Pierce has really seemed to grow up over the past month. He has started to look less like a chubby cheeked, toothless baby and more like a toddler. He is quite friendly, but does a very good fake shy routine where he'll hide his face and then slowly glance forward with a big smile. It's very cute and keeps the ladies swooning. :) He also had a break from separation anxiety where would just walk into church or the Y without a look back. He's regressed a little in the past week, but he still calms right down within a couple of minutes. He's still fairly obsessed with putting his hand in my armpit as a comfort thing. I'm having to consciously take his hand out and hold my hand over my shirt so he can't get his hand in. I'm not sure when that will stop. He is quite attached to me these days, and while I'm flattered, it can be a little exhausting to be the only one he wants. I know I'll probably miss it, especially when he's a teenager. I try to take these things in stride for that reason.
He still loves all forms of transportation and his black IKEA train engine is still his favorite lovey. It still goes to bed with him and even joins him in baths. At least it's clean! He loves hot wheels cars and even started making a siren noise like Blaine, but in the back of his throat. He absolutely loves look and find books and asks "wassat?" to everything on the page. He can do it for an indefinite amount of time. His favorite shows are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and the movie A Turtle's Tale. He can do the animal noises for a cat, sheep, cow, duck, and horse. We've found that Pierce often absorbs a lot more than what he might initially let on. We'll attempt to teach both of them something and then days later Pierce will say it. He keeps us surprised this way! He's always been on Pierce time. :) Lately he talks about Nana and Papa a lot and I realized recently that every time we get in the car he thinks we're going to Nana's and he'll start to fuss if I turn the "wrong" way. Smart kid! He still answers "yeah" to most questions you ask, but this month he always added an "uhhhh" in front of it. I love asking him questions just to hear him say it. "Uhhhh-yeah". We affectionately imitate him a lot.
He remains a picky eater and keeps me humble as a mom in this way. He's had some food regressions though which has made me grateful and appreciative of what he'd eat before. I try to keep it in a toddler-expectation perspective. After his stomach flu it took a little while for him to get back to normal eating. Thankfully he's back on eggs this week and enjoys milk again. I know he lost a couple of pounds while sick, but it's still my personal mission to fatten him back up. His favorites are still peanut butter sandwhiches, veggie sticks, chicken nuggets, and gagas. He's very good about eating fruits and still loves any form of bread.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Blaine 20 Month Update
I've decided it was past time to do separate updates for the boys. I probably should have awhile ago.
So, Blainer Boy. This kid has been an absolute angel this month. We constantly talk about how cute and sweet he is. He seriously hardly fusses during the day and only loses it a bit if he's really tired, which happens around lunchtime these days because he's back to his early morning 6 AM rises. Not so fun.
He has become so friendly and will talk to anyone who listens in his cute voice. It often comes across as an urgent message at a loud volume with raises eye brows and body posture towards his subject. Way cute! He's perfect his phrase of "Here you go" and says it clear as a bell now. He loves to hand you things followed by this phrase. This can include both Dora and Diego. :) He's also become quite nurturing with his brother, giving Pierce drinks that he didn't necessarily ask for. But I appreciate his help in urging Pierce to stay hydrated. He was also seen trying to give Diego a paci recently. He's also very gentle and sweet with babies (mostly Rowan) who come over. He says "baby" and likes to pet their leg or arm. So sweet! He's become less anxious about separation and now walks right into church or the Y and starts playing.
He's really taken to building things lately and can put a whole, long train track together and also a long train to push on it. He also enjoys building towers, but does not like to see them fall down. He is excited about any kind of vehicle and especially loves fire trucks. His "wee-o-wee-o" siren noise has also been applied to all cars now. He loves puzzles and is really good at them if I may say so myself. He can even do the ones in the basement that only have the cutout shape without the matching picture. I was really impressed with that. He can do animal sounds for a cat, dog, sheep, cow, duck, monkey, and horse and still especially enjoys pointing them out in books. He's really begun focusing more while playing. Another impressive feat was when he opened a hot wheels car Abbey had given them. We told him who it was from and now every time he sees it he says "Aaaa-bbey!". Blew us away! He's also become that much more attached to Beary whom he lovingly calls B. B follows him all over the house and usually into the car, but that's where I usually draw the line outside of Nana's house. He'll play for a bit and then call his name, find him, and give him a big hug while patting Beary on the "back". We recently purchased another Beary online so we'd have a back up. Blaine would be lost without him!
Blaine remains a good eater and is usually willing to try whatever we give him. He's gotten pretty good with silverware. He still has a few things that he simply won't eat though. They are veggie sticks, applesauce, grapes, and apples.But he went through a couple week long love affair with bananas which he calls "na"s while pointing at them on the counter.
This past month has been so much fun with Blaine and we hope it continues! Love you, Blainer Boy!
So, Blainer Boy. This kid has been an absolute angel this month. We constantly talk about how cute and sweet he is. He seriously hardly fusses during the day and only loses it a bit if he's really tired, which happens around lunchtime these days because he's back to his early morning 6 AM rises. Not so fun.
He has become so friendly and will talk to anyone who listens in his cute voice. It often comes across as an urgent message at a loud volume with raises eye brows and body posture towards his subject. Way cute! He's perfect his phrase of "Here you go" and says it clear as a bell now. He loves to hand you things followed by this phrase. This can include both Dora and Diego. :) He's also become quite nurturing with his brother, giving Pierce drinks that he didn't necessarily ask for. But I appreciate his help in urging Pierce to stay hydrated. He was also seen trying to give Diego a paci recently. He's also very gentle and sweet with babies (mostly Rowan) who come over. He says "baby" and likes to pet their leg or arm. So sweet! He's become less anxious about separation and now walks right into church or the Y and starts playing.
