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Less than a day old – August 22, 2014
Today is Todd’s 1st Birthday! August 21, 2015.
His first year…SO many milestones…SO much to document! This post is all about sleep…Zzzz. It could be alternately titled, “Don’t Hate Me Because I’m NOT a Sleep-Deprived Mom!”
Todd’s been a great sleeper so far, and I’m beyond grateful for that. His long morning naps have given me that precious “me time,” which helps me be the best mom and wife I can be during the other times. And– every night that I don’t hear one peep from the baby monitor turns into one happy morning!
In truth, all mornings are happy mornings regardless of whether Todd wakes up in the night or not. But at least if I wake up tired, I can rarely blame it on Todd!
The only exception to this was Todd’s first ~2 months. Of course I was completely sleep deprived during that newborn phase!! But mercifully that didn’t last long. I just happen to know for certain that lots and lots of babies and toddlers keep their moms up at night for many months and even years!
About me: I’m a morning person. Most of the time, I wake up before Todd does, and it usually gives me enough time to do a little reading and/or computer stuff before it’s “GO” time with Todd. For the longest time, he’s been waking up between 6-7 AM. Often, Eric gets to see Todd before he leaves for work at ~6:30 AM. I’m always happy when they get at least a few moments together in the morning.
My own sleep quality has vastly improved since I’ve been home with Todd. Now that I’m not working (at least for now), I really know how job stress can affect one’s sleep! On workdays (pre-pregnancy), I used to wake up at least once before my alarm would go off at 5 AM, even though I was sooo tired! It was maddening.
My (lack of) sleep during pregnancy was a disaster! Being pregnant and stressed and working full time in a demanding workplace really took its toll. Waking up every 2 hours for no good reason was insane! Without a doubt, I can honestly say that I’ve slept much better in the 12 months following Todd’s birth than during the 9+ months of pregnancy and any other time in my adult life.
It’s been awesome. Don’t hate me! Now, I’m going to recap Todd’s first year of sleep. I put the milestones in all caps.
2 days old – August 23, 2014
FIRST MONTH… AUG 21 – SEPT 20
Todd spent 2 nights in the hospital after he was born, and he came home at 2 days old (Aug 23). My initial plan was for him to sleep in the Pack ‘n Play travel bed, next to my bed. That didn’t work. He was swaddled, but he had a really hard time sleeping. Did he even sleep there at all? My memory is too vague.
At 5 DAYS (Aug 26), Todd started CO-SLEEPING on my bed with me. I did it out of necessity because it worked. It was summer and therefore warm enough for me to remain topless, with Todd’s cheek nuzzled up against my breast. He slept very well that way, but unfortunately I didn’t.
As tired as I was, it was still difficult to get quality sleep, because I was afraid to move a muscle. Of course, a part of me really cherished those times we had together (my little “bed partner”). I was still trying to breastfeed then, and a few times Todd was even able to latch onto me that way. In the mornings, the breast contacting him all night would feel engorged, and I’d find wet, milk spots on my sheets.
During this time, I was waking Todd up at night to feed him (example: 11:30 PM, 3 AM, and 6 AM.) If I didn’t wake him up, who knows how long he would have slept at night. Basically, I was trying my best to comply with the “feed every 3 hours” recommendation. Was I perfect? No! And I felt really guilty if I let it stretch longer.
Note– you’re “supposed to” time the feeding duration from the start of one feeding to the start of the next. That always just seemed wrong!! It took at least an hour per feeding, which left little time before the next feeding would start.
At 3 WKS (Sept 10), Todd started SLEEPING IN A SWING during the day. Right away, it was obvious that he was quickly soothed by the motion. (The same thing applied to the movement/vibration of car rides.) Motion = easy slumber! At daytime, Todd also did a lot of sleeping on me, which was precious.
At 4 WKS (Sept 18), Todd started SLEEPING IN HIS CRIB at night (after a successful trial using the Pack ‘n Play Sept 17). I knew it was “time” to make the change because Todd was starting to cry more when I’d bring him into bed with me. I figured he could cry in his own bed just as easily.
In really, he didn’t do much crying in his crib. That first night he went to bed successfully at 7:30 PM. He woke up hungry at 11 PM, 3 AM and 7 AM. Once he started sleeping in his crib, I don’t recall waking him up at night anymore. There was no reason to do that because he started being exclusively formula-fed at this time. I simply responded to his needs.
