carter brian,
you are officially a toddler; you are our little boy, instead of our baby. we love you more and more each day and are so lucky to have you in our lives.
here's what you've been up to this month:
you...
...WALK! your record at the moment is 29 steps! you can turn a little and walk holding items in your hand! it makes mommy and daddy do double takes when you walk into the kitchen! you are SO TALL it seems!
...take one nap a day, but i'm still not sure that that's the best thing for you. it's certainly NOT the best thing for mommy! she's EXHAUSTED by the time you go down for nap at 1pm!
...open any and every closed door in the house! we may need to change the lever style doorknobs to round ones sooner rather than later!
...FINALLY stack blocks!
..."wash" your hair at bathtime
...are just starting to use a fork and spoon. you have a LONG road to mastery though, which means many messes in mommy's future!
...drink 16oz of (organic) whole (cow's) milk, 8oz of water and 2oz of (organic) apple juice each day, except for the last few days--you've had a very runny stool which caused your FIRST EVER diaper rash, so there's been no juice for you recently!
...are adjusting just fine to mommy's new mission of avoiding refined/processed ingredients in her cooking at home. but we DEFINITELY have (at least) a treat every few days--either at home or out of the house.
...wear size 5 diapers, more so because they are the size mommy bought a lot of, and less so for the proper fit.
...say "bird" if you hear or see a bird, or anything that sounds remotely close to bird. it's super cute!
...have added "meow" = cat, "bear" and "tv" to your list of words. but like most of your words, one must use context clues to know what you are talking about.
...are into puzzles, but still lack the fine motor skills necessary to manipulate the ones we have.
...still love dogs and books. lately you've been having a hard time saying the word "book". we think it's because you are trying to get the "ook" part right, so you stutter a little.
...are wearing mostly 12 month size clothes right now. some are baggier than others, but i got tired of seeing you in the same clothes all the time.
...get in "trouble" for playing with cords plugged into electrical outlets and for banging on the tv.
...haven't broken the 20lb mark yet, at least i don't think so. mommy stopped weighing you because it was making her sad. we will see what dr. thole says on monday at your 15 month appointment.
...LOVE playing in the dishwasher. you crawl/walk over to it at random times during the day and ask me to open it. mommy saves the dirty dishes until after you wake up from your nap so you can play in the dishwasher every day. mommy had to move the forks and knives up to the top shelf for your safety.
...are calling grandma H "nana" now. :)
...enjoy our weekly trips to the grocery store where your friend in the produce department always gives you a free balloon!
..."ah-ooo-gah!" EVERYTHING that has a nose!!
...have mastered "mama up" and "dada up"! you even say it if you want to switch whomever's holding you!
...dance and clap and know where your belly and toes are!
...say "bye"/"bye bye" ALL THE TIME...when daddy says "see ya", if we put on our shoes, if we change you out of your pajamas, if we say "ready" or "go"...it's really amazing at how many things can trigger you saying "bye bye" over and OVER and OVER again!
...are learning to blow kisses which is just TOO CUTE and are singing!!
...have a new friend named Michael that you see often. he's younger than you and much bigger than you. in truth, i think you are a bit scared of him, but it's good for you to be around other babies, plus, mommy thinks his mommy is funny.
...and...
...ride on our laps and when we sing the ponderosa theme song, you say "yee haw!" , which sounds a bit more like a high-pitched "eee!" but we'll keep working on it!
outtakes from your 15 month photo shoot:
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