Again, in order to keep our families in WV and CA updated, here are several clips of the latest developments with our 20-month-old big boy.
One of his favorite books is "Thank You God," a lift-and-flap book. He likes to finish the sentences on each page. I like when he yells "baby brother," and when he seems to yodle the words "each beautiful day."
He can identify all of his shapes, including a trapeziod, but has a little trouble distinguishing a pentagon from an octagon. Most of the time, he calls them all "octa" for octagon. You can hear him saying, "Very good," in this clip (of course, it is in his own way, but Mommy and Daddy always understand what he is saying). He loves to praise himself and other people, when they get the correct answer.
Even though he has only seen his family from CA twice in his life, we do our best to make sure he knows who you all are. He can now identify everyone (not just in this picture, but ALL of your pictures), except Grandma Vicky, but we really haven't looked at too many pics of her lately. No one tell her, pretty please ;) He REALLY LOVES to identify his Nanay and Tatay!
The latest thing Jadon has learned is to identify some of his numbers and letters. So far, he can identify the following letters: A, E, F, G, H, J, O, R, S, T, X and Z...and the numbers 7 and 8. He can count from 6-10, but has no interest in the numbers 1, 3, 4 or 5. He literally ignores the numbers, when he sees them or hears us say them. Who knows?
That's all for now. Maybe tomorrow, I can get him to sing his favorite song, "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes," unless I'm at the hospital in labor :) Ahhh what a sweet thought that is!
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Can't Keep Up
Somewhere between Christmas and today (okay on December 27th), Jadon turned 19 months old, and I totally missed it. There is no possible way I can write down all of the things he has learned to do in the last month, so here is a video collage, mainly of things that are old to those of us who see him on a daily basis, but we really want to keep our family in CA connected to Jadon as best we can via the Internet. These are for you Nanay, Tatay, Kuya Justin, Uncle Allen, Aunt Lily, Uncle Steve, and Grandma Vicky. We love and miss you all, and hope you feel you are able to keep up with our little man and know him the best you can from 2500 miles away :/
Normally Jadon will pull the correct shape out of the bucket, when we ask him for it, but he was seriously in need of independence to do it his way this time:
We forgot to do elbows and teeth, but he knows them too ;)
We're working on teaching Jadon to identify all of his family in CA, but to be honest, he was starting to get tired of us asking him to "perform" on demand...but he did identify you, Tatay! :)
A few other things he's learned to do and/or say this month: "Aaahchoo" when people sneeze; he's also doing the sign for please and help, instead of that aweful whine we used to hear 100+ times/day; we've started using time out, when he throws toys (because he thinks it's super funny...and baby Macy likely won't...yikes!); the entire month of December, he would say "Woooow!" everytime he saw Christmas lights after dark, and everytime we came home after dark, he would run to the window and look down the street at all of the lights and say, "Woooow!"; he says "toot" everytime he farts (hahahaha...cracks us up!); he has recently learned the concept of "easy" and can say it more clearly than most other words, and when he knows it's time to be quiet or go to sleep, he's learned to say, "ssshhh"; he can now stack about 4-5 small wooden blocks and balance a Matchbox car on top of each stack...who knows? It's his thing though...strange.
EVERYTIME we get in the car to go ANYWHERE, he starts saying "Gee...Grandpa...Ziggy!" He repeats this over and over and over in the form of a question, and you have to repeat each one after he says it...poor guy misses his "Gee" throughout the week! He's working on saying "Emily." Right now it sounds more like "Eddah." Jamie thought he was saying "Cheddar" for while ;) Jadon is not such a fan of drawing just yet. He has more interest in regular crayons than toddler (egg-shaped) crayons. This is something we plan to work on more this month to help develop his fine motor skills even more...coloring was one of my very favorite things to do as a kid, and I really hope Jadon can at least learn to have some interest in it, so we can spend time doing it together, when he gets older. For now,my favorite thing to hear him say is"Momma"...makes me smile EVERYTIME :) Although momomomom was his first word, and he used to say it when he was a baby, he started to refer to both me and Jamie as "Dada" for a while. Gramma wasn't having it, and thanks to her diligent efforts, he's back on track, and cuter than ever. Momma loves you, Jadon!
Normally Jadon will pull the correct shape out of the bucket, when we ask him for it, but he was seriously in need of independence to do it his way this time:
We forgot to do elbows and teeth, but he knows them too ;)
We're working on teaching Jadon to identify all of his family in CA, but to be honest, he was starting to get tired of us asking him to "perform" on demand...but he did identify you, Tatay! :)
A few other things he's learned to do and/or say this month: "Aaahchoo" when people sneeze; he's also doing the sign for please and help, instead of that aweful whine we used to hear 100+ times/day; we've started using time out, when he throws toys (because he thinks it's super funny...and baby Macy likely won't...yikes!); the entire month of December, he would say "Woooow!" everytime he saw Christmas lights after dark, and everytime we came home after dark, he would run to the window and look down the street at all of the lights and say, "Woooow!"; he says "toot" everytime he farts (hahahaha...cracks us up!); he has recently learned the concept of "easy" and can say it more clearly than most other words, and when he knows it's time to be quiet or go to sleep, he's learned to say, "ssshhh"; he can now stack about 4-5 small wooden blocks and balance a Matchbox car on top of each stack...who knows? It's his thing though...strange.
