12 Months

 

 

MY ONE YEAR OLD!!!! I can't believe how quickly the year has flown by.  You have grown into such a fun and amazing little man.  It is so fun to continually watch your personality emerge and you learn new things every day.  We love you, Carter!  I feel so blessed to be your Mom and can't wait to see what is in store for you.

BABY STATS:

Weight: 17 lbs 8 oz 

Length: 27 3/4 in

Hair Color:

Blonde with Red

Eye color:

Still blueish but the insides are changing to hazel

Diaper Size: Still fit better in Size 3.  When your box ran out, we have been using Liam's Size 4 for you.  They are definitely big on you.

Clothes Size: We are still bouncing around in sizes.  Pajamas are 12M and clothes are 9M.

Nicknames: Tarter, Tarter Sauce, T-Sauce and Bubber Bear are the most frequent lately.

Sleep: You are still sleeping great through the night.  You sleep from 7:00 PM to 6:30 AM in your crib, in your room and are napping twice a day still.

Eat: You so LOVE food! You yell at every one for a bite of whatever they are eating.  You really enjoyed your first taste of sweets when you got your cake on your birthday. It was all over your face. That is are only problem at meal times. You get it ALL OVER! You still nurse about 4 times a day.
 

Daily Routine: Wake up, Play, Eat, Nap.  Repeat until bedtime.

Milestone: You mimic us constantly in your own baby language.
You wave Hi and Bye and now blow kisses.
You point at things.
You say Mama, Dada and Yea Yea.

You are working on running now that you have walking down pretty good.

 Likes:  You still love sucking your thumb. You love snuggling with Dad after your naps.  You love tossing things off of the side of your high chair.  It's usually a good indication that you are done eating.

Dislikes: You go through phases of hating the Car Seat.

 

Firsts:

First trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium
First BIRTHDAY!!

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11 Months

 

You did not want to sit still for me to get your picture today!

 

 

 

 

 

My lil' Gingers!

Four Weeks until you are 1! Where has this year gone.  It seems so crazy to think how this time last year, we were celebrating you with a sprinkle and anticipating your arrival.  You have grown and changed so much in these 11 months.  I love watching you grow, learn and change but feel free to slow down a little.
 

BABY STATS:

Weight: 18 lbs 

Length: I forgot to measure you before bed time!

Hair Color:

Blonde with Red

Eye color:

Still blueish but the insides are changing to hazel

Diaper Size: We changed you back to size 3.  You fit in them and the box of 3's comes with more diapers.

Clothes Size: We are still bouncing around in sizes.  Pajamas are 12M and clothes are 9M.

Nicknames: Tarter

Sleep: You are still sleeping great through the night.  You sleep from 7:00 PM to 6:30 AM in your crib, in your room. You have changed to two naps a day.  Your first nap is 2.5 hours after waking up.  Your second nap is 3.5 hours after you wake up from your nap.

Eat: You are still nursing and go crazy for food.  You want whatever every one else is eating.  We give you some of what we are eating at meal time.  You don't eat baby food from a jar.  You will eat baby food from a pouch every once in a while.
 

Daily Routine: Wake up, Play, Eat, Nap.  Repeat until bedtime.

Milestone: You now can stand up with out using anything to help you.  You will get on your knees, push up your butt then stand right up and you are off and hobbling.

You started signing with us. You currently sign Milk for everything though. 

Likes:  You still love sucking your thumb.  You love wrestling and chasing Liam around. You are now trying to run after him.  You will run away from him and when you fall over, you both laugh hysterically.  You love to food!

Dislikes: You have no patience for getting your diaper or clothes changed.  You don't like any green baby food.  You are mad if you don't get what your brother has. If you start to make your fake cry face and I laugh, you will start actually crying until I stop laughing.

 

Firsts:

First trip to the Kid's Museum

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Ten Months

 

 

Wow! 10 months have flown by.  With only two more months until your birthday, we are trying to decide what we should do.  I'm thinking a party with just our friends and family.  I'm not sure if we will do a theme or just focus on 1! I did see a cute Milk and Cookies party theme on Pinterest. Every year we take Liam to the Sacramento Zoo on his Birthday so we are trying to decide on somewhere fun to take you.  Maybe the Aquarium?

No more Pictures!

 

Crazy Boy!

 

 

BABY STATS:

Weight: 17 lbs 

Length: 27 3/4

Hair Color:

Blonde with Red

Eye color:

Still blueish

Diaper Size: You are in size 4 but we got a box of 3s and you still squeeze in those too.

Clothes Size: We are still bouncing around in sizes.  Pajamas are 12M, Onesies are 9M, you wear a few 6M pants and some 3M shirts fit too. 

Nicknames: Tarter

Sleep: You are still sleeping great through the night.  You sleep from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM in your crib, in your room. You take three naps a day that are at least an hour in length.

Eat: You are still nursing and go crazy for food.  You want whatever every one else is eating.  You loved eating waffles this morning with Liam.  You also are a pro at drinking from a straw.  You chug water when we give you a straw sippy cup.

Daily Routine: Wake up, Play, Eat, Nap.  Repeat until bedtime.

Milestone: You took your first steps!! You will pull yourself up and take a few steps but you usually give up and crawl because you are faster.

You are standing on your own really well now.  

 

You saw Santa for the first time.  You were fine when I put you on his lap. After a few pictures, you looked back at him and freaked when you made the connection that he was the one holding you.

 

You celebrated your first Christmas.  It was so fun on Christmas morning watching you try and open presents.  You really just wanted to chew on them before opening. You got so many great presents! Blocks, a wooden play cube, play keys, books, car seat, a Hobbs look a like Tiger, My Pal Scout and so much more!

