GROWTH

Clothing size: 12-18 months
Diaper size: 4 during the day and 5 at night
Teeth: 8

FIRSTS

Bike ride
Drinking out of a straw
Trip to Minneapolis

LOVES

Mommy
Nursing
Pointing
Running away from me
Sippy cups
Sitting in the refrigerator

DISLIKES

Wearing his bike helmet
Being told no
Getting cleaned up after meals

EATING

He often eats well during 1-2 meals a day and still definitely wants mama milk as a prominent part of his diet. I've been reading up on it and it sounds normal for a breastfed baby. He likes eggs, meat and fruit but doesn't love veggies. He also drinks cow's milk at school in a sippy cup.

New foods:

Sweet corn on the cob
Blueberries

NURSING

We are still nursing 5-7 times a day. He got his top molars this month and was wanting to nurse more often for comfort. I would love to be closer to 4 times/day, but I could tell this is what he needed this month. When we are at home, it seems he wants to nurse every single time I sit down! If we are busy, he gets distracted and can definitely go longer. One thing that is different is that he totally understands now that there are two sides. He will finish a side and then move his little body around to the other side. Crazy!

SLEEPING

He takes 1-3 naps (usually 20-40 minutes each)
Bedtime: 5:00-7:00 pm (depends on his naps)
Gets up once during the night
Wake-up time: 6:30-7:30 am

As far as sleeping goes, he does well at night but doesn't nap very long. Hopefully once he fully transitions to 1 nap, we can do some nap training and try to extend it. Poor guy rarely wakes up happy.

I also am thinking I need to do some more sleep training at night now that he is not sick/teething. He has started to get up between 1:00-3:00 am (instead of 3:00-5:00 am) and has gotten used to me jumping up and going to him quickly (which I did when he was teething/sick). I personally am ready to be done with the nighttime feed. I can feel it affecting my energy and mood. Wish me luck ;-)

WORDS

oh
uh oh/uh ah
ack (yuck)
dada
mama
hi
doe (door)
ahh (after taking a drink of water...haha)

DEVELOPMENTAL

I feel like his personality and abilities are exploding. Just a few things he does...

Runs
Climbs
Gets jealous when Rooney gets our attention
Grabs a shirt and tries to put it on
Takes his hairbrush and tries to brush his hair
Tries to talk into the phone
Squats
Step stools
Helps when you dress him
Hugs and kisses
Screams when he doesn't get his way
Eats out of his snack cup

He definitely keeps us on our toes! We have to make sure all the toilets are closed or he will splash around in them or throw things in (like he did with a tennis ball and a roll of toilet paper).

HEALTH

He goes to the chiropractor once a month
Had a bad cold while teething
Lots of falls and bumps...but nothing too bad!

LOOKING FORWARD TO...

Only needing one nap
Understanding more words and commands :-)
Dropping to 3-4 feeds/day

We love you, buddy! Thanks for making us smile!

Finch, 14 months