EVERYTIME we get in the car to go ANYWHERE, he starts saying "Gee...Grandpa...Ziggy!" He repeats this over and over and over in the form of a question, and you have to repeat each one after he says it...poor guy misses his "Gee" throughout the week! He's working on saying "Emily." Right now it sounds more like "Eddah." Jamie thought he was saying "Cheddar" for while ;) Jadon is not such a fan of drawing just yet. He has more interest in regular crayons than toddler (egg-shaped) crayons. This is something we plan to work on more this month to help develop his fine motor skills even more...coloring was one of my very favorite things to do as a kid, and I really hope Jadon can at least learn to have some interest in it, so we can spend time doing it together, when he gets older. For now,my favorite thing to hear him say is"Momma"...makes me smile EVERYTIME :) Although momomomom was his first word, and he used to say it when he was a baby, he started to refer to both me and Jamie as "Dada" for a while. Gramma wasn't having it, and thanks to her diligent efforts, he's back on track, and cuter than ever. Momma loves you, Jadon!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Colors
I suppose Matchbox cars can serve a purpose, other than rolling them along surfaces and saying, "Vroom." Jadon has honestly taught himself all of his colors from playing with them. He has been asking, "What's dat," for a long time now. Rather than repeating, "It's a car," a hundred times a day, we started telling him what colors they are.
About two weeks ago, much to our surprise, he started identifying them...all of them...even silver! Though he can't clearly say the colors yet, he does give them the appropriate number of syllables, adds a bit of a "y" sound to yellow, a "t" sound to the end of white and a "k" sound at the end of black. Since then, we've moved on from the Matchbox cars to pretty much anything else we find to have him point and identify the color for...needless to say, we're impressed, but then again he is our kid, so we're kind of biased here ;) BTW, most kids don't start correctly identifying colors until around 3! Smarty pants :)
And just a side note, Jadon (for whatever reason) has also developed a preference for his cars to be lined up in a row. I find them on the couch, his table, and the window sill like that on a daily basis. I may be raising a future military kid...he likes order. This could be a bad thing :/ Well, maybe not during the teenage years ;)
About two weeks ago, much to our surprise, he started identifying them...all of them...even silver! Though he can't clearly say the colors yet, he does give them the appropriate number of syllables, adds a bit of a "y" sound to yellow, a "t" sound to the end of white and a "k" sound at the end of black. Since then, we've moved on from the Matchbox cars to pretty much anything else we find to have him point and identify the color for...needless to say, we're impressed, but then again he is our kid, so we're kind of biased here ;) BTW, most kids don't start correctly identifying colors until around 3! Smarty pants :)
And just a side note, Jadon (for whatever reason) has also developed a preference for his cars to be lined up in a row. I find them on the couch, his table, and the window sill like that on a daily basis. I may be raising a future military kid...he likes order. This could be a bad thing :/ Well, maybe not during the teenage years ;)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Barnyard
I have made at least a dozen attempts to get a blog written with updates on Jadon over the last 2-3 weeks. He changes daily, and it is so hard to keep up...frustrating for a blogging mommy who wants to celebrate each successful milestone (accomplishments, new words, etc.). When I feel like I can't write a blog in such a way that it fully represents everything I want to say, I end up slightly frustrated/overwhelmed by the task and procrastinate :/ So I honestly have five "drafts" in my box that have never made it into an official blog entry. Well enough is enough...it's time to update, before the kid is going to kindergarten!
Here is a list of the things my pregnant brain can remember (along with very little help from Daddy...who is simply a man and doesn't recall things on command):
Animal Sounds: sheep (baa), duck (cack cack), chicken (bock bock), cow (mmmm), tiger (grrr), lion (grrr), alligator (grrr), dinosaur (grrr), anything with mean looking teeth (grrr), snake (ssss), cat (mmouw, like how with an m), dog (eouff), bumble bee (bzzz), fish (makes a fish face), zebra (zzz)...though not an animal, he can also tell you what Santa says (ho ho hoooh).
New words: carrot, bumble bee, tree (along with sign language), socks, shoes, hat, glasses, leaf, open, flowers, apple, pear, fish, "what's that?", baby, necklace, star, cracker, cereal, keys, belly, fingers, blocks, moon, ears, eyes, nose, tire, bye bye see you later...too many to list honestly!
And obviously he can identify about a hundred other words that he cannot yet say. He can follow instructions that we give like crazy (i.e. take this and give it to mommy/daddy; go in your room, so we can get dressed; put your books in your wagon; let's go play cars...put them on your table; etc, etc.
He LOVES cutting the grass outside with his bubble mower still. He could do it for hours! The same is true of sweeping the kitchen floor with his toddler-size broom and dust pan. His favorite "field trips" are to the toy aisle at Target and to Toys-R-Us (though we never buy anything at either place)...Santa is coming soon you know? His favorite foods are Kashi brand grilled veggie pizza, frozen mixed berries with Special K, NOODLES of any kind, Kashi granola bars, apples, pears, and grilled cheese sandwiches. He does WONDERFUL at sit down restaurants now (recently Sticky Fingers and Olive Garden), and is learning to color with the crayons they give him :)
He cannot go a day without watching his "Baby Can Read," "Baby Einstein," or "Praise Baby" videos. The same is true of reading his books...LOVES them! He could play with pots, pans, and kitchen utensils for hours. He understands the concept of "Ready, set, go!" And, thankfully, he is doing much better riding in the car...finally! He will now ride down the road and look out the window, identifying everything he sees. He puts it in a question form, of course..."Trees?" "Yes, those are trees." The other day he saw a billboard for the Aquarium with a shark on it, and growled ;)
Enough with the words...here is the best video clip I could get of him doing his animal sounds (minus fish at the beginning). You'll notice some confusion, when Daddy asks him, "What does the sheep say," when the flashcard has a dog on it. Ha!
