Between the White Lines: February 2015

I cannot believe my little boy will be 2 in a few short weeks! There is never a dull moment when he is around. He is now transitioning into 18-24 month clothes. Some of his 18 month clothes are getting a little short on him. If you know me, you know I absolutely LOVE new baby clothes ;)

He is still eating and sleeping the same, so this is a post filled with lots of pictures and updates.

He can now identify all of his colors. He likes to switch red and yellow for whatever reason, but when you say "try again," he will correct himself. He can also count to 3. We were cleaning up his toy cars one morning and I was counting them as he put them in the bucket. Now when he pulls them out and puts them away, he always counts "one... two.... ree..." It's so sweet.

He also likes to follow me around and say "Mama... wait!" It's so funny to hear him say it and then run after you. He also likes to say "Loooooooook!" He says this when he has dirty hands or if something of Maddie's has fallen. He also has started to say "come on!" when he wants to play. He asks where things have gone. Usually it's "Puppy... go?" and then I say "I'm not sure. Where did the puppy go?" and then he will respond with "That way!" and laugh as he chases Chipper around. Poor Chipper.

He likes Ariel a lot. He wants to watch it constantly. I don't like him to watch too much tv instead of playtime. But we usually have something on in the background. It has been Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, but now it's beginning to transition into the Little Mermaid. It's funny how he says Ariel. It's like air-e-yull. It's so cute!

I can't really think of much more so here are some pictures of him.

Maddie is now 6 months old! She is the biggest mama's girl and loves to be dramatic ;) She now weighs 17lbs 7 ounces and is 27 inches tall. That puts her in the 73rd percentile for weight and 84th percentile for height. She is in mostly size 6 month clothes, but can fit into some smaller 6-9 month clothes. She is now in size 3 diapers and has plenty of room for growth.

She is still a great sleeper. She sleeps from 7:30 until 7:45-8:30. For a few days, she slept until 9:30 but I'm almost certain she was growing during those few days. Occasionally, she will fuss for a paci or want to snuggle with me in my bed. I normally don't like having babies in the bed with us, but sometimes it's the only thing that will settle her down. Once she's asleep, I sneak her back into her crib. It works... for now. She is still swaddled. Maybe one day she won't be... I mean she can't be swaddled while she sleeps her whole life, right?!?

She still loves to eat! She is now on stage 2 baby food and gobbles everything up. She loves everything... except bananas. She will spit those things out at you. I think her favorite food is either butternut squash or apples and pears. She was eating 20 ounces of formula a day, but yesterday she only wanted 3 bottles instead of the 4. Today, she is on the same schedule. I am now bumping up her formula to 6 ounces instead of 5 ounces. That way she is getting 18 ounces. She is also having 2 snacks. These are the arrowroot cookies and nilla wafers. She can also do baby yogurt now. I haven't tried it yet, but I will soon! She also has been introduced to a sippy cup with water in it. She actually does a great job with it. She's began to drink out of it already. The doctor said it's because she watches Connor drink out of his. It's amazing!

She is now rolling over... Hallelujah! I thought she would never roll. I tried and tried and tried to get her to roll. She would get about 75% around and then flap back on her back. It was so frustrating!! But, finally she decided that rolling was her thing. She has figured out that she can roll to get to the object she wants. Log rolls haven't happened as much as I would like for them to, but those will come. This girl only does things that she decides she wants to do. The future for us is going to be so much fun...

She also has begun to show interest in pulling up (*sigh*). She still is a little too short to pull up on a lot of objects, but when I gibe her my forearm, she pulls up. She can also pull up on Cameron when he is laying down. She will get there. She needs to crawl before she can really pull up. She is pushing up on her arms when she is on her belly. She's inching around like a little inchworm, and is also rocking back and forth on her hands. She needs to get on her knees a little more before she can crawl.

She is also working on her two bottom teeth. You can definitely see and feel them in her gums. I don't think they're going to come in very soon, but possibly a month or so. The doctor also agreed with me. Connor was 8 months old when he popped his first 2 teeth, so I think she might be on the same track.

She has also transitioned from the baby bathtub to the big bathtub. Such a relief because I can now bathe Connor and Maddie together. It cuts back on a lot of time at night. I do think eventually they will want that time to themself, but for now it's together :)

Here are some pictures of my little munchkin.