1 YEAR OLD {Conrad}

Well the day came and went and zero tears were shed, so that's good! We had a party for his birthday but not til the weekend after his actual birthday. We were homebound on the day of Conrads actual birthday so we didn't get to do anything fun but the next day (which is coincidently MY birthday) we went to the zoo.

Size
Around 21 pounds and just a peanut.
Size 4.5 shoe.
Size 9-12 month and 12 month clothing.
Size 3 diapers

Eyes and Teeth
Blue eyes and 6 teeth - he's always been a super drooly boy so unsure if any new teeth are on his horizon.

Hair
Very blonde, almost white. Longer in the back than on top.

Sleep
Wakes for the day around 8:30am.
Naps around once a day, 12-1pm.
Bedtime around 8:30am.

I believe he has dropped his morning nap and moved to more of an afternoon nap. He technically still needs an evening nap because he gets fussy and whiney the later it gets but maybe I just need to adjust his bedtime because he can't get a second nap or he wouldn't go to bed at night.

He tends to only wake once at night to nurse (well, I still nurse him because I'm not ready for that fight, to be honest). He either usually wakes at 1 or 2 am and sleeps til morning or he sleeps until 5 or 6 am and then again til 8:30am.

Diet
Still nursing but we are down to only like 3-4 times a day. Starting to drink cows milk more and more. Loves mac&cheese, strawberries, and snacks. He is very picky about a lot of foods, he prefers "baby food/purees" over table food usually.

Milestones
Starting to say "mama, fish, diaper, kitty, banana, night"
He's starting to fall asleep on his own if he's still awake when we are done nursing.
Starting to know where some of his body parts are, like his belly especially.
Brings me his shoes and sits down to try to put them on if we are leaving.
Sign language: more, please, all done, eat, milk, thank you.

Likes
Loves Hanley's motorized mermaid bath toy. He will carry it around the entire time we are upstairs.

Dislikes
He's picky with food.

Nicknames
Nothing has changed here, typically all the same as previous months.


49 weeks:
Went to Skymax for Toddler time.
Went to the doctor for mouth rash.
51 weeks:
Went to Great Wolf Lodge for his and my birthday.
52 weeks:
Akron Zoo

11 Months Old {Conrad}

I'm deep in denial about how quick my sweet boy will be one year old! This past year flew by faster than a blink of an eye!

Size
20 lbs
Size 3 diapers still.
Wearing a size 4 shoe.
Wearing mostly 12 month clothing. 9 month onsies still fit good, and some 9 month pants fit.

Eyes and Teeth
Blue eyes and 6 teeth. He cut two more top teeth this month. Always results in a clingy, cranky, and drooly Conrad.

Hair
Blonde. Contemplating cutting off his "mullet" but certainly not until after his first birthday.

Sleep
Not much new to report here: sleep is decent. No excessive wake ups but not sleeping through the night consistently at all.

Diet
Nursing a handful of times a day. Not a huge fan of chunks of a lot of foods but still eating baby food daily.

Milestones
Started hugging when asked. (45 weeks)
Blowing kisses (47 weeks)
Started to be able to stand up in the middle of the room, without using something to help pull himself up. (48 weeks)
Tries to jump when you ask him to jump. (48 weeks)

Likes
Loves carrying around the tiny toy ketchup bottle from the kitchen set. Loves playing with toys and reading books. Won't leave his penis alone during any diaper change.

Dislikes
Teething. He is mostly a very pleasant little boy. Peas and green beans (the actual vegetable).

Nicknames
I'm slowing down on the nicknames, I just stick with Bud and Brother mainly

45 weeks:
Stayed the night at Jeanettes with me and Hanley for the first time. We went to her house because the power was out for hours and hours at our house since someone snapped a utility pole in half with her car.
Play date with Jax and Alexa at Vanessa's house
48 weeks:
First Easter
Play group at American Elite

10 Months Old {Conrad}

I'm waaaaay behind this month. I need to get on the ball and make sure I don't get so far behind on updating and posting anymore!!

Size
Around 20lbs-21lbs.
Still in a size 3 diaper.
Wearing a 3-4 shoe.
In 9 and 12 month clothing. 12 month clothing is still a tad big but not too bad.

Eyes
Gorgeous blue eyes.