Here is a list of the things my pregnant brain can remember (along with very little help from Daddy...who is simply a man and doesn't recall things on command):
Animal Sounds: sheep (baa), duck (cack cack), chicken (bock bock), cow (mmmm), tiger (grrr), lion (grrr), alligator (grrr), dinosaur (grrr), anything with mean looking teeth (grrr), snake (ssss), cat (mmouw, like how with an m), dog (eouff), bumble bee (bzzz), fish (makes a fish face), zebra (zzz)...though not an animal, he can also tell you what Santa says (ho ho hoooh).
New words: carrot, bumble bee, tree (along with sign language), socks, shoes, hat, glasses, leaf, open, flowers, apple, pear, fish, "what's that?", baby, necklace, star, cracker, cereal, keys, belly, fingers, blocks, moon, ears, eyes, nose, tire, bye bye see you later...too many to list honestly!
And obviously he can identify about a hundred other words that he cannot yet say. He can follow instructions that we give like crazy (i.e. take this and give it to mommy/daddy; go in your room, so we can get dressed; put your books in your wagon; let's go play cars...put them on your table; etc, etc.
He LOVES cutting the grass outside with his bubble mower still. He could do it for hours! The same is true of sweeping the kitchen floor with his toddler-size broom and dust pan. His favorite "field trips" are to the toy aisle at Target and to Toys-R-Us (though we never buy anything at either place)...Santa is coming soon you know? His favorite foods are Kashi brand grilled veggie pizza, frozen mixed berries with Special K, NOODLES of any kind, Kashi granola bars, apples, pears, and grilled cheese sandwiches. He does WONDERFUL at sit down restaurants now (recently Sticky Fingers and Olive Garden), and is learning to color with the crayons they give him :)
He cannot go a day without watching his "Baby Can Read," "Baby Einstein," or "Praise Baby" videos. The same is true of reading his books...LOVES them! He could play with pots, pans, and kitchen utensils for hours. He understands the concept of "Ready, set, go!" And, thankfully, he is doing much better riding in the car...finally! He will now ride down the road and look out the window, identifying everything he sees. He puts it in a question form, of course..."Trees?" "Yes, those are trees." The other day he saw a billboard for the Aquarium with a shark on it, and growled ;)
Enough with the words...here is the best video clip I could get of him doing his animal sounds (minus fish at the beginning). You'll notice some confusion, when Daddy asks him, "What does the sheep say," when the flashcard has a dog on it. Ha!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
7teen
It seems nearly impossible to keep up with all of the changes with Jadon lately. He is now 17 months old! Holy cow! There is not a day that goes by that I don't look at him, staring intently at this little BOY in front of me, and think about the tiny little baby I used to nurse :( It truly does all happen so fast. My baby is growing up, and though I LOVE watching and enjoying the adventure of each day with him, it makes me so sad that things will keep going in this direction. He will be saying sentences soon...coming up with ideas of his own...he will soon be a big brother, no longer the baby of our house...and one day, he won't want me or Daddy to hold him :( :( :( I'm emotional about this parenthood stuff. What can I say, I'm almost 7 months pregnant!
So let me give you some of the updates that come to mind, when I look at my now 17 month old...these are the things he does and says on a daily basis:
---wakes up and potties :)
---immediately does the sign for milk, quickly followed by the sign for eat (almost always has a banana and cereal...sometimes oatmeal); he does not like the texture of eggs at all anymore :/
---as soon as he looks at us and does the sign for eat (at any snack or meal time), he runs to his high chair and makes his best attempt to climb into it...that will likely be a while, and I'm afraid he's going to pull it over one day
---the other day at dinner, Jadon had already eaten, but since Jamie and I were at sitting at the table, he wheeled his high chair over and grunted for us to put him in it, so he could participate in the family ritual ;) So cute! We never even attempt to leave him out of a meal now.
---he has recently become obsessed with being outside, mainly to push his bubble mower. If the thing had a motor, instead of bubbles, he'd have every lawn in our development cut fresh on a daily basis. He knows we keep it in the garage, which is off of our kichen (next to the laundry room), so lately he's been doing his best to open the door, crying when we re-direct him away from it and tell him "not now...later."
---he is also obsessed with the color green. He can say green, and correctly pulls the green block from his shape bucket and shouts "geen," while proudly holding it up in the air...too cute!
---along with green, he started saying "geen deen" today, while he was eating his green beans.
---he can correctly identify and say apple ("atta"), pear ("dayah"), and of course a banana ("nana")
---he loves playing with real pots and pans, cooking spoons, containers, and cups. He will stir things and then give us each a pretend bite and say "mmmm"
---almost every night, when I lay Jadon down on the couch to go to sleep (10pm sharp!), he first points to my eyes and says "ICE" and then to my glasses and says "gassess"
---recently when he was looking at my ice water, I told him it was "ice"; he looked confused, but then happily confused that there are two things he can refer to as "IIICE"; he now wants to put his hand down in my glass every morning and feel the ice...hehe ;)
---Jadon loves to go bye-byes, but he also loves to pretend to go bye-byes. Almost daily, he will go to the front door, throw his hands in the air and wave and say (in a language only Jamie and I can understand) "Bye-bye. I see you later. I love you," and then he blows a kiss. He does and says the same routine everytime, and he even said it to the table of people next to us at the Outback last week, when we were leaving. Gotta get this on tape too!
