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Almost 22 months – June 15, 2016
TWENTY SECOND MONTH
MAY 21 – JUNE 21 (2016)
SPEECH/COMMUNICATION & LEARNING
- very clearly said “Todd” (5/22)
- learning concepts of “hard” & “soft” using the wood part vs fabric part of my glider chair: Todd tests “hard” by gently tapping his head against the wood; he does this with other objects, too
- using hand sign for “more” (he does it with closed fists, tapping his knuckles together) (6/1)
- signs “more” food, “more” swinging
- practiced shaking head “yes” (6/12)
- learning 1 + 1 = 2 and says “two” while putting up index fingers of both hands
- he repeats lots of different words when asked to do so
- he shook head “no” when asked if he wanted socks on
GROSS MOTOR PLAY
- rolling on a soccer ball with his tummy & lifting his legs up
- jumping up & then landing on his knees
- playing with balls
- he brushed his hair (5/21)
- he kissed lots of things (5/21)
- stacks 6 blocks (5/22)
- walking up & down the ramps at the skate park (5/21)
- swinging at Washington Park, Wenatchee (6/11)
Todd at Jennings Park – June 5, 2016
Swinging at Washington Park (Wenatchee) – June 11, 2016
ENTERTAINMENT
- watching a show about bears on Netflix & laughing hysterically (5/23)
- he carefully took items out of a kitchen drawer one at a time & arranged them on the floor (and did the same with Jenga pieces) (6/16)
WATER PLAY
- he loves to sit on the edge of the kitchen sink & play with water (i.e. putting his hands & feet in the running water, filling up cups & pouring them over himself, getting sponges wet & squeezing them)
- he loves to play with ice water/ice cubes at restaurants
- hot tub swims: he can stand up by himself in the middle (i.e. deepest part) on tip-toes; he can climb up to the seat by himself; he practiced keeping his chin up when I told him to do so
- playing in the condo pool (6/12)
- there was a lot of water play in Kauai!
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Condo pool – June 12, 2016
Todd at the faucet – June 16, 2016
KAUAI VACATION (5/27 – 6/4)
- See the last post, “Kauai Vacation 2016 (With a Toddler),” for all the details!
- Todd loved roaming around, going in the pool, playing with other kids, waving to people from the lanai, touching surf boards, going after footballs, throwing food to the chickens, walking in flippers, and more!
- Here are other some pictures not featured in that post…
At the pool – May 28, 2016
Todd – May 29, 2016
Todd in Kauai – May 29, 2016
Eric & Todd – May 29, 2016
Elisa & Todd – May 31, 2016
Eric & Todd on the boogie board – June 1, 2016
Todd & his Grandma & Grandpa – June 2, 2016
Todd walking in flippers – June 3, 2016
FAMILY VISIT
- Eric’s parents came over to visit (5/26)
Todd’s Granddad & Grammie – May 26, 2016
BABYSITTER DAYS
- I worked 9 full or half days & Jeri babysat him on those days
Babysitter pic – May 25, 2016
Babysitter pic – June 8, 2016
Babysitter pic – June 20, 2016
MISC
- On 6/10, after driving to Wenatchee (we’d just rolled into town), Todd suddenly projectile-vomited his “formula milk” all over himself in his car seat. Fortunately, we had a packed car so we quickly changed his clothes and lined his car seat with a dry towel. After the incident Todd was back to himself and we proceeded with the evening and the rest of the weekend normally. Odd!
