He walked a week after my last post. And hasn't stopped since. He was home sick for two days in August, right when he turned 15 months and he took like 4 steps across the living room right in front of me. And he's been going, going, going ever since.
It's pretty fun now. I still can't believe he went from nothing at his year appt, to crawling across the basement at Josh and Kristine's by the 4th of July to walking by the next month.
Little Boy is almost 18 months now; just a few more days to go. He really is SO much fun. Cars (the Pixar movie) is the favorite right now. Code name: "Vroom"; everything is "Mama" too; all objects and people. And when you answer the right name to something he is pointing to, he says "YEAH!!!"
We think that he might have a slight allergy/tummy trouble with Mac-n-Cheese, but not totally sure. Mac-n-cheese seems to coordinate with some sort of stomach bug he has at the time; but, they sure are some gross, gross diapers.
I can't wait for him to be potty trained so I don't have to change them anymore. All in due time.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Livin' on the Edge
All of the crawling and cruising around on the couches and pulling up has morphed into cruising around all of the furniture with a very delicate hand hold, all around the kitchen, into the backroom. Rinse and repeat. :)
He is so close to walking, I can taste it. Or maybe he can taste it. The strength is there, now it's just the balance part. His cousin was over late last week and he walks around all over the place. Little Boy was standing holding on to a toy in front of the TV watching J and I could see the wheels turning in his head: "Hey! I can do THAT." And therefore, he will. Because that has been his whole life so far -- I'm not gonna ANYTHING until I decide that I want to. Which is very, VERY much like his mother. Hopefully, we can take that personality trait and make it something useful, instead of counter-productive, as my tendencies swing.
We were at the baseball game on Saturday night, which was very fun. We lasted almost the whole game -- sat in the stands and cheered and got a bit scared by fireworks and when the Brewers were scoring runs -- Miller Park is very loud! :)
We went to the State Fair on Sunday morning. It only rained about an hour in the morning, so while it was raining, we had breakfast:
It was delicious!
I think that we have our annual tradition with him -- I plan on taking month pictures with the next baby too, and I tried my best with Little Boy, but these are good too:
What a difference a year makes! :)
The cream puffs are really good too! Little Boy slept through those again this year too. But, he does go with his daycare on Friday, so I'm sure that he will get one then.
I'll post video of him walking soon.
If more than two people read this, I would publicly out my sister-in-law, but since nobody does, it's not really publicly outing her. I will say that I'm kind of excited that they are having another baby in January. I don't know if I'm ready or not to have another one. I waiver back and forth. If these money things would go away, I would be set. Until then...I'll just be excited for them. In my totally stone-cold, anti-excited way. Especially if they have a girl. Because then I can buy dresses and make sweet stuff that involves me using up all my girl colored yarns and fabrics that I've been traveling with for the past 5 to 6 years.
He is so close to walking, I can taste it. Or maybe he can taste it. The strength is there, now it's just the balance part. His cousin was over late last week and he walks around all over the place. Little Boy was standing holding on to a toy in front of the TV watching J and I could see the wheels turning in his head: "Hey! I can do THAT." And therefore, he will. Because that has been his whole life so far -- I'm not gonna ANYTHING until I decide that I want to. Which is very, VERY much like his mother. Hopefully, we can take that personality trait and make it something useful, instead of counter-productive, as my tendencies swing.
We were at the baseball game on Saturday night, which was very fun. We lasted almost the whole game -- sat in the stands and cheered and got a bit scared by fireworks and when the Brewers were scoring runs -- Miller Park is very loud! :)
We went to the State Fair on Sunday morning. It only rained about an hour in the morning, so while it was raining, we had breakfast:
It was delicious!
I think that we have our annual tradition with him -- I plan on taking month pictures with the next baby too, and I tried my best with Little Boy, but these are good too:
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| 2010 - Almost 15 months old |
The cream puffs are really good too! Little Boy slept through those again this year too. But, he does go with his daycare on Friday, so I'm sure that he will get one then.
I'll post video of him walking soon.
If more than two people read this, I would publicly out my sister-in-law, but since nobody does, it's not really publicly outing her. I will say that I'm kind of excited that they are having another baby in January. I don't know if I'm ready or not to have another one. I waiver back and forth. If these money things would go away, I would be set. Until then...I'll just be excited for them. In my totally stone-cold, anti-excited way. Especially if they have a girl. Because then I can buy dresses and make sweet stuff that involves me using up all my girl colored yarns and fabrics that I've been traveling with for the past 5 to 6 years.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Stormy Weather
They closed the storm drains because of construction debris and now the interstate is flooded; actually, both main North-South highways (43 and 45) are closed because of standing water covering the roadway.
