Happy birthday, baby boy!
On this day, you are 18 month old. I'm going to start counting in years now.
Happy 1.5 years, baby boy!
Today, we're all sick.
New dad has pink eye.
Baby boy is recovering from a cold.
He previously had pink eye.
New mom is almost recovered, but still has a cough.
Baby boy said "back" and "black" today, but now writing that, new dad is not sure if those were the same words...
Anyhow, I steal some eye drops from the baby boy and go to bed to try and beat this cold. New mom volunteered to sleep in the other room because of her cough, so new dad can get some more rest.
New mom is the best.
-ND
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
New Words
Most recently, the baby boy has said, "red."
Sometimes that means the color. Other times, you point to something that is NOT red, for example, something that is clearly blue, and he says, "Red."
The funniest word he says is "Cat," because he says is high, with a British accent. We are not sure why.
For the record, words he can currently say, at 14+ months of age include:
-Red
-Chssss (Cheese)
-Awa (Agua = water)
-Cat
-Ball
-Ba(loon)
-Ba(nana)
-Mama
-Daddy
Sometimes that means the color. Other times, you point to something that is NOT red, for example, something that is clearly blue, and he says, "Red."
The funniest word he says is "Cat," because he says is high, with a British accent. We are not sure why.
For the record, words he can currently say, at 14+ months of age include:
-Red
-Chssss (Cheese)
-Awa (Agua = water)
-Cat
-Ball
-Ba(loon)
-Ba(nana)
-Mama
-Daddy
Sunday, March 22, 2015
14 Month Birthday - Milestones, etc.
The boy is 14 months today, but as evidenced by the lack of a "13 Month Birthday - Milestones" we've kinda stopped keeping track, though new mom and I did point it out to someone today.
"How old is your boy?"
"Fourteen months. Today"
"He's tall!"
That's the main comment we still get - He's tall! It used to be, "He's long!" and we still get that too, but since the boy is now "cruising" and standing while leaning on things, it seems more appropriate to call him tall.
14 month milestones
Says "mama" or "mom," but almost always follows it with "dada" or "dad" or "daddy."
Will say the "Ba" in "banana" when prompted by either saying the word "banana" or by showing him a picture of a banana, or, when appropriate, a real banana.
Oh, most recent milestone is saying "cat," which sounds like "caught" and/or the way a British person says "cat."
Is my son British?
I suppose, technically, if you go back far enough on my mother's side, yes, yes he is.
But he should be speaking like an American by now. Seriously.
Other milestones:
-Ate his first smoked salmon, raspberries, and blackberries today, courtesy of Howard and Joy. (Thanks guys!)
-Eats a lot of things. Uses a fork sometimes on his own.
-Love his baby Batman cup. (Thanks Joey!)
-Can touch his nose or your nose, when asked. Also, can touch your eyes, mouth, ears, hair, head.
Lastly, pull-up style diapers have literally changed our lives. The kid used to hate lying down and being changed. Got some diapers that just slide up. They're not "pull-ups" officially, but damn if you can't put them on with him standing up.
I need to revise the posts on this blog.
That is all.
-ND
"How old is your boy?"
"Fourteen months. Today"
"He's tall!"
That's the main comment we still get - He's tall! It used to be, "He's long!" and we still get that too, but since the boy is now "cruising" and standing while leaning on things, it seems more appropriate to call him tall.
14 month milestones
Says "mama" or "mom," but almost always follows it with "dada" or "dad" or "daddy."
Will say the "Ba" in "banana" when prompted by either saying the word "banana" or by showing him a picture of a banana, or, when appropriate, a real banana.
Oh, most recent milestone is saying "cat," which sounds like "caught" and/or the way a British person says "cat."
Is my son British?
I suppose, technically, if you go back far enough on my mother's side, yes, yes he is.
But he should be speaking like an American by now. Seriously.
Other milestones:
-Ate his first smoked salmon, raspberries, and blackberries today, courtesy of Howard and Joy. (Thanks guys!)
-Eats a lot of things. Uses a fork sometimes on his own.
-Love his baby Batman cup. (Thanks Joey!)
-Can touch his nose or your nose, when asked. Also, can touch your eyes, mouth, ears, hair, head.
Lastly, pull-up style diapers have literally changed our lives. The kid used to hate lying down and being changed. Got some diapers that just slide up. They're not "pull-ups" officially, but damn if you can't put them on with him standing up.
I need to revise the posts on this blog.
That is all.
-ND
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
First Words... Sort of
A few days ago, New Mom figured out that the boy can say three words when asked. They are:
1. Daddy
2. Mommy
3. Banana
That's right, "banana."
New Mom also got him to mutter "feiji" - which means "airplane" in Chinese - the other day while the boy was fading in an out of sleep.
We're counting it as his first Chinese word, conscious or not conscious.