2 weeks old – September 5, 2014
SECOND MONTH… SEPT 21 – OCT 20
The bedtime routine (that I still follow now) was established this month. I described it Baby Todd’s Second Month.
I had good quality of sleep (but lacking in quantity) once I had my bed to myself again. I slept with the baby monitor next to my pillow (still do). When Todd woke up during the night, I’d hear his soft grunts. That was how he communicated his hunger. It wasn’t a cry because I always responded quickly to those initial sounds.
Left to his own sleep/eat rhythm, Todd woke up every ~2.5 to 3 hours at night in the early part of the month. Then, the first sleep block started stretching to 4 to 5.25 hours.
6 HOUR SLEEP… 5.5 WKS (Sept 29)
When Todd was almost 8 weeks, we went to Oregon for a week to visit family. That trip sticks in my mind as being a major turning point re: sleep. At the beginning of the week, I felt very tired and run down from the cumulative weeks without a full night’s sleep. Eric took over “night duty” for couple days at the end of the week, which gave me a much needed break. Then, the night we got back home Todd had his next sleep “PR”:
7.5 HOUR SLEEP… ALMOST 2 MO/8.5 WKS (Oct 19)
~2 months old – October 20, 2014
THIRD MONTH… OCT 21 – NOV 20
In the third month, Todd generally woke up once per night and then woke up in the morning anywhere from ~5 to 7 AM (mostly toward the early side!).
At 10 weeks old (Oct 30), I started officially recording Todd’s daytime naps. I got into a routine of starting his first nap within 3 hours of him waking up in the morning. Morning naps lasted ~1.25 to 3.5 hours. There wasn’t much predictability. Afternoon naps were a regular “thing” and they lasted ~30 minutes to 3 hours… all over the board!
SLEEPING IN ZIPPERED SACK… 12 WKS (Nov 13)
8.5 HOUR SLEEP… ALMOST 3 MO/12.5 WKS (Nov 17)
~2 months old – October 25, 2014
FOURTH MONTH… NOV 21 – DEC 20
9.25 HOUR SLEEP… 3 MO (Nov 21)
9.75 HOUR SLEEP… OVER 3 MO/14 WKS (Nov 28)
This is the month that Todd started to “sleep through the night.” Nighttime sleeps of ~8 hours (+/-) were frequent occurrences. And– there were more nights when he slept straight through than when he woke up once. Keep in mind that an 8 hour sleep starting at 8:30 PM still ends at a very early hour (4:30 AM!). To maximize my own sleep, I was going to bed pretty much right after Todd was.
9+ hour sleeps (noted above) were outliers this month, but that would change in the next month.
Starting the last half of the month, Todd trended toward longer morning naps (~3 hours) and longer afternoon naps (~2 hours). Of course, there was wide variability.
3.5 months – December 3, 2014
FIFTH MONTH… DEC 21 – JAN 20
A big chunk of this month included the Christmas and New Year holidays. We were away from home for 9 nights. Sleeping away from home was a big challenge for the first 5 nights, but Todd finally accepted the travel bed for the last 4. The night we got home (Jan 2) we changed his sleep attire and he proceeded to hit the big 1-0 sleep milestone!
SLEEPING IN FOOTED SLEEPERS… ALMOST 4.5 MO/19 WKS (Jan 2)
10 HOUR SLEEP… ALMOST 4.5 MO/19 WKS (Jan 2)
After Todd set his PR, he then had a span of 7 out of 9 nights when he’d wake up crying/hungry after only being in his crib for ~2.5 hours. Once he got back to sleep, he was good for the rest of the night.
After the “11 o’clock wake-ups” stopped, Todd had a 9-day stretch of ~9 hour sleeps without any wake ups. That sleep stretch kicked off with another PR (on Jan 12). Wake up or no wake up, Todd started his mornings chatty in his crib…so cute!
10.25 HOUR SLEEP… >4.5 MO/20.5 WKS (Jan 12)
Daytime swing naps this month included the more predictable morning nap (up to 3 hours) and the less predictable (and shorter) afternoon nap. Occasionally Todd “declined” his afternoon nap, but yet he remained pleasant (then zonked out at “night night” time).
A couple times, Eric got to enjoy some rare evening cuddles, when Todd took catnaps on him (Jan 19 & 21).