Other HUGE OBSESSIONS:
---flowers!!! All things flowers! He loves saying "fladassss" with an elongated "S" sound at the end. This includes smelling flowers, pointing at flowers (in real life and on the TV), and touching flowers (real and artificial). He frequently pulls the chair out from the dining table, climbs onto it, and does his best to touch the center piece of "fladassss"
---LOVES identifying every part of his body; for a while hair was his favorite, happy feet is slowly fading, but the new favorite is ears..."ass" Yeah, that's how he says it ;)
---I'll have to get this one on tape, but if you say, "I said," Jadon will say, "Dada." I will say, "I said...mommy...or Gee...or Ziggy...or Jadon," but he will always correct me and say, "I said Dada."
---He now demands we unlock the entertainment center, when he's ready to watch a video. Of course, we don't always comply, but they are very educational, and he's so darn cute, when he sits on his little blanky we have on the floor, staring at us intently, like he's ready to watch a movie and maybe have us pop some popcorn for him or something. Anyway, it does provide a 20-30 min. break for us to do other things. You really have to see how he lounges now on his blanky and watches his videos. Adorable!
---Daddy and I bought him a new wagon, and he not only pulls it all over the house with him, but he also loves to sit in it, sometimes standing up and laughing at the fact it wobbles and he has to keep his balance. He's just getting a head start on those surfing lessons ;)
---We cannot take Jadon anywhere these days without him playing peek-a-boo, when we arrive at our destination. I have no idea why he started doing this, but even if we make five pit stops, he does it EVERY TIME now. Goofy kid!
---Don't ever think you will use a broom in this house, while Jadon is awake! We really have to get this kid a tiny broom and dust pan. As a toddler, he LOVES to clean the floors for us, and refuses to allow us to do it without his 100% involvement...I'm guessing that will change around...oh 8 years old??? Why do kids insist on doing things in reverse order as the parents would have it done?
Okay, so I feel like I am definitely boring some of you readers. I mean, this is my kid, so I think everything he does is amazing and cute and funny (well except for throwing a fit in the car...ugh!). I could go on forever, I'm sure. Like how he was eating crackers at Gramma's house the other day, and he would take a bite, but then pull half of it back out of his mouth and feed it to Ziggy. What can I say? He already likes to share. Mission accomplished! ;)
OH WAIT! But I really do have to mention one other thing he is OBSESSED with: all things MATCHBOX! This kid LOVES playing with his Matchbox cars! He will do it for hours. He uses his garage that Aunt Lily and Uncle Allen got him for his birthday mainly, when playing with them, but he will also put them on the couch or kitchen floor too. It is his and Daddy's favorite past time, I tell ya. And Jadon certainly does not like to share the elevator of the garage with Daddy's cars, and is quick to let him know his frustration!
So in a nutshell, Jadon is an unbelievable 17 months old, he does or says something new EVERYDAY, he cracks us up, we cannot stop talking about him, and love him more than ever :) Oh yeah, and Halloween is in a few days, so we can't wait to post pics of the little monster in his costume...hint, hint ;)
*Sorry there are no pics with this entry :(, but I will have tons from trick-or-treating, I'm sure! :)
So let me give you some of the updates that come to mind, when I look at my now 17 month old...these are the things he does and says on a daily basis:
---wakes up and potties :)
---immediately does the sign for milk, quickly followed by the sign for eat (almost always has a banana and cereal...sometimes oatmeal); he does not like the texture of eggs at all anymore :/
---as soon as he looks at us and does the sign for eat (at any snack or meal time), he runs to his high chair and makes his best attempt to climb into it...that will likely be a while, and I'm afraid he's going to pull it over one day
---the other day at dinner, Jadon had already eaten, but since Jamie and I were at sitting at the table, he wheeled his high chair over and grunted for us to put him in it, so he could participate in the family ritual ;) So cute! We never even attempt to leave him out of a meal now.
---he has recently become obsessed with being outside, mainly to push his bubble mower. If the thing had a motor, instead of bubbles, he'd have every lawn in our development cut fresh on a daily basis. He knows we keep it in the garage, which is off of our kichen (next to the laundry room), so lately he's been doing his best to open the door, crying when we re-direct him away from it and tell him "not now...later."
---he is also obsessed with the color green. He can say green, and correctly pulls the green block from his shape bucket and shouts "geen," while proudly holding it up in the air...too cute!
---along with green, he started saying "geen deen" today, while he was eating his green beans.
---he can correctly identify and say apple ("atta"), pear ("dayah"), and of course a banana ("nana")
---he loves playing with real pots and pans, cooking spoons, containers, and cups. He will stir things and then give us each a pretend bite and say "mmmm"
---almost every night, when I lay Jadon down on the couch to go to sleep (10pm sharp!), he first points to my eyes and says "ICE" and then to my glasses and says "gassess"
---recently when he was looking at my ice water, I told him it was "ice"; he looked confused, but then happily confused that there are two things he can refer to as "IIICE"; he now wants to put his hand down in my glass every morning and feel the ice...hehe ;)
---Jadon loves to go bye-byes, but he also loves to pretend to go bye-byes. Almost daily, he will go to the front door, throw his hands in the air and wave and say (in a language only Jamie and I can understand) "Bye-bye. I see you later. I love you," and then he blows a kiss. He does and says the same routine everytime, and he even said it to the table of people next to us at the Outback last week, when we were leaving. Gotta get this on tape too!
