Crazy Boy.
Sleep: Owen is now going to bed a little earlier and waking up a little later. He now goes to bed between 7:30 and 8 and wakes up about 7:30 in the morning. He sleeps the entire night without waking up, like a CHAMP!
Owen takes two to three naps a day now. He usually takes a mid-morning nap, mid-afternoon nap, and a late afternoon nap. All of his naps last anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half. Sometimes if he has one longer nap, he will only take two naps that day. I have been very flexible about when he naps. He will go to sleep when he is tired, and the pattern and schedule has fallen into place. He is taking all his naps in his crib now - no more swing, yay!
He is such a social guy and doesn't want to sleep when we have people over, or when we are at someone else's house. All he wants to do is be a part of the action! We went to a friend's house a couple weeks ago and the guys played poker while the girls hung out with the kids. Owen did not go to sleep until 10:00 that night. All he did was flirt, flirt, flirt!!! He was showing off all his skills to the other ladies and squealing and laughing. He had a blast! The next morning he slept in late!
Size: Owen weighs over 20 pounds now. I haven't weighed him at home and haven't had a doctor appointment, so it's hard to say exactly. But I'm sure he is at least 20 pounds, maybe more. He is also getting so long. I just packed away all his 6 month clothes and moved on to the 9 month clothes a month ago, now some of the 9 month clothes are too small already! We have some 9 month outfits that barely fit him and will barely snap because he is so long! He is still a chunky guy and has some adorable thunder thighs!
Special Trips/Visits: This past month has been very uneventful... which has been really nice. No special trips anywhere and no special visitors. I have to be honest, I have really enjoyed the slower pace after the busy holidays.
Owen does love to get out of the house. Since our nanny comes to the house every day he doesn't get much time out and about. So on the weekends we try and take him everywhere with us. He just loves seeing new places and new faces.
Owen does love to get out of the house. Since our nanny comes to the house every day he doesn't get much time out and about. So on the weekends we try and take him everywhere with us. He just loves seeing new places and new faces.
Firsts: Owen got his first tooth!!! It is the front bottom left. It came up about two weeks ago. Now he has the second tooth coming up right next to it! Teething has been okay... not really bad, but certainly not a breeze either. Sometimes the pain will bother him and sometimes not. When he is bothered by it we give him some tylenol/motrin, and some teething tablets and that does the trick.
Likes: Owen loves fruit! He gobbles up fruit like it is dessert. He loves Lola. Every time she walks by he smiles at her, squeals, and reaches for her. He also loves Kenzie! (Kenzie is our nanny's daughter.) He smiles at her when he sees her each morning and loves to sit in his highchair while she is eating like he is eating with her. Kenzie loves Owen too. She gives him kisses, brings him his toys, and pats his back. It is SO adorable!
Dislikes: Owen does not like green vegetables. That means, peas, green beans, and spring veggie mix. He will eat the peas and green beans, but makes a face. The spring veggie mix (which includes spinach) is horrible to him. He spits it out over and over. He still is not a fan of being on his tummy, but now he can escape it by rolling over. We also discovered this week that he is allergic to blueberries. He's has a bad reaction to them so far... nothing serious, but he won't be eating them again anytime soon!
Likes: Owen loves fruit! He gobbles up fruit like it is dessert. He loves Lola. Every time she walks by he smiles at her, squeals, and reaches for her. He also loves Kenzie! (Kenzie is our nanny's daughter.) He smiles at her when he sees her each morning and loves to sit in his highchair while she is eating like he is eating with her. Kenzie loves Owen too. She gives him kisses, brings him his toys, and pats his back. It is SO adorable!
Dislikes: Owen does not like green vegetables. That means, peas, green beans, and spring veggie mix. He will eat the peas and green beans, but makes a face. The spring veggie mix (which includes spinach) is horrible to him. He spits it out over and over. He still is not a fan of being on his tummy, but now he can escape it by rolling over. We also discovered this week that he is allergic to blueberries. He's has a bad reaction to them so far... nothing serious, but he won't be eating them again anytime soon!
Developmental Milestones: Owen is now sitting up completely on his own and loves to scoot across the floor on his booty. He can also stand up from a sitting position all on his own! He loves to sit on my lap and stand up. Of course, he can't stay standing very long and usually holds onto my arm while he is standing, but it's working those muscles! He is also VERY close to crawling. He gets on his forearms and puts his back legs in position and rocks back and forth. He is still not strong enough to put his hands down on the ground and lift the top part of his body up. I think he will get there very soon!
Socially he is really developing well. He loves to be around people and loves to smile at everyone. When we take him out places people are always stopping to talk to him (who could resist that face?!?) and he is always smiling right back at them! He squeals and coos and talks up a storm. He looooves the attention!
Squealing in the diaper box!
On Daddy's shoulders.
Playing on the floor.
Lately he loves to take a nap next to me on the couch while I catch up on my DVR shows!
Wegman's trip with Daddy!
Jimmy took him while I was at work one day and sent me this picture, of course I had to show my students!
Family Update: Things are going well in the Blankenship household. I am settled back into work really well now. I'm taking two classes this semester in order to renew my teaching license this spring. So I will be BUSY! Jimmy is doing very well at work and has had a great start to the new year!
I hope everyone is staying warm! All I want to do is sit on the couch with a blanket when it is this cold outside. But the best thing about winter is the beautiful Spring that follows, which is my favorite time of year!
Love,
Judi