 

 

 

 

You celebrated your first New Years by sleeping! I feel asleep before Midnight too.  Give it a couple more years and we might make it all the way together.  Maybe...

 

You have replaced kisses on the lips with Headbutt kisses.  You press your forehead on ours when we ask for kisses now!  You and Liam do this to each other all day long.

Likes:  You love sucking your thumb.  You love wrestling and chasing Liam around.  You love to eat and eat and eat! You love doing whatever Liam is doing. If Liam has a sippy cup, you need a sippy cup.  If Liam is playing Basketball, you want to play Basketball.

Dislikes: You still don't have time to get your diaper changed. You don't like when Liam tries to take the toy you are playing with.  You move so fast when you are trying to keep the toy.  It's pretty hilarious.

Firsts:

First Christmas

First Santa Picture

First New Years
 First Steps
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Nine Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 Months In and 9 Months Out!

Nine Months old today on the 9th of the month.  Three months until your first birthday.  You are growing so fast little man!

BABY STATS:

Weight: 17 lbs 

Length: I forgot to measure you and now you are asleep.  I will update tomorrow!

26 3/4 inches

Hair Color:

Blonde with Red

Eye color:

Still blue

Diaper Size: You are in size 4 now.  You can still fit 3s but we were squeezing you in. 

Clothes Size: I still am shocked that you wear 12M pajamas to bed! You have been wearing 9M clothes now.  You are too skinny for them but you are too long for most of the 6M clothes.

Nicknames: Tarter

Sleep: You are still sleeping great through the night.  You sleep from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM in your crib, in your room. You take three naps a day that are at least an hour in length.

Eat: You are still nursing and get so excited when I ask if you want "Milk" and do the sign for "Milk."  You scrunch your face up, start yelling and crawling quickly to me.  You also MUST have some of whatever food is being eaten in your presence.  You are a champ with eating regular food.  I will give you a little bit of what every we are eating and you go to town.  You especially love peas, carrots and pears.

Daily Routine: Wake up, Play, Eat, Nap.  Repeat until bedtime.

Milestone: You got your two top teeth! You now have a total of four teeth.  You like to grind them which kills me!



A glimpse of the top teeth!

 

You said "Dada" for the first time on 11/10.  You say it more than "Mama" now.

You are starting to let go and stand on your own. It's only when you are really concentrated on what you are doing because you quickly squat and sit down when you realize you are doing it.

You will also take a step if we stand you up between us.  You fall down or sit a lot when we try though.

Likes:  You love sucking your thumb.  You love wrestling and chasing Liam around.  You love to eat and eat and eat! You love bath time and have learned to splash. You like walking around pushing your walker.  You look like such a big boy!

Dislikes: You still don't have time to get your diaper changed. You don't like being set down right after a nap. You need to be cuddled and given time to fully wake up before you start playing. You

Firsts:

First Thanksgiving
First "Dada"
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Eight Months

Happy 8 months Carter! Only 4 more months to go until your first birthday. These months are really going by too fast.  It has been so fun to watch your personality emerge more this month.  You are loved little man!

 

 

BABY STATS:

Weight:

17  lbs

Length:

26.75 in

Hair Color:

I think its starting to turn more blond but it has a red tint still.

Eye color:

Still blue but they are changing.

Diaper Size: Still in size 3.  I put you in Liam's size 4 from time to time so I know the switch will be soon.

Clothes Size: I can't believe that I have started putting you in 12M pajamas at bedtime! You have been wearing 6M clothes but I put a 9M onesie on you this morning.  You fit it perfectly so it's time to pack up everything 6M this week.

Nicknames: Tarter

 

Sleep: You are still sleeping through the night.  I stopped dreamfeeding you at 10:00 PM this week so you sleep from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM in your crib, in your room. You take three naps a day that are at least an hour in length.

Eat:  You are still nursing but getting solids also.  We give you a little purees but you are a champ at eating dinner with us.  I gave you a piece of the pot roast I made last night and you loved it. 
 

Daily Routine: Wake up, Play, Eat, Nap.  Repeat until bedtime.

 Funniest moment: You and Liam were playing this morning.  Liam had a basket on his head and you would hysterically laugh every time he took it off.  I couldn't help but laugh with you guys too.

Milestone: You said "Mama!"  The morning of October 30th, you just started saying it over and over.  I beat your Dad!
You started giving kisses last week.  We ask you for kisses and you open your mouth and stick your bottom lip out to kiss us.  You are too cute!
We went to Disneyland on your first Halloween.  It was a lot of fun taking you boys for the first time.  You spent most of the day in the Emeibaby.  You were so content all day but it really wore you out.

 

 

 

 

You stood for three seconds all by yourself yesterday!  Your Dad is still convinced you will walk by 9 months.

 

Likes:  You love shaking your head "No."  You will copy us if we do it first but will do it randomly all through out the day.
You love your Mama.  You will crawl up and want to cuddle with me whenever you start getting close to nap time.  If your Dad tries to hold you, and you can see me,  you fuss until you are in my arms.
You love sucking your thumb.  You sooth yourself with it and it's your go to when you start getting sleepy.

 

 

 You love wrestling with your brother.  You will crawl all over him and laugh!
 

Dislikes:  You still aren't a fan of diaper changes.  You are just too busy to sit still long enough for us to change you so we have to distract you with toys when we change you.
 

Firsts:

First "Mama"
First Disneyland Trip
First time standing alone
First Halloween

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