Monday, October 6, 2014
P is for Pumpkin... and Patch... and Pictures
We have a busy few weeks ahead of us so we decided on Saturday to take advantage of a quiet day at home and make our annual trek to the Pumpkin Patch. Reed is a pumpkin veteran at this point and was very good about sitting on the tractor and posing for pictures, taking a ride on the steam train, and then picking out pumpkins for everyone (his favorite part). I wasn't sure what Kieran would think, but he did great. He managed not to fall off of the tractor and we got a few cute solo pictures of him, the steam train basically put him to sleep even though he had just taken a nap, and he LOVED the pumpkins - screeching "bah, bah, bah" as he looked from orange "ball" to orange "ball."
Eleven Months
Let the countdown begin, we are only one month away from having a one year old!!! While I won't miss certain things that come along with babies, I do have to admit to feeling a little sentimental this time around as we move out of the baby stage. Kieran has a 0 to 60 personality. He is either extremely happy or very upset and rarely anything in between. He loves to eat, but when he is done he's done and if he wants more and there isn't any he is also done. He loves bath time, but take him out of the tub and it is the end of the world. This independent kid also prefers to be held from 5:00 to 6:00 pm (which is very convenient when making dinner or getting anything else done) but prefers scooting around solo most other times of the day.
He continues to adore his brother, eating anything Reed feeds him, and asking for "braw-er" as soon as he wakes in the morning. They regularly fall to the ground because one is trying to hug the other and Kieran has even used Reed to pull up to standing a couple of times. One thing Kieran has probably been doing forever that I just took notice of is that he tucks one leg up when you hold him on your hip. It is so subtle but definitely something he does all of the time, Mr. Flamingo!!! He also loves to cuddle and nuzzle when he is tired or just waking up.
This month we bit the bullet and tried dairy (in the form of cheese) with Kieran. I had a knot in my stomach the first time we gave it to him, but he did great, absolutely no reaction and I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Monthly Statistics
Weight: 19lbs 6oz
Height: I'll update this next month, but I think this boy is still pretty tall for his age
Clothing Size: Tops are all 12 month, his 9 month pants are way too short, but the 12-18 month bottoms fall right off of him. Pajamas are a mix of 6-12 month and 12-18 month.
Teeth: 3.5- 2 bottom front, 1 top front, and 1 top front that keeps poking through and then recessing back up into his poor little gums.
Kieran likes: Playing peek-a-boo, eating, taking Dodger for walks, bath time, balls, watching Reed do anything and attacking him as well, VTech tow truck, watching anyone brush their teeth, taking naps, dance parties, being tossed in the air, story time (especially his favorite - I Love you Through and Through book), tickles, crawling/climbing/getting around on his own, touching people's noses, drumming on anything but especially trash cans, opening cupboards, playing guitar with Dad, being held by Mom, and Perrito his stuffed animal pacifier.
Kieran dislikes: Diaper changes, being taken out of the bathtub, and getting things taken away from him.
Food: New additions this month have included: Sausage, bagels, raisins, cheese, sunbutter, spinach, pumpkin, and bacon.
How Kieran is sleeping: Bedtime is almost always 7:30 and he sleeps through the night until around 5:00 usually (sometimes there is a 1:00 or 3:00 wake-up). He nurses and usually goes back to sleep until between 6:00 and 7:00am. He takes two naps one around 9:00 and another around 1:30 both lasting 1.5-2hours.
Words: Momma/Mom, bawl (ball), braw-er (brother), blu (blueberry), uhhh (up), and buh (book).
Favorite Moment: Kieran has loved Reed from day one but this month he took it to a new level. He now requests Reed as soon as he wakes in the morning or from a nap repeating "braw-er" over and over again. Once Reed is awake in the morning K loves to play peek-a-boo with him by squatting by the side of Reed's bed and jumping up laughing right in Reed's face.
Milestones:
09/07/14 Kieran starts to cruise with only one had supporting him
09/08/14 K starts mimicking what we are saying by copying me singing "Mmmm Bop"
09/11/14 The Bug does his first cheers
09/13/14 It was kind of a fluke, but he stood independently for 5 seconds
09/23/14 Kieran FINALLY starts crawling on his knees (upgrading from the Army crawl)
10/02/14 K's first formal dinner out in a nice restaurant
Favorite Photo Shoot Outtake: The bald spot documented!