Other HUGE OBSESSIONS:
---flowers!!! All things flowers! He loves saying "fladassss" with an elongated "S" sound at the end. This includes smelling flowers, pointing at flowers (in real life and on the TV), and touching flowers (real and artificial). He frequently pulls the chair out from the dining table, climbs onto it, and does his best to touch the center piece of "fladassss"
---LOVES identifying every part of his body; for a while hair was his favorite, happy feet is slowly fading, but the new favorite is ears..."ass" Yeah, that's how he says it ;)
---I'll have to get this one on tape, but if you say, "I said," Jadon will say, "Dada." I will say, "I said...mommy...or Gee...or Ziggy...or Jadon," but he will always correct me and say, "I said Dada."
---He now demands we unlock the entertainment center, when he's ready to watch a video. Of course, we don't always comply, but they are very educational, and he's so darn cute, when he sits on his little blanky we have on the floor, staring at us intently, like he's ready to watch a movie and maybe have us pop some popcorn for him or something. Anyway, it does provide a 20-30 min. break for us to do other things. You really have to see how he lounges now on his blanky and watches his videos. Adorable!
---Daddy and I bought him a new wagon, and he not only pulls it all over the house with him, but he also loves to sit in it, sometimes standing up and laughing at the fact it wobbles and he has to keep his balance. He's just getting a head start on those surfing lessons ;)
---We cannot take Jadon anywhere these days without him playing peek-a-boo, when we arrive at our destination. I have no idea why he started doing this, but even if we make five pit stops, he does it EVERY TIME now. Goofy kid!
---Don't ever think you will use a broom in this house, while Jadon is awake! We really have to get this kid a tiny broom and dust pan. As a toddler, he LOVES to clean the floors for us, and refuses to allow us to do it without his 100% involvement...I'm guessing that will change around...oh 8 years old??? Why do kids insist on doing things in reverse order as the parents would have it done?
Okay, so I feel like I am definitely boring some of you readers. I mean, this is my kid, so I think everything he does is amazing and cute and funny (well except for throwing a fit in the car...ugh!). I could go on forever, I'm sure. Like how he was eating crackers at Gramma's house the other day, and he would take a bite, but then pull half of it back out of his mouth and feed it to Ziggy. What can I say? He already likes to share. Mission accomplished! ;)
OH WAIT! But I really do have to mention one other thing he is OBSESSED with: all things MATCHBOX! This kid LOVES playing with his Matchbox cars! He will do it for hours. He uses his garage that Aunt Lily and Uncle Allen got him for his birthday mainly, when playing with them, but he will also put them on the couch or kitchen floor too. It is his and Daddy's favorite past time, I tell ya. And Jadon certainly does not like to share the elevator of the garage with Daddy's cars, and is quick to let him know his frustration!
So in a nutshell, Jadon is an unbelievable 17 months old, he does or says something new EVERYDAY, he cracks us up, we cannot stop talking about him, and love him more than ever :) Oh yeah, and Halloween is in a few days, so we can't wait to post pics of the little monster in his costume...hint, hint ;)
*Sorry there are no pics with this entry :(, but I will have tons from trick-or-treating, I'm sure! :)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Fifteen
SO many things have been changing with Jadon in the last month that I could have written at least 20 other blogs, but because he keeps me so busy watching him, I rarely have time to sit at the computer. Thankfully I can at least read my emails from my cell phone...sorry if I have not been so quick to respond, but I promise a return email will eventually come to those of you who have written me :)
Jadon turned 15 months old yesterday, and today he had his 15-month-old well baby visit, including his chicken pox and MMR vaccines. Daddy was able to go to the visit with us, thankfully, because Jadon nor his mommy were prepared for him to get his shots in the backs of his arms!?! Ouch! Things didn't start out so great, first of all, when the nurse had to do a follow-up finger stick to check his lead levels. I think we all know that Jadon is a VERY outgoing little boy, but we learned today that strangers must come on his terms only! He HATED the nurse touching him, and no sooner than his tears dried up did the doctor come in and invade his space way too soon :/ He laid Jadon down on the table to listen to his lungs, and that was bad enough, but when he tried looking in his ears...yikes! He cried so hard, he couldn't catch his breath...oh, brother!
Jadon turned 15 months old yesterday, and today he had his 15-month-old well baby visit, including his chicken pox and MMR vaccines. Daddy was able to go to the visit with us, thankfully, because Jadon nor his mommy were prepared for him to get his shots in the backs of his arms!?! Ouch! Things didn't start out so great, first of all, when the nurse had to do a follow-up finger stick to check his lead levels. I think we all know that Jadon is a VERY outgoing little boy, but we learned today that strangers must come on his terms only! He HATED the nurse touching him, and no sooner than his tears dried up did the doctor come in and invade his space way too soon :/ He laid Jadon down on the table to listen to his lungs, and that was bad enough, but when he tried looking in his ears...yikes! He cried so hard, he couldn't catch his breath...oh, brother!
In the waiting room:
"They're gonna do WHAT with that needle?"
