MONTHS...15 months :P
12-13 Months
Off to a very clingy/whiny start with the inability to sit and play by himself so I can get a few things done. AGH!!! Back to normal by mid month though and all the meanwhile continuing to sleep through the night. I'M LOVING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel like I can finally be the Mom I've always wanted to be.We've been going to a lot of playgrounds lately. Jaxen loves to swing and pays close attention to what the other kids are doing and how they are doing it. Then he gets REALLY brave. We also tried going to the splash pad at City Center Park. It took him awhile to figure what to do but soon he was merrily running through the fountains!
Weaning notes:
6/8 - down to 1.5 total feedings. 1/2 upon waking, 1/2 before nap, 1/2 before bed
6/16 - down to one total feeding. 1/2 before nap, 1/2 before bed
6/25 - add 1 bottle of 4oz coconut tonic before nap. Down to 1/2 feeding b4 bed. This transition worked like a charm! Plus I moved him to the bottom of the pack n play too!
6/26 - Rough night last night! J woke up crying/screaming (hungry was my guess) for 10-15 before going back to sleep. Tonight I nursed 5-7 min on one side (or until empty) then switched over to a bottle of coconut tonic. (Started decongestant this week too...it helped dry up my milk.)
6/27 - Stopped nursing before bed. Just 4oz coconut milk.
6/27 - Stopped nursing before bed. Just 4oz coconut milk.
6/30 - Excess milk on right side. Nursed 5 min then bottle.
It feels like it took forever to wean but in reality it was only 3 months.
It feels like it took forever to wean but in reality it was only 3 months.
*Lesson learned: a baby who is ready will take to new things easily. It was hard putting that ahead of my own needs for so long but sooooooooo worth it now! (Of course if you had asked me back then I would have said otherwise.)
J's Favorite Recipes Here!
WORDS: Da-da, Da-deee, [t]reeeeeee, eeeeeeeeat, mummum
Signing never really took but I could be trying harder. The signs he does do are all confused...oh well. Talking is better!
So I was sleeping great. Now I'm not. I think it is because I have weaned that everything is out of whack :(
Crater Lake Hike Photos
All this time I've been scared to take Jaxen hiking because I knew it was mess up his nap routine and I didn't really want suffer the consequences. But we decided to brave it and go up to Crater Lakes. He had such a great time, jabbering and pointing at things the whole way up, running around exploring through the wild flowers at the top and then a short 25 min nap on the way down. He held up like a champ (we even went to a BBQ at our neighbors for a few hours!) until bedtime, when he got really fussy for bath and had a really hard time staying asleep. He cried for about 40 min around 9pm. The next day was pretty fussy and nap time was extraordinarily long.
J's Favorite Recipes Here!
At 13-14 months...
CAUGHT CLIMBING STAIRS!!!! One moment he's on the floor, the next moment he's 4 steps up! Since then we've had a few tumbles. First down the top half of the stairs then a couple weeks later down a couple of GG's stairs at the bottom.WORDS: Da-da, Da-deee, [t]reeeeeee, eeeeeeeeat, mummum
Signing never really took but I could be trying harder. The signs he does do are all confused...oh well. Talking is better!
So I was sleeping great. Now I'm not. I think it is because I have weaned that everything is out of whack :(
Crater Lake Hike Photos
All this time I've been scared to take Jaxen hiking because I knew it was mess up his nap routine and I didn't really want suffer the consequences. But we decided to brave it and go up to Crater Lakes. He had such a great time, jabbering and pointing at things the whole way up, running around exploring through the wild flowers at the top and then a short 25 min nap on the way down. He held up like a champ (we even went to a BBQ at our neighbors for a few hours!) until bedtime, when he got really fussy for bath and had a really hard time staying asleep. He cried for about 40 min around 9pm. The next day was pretty fussy and nap time was extraordinarily long.
CT Visit Photos
This was his third flight experience but since he's older now, I didn't really know what to expect, especially not having Ben or Gma there to help AND having to connect in other airports. The first flight went well. He played on my lap, on the floor, walked around and hung out with the flight attendants. The second flight he screamed for an hour then fell asleep for the last 30 min. Luckily the guy sitting next to us was super understanding. He even bought me a drink!
