The husband has informed me that I’m a failure of a mother when it comes to notating when our children have reached certain milestones, i.e. first tooth, sleeping well, walking… I can’t go back in time to take notes on H-boy, but I can attempt to commemorate from here on out. Generally I resort to “about 3 months” when people ask about the early markers for H, as JME will attest. But we can capture what we’re good at today:
H-Boy (19 months)
Doing a pretty good job running. Cute little hip sway when he does. Learning how to jump but hasn’t quite got his feet off the ground.
Words: Mommy, Daddy, doggie, puppy, ducky, bobby (we’re not sure who bobby is. “baby” maybe?), “moo” for cow, uh-oh, yes, no, “shhhh” (when we tell him “sister’s sleeping) and just today: Kroger. You can hear him working on other words, we just haven’t figured them out yet – I think there was a “monkey” the other day.
Signs: more, help, all done, please, eat, milk, banana, cheese, thank you, water
Loves: baths & being naked, wrestling with daddy, watching out for sister, blowing kisses when we leave, wrestling with the dogs, riding the “tractor” (mower), digging in dirt and mulch, and the playground, shoveling (sand, water or beans).
Favorite toys: balls, cups, buckets, shovels, sticks.
He also loves to show his belly or tell where his ear, nose, tongue and eyes are when asked.
Sings “E-I-E-I” (no O) with Old MacDonald
Signs with Twinkle Twinkle little star
Claps with If You’re Happy and You Know It.
Miss M (10 weeks old)
Sleeping much better, only getting up between 2-3am and again for the day at 6-7am.
Super eater.
Smiles and laughs, lots of coos
Likes to bounce & jiggle to go to sleep, sleeps on her belly.
Ticklish toes!
Holds her head up like a pro
Has started to straighten legs as to stand
There we go. Now I’m fit for children. I’ll have to print this off and put it in their (incomplete) baby books.