~4.5 months – January 12, 2015
SIXTH MONTH… JAN 21 – FEB 20
10.75 HOUR SLEEP… 5 MO/22 WKS (Jan 21)
FIRST CRIB NAP… 5 MO/22 WKS (Jan 23)
11 HOUR SLEEP… 5 MO/22 WKS (Jan 23)
STARTED TUMMY SLEEPING… >5.5 MO/24.5 WKS (Feb 9)
11.25 HOUR SLEEP… ALMOST 6 MO/~26 WKS (Feb 18)
Before this month, would Todd fall asleep on me before I carried him to his crib. But– for some reason, this whole month Todd didn’t (although he showed signs of being tired). I put him in his crib awake, but yet he didn’t cry. I felt proud of him for being so at ease!
This month there were more nights when Todd slept all night than when he woke up once. When he slept through until morning the duration was ~10 hours (+/-).
Regarding daytime naps– 5 days in a row this month I tried having Todd sleep in his crib instead of the swing. The first day (Jan 23) was promising, but…by the 5th day, it was clear that the swing needed to stay! (Read the details in Baby Todd’s Sixth Month). Other than the “crib nap trial,” Todd kept the same nap sleep pattern as the last month: He had long morning naps (2-3 hours) and quite a few solid afternoon naps (up to 2.25 hours).
5 months – January 26, 2015
SEVENTH MONTH… FEB 21 – MAR 20
11.75 HOUR SLEEP… 6 MO/26.5 WKS (Feb 24)
This month Todd continued to sleep ~10 hours per night, and he woke up once in the night ~1-3x per week. At the beginning of the month, Todd was awake going into his crib (like last month), except this month he sometimes cried briefly before falling asleep.
By the end of the month, he was back to being “out” when I put him in bed. I love when he falls asleep on me in my glider chair because it gives me as much snuggle time as I want. During the day he’s “Go Todd, Go!”
The nap routine was unchanged from last month.
Almost 7 months – March 14, 2015
EIGHTH MONTH… MAR 21 – APR 20
FIRST TRAVEL BED NAP (25 MIN)… >7.5 MO/33 WKS (Apr 11)
This month Todd slept through the night (~10 hours) about half the time and woke up (once in the night) the other half of the time. He started the month with some “rough” nights (defined below). He seemed to need just me, crying “ma ma ma” and pulling on my shirt, standing in his crib.
A “typical” (i.e fairly easy) night wake-up looks like this: Todd wakes up crying. I get formula, then bring Todd to my room. I rock him and feed him. He falls asleep in my arms. I put him back in his crib. Total time from awake to back asleep = 30-45 minutes (maximum 1 hour).
A “rough” night (for us) means Todd doesn’t go back to sleep easily after waking. During a “rough” night, Todd is physically restless and he won’t necessarily accept formula. He might fall asleep on me but then wake back up when I try to move him. I don’t like letting him cry in bed for more than a few minutes, so I might have to pick him up 2-3 times. IF it takes over an hour (up to 2 hours) and it takes several tries to get him asleep, then it’s a “rough” night. Fortunately, there have been relatively few times when I felt I had no choice but to let him cry until he fell asleep.
Daytime naps were status quo. Like previous months, the morning nap was solid and consistent, and the afternoon nap was highly variable. Depending on the length of the morning nap and our afternoon activities, Todd often snoozed in the car or stroller (and 3x he took an evening catnap on one of us).
7 months – March 24, 2015
NINTH MONTH… APR 21 – MAY 20
This month, Todd had more nights when he slept all night (~10 hours) than when he woke up. When he did wake up, it was typically within 3 hours of his bedtime. He was usually asleep when I put him in his crib.
Daytime naps remained unchanged.
9 months – May 20, 2015
TENTH MONTH… MAY 21 – JUN 20
1ST TIME GRANDMA PUT TODD TO BED… ALMOST 10 MO/43 WKS ( Jun 19)
This month Todd had only 5 nights when he woke up in the night. When he did wake up, he went back to sleep easily after a bottle offering and some rocking in the glider chair. Bedtime remains ~8:00-8:30 PM. This month it was a mixed bag whether he was asleep or awake when I put him to bed. When he went to bed awake, he always fell asleep within minutes. ~10 hour sleeps were still the norm.
Daytime naps: no change. Afternoon naps were informal (i.e. in the car seat or stroller) and typically of ~30-45 minute duration. Only once did Todd take an afternoon swing nap (30 minutes).
