The Dub Shack: November 2012

Thursday, November 29, 2012

November 2012 - 14 months

Brody,

Time sure does fly when you are having fun - and we are having so much fun with you!! You are growing and learning so much and so quickly! I cannot believe how much you change and learn in just a few days and weeks!

You have learned so many things this month! Here are a few things you have learned:

1. Shake your head "no"

2. Say "yea"

3. Hold up 1 finger when we ask how old you are

4. Walk really fast!

5. Pat your tummy when we ask where your tummy is

6. Pat your head when we ask where your head/hair is

7. Stick out your tongue when we ask where it is.

8. Saying "more", "finished", "drink", "eat", "bath", "milk" well in sign language and more often

9. Waving "bye- bye" well

10. Blowing kisses well

11. Saying "mamama" a lot more

12. Crawling "normal" a lot more often

13. WALKING EVERYWHERE!!!

14. Blow spit bubbles

15. When we say kiss bye bye, you blow a kiss and wave bye bye

16. You have 12 teeth!

17. Babble like crazy in the mornings and evenings

18. Play in bed while you wait for us to come get you (knock on wood :)

You love to play! You like playing with balloons. You like to go to the window and look out of it and pat the window. You love playing "come get mommy" and have mommy scare you and then "come get you". You love pushing the power button on the sound bar. You still love remotes and cell phones. You love to hit things like your drum, high chair etc. You love bath time. You like to wrestle on the floor. You are tickles in your thighs, under your arms, and your sides.

You are not eating great this month. You mainly like cheese, bananas, applesauce, and oatmeal. We can get you to eat other things on occasion (like mac and cheese) but you are not really interested in other things besides what I listed. You like your milk sometimes but sometimes you go without drinking it. You really need it to grow strong bones so I hope we can get you to drink it more soon!

You have 5 teeth coming in this month!!! And I felt another start poking through so I guess 6!! That makes your teeth count to 12!!!! It has been a rough month with drooling, nose runny, and tears as you cut these teeth. You had another one on your bottom right come in, then a back right molar, then a top right molar, then a top left molar, and lastly a bottom left molar.

You got sick again this month. Poor baby. You had fever for several days again along with coughing, sneezing, runny nose, runny eyes, and super tired. Its a virus again. I know its from daycare and I wish I could keep you home at least a few days a week to help keep you from getting sick so often. I cant though. So hopefully this will boost your immune system!

We went to Beaumont, Texas for Thanksgiving to Aunt Lynnlee and Uncle Chris' house. It was a LONG trip. We went halfway to Texarkana Tuesday night. You did not sleep well in the hotel. You knew we were right next to you so you cried a lot and wanted to be held a lot. You were up at 5:30! We went the rest of the way on Wednesday. You did ok in the car but you were sick and didnt feel great so you were a little cranky. You had a great time playing with your cousins and running around the house. You went up and down Lynnlee's back step for about an hour just talking to yourself. Naps were eh, but not great and you were up a lot the whole time we were gone because you were in the same room. You traveled back well! It was 10 hours in 1 day - a lot for a 14 month old but you were a champ!! You got back to sleeping well once we were home and you have done well since.

School is going well. They love you! You are well behaved and easy going. The other day the teachers said you made "guacamole" with your avacado! You silly boy.

You are so loved and cherished. I cannot believe that it has been 14 months since you entered my life. It has flown but been so amazing. Your daddy and I love you more than you could every imagine. We pray for you and your life daily and hope you love Jesus just like we do one day. You can do anything little man! We love you so much!!! Go get your dreams!

Love you my love bug,

Mama

Cuddling with giraffe

Bundled up and passed out in the car

Loving bath time!

Watching a video with daddy

LOVE mac and cheese!

My sweet cute boy!

School days wear you out!

You locked yourself in the car! You and mommy were both a wreck!

Not happy!

Cuddles after! It scared us both!

Park time with daddy!

Playing drums at church.

First time fingerpainting.

I love the joy you have!

You LOVE remotes!

Playing with the remote as always!

Dressed for church.

Love you baby!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

October 2012 - 13 months

Brody! Hey little man! This has been a great month for us!!! We have had so much fun!!!

This month you have really started taking off and walking on your own. You were walking between mommy and daddy really well but on October 15th, you realized you could walk where ever you wanted to whenever you wanted to. You started walking around the living room a little on your own. You would walk around the ottoman with your hands in the air not holding on! Mommy was so proud!! You usually walk with your hands in the air above your head. It helps keep you balanced!!! By the end of October you are walking great!!!

Lolly got to come keep you for the weekend while Mommy and Daddy went on Fall Retreat with the youth. I was very sad to leave you but you did so great and you were in great hands! You had lots of fun with Lolly and did just perfect!!!

This month you had a few sicknesses too :( You got your first yeast infection. Mommy and Daddy and daycare had to use 3 ointments and wash cloths when we changed your diaper. It took about 12 days to heal but it finally did! I felt so bad for you because you could tell it hurt you so bad and there just was not much we could do. Then on top of that you fell in the tub and got a little cut on your poor bottom. Not a fun week!

Then the last weekend in October you got a bad fever. On Thursday you ran a fever of about 99 at school so they gave you Tylenol. You were tired and kind of grumpy that night. Friday you woke up with a 104 fever and not feeling well at all. You were very sleepy and not hungry at all. Mommy took off and we took you to the dr. It was just a virus so there were not any meds we could give you :( You ran a fever until Sunday. You laid in Mommy's lap most of the 3 days either just resting or sleeping. Sunday you slept for 5 hours during the day!! Monday and Tuesday no fever but grumpy and by Halloween you were much better!

Halloween was fun! You were a golfer! We had one door get about 5 people to her door to look at you because you were so cute!! You did great! You walked some, rode in the wagon some, and were carried some! It was so much fun! :)

This month you have 6 teeth and are getting at least 1 more that we know of. We think others may be coming in because you are drooling like crazy!! You are 20.5 pounds and about 30 in long. You have also started crawling "normal" this month (on Oct. 19) and do it some. You sleep about 8 pm - 7 am. You dont eat a whole lot. Your favorites are avacado, bananas again, baked potatoes, apple cinnamon yogurt, cheese, puffs, and anything mommy makes for dinner - you like to eat what mommy and daddy eat. You are transitioning to a sippy and out of bottle. You now sleep with Mr. Giraffe and you love to cuddle with him. Usually you like us to just lay you down for naps and bedtime. You LOVE bath time. You say "mamama", "dadada", "da" for dog, "ball". You sign for milk, all finished, and more. You know were eyes are sometimes nose. You "brush" your hair. You say "ahh" when we brush your teeth. You are tickelish on your sides, legs, and armpits. You love crawling and wrestling on the floor with daddy. You love looking out and patting windows. You and Mav are becoming great friends too!

This month has been so much fun! You are growing and changing so much constantly! I love watching it! You are going to do great things for this world!! I believe in you little man!! I love you!

Mommy