This is some crazy stuff! There was 7.2 inches of rain at Channel 4 WTMJ, which is basically downtown, for lack of better geography.
We have a small lake in the basement, because the gutter was overflowing onto the ground by the NE corner and it just runs back into the house. We should fix that. Whoops!
In other house news, we are working on refinancing the house. Much better rate, much lower payment = amazing. We can possibly save $150 a month, which will go nicely on the credit cards; I'm thrilled!
Next up: Car refi to dump the 9.75% interest rate that we currently carry, which is totally absurd.
Little Boy is doing well -- lots of crawling and cruising and kneeling and babbling. I'm thinking that he will be walking by the end of summer; hopefully, once he has mastered that skill, the language will start to build again. He will babble in sentences; you can't understand him, but he speaks in sentences. Also, he has 99% mastered the toy that he got from my aunt and uncle for Christmas; I'm generally pretty impressed. With all of our worrying and fussing about him, he's turned out to be a very funny little boy. A very funny Daddy's boy. :)
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Lovely New Things
So, in honor of Little Boy learning to crawl and pull up and generally get into everything that he can, we purchased a new TV console/stand from BigLots!; everything was 20% today too, so it was only $109 with tax, instead of $130 plus tax. Best deal evah!
I know that I was just complaining about money; but this was Jake's summer gig money AND we needed it so Little Boy would stop turning on/off the power on the receiver; you can tell him 'no', but he likes to push the buttons anyway...Plus, we came up with a plan for the money situation, so I don't feel so badly about spending $100 for a super good deal.
Since Husband and I are insane, we waited to reset everything until 8pm and just finished right now; it's very, very nice, but that was a lot of work! It makes the living room look a bit bigger because the old one covered up the windows like 50% of the way.
So, now, Little Boy can go to town on cruising along the TV stand, but the volume will not be touched.
The next tooth came through today -- the center top right one, when you are facing him. He was VERY crabby all weekend; after 3 days of constantly being around him, I am ready for the break of working! I feel terrible for saying that, because I really do love him and he is the funniest little boy most of the time, but we spent a lot of time together this weekend and he was kind of cranky for most of it. But, we are up to 5 teeth now! I suppose the next top center one will start to come down and make a nuisance for a while.
My daycare was closed on Friday, because of the flooding, so I was home all day with Little Boy; we went out in the morning, as I was trying to force him through to just an afternoon nap (they have great success with this at daycare) and he passed out on me at 11am; he didn't wake up when I carried him in the house, when I changed his diaper and clothes, etc. I was shocked, but then again, he only slept an hour or so. Then, he had a nap from 3:15 until 4:45, so we could go with Daddy to his gig Friday night, but even then, he was wiped out by 8:30. Poor Little Boy. We ran him ragged all weekend. I think that there are times when he would prefer just to stay home and chill. We should probably be more sympathetic to that some days.
Since it's 10:30, it's probably time for bed for me, but more laundry awaits.
I know that I was just complaining about money; but this was Jake's summer gig money AND we needed it so Little Boy would stop turning on/off the power on the receiver; you can tell him 'no', but he likes to push the buttons anyway...Plus, we came up with a plan for the money situation, so I don't feel so badly about spending $100 for a super good deal.
Since Husband and I are insane, we waited to reset everything until 8pm and just finished right now; it's very, very nice, but that was a lot of work! It makes the living room look a bit bigger because the old one covered up the windows like 50% of the way.
So, now, Little Boy can go to town on cruising along the TV stand, but the volume will not be touched.
The next tooth came through today -- the center top right one, when you are facing him. He was VERY crabby all weekend; after 3 days of constantly being around him, I am ready for the break of working! I feel terrible for saying that, because I really do love him and he is the funniest little boy most of the time, but we spent a lot of time together this weekend and he was kind of cranky for most of it. But, we are up to 5 teeth now! I suppose the next top center one will start to come down and make a nuisance for a while.
My daycare was closed on Friday, because of the flooding, so I was home all day with Little Boy; we went out in the morning, as I was trying to force him through to just an afternoon nap (they have great success with this at daycare) and he passed out on me at 11am; he didn't wake up when I carried him in the house, when I changed his diaper and clothes, etc. I was shocked, but then again, he only slept an hour or so. Then, he had a nap from 3:15 until 4:45, so we could go with Daddy to his gig Friday night, but even then, he was wiped out by 8:30. Poor Little Boy. We ran him ragged all weekend. I think that there are times when he would prefer just to stay home and chill. We should probably be more sympathetic to that some days.
