Cowboy plaid cotton shirt. So old school.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Vintage!
Grandma Clemen gave your dad a few clothing items that were his when he was a baby and this is one of the 2 shirts that fit you perfect!
Cowboy plaid cotton shirt. So old school.
Cowboy plaid cotton shirt. So old school.
9 Months
On Monday Andy turned 9 months. And what a month we just had! So much happened! Seems he has had a big 6th month and a big 8th month. Love it. This month we'll do the rundown in the form of a letter.
Dear Andy,
This is such an amazing time for us. Your dad and I are having the time of our lives watching you grow and come into your own. Every day comes packed with new surprises and it's no surprise sometimes you'd rather stay up and practice your new skills rather than sleep.
Here's a list of what has happened:
- You sat up on your own! Of course it happened in your crib at bedtime. We found you playing and you were so excited that you promptly pulled yourself to a stand. We were amazed. But we quickly realized you were no longer safe and the crib mattress couldn't wait to be lowered. Unfortunately, this new "trick" really made bedtime a pain. For about a week you just wanted to play in your crib instead of going to sleeping. It would take you 2 hours to finally quit and fall asleep. But for the last 4 days you have been going to sleep after 10 min. So I think they novelty has worn off. We did have to start the "CIO" [cry it out] method since you thought it was a game. You never cried much so it wasn't hard.
- You are beginning to understand more and do things that I've been showing you forever! Like "arms up" - you now put your arms up with me! You mostly respond to just "up." You like to lift your arms to your head and then wave from there [opening and closing your hand]. It's really cute [but then again what isn't :)]. Yo top it off you sometimes say "up" when you put your arms up. That amazed me! You did it all on your own and said "up" as I was walking into the room.
- Here are the words you now say on a daily basis: mama, dad and up [along with all the other babble]. Short list but last night you said hi when the little girl waved on the tv. But that's in the 9th month so we'll leave that for the next post.
- You're also giving kisses! We say "beso" or "besito" [kiss in spanish] and you make a kiss sound. But of course, like with everything else you only do it when you want to, not really on command.
- As far as food you are eating a lot of things now. I am trying to cut away from jar food and start giving you more homemade food. Not just because jar food is probably crap [even though i do buy earth's best] but because it's also so bland! You hate a lot of it already, but if I give you the same homemade stuff you gooble it up! You're also so much better with chunkier food. YOu had a terrible gag reflex but it seems that it is gone. You like pasta cut up really small. You love crackers and those puffed gerber snacks that look like cheetos and are probably not that good for you but whatever it keeps you busy when we're out. You love those yogurt melts like crack! You like tiny cubes of cheese. And watermelon....you love that anytime. You're also eating the "sopitas" abuelita makes. You will eat some mexican rice soaked in bean juice and peeled beans. [This is what'll keep you Mexican, LOL.] And you also had the plain yogurt from Pinkberry with strawberries and loved that like crack! Only a few bites of course. Just to introduce you to more flavors.
- I'm not sure this belongs here as it happened the day you turned 9 months but you finally crawled. Only thing is I don't think you realize that you can now go anywhere you want by crawling. You will only crawl when you see something that you really want. But you are getting better at it by the day. Your dad and I totally thought you were skipping this and going straight to walking since you are also cruising on all the furniture.
- And as far as your stats - we don't have any since you just had an appt at 8 months. Won't know your stats till your 12 month appointment. But If I had to guess I would say close to 30in [by the way you fit in your carset] and maybe just around 19lbs. I feel that you've lost weight with all the growing. A pair of jeans that were beginning to fit tight are now loose. So I don't think you've really gained more weight.
- You are now riding in your new convertible carseat in my car [dad keeps the infant carseat till you've fully outgrown it - as of now we can't afford a 2nd convertible carseat]. After many months of research we decided on the Britax roundabout. It took a side-by-side comparison at babies-r-us to make the final decision. Also helped that I got the seat for $30 off thru diapers.com. You seem to like it. You definitely have a way better view now.
I think that is all for now. I mean seriously....for 1 month this is more than enough!
