Thankfully I have Instagram and my Google Keep (such a great app!) list to help me remember all this baby boy has been up to. And it's been a lot! This is certainly the stage of change!! In fact, maybe a month ago I had made note on my Keep list that he had started pulling himself up to standing, but "not consistently". Well that certainly changed over the last two weeks! He's been pulling himself up like crazy on anything he can reach making mommy pretty much constantly nervous. It's been so fun! ;)
Let's get right to it! (Before another month goes by...)
40 Weeks
44 Weeks
and 10 months old!
46 Weeks
48 Weeks
and 11 months old!
"clapping"
"SO BIG!"
Ready for a lot of random thoughts? I can't believe it's been 2 months.....
• He started officially crawling towards the end of December, so about 9.5 months old. He has continued to crawl with his right knee on the floor using his left leg to scoot himself to where he wants to go just a bit faster. It's pretty darn cute. And he covers a lot of territory!
• Luther's first Christmas was wonderful. We spent most of his Christmas money on a few bigger things for all three kids to share (wooden table and chairs and a Plasmacar), but he didn't seem to mind. He got a new book, some adorable Zutano booties, and a much needed hooded bath towel so he was pretty well set! He traveled well, slept decently, stayed healthy, and loved all the extra hugs and kisses from both sides of the family.
• At just under 10 months, I took him in for his 9 month well check. He was 23 lbs, 9 oz (92%), 30 1/8" long (93%), and has a lovely 18.5" noggin (90%). And no shots! Yay!
He's longer and not has heavy as Conrad was at 9 months. Not that that really matters, but it's fun to see how they're the same or different.
• On January 12th, we made the BIG transition. Conrad moved out of his crib and into a twin sharing a room with Gwendolyn, and Luther moved out of our bedroom and into the crib in the spare bedroom. I was absolutely dreading it. So many changes. People sharing closets/dressers. People swapping rooms. People moving out of beds they've been in for months (Luther) and years (Conrad and Gwendolyn.)
It was a LOT. But would ya know....it was also GREAT!
I think having Gwendolyn and Conrad share a room for a month prior to moving him out of the crib (we moved his crib into her room) helped quite a bit, and it helped me as well just having them go to bed at the same time and start waking up closer to the same time. It allowed us time to get their new beds set up, move clothes and closets around, and figure out what we wanted to do with bedding too. (After hours of online searching, we decided on super cozy and soft neutral comforters. Not nearly as fun as Superman and princesses, but definitely practical.)
I think my main concerns were them waking each other up, but that hasn't been an issue. They have woke each other up, but it hasn't been a problem getting them back to sleep. I also realized that in a lot of ways, it's nice that they go to bed and wake up at the same time. I had become used to doing a breakfast for Conrad since he was usually up earlier, then a breakfast for Gwendolyn, then a breakfast for Luther...but now they typically come out at the same time or within 30 minutes of each other and it's less time consuming for mommy.
I just couldn't really picture Conrad staying in a big boy bed, but he's done really well. Some days he needs some reminding to "cozy up" and go nigh nights, but he's done soooo much better than I was anticipating.
And Luther?! Well, he started sleeping THROUGH.THE.NIGHT!
First night in his crib...he cried out a bit around midnight, but I didn't go in and we didn't hear from him again until 9:30 am the next morning. It's a miracle! A gift from God! And it's stayed that way every since! It's just amazing. In fact, he's been sleeping just a bit too good.....just the last couple of weeks, he has had mornings he's slept until 10:00, 11:30, 11:45 or later some days. And even if it's not that late, I'm shocked to hear him before 8:30.
This has changed our lives. I rarely need a nap anymore, and I remember what it feels like to be rested. Honestly, so so so thankful.
So in summary, while it was a big transition with a lot of moving parts, it proved to be healthy and beneficial in a lot of ways.
• He learned "so big!" and how to clap and both are just adorably cute. Now we're working on blowing kisses and waving and signing "more" and "all done" and saying "Mama". ;) I'm fairly certain he also said "uh oh" one day.
• He smiles instantly when he sees himself in a mirror or in my phone camera.
• We first learned he might not like being told what to do when we had to speak sharply to him after he would repeatedly touch the Christmas tree. He did not like that.
And it has continued now that he's into things even more...touching cords, diapers on the couch, curtains, tv stands, ice melt pellets, etc. etc. He scrunches up his face and fake cries. You can't help but laugh.
And it has continued now that he's into things even more...touching cords, diapers on the couch, curtains, tv stands, ice melt pellets, etc. etc. He scrunches up his face and fake cries. You can't help but laugh.
• Every time I buy baby food I think "this is the last time I'm buying baby food" but then....I buy more. He enjoys eating solids and does well with them, but I honestly love how clean and easy the containers are. :) If I didn't have baby food as an option to fill him up (and give him things he wouldn't normally eat like zucchini and squash), I fear I would just feed him the same foods over and over, which isn't great. Really the issue is filling that baby UP. If he isn't crazy about our dinner, and is still hungry, at least I can go grab two containers of baby food.
He enjoys: yogurt, apple sauce, eggs, most fruits, string cheese, lunch meat, toast with butter and avocado, toast with peanut butter, mac n cheese, pasta, veggies straws, waffles, oatmeal, and most of the other kid friendly foods.
I wish he would enjoy cooked veggies. So we need to work on that.
• He's seriously growing like a weed. I feel like I just moved clothes out of his drawers that he had outgrown and now stuff that just fit isn't fitting! I can barely keep up.
• We love to put our hands out to him to see who he chooses. Sometimes when Daddy is holding him, and I'm putting my hands out to try and get him to come to me, he'll literally push my hands away like "stop asking mom." Which of course, Daddy looooves. (I'm sure he doesn't mean it.)
• Like I mentioned, he pulled himself up for the first time over Christmas, but wasn't consistently doing it until just recently (I'd say around 11 months.) Now that he's crawling AND can pull himself up, Luther just looooves being right in there with Sissy and Brother. Tearing pages in their books. Drinking from their water bottles. Playing with them at the train table. Dumping out all the "castle guys." And most recently, wrestling with them if they're brave enough to lay down and take it.
He has pulled himself up on the kitchen table chairs WHILE standing underneath the table. And earlier this week, I just happened to walk into the living room to find him holding on to a floor lamp. That isn't exactly sturdy. Needless to say, my old way of doing things (leaving him in the middle of the room with a few toys) has gone out the window. Along with a lot of my patience.
Ugh.
Have I said before how I don't like change?
Well, it's true. Just takes me a little while to adjust and then we'll be good to go. Until, of course, he starts doing stairs. And walking.
Anyone laughing at me now? It's ok, because I'm laughing at myself. There's nothing BUT change in the first years of a babies life!
• He never struggled with getting himself back down after discovering how to stand. He quickly mastered those deep knee bends!
• He would really prefer not to be put down immediately after waking up. He needs some snuggles. And if you put him down AND leave the room, you're in for some loud shrieking.
• He would really prefer not to be put down immediately after waking up. He needs some snuggles. And if you put him down AND leave the room, you're in for some loud shrieking.
Ok, I could write and write about this life-changing baby, but I need to hit "publish" before someone needs me and this sits in a draft forever. I'll be back soon with more deep thoughts because he is 50 weeks in only a couple of days!
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