Since it's 10:30, it's probably time for bed for me, but more laundry awaits.
Monday, July 12, 2010
14 months
It's been a while and much has happened; Little Boy turned 1 and had a very fun birthday party with his cousin, J. The weather was really great and his Grandma flew in from MD to see him and J and all of us. It was a pretty good weekend; except Little Boy did not really enjoy the whole cake thing. Cookie was much more promising.
Little Boy also had his 1 year check up, which was great; I was worried about the fact that he wasn't crawling, or pulling up or any of that pre-walking type stuff. I shouldn't have worried, because within 1 week of that appointment, he was sitting up on his own, from his stomach, then army crawling, then regular crawling. Now, he crawls and pulls himself up to standing on lots of items. He can also sit on his knees and balance quite well. I give him the end of the summer before he's walking. Once he figures it out, I have a feeling he will be tearing through the house. He is just such a big boy now, it's amazing.
We really need to baby proof the house, but we are both too tired half the time to do anything during the week and the weekends have just been really, really busy lately. We'll get it soon.
The only other frustration that I have right now is that, while I would love to have another baby very soon, we just can't afford it. I try to figure out a way to pay things down and pay things off and whatnot and it just seems like it's impossible. I wish I could just stumble upon $10k (heck, even $5K would be beneficial at this point) to pay off credit cards and be done with it; if we paid off debt down to under $5k, I would be much, much happier. But, I will figure out a way to get through it and come out good on the other side.
Then, we can start all over again. :)
Little Boy also had his 1 year check up, which was great; I was worried about the fact that he wasn't crawling, or pulling up or any of that pre-walking type stuff. I shouldn't have worried, because within 1 week of that appointment, he was sitting up on his own, from his stomach, then army crawling, then regular crawling. Now, he crawls and pulls himself up to standing on lots of items. He can also sit on his knees and balance quite well. I give him the end of the summer before he's walking. Once he figures it out, I have a feeling he will be tearing through the house. He is just such a big boy now, it's amazing.
We really need to baby proof the house, but we are both too tired half the time to do anything during the week and the weekends have just been really, really busy lately. We'll get it soon.
The only other frustration that I have right now is that, while I would love to have another baby very soon, we just can't afford it. I try to figure out a way to pay things down and pay things off and whatnot and it just seems like it's impossible. I wish I could just stumble upon $10k (heck, even $5K would be beneficial at this point) to pay off credit cards and be done with it; if we paid off debt down to under $5k, I would be much, much happier. But, I will figure out a way to get through it and come out good on the other side.
Then, we can start all over again. :)
Thursday, May 13, 2010
1 year ago
It wasn't raining, but it was as gloomy. Weird.
Little Boy won't be 1 until 8:41pm tonight, but he's still ONE!!!
Happy Birthday Little Boy!
Pics later on. I'm at home today to try to clean up before we have people here next weekend.
Little Boy won't be 1 until 8:41pm tonight, but he's still ONE!!!
Happy Birthday Little Boy!
Pics later on. I'm at home today to try to clean up before we have people here next weekend.
Monday, April 5, 2010
I must have changed something...
I decided today that two things have happened, almost at the same time; or at least, they converged to change over at the exact same time, making neither Mama or Little Boy very happy at bedtime.
I think that Little Boy has decided that it is time for him to go to bed at 6:30, instead of 6 (or earlier!). Naps are much longer during the day. Unfortunately, I am not used to having to entertain him for this extra half hour, but I will oblige him this week in learning and thinking up new ways to entertain him for 30 more mins.
Additionally, I must have slowly started to change his bedtime routine to where there is NO bedtime routine. Just me deciding that it's time for him to go to bed. Both these changes have lead to screaming like the world is going to end at bedtime. Tonight, for instance, I tried to give him his bottle and have him go to bed at 6pm -- he looked tired and I thought he was ready. However, after listening to him crying brokenly for 15 mins, I went back in, picked him up and rocked with him while he finished a last 2 ounces and then he just laid with me and watched his mobile from the rocker. After 20 minutes of doing this, I laid him back down and all was well. And now, I think that he's probably asleep. or close. Silly Mama. Not doing what the little boy is telling you that he needs to do.
So, starting tomorrow, the bedtime routine will start around 6 or 6:10 instead of 5:30. and I will stick to his old one of jammies, a bottle in the rocking chair and then bed -- with all his animals and toys. I don't care if he plays in there for another hour, as long as he's happy and getting himself to sleep.