Andy, it is such a joy watching you grow and become more aware of the world you live in. You are always exploring and learning new things. You may not be the most smiley baby ever, but we don't mind one bit because you melt us with that intense stare you give when you're trying to figure out how something works. I know your little brain is constantly working over time trying to figure out this world. And when it matters most you give us that shy little smile that melts anyone around.
I love that you now love to cuddle in bed with us. Before you didn't want to sit still for a second, but in the mornings you will happy lay in bed in my arms while I talk to you.
This first year is just flying by. You are 3/4 of the way to your 1st birthday. I just can't believe how close it is! There are days I wish for more hours...more minutes...just to have more time with you at this stage in your life. But all we can do is soak as much in as possible with the time we do have.
Dear Andy,
This is such an amazing time for us. Your dad and I are having the time of our lives watching you grow and come into your own. Every day comes packed with new surprises and it's no surprise sometimes you'd rather stay up and practice your new skills rather than sleep.
Here's a list of what has happened:
- You sat up on your own! Of course it happened in your crib at bedtime. We found you playing and you were so excited that you promptly pulled yourself to a stand. We were amazed. But we quickly realized you were no longer safe and the crib mattress couldn't wait to be lowered. Unfortunately, this new "trick" really made bedtime a pain. For about a week you just wanted to play in your crib instead of going to sleeping. It would take you 2 hours to finally quit and fall asleep. But for the last 4 days you have been going to sleep after 10 min. So I think they novelty has worn off. We did have to start the "CIO" [cry it out] method since you thought it was a game. You never cried much so it wasn't hard.
- You are beginning to understand more and do things that I've been showing you forever! Like "arms up" - you now put your arms up with me! You mostly respond to just "up." You like to lift your arms to your head and then wave from there [opening and closing your hand]. It's really cute [but then again what isn't :)]. Yo top it off you sometimes say "up" when you put your arms up. That amazed me! You did it all on your own and said "up" as I was walking into the room.
- Here are the words you now say on a daily basis: mama, dad and up [along with all the other babble]. Short list but last night you said hi when the little girl waved on the tv. But that's in the 9th month so we'll leave that for the next post.
- You're also giving kisses! We say "beso" or "besito" [kiss in spanish] and you make a kiss sound. But of course, like with everything else you only do it when you want to, not really on command.
- As far as food you are eating a lot of things now. I am trying to cut away from jar food and start giving you more homemade food. Not just because jar food is probably crap [even though i do buy earth's best] but because it's also so bland! You hate a lot of it already, but if I give you the same homemade stuff you gooble it up! You're also so much better with chunkier food. YOu had a terrible gag reflex but it seems that it is gone. You like pasta cut up really small. You love crackers and those puffed gerber snacks that look like cheetos and are probably not that good for you but whatever it keeps you busy when we're out. You love those yogurt melts like crack! You like tiny cubes of cheese. And watermelon....you love that anytime. You're also eating the "sopitas" abuelita makes. You will eat some mexican rice soaked in bean juice and peeled beans. [This is what'll keep you Mexican, LOL.] And you also had the plain yogurt from Pinkberry with strawberries and loved that like crack! Only a few bites of course. Just to introduce you to more flavors.
- I'm not sure this belongs here as it happened the day you turned 9 months but you finally crawled. Only thing is I don't think you realize that you can now go anywhere you want by crawling. You will only crawl when you see something that you really want. But you are getting better at it by the day. Your dad and I totally thought you were skipping this and going straight to walking since you are also cruising on all the furniture.
- And as far as your stats - we don't have any since you just had an appt at 8 months. Won't know your stats till your 12 month appointment. But If I had to guess I would say close to 30in [by the way you fit in your carset] and maybe just around 19lbs. I feel that you've lost weight with all the growing. A pair of jeans that were beginning to fit tight are now loose. So I don't think you've really gained more weight.
- You are now riding in your new convertible carseat in my car [dad keeps the infant carseat till you've fully outgrown it - as of now we can't afford a 2nd convertible carseat]. After many months of research we decided on the Britax roundabout. It took a side-by-side comparison at babies-r-us to make the final decision. Also helped that I got the seat for $30 off thru diapers.com. You seem to like it. You definitely have a way better view now.