He's really taken to building things lately and can put a whole, long train track together and also a long train to push on it. He also enjoys building towers, but does not like to see them fall down. He is excited about any kind of vehicle and especially loves fire trucks. His "wee-o-wee-o" siren noise has also been applied to all cars now. He loves puzzles and is really good at them if I may say so myself. He can even do the ones in the basement that only have the cutout shape without the matching picture. I was really impressed with that. He can do animal sounds for a cat, dog, sheep, cow, duck, monkey, and horse and still especially enjoys pointing them out in books. He's really begun focusing more while playing. Another impressive feat was when he opened a hot wheels car Abbey had given them. We told him who it was from and now every time he sees it he says "Aaaa-bbey!". Blew us away! He's also become that much more attached to Beary whom he lovingly calls B. B follows him all over the house and usually into the car, but that's where I usually draw the line outside of Nana's house. He'll play for a bit and then call his name, find him, and give him a big hug while patting Beary on the "back". We recently purchased another Beary online so we'd have a back up. Blaine would be lost without him!
Blaine remains a good eater and is usually willing to try whatever we give him. He's gotten pretty good with silverware. He still has a few things that he simply won't eat though. They are veggie sticks, applesauce, grapes, and apples.But he went through a couple week long love affair with bananas which he calls "na"s while pointing at them on the counter.
This past month has been so much fun with Blaine and we hope it continues! Love you, Blainer Boy!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
The sickest yet
Last week our family experienced a whole new level of sick and my worst fears since even before I became a mom were realized. We got the stomach flu. But the good news is we lived to tell about it. Last Wednesday Pierce woke up early from his nap and was crying pretty hard. I finally got him calmed down and gave him milk and a snack. I am usually forcing him to eat things, so that afternoon wasn't an exception for his snack. Poor baby. Two hours later he had thrown everything up all over the living room. I was actually taking a purposeful break away to see if they would play better without me in the room. (This is sometimes a true thing.) I heard Blaine kind of giggle and I just knew something was weird. I walked in the room just in time to see Pierce vomit a second time. He looked so helpless and confused and he was crying. It was horrible. I semi panicked because I knew I needed to get Blaine away and clean Pierce up, but I didn't want to leave Pierce alone in case he was still getting sick. I put Blaine in the pack 'n play and called BJ and begged him to come home which he had readily volunteered to. That man is a saint! I was able to bathe Pierce and hold him while we all watched the iPad. By Friday, I had it and by Monday BJ did. It hit me pretty hard as well.
I was in bed for 3ish days straight with constant bathroom trips for the back end. I could hardly keep anything in. Sadly our family plans for my birthday were ruined and I asked to not even acknowledge it that day. Whoo, that was a dark day! I've been sick with maybe a sinus infection while taking care of sick kids, but this was a whole different level. I was so exhausted and weak and the thought of getting up to care for someone else was almost more than I could bare. I also decided that the stomach flu is like mental torture as well. You're always waiting for the next vomit episode like the nerve-wracking upside of a roller coaster. Every night we weren't sure if we would wake up to change vomit sheets. I think that happened twice with poor Piercey. And we prayed fervently that Blaine would be spared. With each day that passed I grew slightly more hopeful, but also more nervous because how could he possibly dodge this? But, praise the Lord, he did! That felt like about the only silver lining of the whole thing. I'll never forget that Sunday night watching the Super Bowl on our respective couches and both feeling completely nauseated and exhausted. We lamented over the fact that we hadn't finished our will and brainstormed the idea of Blaine caring for the 3 of us the next day. It was horrible. The walls were closing in on us and yet I could barely get up from my back. Thankfully BJ bounced back quickly (although he cancelled his Monday trip to Denver) and Blaine was a little angel baby. He's been in a stellar mood lately. We were pretty much normal by the following Wednesday, but we are still working on putting weight back on Pierce. It was a looooong week that I pray we don't experience ever again. Too unrealistic?
I was in bed for 3ish days straight with constant bathroom trips for the back end. I could hardly keep anything in. Sadly our family plans for my birthday were ruined and I asked to not even acknowledge it that day. Whoo, that was a dark day! I've been sick with maybe a sinus infection while taking care of sick kids, but this was a whole different level. I was so exhausted and weak and the thought of getting up to care for someone else was almost more than I could bare. I also decided that the stomach flu is like mental torture as well. You're always waiting for the next vomit episode like the nerve-wracking upside of a roller coaster. Every night we weren't sure if we would wake up to change vomit sheets. I think that happened twice with poor Piercey. And we prayed fervently that Blaine would be spared. With each day that passed I grew slightly more hopeful, but also more nervous because how could he possibly dodge this? But, praise the Lord, he did! That felt like about the only silver lining of the whole thing. I'll never forget that Sunday night watching the Super Bowl on our respective couches and both feeling completely nauseated and exhausted. We lamented over the fact that we hadn't finished our will and brainstormed the idea of Blaine caring for the 3 of us the next day. It was horrible. The walls were closing in on us and yet I could barely get up from my back. Thankfully BJ bounced back quickly (although he cancelled his Monday trip to Denver) and Blaine was a little angel baby. He's been in a stellar mood lately. We were pretty much normal by the following Wednesday, but we are still working on putting weight back on Pierce. It was a looooong week that I pray we don't experience ever again. Too unrealistic?
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