Wake is One!

Well, Wake finally turned one and I'm here to say that it did not go by fast ha. It was the best year, but it was not the fastest. He now cruises all over the place (still crawling of course) but is getting a lot closer to walking. He's taken a few steps on his own but mostly just likes walking while we hold his hands or while he pushes his walker. He wants to walk on his own so bad though so hopefully it happens soon. He has hit the stage where he's constantly crawling up our legs so that we'll help him walk anywhere he wants to go. He still doesn't say words but he's definitely starting to understand. He lights up when I tell him, "No" and keeps doing whatever he's doing with a giant smile because he apparently likes to be naughty. He'll point out things that I ask him to like my nose, Jesus, and numbers in his book (he doesn't know which numbers they are but he knows that they're numbers). He'll also crawl to the slide when I ask him if he wants to go down it. I finally gave him cows milk for the first time and he loved it sucking it up through a straw so I'm excited to phase out breast milk. Especially since he still loves sticking his whole hand in my mouth every time he eats. I guess he's bored or something ha who knows...He still eats everything I give him and is starting to want to feed himself more which he's getting better at. Still in size 4 diapers and 2T clothes. He just got his first molar and is about to get a second which gives him nine teeth. He weighed 23 lbs and 12 oz (84th percentile) and his height was 31 inches (90th percentile). He is finally sleeping all the way through the night for the first time since I made him cry it out during that 5:00 am feeding. He usually goes down at 7:30, wakes up between 6 and 7 and takes one or two naps a day depending on the day. He loves to watch pbs kids, read books, go for stroller runs, walk/crawl around outside, play peakaboo, and be hung upside down ha. His party was really fun with a bunch of our friends out here. It would have been more fun to have family there but it was the next best thing. Here are the pictures of this month!

The best pictures are sleeping pictures...

Cutest Valentine.

Fort building Friday.

This sad picture happens all too often around here. Wake is always trying to climb up to Nate and Nate is always studying.

Face timing in the clinic.

First drink of cows milk. Yay me!

Finally got that kid some shoes and he was very pleased.

We spend a lot of time outside doing this...

And this...

Birthday morning!

His cake didn't turn out as professional as hoped but it was okay for a one year old ha.

Waiting for his party.

He did not enjoy the candle or his cake, don't be fooled.

Love ya Wake! Here's to more sleep the second year!

Month Eleven

Wake is changing all the time still. Not fast enough in many aspects but changing nonetheless haha. He has started to crawl around on all fours a little bit now (usually only four or five steps but it's progress) he still army crawls most places though. Has turned into a terrible sleeper and is waking up three or four times a night after going down at 7:30 and usually up for the day by 7:30 or 8. I really need to let him cry it out so I can start fixing the problem but it's easier in the heat of the moment to get up and put his bunk back in so he'll go back to sleep. I'm still nursing him around 5 am though. This month he can go from crawling to sitting up, tries to pull up on things but has been unsuccessful, LOVES cartoons and cheeses every time th tv turns on (not sure if I should feel bad about that or not haha), is into making a surprised expression with his mouth open to a small "o" shape and thinks I'm so funny when I do it back, lovespeak about still, has to turn the pages to his books and do the starfall app all by himself, is way into listening to animal sounds, is indifferent to bath time, loves to walk all over the house when I hold his hands but is not even close to being able to stand on his own. Still wears size 4 diapers and is now exclusively in 2T clothes. Also, his buckteeth are coming in more prominently and it's my favorite. Looks like hees mama hahah. Here are some pictures:

Looking overly obese here.

Had to get a picture of the one time Nate has ever fed him. Haha.

These are the only pictures I get of him and I so it is what it is.

Playing peakaboo with my bedroom door. Thinks he's a tricky feller.

Figured out how to suck/backwash from a straw and loves it.

Loves on the starfall app and can do it by himself.

Wake's first snow day which he liked for all of five minute.

The next week it was like 65 degrees so we picnicked and he dug it.

Ready for the Super Bowl.

Sunday best and not super happy about it.

Wake is Nine Months

OWake is still just a giant dude. At his nine month check up he was 30.25 inches for height (99th percentile), weighed 21 lbs 13 oz (84th percentile), and his head was 45.7 cm (71st percentile). So needless to say he is growing great.nits hard to believe I used to stress and stress over getting him to gain weight when he was just a skinny guy. Because he's so big I feel like he's never going to crawl. He still sits up for a few minutes at a time but will definitely eat it eventually so he can't be left without pillows around him. He is getting better about boosting himself up on his hands and pivots well but is still not even about to get up on his knees. I've just accepted that he won't crawl until he's a year old. This month he:

He has started to love the swing, walking in his walker outside, random household items, being hung upside down, smelling candles at the store and, of course, all real food. 

He still sleeps from about 7:30 pm to 5:00am then goes back to sleep until 7-7:30. He still (usually) takes about a 2 hour nap around 10 am and about a 1 hour nap around 4 pm.

Wears 18 mo-2T clothing and size 4 diapers.

Grew another tooth giving him 8 total.

Is still, and always has been, so good during stroller runs. He will always fall asleep during the seven mile runs and just talks happily but stays awake during the four mile runs. So I have been really lucky in the work out department.

Here are some pictures of this month:

He loves the ladle the most which I don't have a picture of but he is also happy with any kitchen item.

Oh the selfies...

Such the beached whale.

Post bath.

Loving his box.

So he is WAY too big for this little bath but our piece of sh** (excuse my French) neighbor decided it would be fun to smoke in his bathroom which has connecting vents to ours so, needless to say, we've been keeping the door to our bathroom shut and getting ready in the kitchen until we can move apartments. At least Wake thought it was fun to bathe in the kitchen.

It is so hard for me to get good pictures with him since his hands and legs are always going. These were the best I could get ha.