milk, but, as the doctor confirmed, for the time being, whole milk has a lot that he needs that the others just don't have, particularly the fats for his brain development. Oh well, it'll be cheaper than formula either way and as long as he's healthy and it's the right  thing for him, why should I be upset?

Let's see...last but not least, he is trying to stand some more and seems somewhat more aware as he plays. He's even starting to enjoy pushing his little cars all over the living room.

Sorry, no pictures tonight, but you can rest assured that he's as cute as ever and would give you the goofiest, sweetest smile right now if he could.

Love you guys,
Cheers!

You Only Turn One Once: Part 2

The best laid plans man, the best laid plans. I was all set up to upload these pictures and have them all posted for you last Thursday, but come Wednesday, the whole family came under a sick spell. First it was Adam, then the rest of the house followed suit and are still fighting the thing off. Luckily, when we took him to the doctor (The MUSC Pediatrics After Hours Care in North Charleston is great by the way), our doc assured us that it seemed to just be a viral upper respiratory tract infection and shouldn't need any antibiotics. Of course, he also assured us we probably had another week until the thing was completely done...so we'll all be getting over it for another good while.

As far as the birthday party, many huge THANK YOUs to everyone who helped get everything ready and everyone who was able to come out and be there to celebrate with us. Sure, he won't remember it, but Thomas and I always will, and with his guestbook, his cards, his gifts, and the pictures, that's a ton of residual love he's going to feel throughout his life. He's a lucky kid to have all of y'all. Oh, and if you couldn't come, we love you too and know you were there in spirit.

I'm still a bit under the weather, so I'll be just a few more sentences, but, as you can see, the theme was Dr. Seuss. We made themed foods, decorations, and he had two great cakes made by his Meme. The cake he had I made, and you can read more about it here if you're into vegan desserts (we're not vegan, for the most part anyway, but I didn't want to risk him having a reaction to something at his party/on his birthday). He loved his gifts, all of the attention, and really just being mobil enough to crawl around and see everyone.

If you want to know more, shoot me a comment, I'm just pooped right now, but I'll get it next time. Also, if you want me to print out a message from you to stick into the guestbook if you couldn't come, let me know down there too. (Oh and I'll try to pool some more pics together before next time too.)

Cheers everyone and Much Love!

You Only Turn One Once

Last week, update night landed right on Adam's very first birthday, so here I am just a little behind (Tonight, his actual birthday; Thursday his party)

On Thursday, I did my best to make sure he had a pretty happy day (even if he didn't understand why). I sang him Happy Birthday several times, which he loved, and did what I could to play with him, though I had a ton to get done for dinner, his cupcakes/cake, and just everything else.

Thomas had work that night, so once he got home and ate his dinner, we all gathered around and sang Happy Birthday to Adam, with one solitary, but festive, candle lit on his cupcake (I figured I should wait until his party to give him the larger one). Then I blew the flame out (I mean, what did you expect) and handed him his first ever cupcake. He's never been a messy baby, if he could help it, so he just kind of methodically ate what he could and then threw the rest on the floor....which was promptly devoured by the dog.

We wanted to wait to give him most of the gifts until his birthday, but we couldn't not let him have at least one on his actual day, so we went ahead and gave him the activity box thing from us. He also got two books from our neighbor, so he was pretty happy.

There wasn't much left to the night, so we just let him play until he was tuckered out and fell asleep on me. Overall, I think it turned out pretty nicely for him; something low-key to practice before he was the center of attention for a much larger crowd on Saturday.

Well, I know you're waiting for pictures, so here you go!


Oh, and by the way, he's a lot more aware even since then. He's clapping his hands and stomping his feet during If You're Happy and You Know It, following simple commands, and just exploring all that he can throughout the house. It's like he turned one and bam! Pretty soon and he'll be walking and running around.