H: 28 1/8 inches (90%) - I'm not convinced he's this tall...close maybe
W: 18lb 11oz (75%) - This was actually less than I was expecting
HC: 44cm/17 1/4in (55%)
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Owen - 2 1/2
(This was written a couple of months ago and I decided to just post it and not update anything.)
It's been a while since I've done an update on just Owen! This boy is a non-stop chatter box at home. It's still hard for me to believe that 6 months ago he was barely talking. We have reached the fun "kids say the darndest things" stage and every conversation is quite entertaining. He tends to stutter a lot so it can take a while for his thoughts to get out. In the last couple of weeks the the "what..." questions has dominated his vocabulary. I hear a lot of "What they/that doing?" and "what was that?". It's great that he's wanting to learn things but so many questions can be exhausting when the answer is usually the same.
Some of the funny things I've heard are:
Oh no forgot!
Play air guitar....do do do do
How 'bout....
Uh...sure!
Owenowenowenowenowen
Mama...mama...mama...mama....(these last two used to happen from his bed all of the time)
Well, hi there!
Had a good nap/lunch/supper
FUN! (while signing fun)
Owen sleep like...10 hours/6 hours/6 minutes
So...what should we do?
There are a lot more but I forget to write them down. He is super funny.
He's also started trying to negotiate with us on things and sometimes I let him win and sometimes what mama says isn't going to change. I usually try to decide based on how he asks but still tell him that even though he asks politely he won't always get what he wants.
We're teaching him some chores like putting his dishes in the sink after he's done eating and I'll usually have him put some of his laundry away or help with the dishwasher. He's great about picking up his toys which is really nice. He even told me one day that he loved cleaning. Good thing kid because I've got plans for you! :)
Owen refuses to let anyone but me put him to bed which I don't usually mind. Pat did it the other night but he cried and I had to do some convincing.
He LOVES books and can't have enough read to him. I've had to start telling him that we can only read one book if he throws a fit before bed.
Owen is incredibly smart with letters. He's been able to recognize the entire alphabet (upper and lowercase) for several months now but he now knows what sound each letter makes! This is incredibly impressing to me. He's able to say his alphabet almost perfectly. He has to want to do it though otherwise he acts like he forgets letters.
Owen spends a lot of time lining up and parking his trucks and tractors so there are usually at least 15 of them strewn across the sofa during the day.
Owen LOVES music. I can't tell you how many times I've had to tell Owen that he can't use something for a drum. For a while it was Micah. He will use anything for a drumstick (usually my vacuum attachments) and likes counting off with his "sticks". His favorite song varies. Currently it is Man of Sorrows - Hillsong and Fix My Eyes - For King & Country. He'll break out his air guitar and rock out whenever these start and is learning the words quite quickly. He really enjoys music videos so this is probably where he picked up most of his moves. I've caught him with his hands raised when we play Man of Sorrows as well as in church. I pray that he soon understands who he is worshiping.
It's been a while since I've done an update on just Owen! This boy is a non-stop chatter box at home. It's still hard for me to believe that 6 months ago he was barely talking. We have reached the fun "kids say the darndest things" stage and every conversation is quite entertaining. He tends to stutter a lot so it can take a while for his thoughts to get out. In the last couple of weeks the the "what..." questions has dominated his vocabulary. I hear a lot of "What they/that doing?" and "what was that?". It's great that he's wanting to learn things but so many questions can be exhausting when the answer is usually the same.
Some of the funny things I've heard are:
Oh no forgot!
Play air guitar....do do do do
How 'bout....
Uh...sure!
Owenowenowenowenowen
Mama...mama...mama...mama....(these last two used to happen from his bed all of the time)
Well, hi there!
Had a good nap/lunch/supper
FUN! (while signing fun)
Owen sleep like...10 hours/6 hours/6 minutes
So...what should we do?
There are a lot more but I forget to write them down. He is super funny.
He's also started trying to negotiate with us on things and sometimes I let him win and sometimes what mama says isn't going to change. I usually try to decide based on how he asks but still tell him that even though he asks politely he won't always get what he wants.
We're teaching him some chores like putting his dishes in the sink after he's done eating and I'll usually have him put some of his laundry away or help with the dishwasher. He's great about picking up his toys which is really nice. He even told me one day that he loved cleaning. Good thing kid because I've got plans for you! :)
Owen refuses to let anyone but me put him to bed which I don't usually mind. Pat did it the other night but he cried and I had to do some convincing.
He LOVES books and can't have enough read to him. I've had to start telling him that we can only read one book if he throws a fit before bed.
Owen is incredibly smart with letters. He's been able to recognize the entire alphabet (upper and lowercase) for several months now but he now knows what sound each letter makes! This is incredibly impressing to me. He's able to say his alphabet almost perfectly. He has to want to do it though otherwise he acts like he forgets letters.
Owen spends a lot of time lining up and parking his trucks and tractors so there are usually at least 15 of them strewn across the sofa during the day.
Owen LOVES music. I can't tell you how many times I've had to tell Owen that he can't use something for a drum. For a while it was Micah. He will use anything for a drumstick (usually my vacuum attachments) and likes counting off with his "sticks". His favorite song varies. Currently it is Man of Sorrows - Hillsong and Fix My Eyes - For King & Country. He'll break out his air guitar and rock out whenever these start and is learning the words quite quickly. He really enjoys music videos so this is probably where he picked up most of his moves. I've caught him with his hands raised when we play Man of Sorrows as well as in church. I pray that he soon understands who he is worshiping.
Micah - 5 & 6 months
Well, I totally blew it with Micah's 5 month update so I'll have to try and combine (remember) the last 2 months.