So then another mean old nurse (not really) came into the room, just as he had calmed down (thanks to the mandarin oranges in the diaper bag). She told me to hold him because he would get a shot in the back of each arm...ouchy! Without a doubt, he cried more than at any of his other "shot" visits...hated it :/ But all is well, and our big-headed boy is taking a much-needed and well-deserved nap :) Here are his 15 month stats:
Weight: 24.04 lbs. (50th percentile)
Height: 31.5" (60th percentile)
Head circumference: a whopping 19"!!! (85th percentile!) I still don't think he looks like he has a big head...maybe I'm blinded by love ;)
So here is an update on all of the new and exciting (and sometimes very annoying, but cute) things that Jadon has learned to do in the last month:
A few days after Jamie's family left (around July 27th?), Jadon learned to climb onto and off of the couch...not our favorite past time of his, trust me! Four weeks later, he can now be found running across the couch! He also loves to throw the pillows onto the floor, then get off the couch and put them back, leading to hours of non-stop fun :)
Puppy training, I mean potty training is going well still. I would say that 95% of Jadon's poops are now in the potty and 1-3 pees/day, the other pees are hit and miss. We regularly attempt to pee in the potty, as soon as he wakes up in the morning and from his naps, which tends to work better than after meals, which is more unpredictable. He has done the sign for potty several times, just after he pees in his diaper to let me know it is time for a change...we're headed in the right direction, at least ;)
Jadon still LOVES the beach! Besides playing in the sand with his toys, he could pick up seashells and toss them back into the ocean for hours...LOVES it! Here are a few pics from our last trip last week (they are from my cell phone, so they aren't the best quality, but anyway...):
Although I know many babies start giving kisses very early on, Jadon REFUSES to perform on demand. He's always been that way...he still is. It's always on HIS terms. For whatever reason, he decided that Mommy and Daddy didn't get kisses, when they asked, but instead chose to give them to Auntie Em?!? Unbelievable! Not fair! It's still cute, and he does now kiss me and Jamie, but we have to pucker up right next to his mouth to get it, and trust me, he doesn't give them out in abundance either...so stubborn, that kid!
Jadon can identify several of his body parts, and has for a while, but his new favorite is his hair. I'm going to get a video or pic of this, when he wakes up...that is, if he'll perform on demand for me, but I doubt it :/ He LOVES rubbing his head with both hands. He's loves doing this so much that, if you ask him, "where's your nose/ears, belly, etc.," he will continue rubbing his hair, even though he knows lots of other body parts. Welcome to the stage of autonomy. "I am my own person, Mom! I make my own decisions!" Lord, help me!
But the good news is that I did have my trusty camera at Kroger the other night, when Jadon was loving to smell the scented soap bars :) A few of you got this pic that night from my cell phone. He is obsessed with smelling things that he knows are scented! He loves sniffing (blowing air in and out of his nose), and this is how he now identifies his nose, by scrunching his little nose up and blowing in and out rapidly :) 
By now, nap time has been over for a while, and Jadon has pooped (once) and peed (twice) in the potty. Yay! So the rest of the updates will have to wait, but hopefully it will be accompanied by some pics. If only I can sneak the camera in, while his in performing mode...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Big Head = Big Brains???
Jadon had his 12 month well baby visit today (yes, and he's 13 1/2 months old...long story about a rude receptionist). Everything went very well. It was the first doctor's visit he's had without an audience...no Daddy or Gramma this time...just boring old Mommy, like always ;) It was a very early appt. for Jadon. We had to leave the house at 8am, and he was not ready to wake up at 7:30am, by any means, but he did great in the car and at the office. Here are his stats:
Weight: 23lbs, 6oz. = 50th percentile
Length: 31" = 75th percentile
Head Circumference: 49 cm. = 90th percentile!!! The kid's gotta big brain, what can I say?
The doctor asked all of the questions he's supposed to about Jadon's eating habits (no more bottle, only whole milk, variety of table foods, etc.), about his toddler tantrums (Does he pull hair? No. Does he bite? No. Does he pinch? Well, only my collar bone, as he tries to sooth himself to sleep...does that count?), about his dental hygiene (Do you brush his teeth? Well, duh, but he still has "kitty breath," according to Jamie ;) He asked if Jadon was walking..."more like running."
And then he asked how many words does he say?
"Well...I think about ten. Yeah, around ten," I responded.
"Well...like four would be very good for his age," he said.
"Hmmm...well...let me think...(one, two, three, four...nine)...yeah, I think around ten."
"Oh! He's very smart then, huh?"
(What I wanted to say: "Well, duh, Doc. Whatta ya think he's holding in that big noggin of his?)
(What I really did: smiled and nodded..."I guess so.")
So after we left the office, I started to really think about the words Jadon can say, and usually says on a daily basis:
1. Mommommom
2. Dadadada
3. Gee (Gramma)
4. TeeTee (kitty)
5. Dodododog (Doggy)
6. Nanan-Dah (Banana)
7. Cheeeez (Cheese)
8. Num Nums (Food)
9. Ish (Fish)
10. "I did!" (I did it!)
HA! I'm sounding arrogant, aren't I? I'm not honestly, but the doctor did make me think I was exaggerating for a minute. And for the record, here are some of the many things Jadon cannot yet say, but can definitely understand enough to follow the command, etc.