He continues to adore his brother, eating anything Reed feeds him, and asking for "braw-er" as soon as he wakes in the morning. They regularly fall to the ground because one is trying to hug the other and Kieran has even used Reed to pull up to standing a couple of times. One thing Kieran has probably been doing forever that I just took notice of is that he tucks one leg up when you hold him on your hip. It is so subtle but definitely something he does all of the time, Mr. Flamingo!!! He also loves to cuddle and nuzzle when he is tired or just waking up.
This month we bit the bullet and tried dairy (in the form of cheese) with Kieran. I had a knot in my stomach the first time we gave it to him, but he did great, absolutely no reaction and I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Monthly Statistics
Weight: 19lbs 6oz
Height: I'll update this next month, but I think this boy is still pretty tall for his age
Clothing Size: Tops are all 12 month, his 9 month pants are way too short, but the 12-18 month bottoms fall right off of him. Pajamas are a mix of 6-12 month and 12-18 month.
Teeth: 3.5- 2 bottom front, 1 top front, and 1 top front that keeps poking through and then recessing back up into his poor little gums.
Kieran likes: Playing peek-a-boo, eating, taking Dodger for walks, bath time, balls, watching Reed do anything and attacking him as well, VTech tow truck, watching anyone brush their teeth, taking naps, dance parties, being tossed in the air, story time (especially his favorite - I Love you Through and Through book), tickles, crawling/climbing/getting around on his own, touching people's noses, drumming on anything but especially trash cans, opening cupboards, playing guitar with Dad, being held by Mom, and Perrito his stuffed animal pacifier.
Kieran dislikes: Diaper changes, being taken out of the bathtub, and getting things taken away from him.
Food: New additions this month have included: Sausage, bagels, raisins, cheese, sunbutter, spinach, pumpkin, and bacon.
Nicknames: Kier, K, K Dawg, K-Man, K-Bug, Bug, Kierito, Buddy, Buddy Bear, Smalls, Cuddle Bug, and Goldilocks.
How Kieran is sleeping: Bedtime is almost always 7:30 and he sleeps through the night until around 5:00 usually (sometimes there is a 1:00 or 3:00 wake-up). He nurses and usually goes back to sleep until between 6:00 and 7:00am. He takes two naps one around 9:00 and another around 1:30 both lasting 1.5-2hours.
Words: Momma/Mom, bawl (ball), braw-er (brother), blu (blueberry), uhhh (up), and buh (book).
Favorite Moment: Kieran has loved Reed from day one but this month he took it to a new level. He now requests Reed as soon as he wakes in the morning or from a nap repeating "braw-er" over and over again. Once Reed is awake in the morning K loves to play peek-a-boo with him by squatting by the side of Reed's bed and jumping up laughing right in Reed's face.
Milestones:
09/07/14 Kieran starts to cruise with only one had supporting him
09/08/14 K starts mimicking what we are saying by copying me singing "Mmmm Bop"
09/11/14 The Bug does his first cheers
09/13/14 It was kind of a fluke, but he stood independently for 5 seconds
09/23/14 Kieran FINALLY starts crawling on his knees (upgrading from the Army crawl)
10/02/14 K's first formal dinner out in a nice restaurant
Favorite Photo Shoot Outtake: The bald spot documented!
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Celebrating Gran
Gran's Birthday was earlier this week and while I won't say which Birthday this one was, I will say it deserved an extra special celebration. Gran is one of the classiest ladies you will ever meet - how she puts up with all of her Grandchildren, their significant others, and her Great Grandchildrens' shenanigans is beyond me. I do think under that prim and proper exterior must be a pretty good sense of humor though. Her Birthday celebration started at C and Tio's house. We were able to let the Kiddos burn off a little energy, give her a balloon and homemade card from Reed, and she opened a great photo album C had put together of the whole family.
We left the house to head into town for an amazing private dinner that Pepe and Nonna had arranged at Bella Rose. Before we sat down there was another gift for Gran, a photographer to take family pictures out in the garden. I really hope they turn out because it was a beautiful setting, a lovely evening, and without knowing we had all color coordinated in blues, greys, and blacks !!! Reed was great during dinner, devouring his and Jon's shrimp cocktail appetizer and even trying a spinach salad. Kieran had a little rougher go of it, but showed off his new ability to "cheers" so that was adorable.