9.5 months – June 6, 2015
ELEVENTH MONTH… JUN 21 – JUL 20
2 NIGHTS WAKING UP WITH DRY DIAPER… 10.5 MO/45 WKS (Jul 3 and 4)
Similar to the last month, Todd only woke up in the night 4x this month. It was Todd’s BEST SLEEP MONTH of the year. A couple of the night wake-ups coincided with the arrival of a new tooth (which made sense).
This month, Todd generally fell asleep on me before I put him in his crib for the night. ~10 hour sleeps continued. I strived for no later than an ~8:30 PM bedtime, but sometimes it’s a challenge with the seasonal, evening brightness of summer.
Todd’s usually plenty ready for bedtime, but a couple times this month he just wasn’t. Instead of fighting him (i.e. letting him cry), Eric and I made the house as dark as possible, we both got on our couches, and we let him play. We modeled “sleeping,” and kept reminding him that it’s “night-night time” when he’d come over to engage with either of us. It was actually hard not to laugh (and we did!). The goal was to show him that it’s not exciting to stay up any later. After about 15-30 minutes, he went to bed easily.
This month, the morning nap shortened a bit. While he did have two 3.25 hour naps and four 2.75-3.0 hour naps this month, the trend was closer to a ~2 hour nap. The swing is still worth its weight in gold!
10 months – June 25, 2015
TWELFTH MONTH… JUL 21 – AUG 20
1ST TIME ERIC PUT TODD TO BED… ~11.5 MO/~50 WKS (Aug 8)
In this final month of Todd’s first year, Todd had 5 nights when he woke up once (same as the tenth month). Like last month, morning naps lasted no more than ~2 hours (except two ~3 hour naps). Morning naps are also starting later now. Instead of starting ~3 hours after waking they’ve recently been starting ~4-5 hours after waking (at ~11 AM or later).
When we spent a week in Wenatchee, Todd slept solidly at night, but the only daytime naps were those taken in his car seat.
CRIB NAP (1 HOUR)… ~12 MO/52 WKS (Aug 19)
Just two days ago, Todd took the first nap in his crib since January. What happened was he fell asleep at the end of our morning stroller walk. Instead of waking him up, I simply carefully moved him to his crib. He didn’t wake up during that process, then he slept for a solid hour. That was good!!
Almost 1 year – August 12, 2015
So there you have it! I have no idea what’s in store for us sleep-wise in year #2, but obviously I hope it’s just as good!
Todd at 10.5 months old (picture taken by Kylie) – July 7, 2015
ELEVENTH MONTH
JUNE 21 – JULY 21
WEEK 44 (PARTIAL WEEK)
On June 22nd, Todd had a runny nose and his first fever (of up to 102 degrees). But…that didn’t stop him from having a breakthrough in his standing! (Maybe Todd got a burst of energy from all the icky sweeteners in the children’s Acetaminophen, haha!)
He stood up from the floor– without holding onto anything– and then he kept repeating it over and over. (Remember– Todd stood up on his own for the first 2 times on June 7th, but then he didn’t do it again.) The more we got excited, the more he got excited, and the more he did it.
He did his best walking to date on June 22nd, too: he walked one way, turned around, walked the other way, turned around and walked some more…without falling down. Here’s one of the video clips from that evening…
Starting the next day…
Since Todd could now stand up without having to pull up on something, he started to walk a lot. By the end of this week, he was definitely doing more walking than crawling (and of course falling down a lot). So, basically– he really, really started walking at 10 months old. Here’s the summary of Todd’s walking progression:
- 1st steps –> 9th months (week 39)
- started initiating walking spurts on his own –> 9.5 months (week 41)
- able to stand up from the floor on his own and walks instead of crawls –> 10 months (week 44)
Developmental and other highlights:
- 1st fever & 1st time taking children’s Acetaminophen (6/22)
- runny nose (lasted just a few days, starting 6/22)
- standing up (without using his arms) and doing it repeatedly (6/22)
- he prefers walking over crawling
- he gave me a kiss and he tried to bite my chin with his new bottom tooth (i.e. “Hannibal Lecter Kiss,” 6/24)
- he was all stretched out sleeping prone (6/25)
- 1st time riding in a shopping cart (instead of riding in the stroller while I shopped) (at Costco, 6/25)
1st shopping cart ride – June 25, 2015
WEEK 45
We’ve had an unusually hot summer this year, so Eric bought Todd a baby pool on June 26th. Todd enjoyed the skinny dip and playing with his toys for a while, but then he wanted to get out and explore the grass.