-ND
1. Daddy
2. Mommy
3. Banana
That's right, "banana."
New Mom also got him to mutter "feiji" - which means "airplane" in Chinese - the other day while the boy was fading in an out of sleep.
We're counting it as his first Chinese word, conscious or not conscious.
-ND
Thursday, January 22, 2015
1 Year Birthday - Milestones
Wow, it was one year ago today that we got up at 5am, went to the hospital, went through induction then C-Section and, well, read that story in the post "From Induction to C-section.."
One year old! We made it! He made it!
At one year, the baby boy:
Stands, but doesn't walk. He "cruises."
Says gibberish that sounds a lot like "Da da" and "Ma ma" and "Ba ba" with the "Ba ba" being directed at a banana.
Eats a lot of solid things and even use the spoon and fork...on occasion, very briefly, before we just feed it to him ourselves.
Breast feeds a little.
Climbs up on the couch and bed, but can't get down.
Crawls FAST.
Loves certain books more than others, like BEAR ON A BIKE and FIVE UGLY MONSTERS. But he'll probably get tired of those in a week or two and love something else, because that's what we've noticed him doing...
He plays by himself a little bit longer than he used to.
Points at a lot of things. Like, you can say, "Where's the airplane?" and he'll point at the airplane in the sky. (Sure glad we live under a flight path!)
Takes a bath sitting up.
Has 8 teeth? I think?
It's late. We went for a walk, then to the library, then Facetime with New Dad's sister and parents, then he ate, then he napped, then woke up and played drums, ate again, went for a walk with New Mom's parents, then to dinner with New Mom's parents, and back home to eat the cake New Mom made.
Somewhere in there, there were diapers.
I don't remember the diapers as much as I remember the screaming.
Oh, he still doesn't like to have his diaper changed.
Seriously.
-ND
One year old! We made it! He made it!
At one year, the baby boy:
Stands, but doesn't walk. He "cruises."
Says gibberish that sounds a lot like "Da da" and "Ma ma" and "Ba ba" with the "Ba ba" being directed at a banana.
Eats a lot of solid things and even use the spoon and fork...on occasion, very briefly, before we just feed it to him ourselves.
Breast feeds a little.
Climbs up on the couch and bed, but can't get down.
Crawls FAST.
Loves certain books more than others, like BEAR ON A BIKE and FIVE UGLY MONSTERS. But he'll probably get tired of those in a week or two and love something else, because that's what we've noticed him doing...
He plays by himself a little bit longer than he used to.
Points at a lot of things. Like, you can say, "Where's the airplane?" and he'll point at the airplane in the sky. (Sure glad we live under a flight path!)
Takes a bath sitting up.
Has 8 teeth? I think?
It's late. We went for a walk, then to the library, then Facetime with New Dad's sister and parents, then he ate, then he napped, then woke up and played drums, ate again, went for a walk with New Mom's parents, then to dinner with New Mom's parents, and back home to eat the cake New Mom made.
Somewhere in there, there were diapers.
I don't remember the diapers as much as I remember the screaming.
Oh, he still doesn't like to have his diaper changed.
Seriously.
-ND
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Milestone - Climbing Onto the Couch & Climbing Up the Stairs
Saw a head pop up on the other side of the couch and realized he had climbed onto the couch...
New mom followed behind him as he climbed up the stairs. New Dad tried to do the same and he bonked his head on the wall.
-ND
Monday, December 22, 2014
11 Month Milestones
Kid turned 11 months today.
He stands now. When he leans on the couch. And then he usually falls. Sometimes, we catch him.
We just realized that he could have been using his own spoon for at least a month now, but somehow tricked us into spoon-feeding him... So we're starting to hand him the spoon, saying, "Have at it."
And then he definitely "has at it."
Bathes sitting up.
Crawls everywhere.
Likes to bang the drums.
Today he woke up with a terrible rash all over his torso. We're "hoping" it's a reaction to his onesie...we'll wait and see.
Favorite book is Little Blue Truck.
Or at least, that's the one I don't hesitate to read to him twice a day.
And...
That's all I got for now. It's a Monday night. New Dad needs some sleep.
-ND
He stands now. When he leans on the couch. And then he usually falls. Sometimes, we catch him.
We just realized that he could have been using his own spoon for at least a month now, but somehow tricked us into spoon-feeding him... So we're starting to hand him the spoon, saying, "Have at it."
And then he definitely "has at it."
Bathes sitting up.
Crawls everywhere.
Likes to bang the drums.
Today he woke up with a terrible rash all over his torso. We're "hoping" it's a reaction to his onesie...we'll wait and see.
Favorite book is Little Blue Truck.
Or at least, that's the one I don't hesitate to read to him twice a day.
And...
That's all I got for now. It's a Monday night. New Dad needs some sleep.
-ND
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