---"Let's go change your diaper." (and he walks to his room and then holds his hands up for me to lift him on the changing table)
---"Let's go see your fish." (and he follows me into the bathroom, so I can pee...because his fish are in the bathtub...just being honest)
---"Where's the kitty?" (and he goes to the door, smiling and saying "TeeTee!")
---"Where's the moon? birdie? airplane? etc." (and he can point to any of them and knows the difference)
---"Where's your nose or belly?" (points to appropriate body part on himself or others)
---"Do you want to read your book? Go get your book." (and he will walk across the room and out of ten books ALWAYS chooses his favorite one "Thank You, God" and brings it back to me, sits on my lap and listens to me read it five times)
---"Who's here?" (runs to the front door and looks out the window)
---"Let's go brush your teeth." (goes directly to the spare bathroom where his toothbrush is)
---"Do you want to go bye-byes or for a walk?" (goes to the back door in our kitchen and waves at me)
Oh, you get the picture. It's so much fun to watch him learn new things everyday! I just want to always remember the simple things it all started with, especially my favorite mornings with just me and Jadon going for walks. He points to the trees, when they blow in the wind. He loves pointing to birds flying in the sky ("uh da uh da"). He perks up EVERYTIME we see a person walking their dog ("ah dodododog"). He's my buddy, my favorite boy in the entire world, and I cherish these last few months that I have with him alone, yet I'm so excited to see him in a role as big brother...bittersweet, I suppose, as are many moments as a parent, right?
As I've stated before, Jadon refuses to perform on demand, and will not do "tricks" or say funny things, once he sees a camera. BUT I tell you, I will one day get video of him saying "I did!" and clapping his hands with pride, when he puts his shape blocks into the proper hole in the bucket lid. He's been doing it for about three weeks, and it is ADORABLE! Somehow he translated "You did it" into "I did!" One smart cookie! ;)
Oh yeah, and he can properly identify the color purple on his fish puzzle...we're still working on the other colors. AND he's started doing the motions to "Itsy Bitsy Spider." You'll likely never see many of these things on video, but we'll keep trying.
Weight: 23lbs, 6oz. = 50th percentile
Length: 31" = 75th percentile
Head Circumference: 49 cm. = 90th percentile!!! The kid's gotta big brain, what can I say?
The doctor asked all of the questions he's supposed to about Jadon's eating habits (no more bottle, only whole milk, variety of table foods, etc.), about his toddler tantrums (Does he pull hair? No. Does he bite? No. Does he pinch? Well, only my collar bone, as he tries to sooth himself to sleep...does that count?), about his dental hygiene (Do you brush his teeth? Well, duh, but he still has "kitty breath," according to Jamie ;) He asked if Jadon was walking..."more like running."
And then he asked how many words does he say?
"Well...I think about ten. Yeah, around ten," I responded.
"Well...like four would be very good for his age," he said.
"Hmmm...well...let me think...(one, two, three, four...nine)...yeah, I think around ten."
"Oh! He's very smart then, huh?"
(What I wanted to say: "Well, duh, Doc. Whatta ya think he's holding in that big noggin of his?)
(What I really did: smiled and nodded..."I guess so.")
So after we left the office, I started to really think about the words Jadon can say, and usually says on a daily basis:
1. Mommommom
2. Dadadada
3. Gee (Gramma)
4. TeeTee (kitty)
5. Dodododog (Doggy)
6. Nanan-Dah (Banana)
7. Cheeeez (Cheese)
8. Num Nums (Food)
9. Ish (Fish)
10. "I did!" (I did it!)
HA! I'm sounding arrogant, aren't I? I'm not honestly, but the doctor did make me think I was exaggerating for a minute. And for the record, here are some of the many things Jadon cannot yet say, but can definitely understand enough to follow the command, etc.
---"Let's go change your diaper." (and he walks to his room and then holds his hands up for me to lift him on the changing table)
---"Let's go see your fish." (and he follows me into the bathroom, so I can pee...because his fish are in the bathtub...just being honest)
---"Where's the kitty?" (and he goes to the door, smiling and saying "TeeTee!")
---"Where's the moon? birdie? airplane? etc." (and he can point to any of them and knows the difference)
---"Where's your nose or belly?" (points to appropriate body part on himself or others)
---"Do you want to read your book? Go get your book." (and he will walk across the room and out of ten books ALWAYS chooses his favorite one "Thank You, God" and brings it back to me, sits on my lap and listens to me read it five times)
---"Who's here?" (runs to the front door and looks out the window)
---"Let's go brush your teeth." (goes directly to the spare bathroom where his toothbrush is)
---"Do you want to go bye-byes or for a walk?" (goes to the back door in our kitchen and waves at me)
Oh, you get the picture. It's so much fun to watch him learn new things everyday! I just want to always remember the simple things it all started with, especially my favorite mornings with just me and Jadon going for walks. He points to the trees, when they blow in the wind. He loves pointing to birds flying in the sky ("uh da uh da"). He perks up EVERYTIME we see a person walking their dog ("ah dodododog"). He's my buddy, my favorite boy in the entire world, and I cherish these last few months that I have with him alone, yet I'm so excited to see him in a role as big brother...bittersweet, I suppose, as are many moments as a parent, right?
