STAPLES

IOh sweet boy, your sister pushed you into the bed of rocks and you got yourself some staples this week. You got up and said "mommy, owie" blood all over, I panicked and called your dad. Put you in the shower with me to visualize how big the wound was and mom and dad decided you could just use some staples

from home instead of an ER visit. 

So two staples it was ( you could have used 3 and moms aim was kind of off on the second) . A Popsicle later and you forgot all about it. Every time someone asks to see your owie you say "DJ push me, I got owie" . You're the sweetest boy ever at 2.5 yrs old. You love talking, ask almost everyday to go to the park or Disneyland. You were tall enough yesterday to ride on soaring over California with daddy and sister while mom and iris stayed back. 

You love riding your bike, playing with turtles and Spider-Man, jumping on the trampoline, going in the spa at night, dressing yourself, riding keeps in the backyard and eating lots of Popsicles . You are an absolute joy and I love every minute of you. 

28 months

You are 28 months and the smartest toddler I know. You LOVE to learn. You can identify letters and count to 3 on your hand. You are in the process of potty training with very few potty accidents but quite a bit of poop accidents. You are OBSESSED with toy cars, monster trucks, ninja turtles, darth vadar & MILK. Any kind of milk, chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, regular, you LOVE it all. You and Deb play soooo good together, often in the backyard on your jeeps or in the trampoline. You guys love being outside, looking for Rollie pollies, watering the plants, painting, playing with rakes and brooms, picking up patches poop. You name it, if it's outdoors you are all over it. You also love swords, play guns, balls, anything that can be used as a weapon🤔🤔🤔. This last week you became a BIG brother to baby Iris and you are a little confused and taken aback by her presence. You love shoving the pacifier in her mouth and taking the swaddles off her while she's sleeping. You hate that she takes away your mommy time. These infant weeks are hard on you but I just know you will make the best brother ever . Can't wait to watch you grow more

My love xoxoxo

22 sweet sweet months

The You are am the cutest boy in the WHOLE world. BUT, you remain to be the worlds worst sleeper ever. We began to sleep train you after a few camping trips this summer. You starting crying it out for almost an hour and a half for two straight nights. Some nights you still cry for close to 30 minutes and it's gut wrenching for mommy, but boy you REALLY need to start sleeping through the night. I bring you in my room when I feel extra sad and emotional but then you think it's awake time at 0500 and you won't go back down to sleep. You don't show any signs for toilet training just yet. You pull your diaper off after you pee but when you are on the potty you just flush the toilet a thousand times and play with the toilet paper. You hate changing your clothes. You still hate getting into your car seat. You are beginning to string three words together. You can say "I want that" "this way" "no no DJ" "go patches" "milk" "outside" "pool" and many other words. You have the coolest haircut in all of the lbs. you weigh 33 pounds and are 36" tall. You absolutely adore your sister. We drop her off for school and you run back in her classroom to get her because you want her with you. You guys are always holding hands and playing together. You always steal her toys, she's not too happy about that. Your hair is blonde, eyes are hazel green, size 5 diapers and size 2-3T clothes. 

17 sweet sweet months

you are the BEST. I will say it time and time again, you are SO ahead of your time. You try solo hard to keep up with your sister. Your face lightens up when she enters the room. You wake up from sleep the SECOND you hear her voice. You want WHATEVER she has. You love trying on her dress up shoes (hahahha). You pull of your diapers yourself, you LOVE playing with the hose outside and watering down patches till she's waterlogged. You have quite the vocabulary, you can say: mommy, daddy, dog, iscle (popsicle) , no, pool, ball, car, more. you follow directions solo well. I call you a brainiac, I PROMISE you are destined for greatness in this world.

15 sweet sweet months

You're becoming such a big boy. Full of smiles and babbling up a storm. You are getting quite the vocabulary. You can say daddy, mommy, dog, ball, (attempt) balloon, night night, hi, and bye. 

You have such a temper on you. Throwing MAJOR fits when things don't go your way. You HATE getting in your car seat, diaper changes, cleaning your face, getting things taken away from you. 

You LOVE suckers, patches, sister, playing ball, holding one end of a jump rope and running through the house with sister, riding the jeep in the backyard with debs, Popsicles, fruit snacks, yogurt, milk, mommy milk, cuddles, NOT sleeping through the night, screaming bloody murder at 02:30 EVERY SINGLE NIGHT for mommy, standing on the block wall in the backyard, going down slides, going up stairs, building blocks, reding books, the song slippery fish & twinkle twinkle little star. 

These past few moths have flown by and your achievements have grown so much. I love watching you grow and love your world. Can't wait to see what's in store for you 

14 months old

These past few months have been crazy busy with the holidays so I haven't been able to update the blog like intended. You are starting to say more words. Dog, night/night, boo, momma. Not sure how much you weigh but you are still in size 5 diapers and wearing 12-18 or 18/24 months clothes. You still hate getting in your car seat and napping. You wake up in the middle of the night several times, I usually get you about 2-3:30 am and let you snuggle until the morning time when devil deb comes in and wakes us all up. You love playing with patches and following your sister around the house. You adore the outdoors, cry whenever I shut the door. You hate diaper changes, pull off your diaper. You are a good eater, but hate baby food. No chance you will ever eat a food pouch. Your favorite thing is mac n cheese, hot dogs, fruit snacks and suckers (when deb goes poop) . You also love frozen go gurts. You love books, your favorite toy is pretend mop & broom. When you get something taken away from you, you freak out and arch your back while kicking and screaming. You LOVE TO CLIMB on everything, throw your shoes off all the time. You are still breastfed mostly for naps and sleep.  You give kisses and wave hi & bye. Your hair is blonde your eyes are green/blue. You are such a joy & breath of fresh air. Except when you're sleepy 

FIRST WORD

On December 17th, 2014 you said your first word. At almost 14 months your first word wasn't mom, wasn't dad... It was........ DOG!!!!! You are absolutely smitten with patches. You love waking up and opening her cage, jumping all over her, pulling her tail, tugging at her ears. But most of all you love to hug on her and laugh with her. She takes it like a big sister though, never nips at you or barks at you, just lets you sit there and torture her. You have also started to "blink" when  mommy says eyes, point to your nose when asked where your nose is, you wave bye-bye. You crawl on EVERYTHING!!! Your latest thing is getting on the toilet and standing in it to get to the bathroom sink so you can play with the water. Yes, at 13.5 months you are using the toilet, proving yourself on the counter and turning the sink water on to play .. Crazy right? You are always keeping me on my toes, reminding me that boys really are hell on wheels!!!