Cooper's Monthy Photo
Conner's Monthly Photo
All about Addie
Leader - Towards the beginning of the month, I was approached by Addie's PE teacher "coach". She said that she made a special trip out to the parent pickup area to find me and tell me that Addie is an absolute thrill to have in her class. She said she is the BEST leader. She mentioned how well Addie listens and follows directions in class and does a great job when other students need help. It was great to hear such a sweet compliment.
All about Cooper
"Gruffalo Crumble" - We love watching and reading "The Gruffalo" as a family. Well Cooper has taken a liking to one scene specifically. When the mouse whispers to the Gruffalo in his ear that his favorite food is "gruffalo crumble". So lately, Cooper has started telling us he needs to tell us something in our ear. He will proceed to whisper "Gruffalo crumble" in our ear and wait for us to make a scared/shocked expression.
All bout Aribelle
18 month checkup - We were a little behind on getting her in for this (by like 3 months... oops). But anyway. Doc said everything looks good with Aribelle. Unfortunately, Aribelle had to have vaccinations at this appointment but she took it pretty well. She was watching a movie on daddy's phone and we laid her down. She looked around briefly and down by her legs but then went back to watching the movies. As soon as the first shot went in, I popped the paci in her mouth and she cried. After the FOURTH shot, I sat her up and she tried pulling all of the bandaids off. She cried for all of maybe 30 seconds and then started to enjoy her sucker. All in all, I'd say she took it pretty well.
Weight: 27.5 (85th percentile)
height: 32 1/4 (28th percentile)
Head Circ.: 19 1/2 (98th percentile)
Brushing teeth - Aribelle's newest obsession is brushing her teeth. She always loved watching Addie and Cooper brush theirs but we let her start brushing and now she doesn't want to stop!! Any time the bathroom door is open, she will walk in and ask us "brush?" If we make the mistake of letting her get a hold of a toothbrush, there's a very slim chance that we will get the brush out of her hand without her throwing a HUGE fit. At least she will have good hygiene :)
Bundle up - Aribelle hates to wear a coat or jacket of any sort. It seems like it's the sleeves that bother her most, but she will actually forfeit going outside because of her serious hatred of bundling up.
No more bottle- At the beginning of this month, we decided it was time to nix the bedtime bottle routine. We were out of the bottle stage with her for a while, but picked it back up when we noticed that she wasn't always eating dinner. She has since started eating a little more and so we decided it was time to get rid of it altogether. I don't think she really misses the bottle but if she doesn't we don't hear about it.
"MOM" - Aribelle will follow us around the house yelling our name over and over. I might have posted about this before but it has become increasingly frustrating and cute at the same time. She has resorted to screaming our names now instead of just saying them loudly. She won't stop saying our name either.... no matter if we acknowledge her or not. There are times that it's cute/funny and there are times that it's frustrating (if we're busy doing something or she's yelling and Conner is trying to sleep).
"OW" - Wether it's a drop of rain on her head or falling down on her butt, she will yell OW!!!
All bout Conner
Sleeping alone - After two weeks of sleeping in our room, we decided on 10/29 that it was time to move Conner to his own room. He makes lots of grunts/noises while he sleeps and was waking us up between feedings with all of his little noises even though he wasn't waking up. We of course have the camera monitor on him, so I knew I would be able to still monitor him very closely while hopefully getting a little more uninterrupted sleep.
Hiccups - Like all of our kids, Conner gets hiccups every time he poops. He doesn't get them as often as Cooper did, but gets them more often than Aribelle and Addie. I definitely think they bother me more than they bother him. I always feel bad when babies get hiccups.
Squeaker - Conner has this sweet little squeak when he cries or even sometimes when he's eating. We noticed it actually our first night in the hospital and he still has it today. So cute!!
No dairy - Around the beginning of the month, we noticed that Conner was becoming a little more irritable than usual. After following my instincts, and eliminating dairy (cheeses, yogurts, & milk), he went back to better sleeping habits and less fussiness.
First bottle - On 11/4, we gave Conner his first bottle. In order for Nana to watch him on occasion, he needs to be able to take a bottle, so we decided to go ahead and start small. He did REALLY well! He took the bottle without issue, burped and slept great. It is comforting to know that he will be able to do both breastfeeding and take a bottle without issue :)
One Month Checkup -
Everything looked great at his checkup.
Weight: 8lbs 1oz (9th percentile)
height: 20 1/4 (8th percentile)
Head Circ.: 15 (86th percentile)
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