Before the big 1st birthday, I thought I'd update what Tucker has been up to these days.
Stats:
Weight: 25 lbs 3 oz
Clothes size: 18-24 months
Diaper size: 4 (almost 5)
Teeth: 2 bottom, 1.5 top (the left top front is just about to poke through!)
Eating: He's still nursing in the morning and at night and has 3 bottles during the day when he's at the babysitter's. I plan to keep pumping until his birthday and then attempt to switch to milk during the day and let him nurse morning/night until he's done. I've grown to love it and will probably be sad when we're done. I never thought I'd say that!! He will eat most food but absolutely loves a few things: cheese, yogurt, avocados, bread and Cheerios. He will usually eat most veggies but to make sure he's getting them at each meal, I sneak them in via cottage cheese. He's really pretty good and tries most things. He's eating 3 meals a day still.
Sleeping: He consistently goes to bed around 7 and will sometimes make it until 5:30 but there are nights (like last night) where he wakes up at 3 and there is no going back to bed (we've tried, it goes on for at least an hour) without feeding him-when in doubt, maybe it's teething? But then the next night he'll sleep until 5-I can't figure him out! He does go back to sleep though until at least 7- I think he made it to 8 once! I guess I can't complain- the kid does go to bed at 7. Same with naps. He typically naps once a day for about 1.5 hours. Although there are those occasional days when he takes two naps or one 45- minute nap or a 2.5 hour nap...who knows!!!! The timing of the naps switches also. I think he's just too excited and curious to sleep- he's usually jumping up and down in the crib and talking up a storm.
Health: Ear infection #2 crept up a little before his 11 month birthday. He had a cough and a little cold and I just knew it was his ears again. At least I now know what to look for. Another round of Amoxicillin and he's back in action! I'm hoping this isn't a consistent trend for him.
Development: It absolutely blows my mind how much he is picking up every single day. He understands tons of words- clap, soo big!, itsy bitsy spider, dance, ball, peek-a-boo, car, more, book, no (he shakes his head back and forth at us), hello, bye, daddy, mommy, nukie, duck, cow, dog, kisses and blankie. He looks at the object or does some kind of motion to show us that he understands. He says "dadda" and "mmmmammma" and I think I heard him say "duck." He is just starting to walk while pushing his walker but is cruising around the house, getting into everything and pulling up on anything within reach. He loves to play with the kitchen drawers and cabinets. He's on bruise #3 on the face. The most recent is an ugly bump on the forehead from falling into the edge of the molding on his bedroom door.
Play: He loves to read books! He sits with a basket of books and flips through them, talking as he goes. He could look at books for a long time. He loves to play with cars, bang blocks together, shake containers full of toys, dance to music, play peek-a-boo with his blankie, blow bubbles and make raspberries with his mouth. He absolutely loves Daddy and exploring everywhere around the house. He loves to stand at our windows and look outside or kiss the windows.
We are so thankful for our little boy! I never knew I could love someone as much as I love him and I can't even believe how fast these last 11 months have gone!!!
