Coen is 3.5

Coen is 3.5 and he feels like such a big boy to me now. All of a sudden I can talk to him and he fully understands everything I am saying and can respond appropriately back to me in full sentences (or talk back to me with stank)! It amazes me with every milestone how fast time is flying by and how lucky we are to have such an amazing little boy.

He is obsessed with dinosaurs right now, and recently ninja turtles have become a new favorite, along with spiderman and batman. He loves to play pretend these days, which is so much fun to watch, but he seems to get embarrased now if he knows we are watching him, so we have to do it on the sly. He prefers walking now rather than sitting in the shopping cart, or riding on the side or sitting in the part of the cart where the groceries go.

He loves building with duplo, doing puzzles, playing hungry hippos, coloring, playing playdough, helping me bake, playing with dinosaurs, bouncy castles, going to the library (he always says we have to "caturn the books") going to the park, riding his bike, and walking the dogs.

We put him in gymnastics over the winter and he loved it. It was his first unparented class, and he was nervous on the 1st day, but rocked all the other classes. We will likely start it up again in the fall. He is now back in swimming (paul saddler and kinsmen), which he seems to be warming up to again (didn't enjoy the first class at kinsmen much as he went under the water and wasn't prepared for that. and soccer starts next week, which I am soooo excited about.

He loves eating mac and cheese, hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken cashew, "chicken fish", ravioli, spaghetti/pasta, meatballs, cereal (cheerios/shreddies/cornflakes/rice crisps).

He is still my gentle and sensitive little guy, which I absolutely love about him. The crying tantrums get a little old sometimes, but overall he is a pretty darned good little boy. Recently he seems to have trouble dealing with Griffin taking things away from him, he gets beaten up by his little brother on a regular basis. He knows when to say sorry now and says it in the sweetest voice if he knows he has done something wrong.

He continues to be obsessed with what he wears ... to the point where I just let him pick his clothes now because it's just not worth the hassel.

Sleep is better, he goes to bed no problem at 7pm (on non daycare days because he doesn't nap), closer to 8/9 on daycare days lately. He is up some nights to pee, but he now often says mommy i'm not gonna knock on your door (even though he usually does). Mainly goes on the toilet now, not really using the potty anymore.

Favorite movies/shows now are land before time, the good dinosaur, toy story, cars, ninja turtles, spiderman, blaze and the monster machines, jake and the neverland pirates.

Griffin is 18 months

So I officially have a toddler and preschooler now. What happened to my babies!?

So as of 18 months he:

- Can WALK! He started walking at 16months, actually it was officially on new years day that he decided to feel confident strolling around on his own.
- Uses a fork and spoon quite well (able to poke food with the fork and get it into his mouth)
- Is down to 1 nap/day
- Sleeps from 6:30/7pm-6/7am
- Nods and shakes his head
- Says Mama, dada, more, coco (Bosco), ball, bye, up, milk, no, shoe, sock, hello,
- crawls up and down the stairs
- Waves
- Gets into everything and gets mad if things get taken away from him
- Does the most adorable and amazing snuggle by nuzzling his head up against us
- Loves playing with Coen
- Loves playing with balls, ballons, duplo, dinosaurs, cars, pushing the shopping cart, lounging
on the beanbag
-Loves hugging and hitting the dogs, we are working on teaching him to be gentle. Anytime we say be gentle he gives them a hug, it is seriously too cute.

Griffin - 6 months old

And just like that my baby is half a year old!!

So as of Feb. 20th, Griffin turned 6 months old, and he:

-Weighs 18lbs, 8oz. He is down from the 90th to 75th percentile for wt
-Is still in size 3 diapers and mostly 6-12 month clothes. 9month sleepers and a few 3-6 month outfits that I squeeze him into.
-Still is not a fan of nap time, unless of course he is in his car seat. He will nap in crib occasionally for 45min-1hr but for 2 hours in his car seat.
-Is up once a night, I totally jinxed myself by posting last month that he was sleeping through the night … Usually goes to bed around 7pm and is up between 3-5am, back down and up for the day around 7 or 8am.
-Has started on solids, he enjoys rice cereal and yams so far
-Loves putting anything and everything in his mouth, and particularly enjoys sucking his thumb
-LOVES his brother, and I love seeing the interactions they have together already
-also LOVES the dogs, he stares and smiles at them everytime they walk by
-Is sitting up with support, as well as standing with support
-Still doesn't quite get what he's supposed to do in the jolly jumper
-Makes some adorable sounds and recently has started making a soft sweet "dada" sound. I'm convinced that is just the easiest sound to make ;)

Griffin - 5 months old

Yet another month has passed by, so now I have to call him 5 months old!?

He continues to be a super chill little dude … except during nap time … he does not enjoy napping. As soon as I put him down in the crib the water works start and I just can't handle listening to his sad cries. He naps like a champ in his carseat though, happy as can be when we are out and about.
He weighs 18lbs, I just love his chub
He had his first Christmas, and I must say, Christmas is getting more fun every year
He, dare I say it … is sleeping through the night! To bed around 7pm, awake around 7am.
He is officially sleeping unswaddled, in a sleep sac
He is sleeping in his crib now
He is in size 3 diapers and mostly 6-12 month clothes (9 month sleepers), most 3-6 month clothes are too small!
He can sit with support
He can stand with support
He has rolled from his belly to his back … once

Griffin - 4 months old

Griffin turned 4 months old on Dec. 20th. Can I just say I need this growing up business to slow down!

Here's a bit of what he has been up to lately:

- He weighs 17lbs (90th percentile) and is 25in long (50th percentile)
- He is now a chatty little guy, who makes quite possibly the cutest sounds ever
- He is so full of smiles and laughs, and i'm pretty sure he is ticklish
- He is awake more throughout the day now
- He lifts legs from hips, and flexes his legs to stand when we hold him
- He has officially been in the Jolly Jumper
- He frequently sits in the "bumbo" like chair
- He is a constant drool machine
- His hands are always in his mouth, and he has started to grab toys and put them in his mouth
- He is now in size 3 diapers, and 6 month sleepers, some 3-6 month and some 6-12 month clothes
- For most of the month he has been sleeping 8-6, with an extra wake up the occasional night (can't complain about that!)
- He officially has a crib to sleep in, but I can't bring myself to move him out of our room yet … i'm just not ready!
- He went on his first official road trip this month (to wainwright), where we took him swimming for the first time!

Griffin - 3 months old

Griffin turned 3 months old on November 20th! Here's what he has been up to this past month:

- We had our first halloween with both boys, and I must say Griffin was the CUTEST aviator in town
- He has some pretty awesome head control now
- He gives the best smiles  ALL the time and it even seems like he is laughing sometimes
- He weighs 17lbs!
- He now sleeps in the playpen in our room, as he very quickly outgrew the bassinet, and Coen is still using the crib for now.
- He continues to be a super chill little guy, goes to bed around 8pm, and usually sleeps 6-8 hours for his first stretch of the night. Usually up 1-3 times/night.
- He has found his hands, and enjoys sucking on them often
- He is now sporting 6 month outfits, I tried keeping him in the 0-3 for as long as possible, but I just had to give in … my baby's growing too fast!!
- We have started strollersize and he is his usual chill self during these classes … sleeps all class