Growth:
Isaac is just under 19 lbs now. I haven't checked his height in awhile, but he sure seems taller to me! His feet grew out of most of his shoes this past month too; he now wears a size 3/4. He's mostly been wearing 9 month size clothes but we've started to transition into 12 month size.
Milestones/ Skills mastered:
The bear crawl!
This month he's continuing to practice standing and walking with assistance and has recently become a cruiser. He's also able to climb a full set of stairs without assistance (but with us right behind of course).
As of today he has 8 teeth completely in (4 on top and 4 on bottom) and really seems to be teething in a bad sort of way lately - I'm wondering if his first molars are about to pop through ?
This month he's continuing to eat three "meals" of solids a day with the occasional snack of cereal puffs. He's still doing 97% pureed foods, hates textures (although does enjoy puffs now), and still gags or coughs at food with texture.
Practicing:
Walking of course
Schedule:
This month he continues to go to sleep around 8pm and wake up around 7am. He also continues to have two naps a day. He's awake for about 2.5 hrs, takes his morning nap of at least 1 hr (around 10am), up for 3.5 hrs, takes his afternoon nap of at least 1 hr (around 2-3), up for about 4 hrs to bed. Our activities and routine pretty much remain the same.
Favorite activities/toys:
New activities/ First experiences:
We went on our first real vacation as a family to Savannah, GA (with stops in Atlanta) for the first part of Josh's block leave which involved lots of firsts for Isaac and us. Isaac was able to go on a lot of walks in his stroller, play in parks/squares, go on a trolley ride, and visit the ocean for the first time and play in the water and (eat) the sand on the beach.
While in Atlanta we toured the Coca-Cola museum, and Isaac did awesome sitting in a theater watching a mini-movie and meeting the Coke polar bear.
Isaac had his early 1st birthday party with family and friends back home in IL as a continuation of block leave travels. We all had an awesome time at his sock monkey themed party. He had his first real taste of sweets when I fed him a few bites of his homemade vegan banana birthday cake. He had fun smashing the cake and feeling the gooey texture of the frosting in his fists too.
Also while in IL Isaac made friends with his grandparents' deer, Willow, and had fun watching the chickens.
He also was able to play in a pool a few times. And lastly, while in IL Isaac had his 2nd haircut by Grandma Cetty. Oh and can't forget, Isaac met his new cousin Ben (pic below of all 3 boy cousins). :)
New favorite toys: Household objects that aren't toys ;) ... New digital storybook, new "ball" toy, new pop up toy, "stand up" musical box toy at Grandma's house.... Now goes to sleep with his wind up musical puppy dog - love that he has a lovey now :)
He still really likes his: His walker of course, drums, toy construction set
Last news to report: We took him to a family allergist this month and long story short, he did not have any testing done, but we are treating him as though he has a mild allergy to milk, eggs, and pork. The plan for treatment is to continue to avoid them for 6months to another year and hope his system outgrows them and introduce later.
Favorite part of this month:
The predictablity, the naps, the sleep, the rest, the fun exploration, the birthday party, seeing the world through his eyes, the less frequent injuries (at times) as he becomes sturdier... Also watching him with family in IL who we don't get to see enough.
Most favorite part of this month was probably the mornings at the hotel in Atlanta when Isaac would take his morning milk in bed and watch cartoons (for the first time) and cuddle us.... Heaven on earth.
I've loved this month. (As indicated by my favorite part of this month being so many things listed above!) I've soaked up every minute. Every smile. Every giggle. Every cuddle. Every kiss (or sometimes bite from him). Every daring adventure. Every peaceful sleep. Every time we interacted and played. Every time he tried something new, explored somewhere new, discovered the world around him. Seeing so much joy on his face. This month was truly sweet... Really, honestly, heaven on earth.
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