As I've stated before, Jadon refuses to perform on demand, and will not do "tricks" or say funny things, once he sees a camera. BUT I tell you, I will one day get video of him saying "I did!" and clapping his hands with pride, when he puts his shape blocks into the proper hole in the bucket lid. He's been doing it for about three weeks, and it is ADORABLE! Somehow he translated "You did it" into "I did!" One smart cookie! ;)
Oh yeah, and he can properly identify the color purple on his fish puzzle...we're still working on the other colors. AND he's started doing the motions to "Itsy Bitsy Spider." You'll likely never see many of these things on video, but we'll keep trying.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Vroom, Nehneh-dadduh, and Fetch This, Doggy!
With all of this pregnancy fatigue, it's been harder for me to find time to blog lately. Jamie is working six days/week, mostly 10-11 hour days :/ With Jadon waking up between 7-8:00am, that makes for a very LOOONG day for Mommy. I'm behind on uploading my pics and blogging, but my house is very clean ;) I have to prioritize here, people. I don't remember the nesting phase starting in the first trimester with Jadon, but I cannot get enough done around this house lately!
Auntie Em visited us this past weekend, but I only have one pic of her with Jadon :( She did go to the pool with us once and babysat, while Jamie and I went to my doctor's appt. (can't imagine taking him with us...yikes!). Jadon did enjoy having an extra person around the house. I think he gets bored with me all of the time, so it was a nice change for him to hear someone else read his favorite books to him:
I've been meaning to get a video of Jadon and his AMAZING ability to do car, motorcycle and airplane noises (yes, they're all different too), but he refuses to perform on demand...ask anyone...he's stubborn in front of the camera and looks at me like I'm speaking to him in German or something. Kind of a pain for blogging purposes :/ I was able to catch a quick clip of him "vrooming" with his cars, before he became more interested in the camera. You'll also catch a glimpse of him throwing a short tantrum, before my camera ran out of memory ;)
So what is a "nehneh-dadduh," you ask? Of course it's a "banana," silly! I've been trying to figure out what Jadon was saying for a few weeks now, and finally deciphered it today, when he said it, while I was holding a banana. Duh, Mommy! I'll do my best to catch it on tape, but like I said, he refuses to perform on demand. I'd also like to catch him signing "more," "thank you," and "mommy/daddy." I'll keep working on that for ya ;)
Oh yeah, and Jadon had his first non-immunization/well baby doctor's visit yesterday. He's had a slight cough for a few weeks now...maybe coughing like three times/day (that's it), mostly in the mornings. Since it has been lingering longer than I thought appropriate, I took him into his new doctor at Grand Strand Pediatrics. Unfortunately, Dr. Fam thinks Jadon has inherited his daddy's allergies :/ He prescribed Zertec once/day for 14 days, so we'll see how it goes. He goes back on June 24th for his immunizations. I cancelled his visit with Dr. Nicol (the doctor he's seen since birth) because driving all the way to Pawleys Island with the price of gas these days is just silly. Dr. Fam will serve us just fine...he's only a few miles from our house. Jadon's weigh in was a whopping 23.15 lbs.! I thought he weighed more actually, but the all of those "nehneh-dadduhs" he's eating, he's sure to get there soon ;)
P.S. If you haven't yet, or if you have forgotten, please check out Baby Salamanca's blog at www.babysalamanca.blogspot.com There is a link to the right on this page always too :)
Auntie Em visited us this past weekend, but I only have one pic of her with Jadon :( She did go to the pool with us once and babysat, while Jamie and I went to my doctor's appt. (can't imagine taking him with us...yikes!). Jadon did enjoy having an extra person around the house. I think he gets bored with me all of the time, so it was a nice change for him to hear someone else read his favorite books to him:
I've been meaning to get a video of Jadon and his AMAZING ability to do car, motorcycle and airplane noises (yes, they're all different too), but he refuses to perform on demand...ask anyone...he's stubborn in front of the camera and looks at me like I'm speaking to him in German or something. Kind of a pain for blogging purposes :/ I was able to catch a quick clip of him "vrooming" with his cars, before he became more interested in the camera. You'll also catch a glimpse of him throwing a short tantrum, before my camera ran out of memory ;)So what is a "nehneh-dadduh," you ask? Of course it's a "banana," silly! I've been trying to figure out what Jadon was saying for a few weeks now, and finally deciphered it today, when he said it, while I was holding a banana. Duh, Mommy! I'll do my best to catch it on tape, but like I said, he refuses to perform on demand. I'd also like to catch him signing "more," "thank you," and "mommy/daddy." I'll keep working on that for ya ;)
Oh yeah, and Jadon had his first non-immunization/well baby doctor's visit yesterday. He's had a slight cough for a few weeks now...maybe coughing like three times/day (that's it), mostly in the mornings. Since it has been lingering longer than I thought appropriate, I took him into his new doctor at Grand Strand Pediatrics. Unfortunately, Dr. Fam thinks Jadon has inherited his daddy's allergies :/ He prescribed Zertec once/day for 14 days, so we'll see how it goes. He goes back on June 24th for his immunizations. I cancelled his visit with Dr. Nicol (the doctor he's seen since birth) because driving all the way to Pawleys Island with the price of gas these days is just silly. Dr. Fam will serve us just fine...he's only a few miles from our house. Jadon's weigh in was a whopping 23.15 lbs.! I thought he weighed more actually, but the all of those "nehneh-dadduhs" he's eating, he's sure to get there soon ;)
P.S. If you haven't yet, or if you have forgotten, please check out Baby Salamanca's blog at www.babysalamanca.blogspot.com There is a link to the right on this page always too :)
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