Micah loves to sit in his Bumbo seat and is getting really close to sitting independently. I do look forward to that milestone and somewhat hopes he follows Owen with being content to just sit on the floor. Owen didn't crawl until 10 months old and I would be perfectly happy if Micah followed suit. It's nice to just set them on the floor and know they'll be in the same spot when you come back. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing how each baby becomes mobile but I'm in no hurry.
Micah has figured out rolling over but really prefers to not do it. I don't put him on the floor too often just because Owen likes to lay on top of him and I worry he'll get stepped on or tripped over while Owen runs around.
Micah loves his brother, despite being bitten 3 times. Owen has bitten his forehead, his fingers and his nose hard enough to leave marks. I often see Owen lying on top of Micah and tell him to be gentle just to see Micah underneath with a big grin on his face. Owen can get Micah to laugh like no one else which is so fun to see. I also hear lots of "Don't touch that Micah!" "That's mine, Micah!" etc. so I'm sure I'll be breaking up many fights in my future as well.
I realize that my last post was mostly about how bad of a sleeper Micah is so I'll try to not say much about that other than it's about the same. 2.5-3 hour stretches. It's gotten terribly difficult to put him down at night and it will often involve 1+ hours of crying. It's been difficult but I keep reminding myself that it will pass. (In the couple of weeks between writing this and actually posting it things have improved somewhat. The last couple of nights he done 3.5-4 hour stretches although 2 nights ago he was awake for over an hour each time he woke up which was not so great.)
Micah has had a nasty cough for the last week or so and has all but completely lost his voice. It's super cute to hear him talk all raspy but heartbreaking to hear him try to cry. He ended up having an ear infection which didn't surprise me. Lingering coughs always became ear infections with Owen. Giving Micah the antibiotic was awful. He would gag and try to spit it out and threw up a few times. I tried it in a bottle once but he was having none of it from me so Pat tried the next day and it didn't go much better. I think Micah has had a total of 3 bottles so it could've been more that than anything else. He did get better about taking it but I was glad when it was over.
We started putting Micah in the nursery around 4.5 months which is quite a bit earlier than Owen. Micah didn't sleep during the service like Owen did and since he's so happy I didn't feel as bad about putting him in there. He's does great and I think I've only had to get him early a couple of times.
We are borrowing a Jumperoo from Pat's parents and Micah has started to enjoy that. He's just recently figured out how to bounce it so that's fun.
No obvious signs of any teeth yet but gallons of drool and lots of finger gnawing.
We started some solids this week. The rice cereal went better than the squash tonight. He seemed to really like the cereal (it was mixed with breastmilk so I'm sure it just tasted like what he's used to) but had a hard time keeping it in his mouth. The squash he just gagged and spit it out. He seems more interested in chewing his bib or the spoon but we'll keep trying! I'm not in a rush since he is clearly growing just fine and doesn't seem hungry after nursing. It also means that I have to start rinsing my cloth diapers :P
Micah loves to sit in his Bumbo seat and is getting really close to sitting independently. I do look forward to that milestone and somewhat hopes he follows Owen with being content to just sit on the floor. Owen didn't crawl until 10 months old and I would be perfectly happy if Micah followed suit. It's nice to just set them on the floor and know they'll be in the same spot when you come back. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing how each baby becomes mobile but I'm in no hurry.
Micah has figured out rolling over but really prefers to not do it. I don't put him on the floor too often just because Owen likes to lay on top of him and I worry he'll get stepped on or tripped over while Owen runs around.
Micah loves his brother, despite being bitten 3 times. Owen has bitten his forehead, his fingers and his nose hard enough to leave marks. I often see Owen lying on top of Micah and tell him to be gentle just to see Micah underneath with a big grin on his face. Owen can get Micah to laugh like no one else which is so fun to see. I also hear lots of "Don't touch that Micah!" "That's mine, Micah!" etc. so I'm sure I'll be breaking up many fights in my future as well.
I realize that my last post was mostly about how bad of a sleeper Micah is so I'll try to not say much about that other than it's about the same. 2.5-3 hour stretches. It's gotten terribly difficult to put him down at night and it will often involve 1+ hours of crying. It's been difficult but I keep reminding myself that it will pass. (In the couple of weeks between writing this and actually posting it things have improved somewhat. The last couple of nights he done 3.5-4 hour stretches although 2 nights ago he was awake for over an hour each time he woke up which was not so great.)
Micah has had a nasty cough for the last week or so and has all but completely lost his voice. It's super cute to hear him talk all raspy but heartbreaking to hear him try to cry. He ended up having an ear infection which didn't surprise me. Lingering coughs always became ear infections with Owen. Giving Micah the antibiotic was awful. He would gag and try to spit it out and threw up a few times. I tried it in a bottle once but he was having none of it from me so Pat tried the next day and it didn't go much better. I think Micah has had a total of 3 bottles so it could've been more that than anything else. He did get better about taking it but I was glad when it was over.
We started putting Micah in the nursery around 4.5 months which is quite a bit earlier than Owen. Micah didn't sleep during the service like Owen did and since he's so happy I didn't feel as bad about putting him in there. He's does great and I think I've only had to get him early a couple of times.
We are borrowing a Jumperoo from Pat's parents and Micah has started to enjoy that. He's just recently figured out how to bounce it so that's fun.
No obvious signs of any teeth yet but gallons of drool and lots of finger gnawing.
We started some solids this week. The rice cereal went better than the squash tonight. He seemed to really like the cereal (it was mixed with breastmilk so I'm sure it just tasted like what he's used to) but had a hard time keeping it in his mouth. The squash he just gagged and spit it out. He seems more interested in chewing his bib or the spoon but we'll keep trying! I'm not in a rush since he is clearly growing just fine and doesn't seem hungry after nursing. It also means that I have to start rinsing my cloth diapers :P
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