Jaxen LOVED exploring GG's house and the beach near by! On one occasion, we waded into the water and he started collecting all the snails that were stuck to the rock. Had we not had to leave to get back for dinner, it seemed like he might have been there for hours. There was even a great play ground we went to very frequently. Gma J was there, Uncle Rory & Aunt Michelle...even Great Aunt Karen and cousin Lauren & Aubrey came over to visit! We were sad to have missed Mike, Jackie, Mila & Nico but they were sick so we couldn't risk it. On Friday Gpa Buggy came to visit and J had his first boat ride!!!!! What a natural. He even did awesomely when we did a short kayak trip to the sandbar! This guy is really going to be my water buddy. I'm convinced!
One morning, I was changing Jaxen's diaper and talking about babies. When I was done I sat him up and noticed there was a picture of a baby on the diaper wipe bag so I asked, "where's the baby?" He turned and pointed to the baby on the package all by himself! No one else seems to be impressed by this by it was such a profound moment for me as this was exactly when I realized he's not a baby any more but a REAL, LEARNING little person!
Jaxen also got to go up to the Cape for a couple days to spend time with Gpa Buggy, meet Great Aunt Donna, Great Uncle Mike, Lance (who was absolutely intrigued by Jaxen) and even cousin Lisa and her kids (which I guess would make them his second cousins?)
All too soon our visit was over and it was time to head home. The first flight he did great! THen the second flight...oh wait there was no second flight because it GOT CANCELLED! A bad T-storm rolled through (worst I've ever seen) and it left a lot of people stranded and having to wait in line to rebook their flight. Someone took pity on us and let me cut them in line to rebook sooner since we were all the way at the back of the line. Although we couldn't get on anything until the next morning, at least we got that! So we stayed at Hotel Indigo and had an early bedtime in preparation for our 8am flight out. That went great, Jaxen slept for half (even though I didn't have any milk left, I let him suck on the bottle when he got fussy and he fell right asleep) of it and played nicely for the other half. Then FINALLY we made it home!
The following 3-4 days were a nightmarish getting-back-on-track nap time experience.
See you in another three months!
Jaxen also got to go up to the Cape for a couple days to spend time with Gpa Buggy, meet Great Aunt Donna, Great Uncle Mike, Lance (who was absolutely intrigued by Jaxen) and even cousin Lisa and her kids (which I guess would make them his second cousins?)
All too soon our visit was over and it was time to head home. The first flight he did great! THen the second flight...oh wait there was no second flight because it GOT CANCELLED! A bad T-storm rolled through (worst I've ever seen) and it left a lot of people stranded and having to wait in line to rebook their flight. Someone took pity on us and let me cut them in line to rebook sooner since we were all the way at the back of the line. Although we couldn't get on anything until the next morning, at least we got that! So we stayed at Hotel Indigo and had an early bedtime in preparation for our 8am flight out. That went great, Jaxen slept for half (even though I didn't have any milk left, I let him suck on the bottle when he got fussy and he fell right asleep) of it and played nicely for the other half. Then FINALLY we made it home!
The following 3-4 days were a nightmarish getting-back-on-track nap time experience.
At 14-15 months...
More and more and more teeth! There are 7 now and it's caused on and off fussiness this month with a side of no appetite. When he does eat, he's been back to the basics (which he's refused for the last month or two while trying new foods) chicken, sweet potato, avocado, banana and applesauce. I randomly tried steamed broccoli again this month and he loved it! I just chopped it up into tiny trees and sprinkled a little vegan parmesan on it. Now if I could only get him to like eggs again......
Jaxen is also becoming great at climbing up stairs. He still hasn't quite figured out the down part yet but manages if there's something/one to hold on to. Also, we have a runner! Watch this guy because he'll dart out into the middle of the road at any random second!
Fun with helicopters [video]
Virtual Tour of our finished basement! -- Yes, it's true. Hotel Caron is finally open!!!!!!! Amenities include: private bath, a/c, in room Mini fridge fully stocked with beer, fitness room (complete with expert personal trainer for hire), short walk to the hot tub.
More photos here!
See you in another three months!
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