Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Our first year

We had such an adventure our first year. William is growing leaps and bounds he started walking right before he turned 11 months old and now he runs "marathons." Especially when there is an IPOD ITOUCH involved or a phone.

At William's last doctors appointment he was 30 inches long and weighed 22 lbs.

He can clap, dance in circles, run, climb... inquisitive is a word to describe my "destroyer of worlds" My quote for him is if I can't eat it I destroy it lol.

Milestones
  • Plays social games such as pat-a-cake, peek-a-boo and so-big.
  • Bangs two blocks together.
  • Has vocabulary of one to three words. He isn't talking much but he may try Mama and Dada. He also tries to say bye bye. He does pretty good at saying Bottle and Bus.
  • we are weaning him onto the cup. We had some difficulty with whole milk so we are on lactaid.
  • Waves "bye-bye."
  • Feeds himself or herself. He doesn't like baby food much anymore because he likes to feed himself. He's pretty good with a spoon, fork, and even a hair brush.
  • Points with a finger and displays a precise pincher grasp when picking up small objects.
  • Loves music, rhythms, and rhymes
  • He still loves to run away while naked butt and diaperless. He doesn't like to stay still long.
  • He rubs his tag blanket (that is a Minky) type to go to sleep. You can tell he was nursed just by the way he goes to sleep <3
  • He usually takes two to three naps a day. He gets up around 5-6 am and goes to bed around 7-8 pm. He usually wakes up from a wet diaper. He doesn't like his diapers wet and will push his butt in the air so he doesn't lay on it.
  • Has fun opening and closing cabinet doors.
  • "Dances" to music
  • Interested in books and may identify some things
  • May understand some simple commands
  • Fearful of strangers although the seperation anxiety is getting somewhat better
  • Pushes away what he doesn't want
  • Prefers to push, pull and dump items
  • Pulls off hat and socks
  • tests parental responses to behavior
  • Identifies self in mirror
  • he engages in gibberish conversation
  • uses cup without assistance... Addicted to a bottle though.
  • Every morning he runs and gives me my morning hug.

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