Hair
It's so blonde that it's almost white. Michael always jokes that he looks like the dad, Frank Barone, from "Everbody Loves Raymond" because all the hair he has in the back. haha

Sleep
Sleep is better.
Naps 1 to 2 times a day.
1st nap is usually always 2 hours after he wakes up in the mornings. Depending on our day and if we are home, he will nap again around 4-5pm.
He goes to bed around 9 (give or take 30 minutes) usually always wakes up at 5am to nurse and right back to sleep until around 9am. Here and there he will wake up around 2am also.

Diet
Nursing up to 5ish times a day. No bottles still, even though I discovered he will suck on a bottle just fine when it has water in it...little stinker!

Milestones
Walking a ton. Not his main mode of transportation in the beginning of the month but by the end it certainly was!
This isn't exactly a 'milestone' but he definitely figured out that if he throws a toy on the ground, I'll pick it up over and over and over again before I realized what was happening. Hanley never really went through that phase so much so that's new to me.
Started waving.
Signing 'please'.
Started clapping.

Likes
Loves his momma
LOVES Skyping his daddy during the day, we do it almost everyday while he is at work.
Thinks it's hilarious to chase the dogs around, even when they don't exactly want to be chased around.
Bath time is a huge love of his also!

Dislikes
Sometimes Hanley smothers him, she has good intentions, but she just tries to hug him and not let him go and he doesnt like that.
Absolutely do not have time to lay still for diaper changes or even getting his clothes changed. Big pain in my butt!

Nicknames
Bud
Bubba (sometimes)
Brother (not as much as before)

40 weeks:
Cafe O Play
Akron Zoo
41 weeks:
Super Bowl party at Amanda and Ryans
1st time playing in the snow.
42 weeks:
Cafe O Play
43 weeks:
Summit mall play area
Bill & Ashley kept him (& Hanley) so we could go to dinner
1st Valentines Day
44 weeks:
Cleveland Zoo & Rainforest
"Family Fun Day" at Tallmadge Rec

Father Daughter Dance {The Winter Chronicles}

Michael just recently took Hanley to a father daughter dance at a local middle school. It was so sweet to see them looking nice and head out the door on a special date together!

They had a lot of fun, got their photo taken professionally at the dance, and got to dance together.

I was actually quite jealous of them having their special time together and Michael would send me little videos of her dancing!

It got me thinking that we should take her out and do more stuff, one on one, with either one of us more often to make her feel special!

9 Months Old {Conrad}

This little boy loves his daddy something fierce lately! Daddy gets the most kisses. Always wants to be doing what Hanley is doing. Tried many pacifiers again with zero luck; I'm done trying, at least I won't have to take it away later on down the road.

Size
My sweet boy is on the small side: a whole 18 pounds (23 percentile). He is in the 57 percentile for height and 78 percentile for head circumference. He wears size 3 diapers and 6-9 month clothing. 

Eyes/Hair
Blue eyes and blonde hair. He is starting to have more hair in the back than on top.

Sleep
His sleep has been so very horrendous but I think we are slowly starting to see some changes for the better in the sleep department. At the beginning of 8 months he finally slept a solid 8 hours at night. Then started sleeping a little better with the help of Orajel Naturals. He cut 2 teeth; 2nd bottom one and the first top one. He's actually starting to settle himself back to sleep if he wakes up.

Diet
He was very adament in trying my pizza at the beginning of 8 months and he loved it!! He still nurses and has 3 meals a day with many snacks. He started smacking his lips (37 weeks) when he wants something to eat or sees anyone eating.

Milestones
Taking more risks when he is holding onto furniture he will take a step toward another piece of furniture. Said 'dadda' and started saying more sounds, 'duh, doh, bah, guh'. Perfected the pincher grasp at 37 weeks.
At the tail end of 38 weeks he took his first steps that we got on video, around 4-6 steps from me to Michael.

Likes
Likes seeing his daddy, likes to eat, playing with Hanley, taking baths.

Dislikes
Bottles, formula, pacifiers. Hates being put down if he's tired.

Nicknames
Bud, bubba, brother.

35 weeks : Celebrated NYE at my brothers house
36 weeks : Akron pop up children's museum
38 weeks : Took the kids swimming at the rec center and Conrad loved being on his back in the water!
We went to Cafe O Play and Conrad had a blast up in the tubes and slides!