Where has this past year gone? I know it sounds cliche, but it literally flew by faster than I imagined possible! You are growing up so fast, but I still see you as our little boy. I know it won’t last forever, so I’m enjoying it while I can!
Here is what you are up to these days!
* You are sleeping about 11-12 hours each night. You are usually down by 7:30pm and are up between 7-7:30am. You usually wake up very happy in the morning and often play by yourself for a bit while I hop in the shower.
* You are still getting 2 naps each day, but your morning nap is getting less reliable and shorter, which is not surprising. Some mornings you will sleep 45 minutes, 1.5 hours, and others you won’t sleep at all. You are usually okay if you miss your morning nap, but you are not ready to give it up altogether. You usually sleep about 2 hours in the afternoon {from 1-3pm}.
* You are wearing size 4 diapers, but I may need to bump you up to size 5 soon.
* You are weighing in at 21 pounds 13 ounces {25-50%} and measuring 29.5 inches long {25-50%}.
* You are wearing 12-18 months clothing, but some of your pants are a little long at this point. You look so adorable in your long-sleeved shirts and khakis. Such a preppy little boy! I love outfitting a little girl, but I am a sucker for preppy boy clothing!! 🙂
* You have taken a few steps here and there, but I can’t say you are an official walker just yet. You are getting there though. You still crawl the majority of the time {this cute little peg-leg type of crawl}, but are cruising more and more too. You will also walk some if we stand up behind you and hold your hands.
* You are becoming quite the climber and will quickly climb up the first few steps if I don’t keep a close eye on you. You are also developing quite a reach and can grab things off the table or desks now. And the trashcans, forgetaboutit!
* You have 5 teeth now, with your 6th coming through as we speak {4 up top and 2 on bottom}. You still like to grind your teeth sometimes and it drives me crazy!!
* You and Savannah are something. You love being where she is and love playing with all of her toys {and she loves yours too}. If I don’t referee, I may find the two of you wrestling too. You can be pretty quick at grabbing toys from her and laugh as you crawl away with them. I hear lots of, “No, Brady, No!” around the house these days.
* You are slowly learning some of the signs at mealtime, which is helpful when you have a tendency to want to scream. You have learned “more” and “all done,” but it still takes a lot of encouragement for you to do them.
* You are talking more and more these days. I love hearing your noises and can’t wait until I can understand what you are actually saying. You have said Ma-Ma so far, but I haven’t heard Da-Da yet. You’ll get there! That’s about it for actual words, but you are definitely making noises and communicating the way you know how! Also, at your recent audiology screening, you passed the test with flying colors! They were so pleased with your results this time – I think it was the Cheerios that made the difference {and kept you still}!
* You are going to need a little trim very soon. You still have mostly peach fuzz, but it’s getting a little too long in the back for my taste. If I’m not careful, you’ll have a mullet soon. You are definitely strawberry blonde, which I think is so cute!!
* You are struggling with a little bit of eczema on the back of your legs. I’ve been using Aquaphor, but have recently bought some hydro cortisone cream per your doctor’s suggestion. At this point, it’s limited to the back of your knees on each leg and it doesn’t seem to bother you too much, but it looks pretty yucky. I hope it will clear up soon!
Brady Wayne,