As the weather gets warmer, we can go for a walk or go outside for a bit after dinner; the sun will still be out and it will be warm enough for him. That will really help. Then, we can come inside at 5:45 or 6 and get ready for bed. We'll see what happens. Maybe I will try this and it won't work and he'll be crying brokenly at 6:30 instead of 6. But, considering that he's been waking at 5:30 for the past few days, I think a later bedtime is in order.
Another problem that we are having is with his diapers -- he had leaked through 4 of them in the past twenty four hours. I don't think that he's ever done that ever. So, I'm going to take all of them and strip them with Dawn and rewash everything. I don't know what the hell happened, but something did. And Jake changed the bedsheets once and I did once in the past few hours. Which is super annoying. And I'm just hoping that Little Boy doesn't leak out overnight. Because if I have to get up tonight, I will probably cry.
My friend at work forced me to read the first one and I have since finished the Twilight series. It was ok. It was a good story, but after the heartbreak of Harry Potter, I have decided to not expect too much from books, especially "series" books. My expectations will probably not be met. I would not mind more books on the characters in the story -- some of them were pretty good characters and I would have like more story. But, I suppose that is what fanfic is for. And I should know, I have read enough of it (X-Files and Harry Potter). I was going to wait until the last book came out on paperback, but I decided on Saturday that I couldn't wait until then, so I bought the hardcover. It was very enjoyable. I know many did not like it, but it was a good read for just getting lost in a story and not having to think about the real world. There was only one thing that kind of pulled my focus, and that was a small conversation where one of the characters quoted the Simpsons. It was kind of out of place for me. But, no matter. I kept going.
I guess if you're just looking for a good book to read where you don't have to think much, that would be it. :)
Off to wash diapers.
I think that Little Boy has decided that it is time for him to go to bed at 6:30, instead of 6 (or earlier!). Naps are much longer during the day. Unfortunately, I am not used to having to entertain him for this extra half hour, but I will oblige him this week in learning and thinking up new ways to entertain him for 30 more mins.
Additionally, I must have slowly started to change his bedtime routine to where there is NO bedtime routine. Just me deciding that it's time for him to go to bed. Both these changes have lead to screaming like the world is going to end at bedtime. Tonight, for instance, I tried to give him his bottle and have him go to bed at 6pm -- he looked tired and I thought he was ready. However, after listening to him crying brokenly for 15 mins, I went back in, picked him up and rocked with him while he finished a last 2 ounces and then he just laid with me and watched his mobile from the rocker. After 20 minutes of doing this, I laid him back down and all was well. And now, I think that he's probably asleep. or close. Silly Mama. Not doing what the little boy is telling you that he needs to do.
So, starting tomorrow, the bedtime routine will start around 6 or 6:10 instead of 5:30. and I will stick to his old one of jammies, a bottle in the rocking chair and then bed -- with all his animals and toys. I don't care if he plays in there for another hour, as long as he's happy and getting himself to sleep.
As the weather gets warmer, we can go for a walk or go outside for a bit after dinner; the sun will still be out and it will be warm enough for him. That will really help. Then, we can come inside at 5:45 or 6 and get ready for bed. We'll see what happens. Maybe I will try this and it won't work and he'll be crying brokenly at 6:30 instead of 6. But, considering that he's been waking at 5:30 for the past few days, I think a later bedtime is in order.
Another problem that we are having is with his diapers -- he had leaked through 4 of them in the past twenty four hours. I don't think that he's ever done that ever. So, I'm going to take all of them and strip them with Dawn and rewash everything. I don't know what the hell happened, but something did. And Jake changed the bedsheets once and I did once in the past few hours. Which is super annoying. And I'm just hoping that Little Boy doesn't leak out overnight. Because if I have to get up tonight, I will probably cry.
My friend at work forced me to read the first one and I have since finished the Twilight series. It was ok. It was a good story, but after the heartbreak of Harry Potter, I have decided to not expect too much from books, especially "series" books. My expectations will probably not be met. I would not mind more books on the characters in the story -- some of them were pretty good characters and I would have like more story. But, I suppose that is what fanfic is for. And I should know, I have read enough of it (X-Files and Harry Potter). I was going to wait until the last book came out on paperback, but I decided on Saturday that I couldn't wait until then, so I bought the hardcover. It was very enjoyable. I know many did not like it, but it was a good read for just getting lost in a story and not having to think about the real world. There was only one thing that kind of pulled my focus, and that was a small conversation where one of the characters quoted the Simpsons. It was kind of out of place for me. But, no matter. I kept going.
I guess if you're just looking for a good book to read where you don't have to think much, that would be it. :)
Off to wash diapers.
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