- he fell off his Little Tikes car and hurt himself; he was able to point to where it hurt
Pool without water? No problem! – May 23, 2016
June 9, 2016
TEETH
- he likes to lick his lips & position his jaw with an underbite & rub his lower front teeth on his upper lip
- left upper canine tooth poking through (6/8)
- that’s his 13th tooth
Demonstrating the underbite – May 27, 2016
Todd’s teeth – June 8, 2016
FOOD
- new food: onion rings (at the Honu Bar in Kauai)
- dining out: La Fuente (6/10), Lemolo (6/18)
Babysitter pic – Post smoothie face – May 26, 2016
June 7, 2016
Munching on a banana at Lemolo – June 18, 2016
DAY TIME NAPS
- crib naps were typically 2-3 hours
- longest nap = 3.75 hours (in Kauai, 6/1)
- shortest nap = 1.50 hours (6/7)
- he wanted to wear his boot liners to bed (6/10)
Day time nap – June 6, 2016
Napping in his boot liners – June 10, 2016
NIGHT TIME SLEEP
- he woke up crying in the night 6x this month
- it took 10-30 minutes to get him back to bed when he woke up (except 1 night it took 1 hr)
- when he slept through the night his sleep duration was between 8 and 11.50 hours (average ~9.5 hours)
- One night, I put my hand on his cheek while rocking him before bed. When I tried to take my hand off he placed it back on his cheek (5/25)
- the BIG change this month is –> after we got back from our Kauai vacation Todd started going to his crib awake instead of asleep, and he would communicate with me (in a non-verbal way) that he was actually ready to go to bed (motioning in that direction and leaning his head out) (starting 6/5)
- when I put Todd to bed awake, I leave his door partially open at first, then close it after he falls asleep
Crashed out in the travel bed – June 17, 2016
POO-POOS
- 28 poops were done in the toilet
- 27 poops were not done in the toilet (5x he pooped more in the toilet once I got him there)
- made motions to try & wipe his own butt (5/31)
- he pointed to his diaper after he did a poo in it (6/5)
- he did 4 poops in one day, possibly because we used romaine instead of kale/collard in the smoothie (6/7)
Todd puts on helmet & mitts – June 8, 2016
POTTY TALK
- this month Todd frequently refused to sit on the toilet, although he’d sit there for his babysitter
- he completely removed his underwear (6/5)
- 2 pees in small potty (Baby Bjorn) after I put him there (he touched his undies) (6/7)
- he refused to sit on the regular toilet but he peed in his small potty (6/9)
- he sat on his small potty & pointed to his undies so Jeri (babysitter) took his undies off & sat him on the potty. He peed (6/9)
- he sat on his small potty with undies on & peed (6/9)
- he pulled down his undies then peed on the kitchen floor (6/19)
I love this kid! – June 17, 2016
May 3, 2016
TWENTY FIRST MONTH
APRIL 21 – MAY 21 (2016)
SPEECH/COMMUNICATION & LEARNING
- practicing the concepts “up” & “down” by pointing up/down down repeatedly after I said the words
- he pointed to the ceiling when I said his hair was sticking straight up (4/30)
- he tries to imitate kiss sounds with his mouth
- he tried to “cut” his toenail with nail clippers
- he motions to himself with both hands on his chest & says “Ta” to his written name & when asked “You are…?”
- he puts both hands on his behind when we ask where his butt is (then he’ll touch our butts)
- he puts his knuckles together for the sign “more” (5/19)
- very animated laugh (HA HA!)
- highly expressive with his face
Home Depot, Wenatchee – May 14, 2016
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
- tries to stand on skateboard with one leg & push with other leg, then he does it while holding onto the board
- able to walk down stairs without holding on (step to pattern)
Babysitter pic – April 26, 2016
OUTDOOR FUN
- he likes pointing out bugs & bees
- taking things out of the garage to play with (i.e. skateboards, ski poles, broom)
- rollerblade (10.17 miles) with stroller on the Centennial Trail (5/7)
- he wanted to take his Little Tikes car outside
- likes pushing his car off the curb
- putting his hands in running water at the outside faucet (5/9)
- hot tub swims: jumping in place & out toward the “deep;” helping get flower blossoms out of the water; learning how to walk along the perimeter without slipping & going under
- stroller walks
- helping Eric rake (5/17)
April 25, 2016
May 2, 2016
INDOOR PLAY
- slow dancing with Pillow Bear
- he tried to ride a matchbook car…haha! (5/14)
Fireman Todd – May 10, 2016
