Our little guy is already one…he is such a big boy already. He is so sweet and loving. He loves to stay close to those he loves. If you are sitting he will come over to you and sit down on you or give you a big hug. He loves to smile and make himself adored by all that lay eyes on him with his little way. He is also a big explorer and loves to try and mimick everything we do and climbs in places we never thought possible at such a young age.
His favorite outdoor toy right now is the little orange car which Chloe adores as well….but it is now clearly more his than anything else. He likes to get in and out of it and turn the wheel. His favorite indoor toy would have to be his elephant and just walking around with the swifter or his little broom ( which he unfortunately broke). He loves getting in and out of Chloe;s fisher price chair and he unfortunately like to stand in it too! He likes chloe fluffy chair too, he is very funny when he goes to sit in it and just chills out there.
He has started to make more and more sounds and even say things that sound like words. He stared saying DA DY and Ma Ma pretty well. He is great at saying Ahhhh. He also says something that sounds like Alex but comes out more like Alec. He can sing parts of songs now too like Chum ba da chum ba da chum AH AH ( he says the AH AH part).
His favorite song is Mon Corps and the one above. He can actually do all the moves to MOn Corps. He is so funny when he does this. He also dances on command or when he hears music. He has great rythim. He also trys to stomp his feet which is adorable because he ends up taking a step or two instead. He also trys to jump when we tell him too and will get one foot of the ground then sometimes the other and falls on his bum usually. So cute.
He unfortunately has started to get VERY picky about his food. He was doing Soooooo well just 1-2 months ago and now he will only eat a few things like pasta and toast. We have to force him to take bites of other things which he used to just wolf down. He is far from small so I am not too too worried, but he always looks hungry and has been whiny when he sees us with food. He basically just wants to much. He ofcourse is probably teething too because he always has his hands in his mouth so this might not be helping. The worst part is he throws everythign on his tray on the floor. THis is very frustrating. We have started to let him hold his own spoon while eating his cereal. He can get a couple in, but ends up eventually getting it everywhere and he starts to just eat with his hands or throws the bowl down. I will keep trying though as I can see he is proud to do it alone. We have been giving him more and more soy…only about 3-6 oz per day but we are getting there. I am also not as afraid to give him so dairy like in macaroni and stuff. We started giving him peanut butter and he loves it right now.
He pretty much has the same sleep patter as at 11months. Goes down at 8:30-9pm, wakes up around b/w 6:15 and 7:00am usually. He has surprised us on occasion and gotten up at 7:45, but this is very rare. He is quite unpredictable in that way. He isn’t doing so well with his naps though. He takes a small 30 – 45 mins nap in the morning, sometimes he just power snoozes while in the car for like 10 mins and then takes another 2 hour nap in the after noon. he usually wakes up crying.
We have taken him to the pool a few times already. the last time we went he did very well and did not being in the water at all. I think he doesn’t like the cold water much. I also put him under twice and he didn’t even cry. I tried Chloe too but she wailed after! Oh well! 🙂
What else….Oh he isn’t drooling much anymore and hasn’t worn a bib in a few weeks. This is such a relief!! It’s nice to be able to see his clothing for a change. He still uses his pacifier quite a bit though we will have to work on that soon.
He also got his first ear infection and major fever. Poor baby was miserable all of friday night and saturday morning until we noticed he had a 103.5 fever and brought him in to see the doctor. I was so worried because we had worked like dogs getting everythign ready for his b-day party Sunday. BUT he was a trooper and did very well. He loved his cake too and just dug in! The guest that made it were Tim with Maia and Anjali, Carmel with her two Olivia and Tyler, Barb and Alex with Jordan, Shihan and family, Scott and Amy, Jason and Gab. He got the play hut tent and tunnel set from Scot and Jay and clothing from everyone else. We were very happy with everything. The party turned out great! we had chosen a fish theme because he is are big fish. I decorated everything with fish, made fish cookies, fish cake, and fish shaped sandwichs. Sara came and helped me saturday night and again early sunday morning. She was a huge help.
Well that is all for now. Mamie arrived Monday evening and is here with us for a week. unfortunately she has a bad back and is not able to enjoy her stay like she normally does. We’ll have to make the best of it regardless.
We love you Alex!!
Moaugh!