LJ at 16 months
So our little guy is 16 months today, and I thought I'd take a minute to share some things about him!
Eat:
I think he is typically a pretty good eater- although I don't really have much to compare this to! He usually eats a lot of food and a good variety of things. And he likes healthy food! He does get a little particular and 'phasey' from time to time... for example he will eat something non-stop for a few weeks, and then suddenly refuse it for a few weeks! The one 'bad' thing we are still doing is giving him milk from a bottle a couple times a day. He drink water only out of straw cups, but he is 'supposed' to be completely off the bottle for milk too- but he just LOVES his milk in a bottle! He doesn't like water in a bottle, and he will drink some milk from a sippy or straw cup... but he really prefers milk in bottles and water from a straw or cup! He will always sweetly sign/say please for his bottle though, so at least we are learning manners!
Sleep:
He has always (since about 3 months) gone to sleep really well: we just put him in bed, and he puts himself to sleep. We have done the same bedtime routine since he was only a few weeks old, so maybe this helps? And for many months now, he has been sleeping 11-12 hours a night (usually around 8:15pm-8am) - with only a very few nights where he has gotten us up in the middle of the night. Naps have been a bigger battle- but he still takes them which is good I guess! He averages a little over an hour nap (so wished I had one of those 3 hour nappers)-but we have had a few really great ones in there! We have been 1:30pm.
Activities:
We try to stay very busy, and participate in as many play-dates and outings as we can! We also go to music class every Monday, Yoga (if we get up in time) on Tuesdays, and swim class on Thursdays. We go to the park at least once a week- sometimes much more! And LJ goes to the child center at the gym most days of the week. He usually does well in there, although he protested for a whole week recently (not sure why and he is over it now!). down to 1 nap for over a month now, and it is usually around
A little about LJ:
Oh, where do I begin! I just love this little guy so much! He is a sweet boy- and often more shy in groups. But he is very smart (I may be a bit biased!). His favorite things to do are read, watch his signing videos, go to the park (slide!!), 'play'/ chase our dogs around, and go for rides in his car/ wagon thing. He signs over 30 signs (knows more than we do at this point!), and says so many words! He almost always attempts the word of what he is signing as he signs it and is starting to repeat things we say all the time (we really need to start watching what we say around here!). Oh and one other unique thing: He still only has 4 teeth!! All his friends- even the ones months younger have more than this- and some have as many as 10 teeth! We have a very late teether!
Eat:
I think he is typically a pretty good eater- although I don't really have much to compare this to! He usually eats a lot of food and a good variety of things. And he likes healthy food! He does get a little particular and 'phasey' from time to time... for example he will eat something non-stop for a few weeks, and then suddenly refuse it for a few weeks! The one 'bad' thing we are still doing is giving him milk from a bottle a couple times a day. He drink water only out of straw cups, but he is 'supposed' to be completely off the bottle for milk too- but he just LOVES his milk in a bottle! He doesn't like water in a bottle, and he will drink some milk from a sippy or straw cup... but he really prefers milk in bottles and water from a straw or cup! He will always sweetly sign/say please for his bottle though, so at least we are learning manners!
Sleep:
He has always (since about 3 months) gone to sleep really well: we just put him in bed, and he puts himself to sleep. We have done the same bedtime routine since he was only a few weeks old, so maybe this helps? And for many months now, he has been sleeping 11-12 hours a night (usually around 8:15pm-8am) - with only a very few nights where he has gotten us up in the middle of the night. Naps have been a bigger battle- but he still takes them which is good I guess! He averages a little over an hour nap (so wished I had one of those 3 hour nappers)-but we have had a few really great ones in there! We have been 1:30pm.
Activities:
We try to stay very busy, and participate in as many play-dates and outings as we can! We also go to music class every Monday, Yoga (if we get up in time) on Tuesdays, and swim class on Thursdays. We go to the park at least once a week- sometimes much more! And LJ goes to the child center at the gym most days of the week. He usually does well in there, although he protested for a whole week recently (not sure why and he is over it now!). down to 1 nap for over a month now, and it is usually around
A little about LJ:
Oh, where do I begin! I just love this little guy so much! He is a sweet boy- and often more shy in groups. But he is very smart (I may be a bit biased!). His favorite things to do are read, watch his signing videos, go to the park (slide!!), 'play'/ chase our dogs around, and go for rides in his car/ wagon thing. He signs over 30 signs (knows more than we do at this point!), and says so many words! He almost always attempts the word of what he is signing as he signs it and is starting to repeat things we say all the time (we really need to start watching what we say around here!). Oh and one other unique thing: He still only has 4 teeth!! All his friends- even the ones months younger have more than this- and some have as many as 10 teeth! We have a very late teether!
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| LJ Watching his videos |
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