I feel like in the last 3 weeks there's been a whirlwind of growth happening in our little boy. I would say he's officially walking. When he does happen crawl the odd time both Dear Husband and I have looked at each other in puzzlement because now that he's walking it just looks so odd to see him crawling.
It feels so weird that we celebrated his first birthday already 3 months ago! I was looking back on his birthday pictures Taken by our dear friends Captured Memories Photography and he's just changed so much since we hit that milestone 1 year!
He still only has two teeth, i feel like he's been teething hard lately without any new pearly white popping up. I know it all happens in due time but i am anxious for these teeth to start popping through. His eating is the same as its always been, we've been blessed with a child who for the most part will try and eat anything happily. Berries have been a big hit since we started baby led weaning, we buy them by the flat at Costco.Lately I've noticed a much more clingy Ryland, which has caught me a little of guard. There's a struggle thats happening that i havent figured out yet; he will pull on my pant leg and cry until i pick him up and yet when i do he pushes away from me like he wants to be put down. ** Try holding only a 20 pound toddler who's fighting you by pushing you away with all his strength. So i put him down on the floor which leads to hysterical crying. As much as i wish my son was a cuddly kid he just isn't and cuddles rarely make it better for him. Often times its best just to ignore his meltdown and come back to him in a minute after he's cooled off. I'm guessing its just a verbal thing, he has needs and thoughts that he is trying to communicate but because he only knows three words its difficult.
Which leads me to ... where are the words?! Alright i know every kids learns differently, but i feel like ive been working pretty hard lately at repeating simple things / tasks we do every day. Routine things like : Bath, water, book, cat, milk ext. But as of right now his vocabulary includes : Momma, Dada, and Nien.... which makes me chuckle as its the german word for no which he often uses in correct context.
Size wise he's officially in 12 month sleepers, and 12-18 month shirts and 9-12 month pants. The last time we weighed him he was 21 pounds, which is pretty awesome for our little guy.
His favourite toys these days seem to be anything he shouldn't have, remotes, cellphones. i recently introduced bubbles into his life and thats been a big hit. Board books hold his attention for a short while, books are about the same. As for tv... i am lucky if i can get him to sit down and watch anything on the tv for more than 15 minutes which would have made my pre-mother self proud as a peacock since i wanted Ryland to have little screen time until he was 2. But honestly when i am solo parenting for 1/2 the month i would love it if i could distract him with the tv for 1/2 an hour so i could get some dinner made. haha oh how things change when you become a parent.
Health wise although Ryland and myself struggled this winter with cold after relentless the ER dr. we saw said its great for his immune system... maybe not so great on my sanity. haha
We've taken away paci's apart from at night time and in 'emergency' type situations outside of the house where its useful to give him one to help calm him down. The transition's gone more smooth than i ever could have anticipated so i am thankful for that.I've been really impressed at his behaviour when it comes to his 5 month old cousin, he's been incredibly sweet and has been sharing things like pacis and toys which has been a proud momma moment to watch. I think these two will have a lot of fun together, this being said there's been a few times he's thought it was funny to try and stomp on her.... not sure where that came from but overall his interactions with children just confirm what i've always felt that he's a sweet old soul.
I'm excited to see month to month the changes i note down, its something i had great intentioned of doing his first year of life but motherhood blew me off my feet and it felt like too much on my plate, but there's no time like the present to start something new so here we go. I know That in a years time i will look back on this post and marvel at the changes just like i do when i look back at photos of 5 month old Ryland a year ago. ..:: sniff sniff ::... where has the time flown?? I know as a new parent everyone tells you to "enjoy it because it goes by so fast!" and as much as i hate to admit it, it really really has.
5 month old Ryland, i remember thinking when i took this photo that we were finally after months of non stop crying starting to see the awesome personality shining through that is our little Bean today. xo