I think that is all for now. I mean seriously....for 1 month this is more than enough!
Andy, it is such a joy watching you grow and become more aware of the world you live in. You are always exploring and learning new things. You may not be the most smiley baby ever, but we don't mind one bit because you melt us with that intense stare you give when you're trying to figure out how something works. I know your little brain is constantly working over time trying to figure out this world. And when it matters most you give us that shy little smile that melts anyone around.
I love that you now love to cuddle in bed with us. Before you didn't want to sit still for a second, but in the mornings you will happy lay in bed in my arms while I talk to you.
This first year is just flying by. You are 3/4 of the way to your 1st birthday. I just can't believe how close it is! There are days I wish for more hours...more minutes...just to have more time with you at this stage in your life. But all we can do is soak as much in as possible with the time we do have.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Crib sleeping dust...
...Please send it our way. We need some - big time. I'm really at a loss as to how to handle Andy during this stage. Ever since he's been able to pull to a stand in his crib he refuses to just lay in there and sleep! What use to be a nightly routine ending with a bottle, putting him in crib and falling asleep within minutes is now a TWO hour ordeal. He will be rubbing his eyes and fussy. So we'll do our bedtime routine, he'll drink a bottle and then into the crib. Then the madness starts. It like his bottle is laced with crack. As soon as we lay him down he pops up! And it happens over and over and over and over for TWO hours! Same thing every night! Going on 8 days now. It doesn't matter how tired he is.
Today he even bumped his forehead on the crib rail (we're guessing). He's now sporting a nice speed bump on his forehead (first official injury). I watched him thru the door for a bit and he'll stand up, let go of the rail, and then just fall. Its wierd. Like he's testing his balance, which is not good. So he ends up falling on his butt or straight face-first forward. And then he gets right back up to do it all over again. It is exhausting.
And now he's crying too. Fighting us when we go in to lay him down again.
What do we do? Just wait it out until the novelty wears off? (Will it?) Continously go in and lay him down? (He seems to think its a game.) Wait until he's even more tired? (I don't want him to set a later bedtime. Don't want him to get use to it.) We had a great routine and bedtime and all that has been turned upside down in a week.
He had so much happen in 1 week. All in one day he sat himself up, pulled to a stand and showed us what "arms up" means. By the next day he was pulling himself up everywhere and cruising along furniture. Then he finally looked at me and said "mama" (This morning topped em all - Andy slept in our bed last night and this morning I woke up to a little voice saying "mama." I turned to find Andy sitting next to me with a big smile on his face. Best wake up call ever!) and he's also saying "up" and putting his arms up. This is all seriously in about 3 days! WTH! No wonder the kid doesn't want to sleep! Doesn't want to waste any time.
Please, some one tell me you went thru this and we'll be back to normal soon!
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Andy Stands - Video
This is video 3 of 2. [It was with my photo camera so I edited all 3 videos together but it's too big for blogger :-/] The first video has Andy sitting when we found him. Once we were in the room he wouldn't sit on his own. But as soon as we helped him sit he stood right up. It's a crack up.
You can also see his new trick at the end of the video where he puts his arms up when I say "up." Cutest thing. Whenever he was sitting in his highchair I always would say up and put my arms up and then say down and put them down. I was giving him dinner last night and I did it and Andy did it with me. First time. So cute. Then I tried it again when he was standing in his crib an he did it! Such a show off!
The video is almost 5 minutes. You can skip forward to about the 2 minute mark to see him stand.
You can also see his new trick at the end of the video where he puts his arms up when I say "up." Cutest thing. Whenever he was sitting in his highchair I always would say up and put my arms up and then say down and put them down. I was giving him dinner last night and I did it and Andy did it with me. First time. So cute. Then I tried it again when he was standing in his crib an he did it! Such a show off!
The video is almost 5 minutes. You can skip forward to about the 2 minute mark to see him stand.
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