Alexander Christopher: May 2008

Monday, May 26, 2008

Picture Recap...

Picture Recap (Monday, May 19th - Sunday, May 25th, 2008)

Picture Recap...

Picture Recap (Monday, May 19th - Sunday, May 25th, 2008)

Week Recap...

Week Recap (Monday, May 19th - Sunday, May 25th, 2008)

Alexander hit the 14 month mark
He was teething alot this week so his nighttime sleep was definitely lacking (one night Mommy only got 2 1/2 hours of sleep)
Did really well with standing and walking on his own - he'll even stop walking when he knows he's going to lose his balance
Gives the best hugs & kisses and sometimes you don't even have to ask for them
Did very well with a fork & spoon and feeding himself - until he changed his mind and threw the spoon with food on it
Loves to cuddle with Cookie Monster
He went to visit in the Transition Room on Thursday & Friday to help make the change easier
Working on getting rid of yet another bottle to a sippy cup and he's doing really well with th cup
He did well in the room - he only took one nap and ate well. In fact, he wanted the other kids lunches
Went out to the playground at school
Danced to the Wiggles as he stands in the living room
Saturday we played outside on the playsets and then sat on a blanket in the grass while Mommy planted the garden
He wasn't too fond of sitting there by himself - one moment he would be fine with playing with his blocks, the next moment he would cry and cry and cry
He does LOVE to be outside
He discovered the tupperware drawer and loves to take them out and then put them back in
Went to the zoo with Mommy & Daddy on Sunday (we did this to celebrate our 5th Anniversary)
Loved looking at the animals, he would scream when he saw them
Had a deer come over and eat from Daddy's hands
Was quite cranky Sunday after the zoo as he only got one nap
He enjoyed his bath Sunday night as he could splash

Sunday, May 25, 2008

We took Alexander to the zoo again today. This time he had a much better sense of what was going on as opposed to the last time (4 months old). Overall, a very nice day and the weather was perfect. We slathered him up in sunscreen a few times to make sure he didn't get a sunburn. He really liked the animals, at least the ones he saw. He would scream when he noticed them. As for the animals, we saw turtles, elephant, tiger, lions, rhinos, deer, monkeys, birds, ostriches, and camel. I think his favorite was the turtle. It still amazes me how close we live to this zoo - lions or tigers could escape! ;)

Here are some photos from our day at the zoo:

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Another video...

Since we're on a video roll...here's another one of Alexander playing/walking in the kitchen. He came over to give me a hug and then wanted to walk back & forth. He likes to turn around and walk back the other way and he'll even push your hand away to show he doesn't want help.

Walking Around...

Here's a video of Alexander practicing walking back & forth between Daddy & I tonight before bed.

14 Months...

Developmental:
-Really getting the hang of walking on his own and manuevering around the kitchen by walking along the cabinets
-He gives hugs & kisses when you ask for them
-He puts his head down to rest
-He has his first tooth and a 2nd one coming in
-Dada is still the primary word but the babbling is becoming more involved with different tones & inflections
-Has said: turtle, no, up, all done, mama, nana, moo, car, & most recently he said his own name - however none of this is consistent
-Starting to get the hang of feeding himself with a fork or spoon
-Knows where his head, ears & mouth are...still having a location issue on the nose

Sleeping: (still the same)
-Wakes up around 5:30-6am every day
-Most days he takes two naps (morning/afternoon)
-Bedtime is 7p and he is usually asleep by 7:30pm
-Recently he's been teething so he's been waking up during the night

Clothes:
-This varies based on the brand/item
-6-9 Months, 9 Months or 12 Months.
-Shirts & sweaters/sweatshirts can still be 6-9 Months, but 9 or 12 Months also works
-Pants are 9 or 12 months for length
-PJs are 9 months but starting to outgrow into 12 months
-Diapers: Pampers Size 3 Cruisers

Feeding:
-3 Bottles a day of whole milk (28 oz a day)
-We starting to transition away from bottles to sippy cups and this week got rid of the PM Bottle and he uses a sippy cup with a straw and has done really well. School thinks he'll do really well transitioning from the bottles
-Three meals a day: (typical menu for school)
--Breakfast: oatmeal, pancake or waffle with applesauce and his sippy cup
--Lunch: Hot dog & cheese and milk in sippy cup
-- PM Snack: snack bar, fruit or yogurt with water in sippy cup
-- Does not like food with texture (fresh fruit, pasta)
-Lately he's tried: ravioli (he ate it but wasn't fond of it)

Likes: Being outside, Taking his shoes off, The Wiggles & Sesame Street, His Grover & Cookie Monster books, Singing ABCs, The word: Shimmy, his new cookie monster stuffed animal, taking medicine
Dislikes: Pasta/textured food