TODDLER LIFE | 29 MONTHS

TWENTY NINE MONTHS

 

Okay, I literally feel like I was just sitting down here last week dishing out Conner's twenty-eight month update, but holy wow, here we are another month gone.  I think I had enough time to blink before this little boy snuck in another month of growing on me.

  

Toddler Talks

There is no stopping this chatterbox now!  He is starting to love interacting with other people and other toddlers and talking up a storm with everyone in his path.  He'll even go out of his way to interrupt a stranger in their own separate conversation to tell them 'hi'.

Conner is starting to pick out letterS of the alphabet on top of knowing how to say nearly all but a handful of letters.  We'll break out one of his alphabet puzzles that he got for his birthday and go to town asking him to find all the different letter from the pile in front of him.  And for whatever reason, 'O' is his favorite letter of all.  (Actually, I do know why he loves it - watch the movie "Home" and you'll know why.)

 

Toddler Play

If this little boy isn't playing with his choo-choos, you'll find him jumping on errrthing. Enter in a worried mama because his high level energy sometimes clashes with a baby who is practicing tummy time on the floor.

And since the weather is starting to feel like spring, we've been back outside discovering the woods and chasing the chickens.  It's like getting back on a bike when it comes to watching him get back to his good ole' days of chasing the chickens around.

For all the nights that we're inside, Joe goes down to work in the basement and Conner grabs his toy drill and hammer and throws his boots on and runs downstairs to be Joe's right hand man with home projects.  So as Joe drills screws down a line of wood, Conner is right behind him with his drill helping out.  That relationship is about the best father-son relationship on the face of this planet.

 

Toddler Eats

We are still dealing with a picky little eater.  His food preferences haven't changed over the months, but we have noticed that he is much more open to trying spicy foods and liking them over milder foods.  I think he gets that directly from Joe's dad.  He has no problem eating hot wings, jalapeno brats, or spicy queso dip.

Everything else is still the status quo - a serious (and I mean serious) love for avocados and chocolate milk.

 

Toddler Sleep

Conner has developed somewhat of a new bedtime routine since we've been establishing one for Linden.  Now when we give Linden his nightly bath, Conner is right there jumping in.  Afterwards, he runs full speed through the house like a dog would after getting a bath (dog owners, you know what I'm talking about) and then indulge in a nighttime snack and a cartoon.  And when 8pm rolls around we scrub those teeth down and hop into bed until 6am rolls around.

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10 ON 10 | MARCH 2016

10 Photos | 10th of March

 

Slow cooked chicken.  I'm ready to eat this up and it's only 8am.

Oh, Netflix... the best way to pass time while pumping.

A few days ago, we still had deep snow out in the woods.  So close to Spring!

Today was a big, big day.  After leaving the corporate world for the trades, Joe finished his apprenticeship!

 

Got my new coat courtesy of work. (Just in time for the warm weather!)

In the door and straight for the train

After meal chats

This kid has turned into a "talking" machine

Sneaking every bite of frosting that he could

 

Collecting eggs with Mia



LINDEN | THREE MONTHS

T H R E E

 

We have surpassed the three month mark! This little boy has only been a part of our family for three months but let's face it, it feels like he has always been part of the crew.  I suppose he's got a natural way of just fitting in.  And he's so stinkin' cute, so that definitely helps.

 

Over this past month, we've really started to see Linden's personality come to life.  When he hears crying, he joins in.  When he sees someone smiling, he flashes his big grin.  And still my favorite part, when he sees my face, he kicks and pumps his arms out of excitement.

 

Little boy, you have stolen my heart.

 

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THIS MONTH:

 

EAT

Linden is a great little eater.  He's down to nursing six times a day for about 8-10 minutes which has been way better than the frequency he used to eat at.  On the weekends when he's home with me, he'll follow the schedule of 5am, 7:30am, 10:30am, 1:30pm, 5pm and 6pm.  Some days will fluctuate depending on what we're doing, but he stays pretty consistent.

 

SLEEP

Ever since our 2 month visit with his doctor, this little boy has been dreaming the whole night through. Yep, you read that right! His doctor advised that we let him sleep in his own room to see if he'd sleep longer, and she was right.

Our bedtime routine is to eat at 5pm, bath at 5:45pm, eat again at 6pm and down to bed right after.  From there, he sleeps until 5am-ish.  I don't like waking up at 5am, but I'll take that over getting up once or twice throughout the night.

He'll take about three 45 minute naps throughout the day and one long nap that will last a couple of hours.
 



 

PLAY

I love watching this little boy play.  He gets so fascinated by his toys that he will stare at them and then flash a smile.  Other times, he just squawks and talks to them. 

He still loves looking and batting at his toys hanging from his floor gym.  Once he grabs onto one he holds on and won't let go.

This past month we put him in a saucer (with a little extra padding for support) and he played like he'd been doing it for months.  Conner will give him some trains while he sits in the saucer and Linden will push them around and grab at them.

 

When you place him on his back he will quickly roll to his side.  He figured out how to roll front to back last month, but even though he can roll from his back to side, he can't quite figure out how to make it the rest of the way onto his belly.  Yet. :)

 



 

Linden boy, you have already transformed so much in the past three months.  From a little newborn just learning his surroundings to smiling, rolling and playing, you just keep taking on the world every day. 

Not only have you stolen our hearts, but you make thinking about life without you impossible. You are such a blessing to our family.

 

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