After dinner we dropped the kids back at our house with C, Tio, and Lyla and went to an Elvis Impersonator show with the rest of the group (C and Tio live next door and have seen the show before). Gran was a great sport, even smiling when Elvis gave her his sweaty scarf.
We left the house to head into town for an amazing private dinner that Pepe and Nonna had arranged at Bella Rose. Before we sat down there was another gift for Gran, a photographer to take family pictures out in the garden. I really hope they turn out because it was a beautiful setting, a lovely evening, and without knowing we had all color coordinated in blues, greys, and blacks !!! Reed was great during dinner, devouring his and Jon's shrimp cocktail appetizer and even trying a spinach salad. Kieran had a little rougher go of it, but showed off his new ability to "cheers" so that was adorable.
After dinner we dropped the kids back at our house with C, Tio, and Lyla and went to an Elvis Impersonator show with the rest of the group (C and Tio live next door and have seen the show before). Gran was a great sport, even smiling when Elvis gave her his sweaty scarf.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Reed Says . . . September 2014 Edition
Reed has been continuously improving his grammar and understanding of words and so the laugh out loud ridiculous things he says have become fewer and farther between. You'll see this month that his thoughts are more complex and he has A LOT of questions for us (why? why? why?) right now. I will continue to keep track of the funny things he says but will probably only do one of these every few months from here on out.
A few weeks ago Reed followed Kieran when he crawled under the kitchen table, when he tried to sit up he found himself stuck and I overheard him say "table, why am I stuck under here? Hmmm, this table doesn't talk, how confusing!!!"
One Sunday night as Chelsea brought her plate to the table Reed loudly asked "are you going to eat ALL of that food C?"
Yesterday Reed told me that he was scared of monsters and when I asked him where he had heard about monsters he replied "you know that tiny black monster in my room I talk to a lot? His name is Canto."
When Reed went to the bathroom with Grandma he farted while peeing. He declared that it was called a "poot, because that's a pee and a toot."
Reed had been trying to get Jon's attention while Jon was watching a soccer game (which is nearly impossible). After not much luck he turned to me and said "Mom can you try to get Dad to listen to me?"
The Monkey really wants to be a Cowboy for Halloween. After his Birthday he asked what the next holidays were so I told him that the next holiday was Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas. He thought for a minute and then told me that he thought "Christmas needs to be first so I can get a lasso before Halloween."
One night I saw Reed stick his fork in the finger hold of his water bottle and start turning it. I asked what he was doing and he informed me that he was "opening his wine."
He cornered me in the kitchen with this series of questions a few weeks back: "Who builds people? Who built me?" How did Mom and Dad build me? Mom, did you guys lose a piece when you made me?"
I spilled a bunch of Kieran's puffs while cleaning up from dinner. Reed started laughing and then singing "Hal-eee-u-lah it's raining puffs!!!"
A few weeks ago Reed followed Kieran when he crawled under the kitchen table, when he tried to sit up he found himself stuck and I overheard him say "table, why am I stuck under here? Hmmm, this table doesn't talk, how confusing!!!"
One Sunday night as Chelsea brought her plate to the table Reed loudly asked "are you going to eat ALL of that food C?"
Yesterday Reed told me that he was scared of monsters and when I asked him where he had heard about monsters he replied "you know that tiny black monster in my room I talk to a lot? His name is Canto."
When Reed went to the bathroom with Grandma he farted while peeing. He declared that it was called a "poot, because that's a pee and a toot."
Reed had been trying to get Jon's attention while Jon was watching a soccer game (which is nearly impossible). After not much luck he turned to me and said "Mom can you try to get Dad to listen to me?"
The Monkey really wants to be a Cowboy for Halloween. After his Birthday he asked what the next holidays were so I told him that the next holiday was Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas. He thought for a minute and then told me that he thought "Christmas needs to be first so I can get a lasso before Halloween."
One night I saw Reed stick his fork in the finger hold of his water bottle and start turning it. I asked what he was doing and he informed me that he was "opening his wine."
He cornered me in the kitchen with this series of questions a few weeks back: "Who builds people? Who built me?" How did Mom and Dad build me? Mom, did you guys lose a piece when you made me?"
I spilled a bunch of Kieran's puffs while cleaning up from dinner. Reed started laughing and then singing "Hal-eee-u-lah it's raining puffs!!!"
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