WEEKENDS IN WENATCHEE
- 3 day weekend (4/29 – 5/1); regular weekend (5/14 – 15)
- skateboarding on the Apple Capital Loop Trail
- miniature train ride at Wenatchee Riverfront Park (4/30)
- Todd loves spending time outside on the condo deck
- interested in kites
- walking around the condo grounds
- playing with a soccer ball with other kids (Seth & Chloe)
- standing on the cooler to reach the kitchen sink
Fun at the sink – April 28, 2016
Kite flier – April 30, 2016
Eric & Todd playing football – April 29, 2016
Apple Capital Loop Trail – April 30, 2016
Miniature train ride – April 30, 2016
RANDOM STUFF
- he let me put sunglasses on him & then he gave me 2 kisses with them on (5/2)
- he loves to wave to all the other shoppers at the grocery store
- testing boundaries! (i.e., he purposely repeats doing something after I say “no” or “stop” which means I end up having to take things away from him)
April 24, 2016
Sunglasses & kisses – May 2, 2016
BABYSITTER DAYS
- I worked 13 full or half days & Jeri babysat him on those days
- Todd’s cousin, Kylie, babysat him 1 day (4/22)
- he asks Jeri to pick him up (with grunt/gesture) & kisses her
Kylie & Todd – April 22, 2016
Kylie’s pic – April 22, 2016
Babysitter pic – May 17, 2016
A SUDDEN RASH
On 4/23 Todd broke out in hives after drinking his “formula milk” in the morning. Eric was home with him and I was away at a course. At first we thought he had suddenly and mysteriously become allergic to one of the ingredients in his non-dairy milk blend (consisting of soy milk, hemp milk & homemade cashew/oat milk). As a result, we initially withheld the soy milk and the homemade cashew/oat milk, and instead we gave him a mix of hemp milk and commercial oat milk.
Eric took him to the lab because Todd was due to have his blood retested for peanut IgE anyway (his allergy doctor had recently placed the order). But– unfortunately after more than 1 attempt, the lab tech wasn’t able to get the blood sample, and it only ended up being a semi-traumatic experience for all.
When it was obvious that the red spots weren’t quickly fading like when Todd reacted to peanuts a year ago, I started to suspect that it wasn’t a food allergy after all. I determined (on my own) that Todd’s rash was a symptom of viral illness. He had been sick in the weeks prior.
On the evening of 4/25, the rash significantly faded, and on 4/26 I resumed giving Todd his usual “formula milk” blend. As expected, he had no further symptoms.
Todd’s rash – April 23, 2016
OTHER HEALTH NOTES
- on 4/26 Todd fell off the back of the couch and we heard the loudest crack when he landed with the back of his head against a wood end table. It was the scariest sound! He cried briefly, but then seemed okay. Oddly, there was no bruise. Phew!
Babysitter pic – May 11, 2016
TEETH
- his right upper canine tooth starting poking through (5/17)
- that’s his 12th tooth
Babysitter pic – Feeding his Pillow Bear – May 4, 2016
FOOD NOTES
- eats sunflower seeds
- he likes tipping back jars/cups to eat things (as if liquid)
- bit into raw garlic & then kept wanting to do it more & more (5/6)
- dining out: La Fuente (4/28 & 5/13)
- 1st time sitting in a booster seat instead of high chair while dining out (5/13)
- eats tortilla chips (whole, not broken up), cabbage and salsa
- he likes to drink from a glass during meals (with close supervision)
Mmm…espresso! – May 2, 2016
Drinking green smoothie from a glass – May 9, 2016
La Fuente, Wenatchee – May 13, 2016
DAY TIME NAPS
- crib naps were typically ~2.5 hours
- naps typically started between 11 AM & 12:30 PM
- longest nap = 4 hours (5/6)
- shortest nap = 1.5 hours (5/5)
Babysitter pic – Before nap – April 21, 2016
NIGHT TIME SLEEP
- he woke up crying in the night 8x this month, but…
- I might have forgotten to record up to 1 or 2 nights when Todd woke up in the night (??)
- it took 20-50 minutes to get him back to bed when he woke up
- when he slept through the night, his sleep duration was typically 9-10 hours (no change)
- wide awake chatty & giggly before bed (5/6)
- super smiley & cute when he was awake at ~4 AM (5/10)
Sleepy Todd – May 4, 2016
POTTY TALK
- 37 poops were done in the toilet
- 11 poops were not done in the toilet (1x he pooped more in the toilet once I got him there)
- 1x he clearly needed to poo but refused to sit on the toilet, then went in his pants
Wearing Eric’s glasses – May 14, 2016
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