1st time in the baby pool – June 26, 2015
Developmental and other highlights:
- 1st time in the baby pool (6/26)
- able to lift and then carry large items while walking (i.e. an empty diaper box, a basketball)
- able to crawl completely under a kitchen chair
Outdoor nap after a rollerblade – June 27, 2015
Other highlights:
- when I take a shower, Todd “visits” me (Eric holds him up over the shower door)…always with a big grin
- I started using a sign for “pee pee” (6/27) and “poo poo” (6/28)
- we put up the baby gate to block access to my bedroom (6/28)
- morning naps were shorter because work was started on getting the siding on our house replaced. However, Todd slept through a surprising amount of loud noises!
- he loved to watch the workers from the sliding glass door
- playing the keyboard and “singing” from high chair (7/2)
- very funny before bed (7/2)
- he likes to go to the corner of our 2 couches
- When Eric watches TV, Todd reclines against him and relaxes that way
Todd’s corner – June 29, 2015
WEEK 46
Tooth number two!
On Friday, July 3rd, Todd woke up with the rare dry diaper and I noticed that his top left front tooth had broken through the gums. I was finally able to get a picture of it on July 20th (week 48):
View of Todd’s 2nd tooth (top left front) – July 20, 2015
You might have already read about Todd’s first 4th of July (in La Conner). If not, check it out here. We all had a good time strolling along the Channel Boardwalk, listening to some great music, and watching the fireworks show over the Swinomish.
Developmental highlights:
- he grabbed the table with both hands and lifted both feet off the floor briefly (7/5)
- after I combed my hair, he tried to comb his hair (7/5)
- able to stand up, squat down, stand up on the balance board with great control (see clip below) (7/9)
- he took a few steps backward (7/6)
Other highlights:
- running toward me and laughing (and doing it over and over) (7/3)
- he likes pushing his high chair across the room (and trying to push other large objects like chairs, bar stools, vacuum cleaner, etc)
- woke up from a full night of sleep with dry diaper (7/3 and 7/4)
- getting Eric’s phone and laughing while it takes a video (see clip below) (7/3)
- he does this funny thing where he hikes his extended arm by his ear, sticks it out in front, and walks that way
- he likes to drive his little cars on the floor
- he “dances” to music, and has been “singing” (excited screaming) for a while
People & Places:
- 4th of July activities in La Conner and making friends with a dog (7/4)
- visit to the beach at Kayak Point (7/5)
- Cousin Kylie visited (7/7)
Kisses from Cousin Kylie – July 7, 2015
WEEK 47
On Saturday, July 11th, we took Todd to see the goats (and sheep) at Goatalympics. (See “Goatalympics and Vegan Food Trucks“).
Eric & Todd at Goatalympics – July 11, 2015
Developmental and other highlights:
- able to climb onto the couch, from a cushion/pillow on the floor (see clip below) (7/13 & 7/14)
- able to quickly turn around 180° while walking and quickly walk (practically run) around in circles
- makes lots of sounds (i.e. “day day day,” “nam,” “ga ga ga,” “ba ba ba” and other babbling “sentences”
- he crawled under/through his Exersaucer and he’s much more aware of himself in space, (i.e. where his head is) so he doesn’t really hit his head under the Exersaucer (7/14)
- he starting pulling books off the big book shelf (7/14)
- he was able to back up his Little Tikes car (7/14)
- while outside, he walks all over the grass (>100 steps without stopping) and he’s not as focused on putting plant matter in his mouth
Other highlights:
- he tries to pull my hair (hard!) and thinks it’s funny (and always grabs for glasses)
- he tries to bite me and thinks it’s funny (the problem is, I laugh, too)
- he loves being outside, will complain (i.e. whine) when brought back inside
- he gave me lots of kisses (7/10)
- still makes moaning sounds when he’s tired and on the verge of falling asleep (for naps or in the car)
- I moved some exercise equipment so that our front room is now open/safe for Todd (7/13)
- he loves the drum set, sitting on our laps to hit the drum/cymbals, playing on the floor by the peddles, shaking the hi-hat, smiling at his reflection under one of the drums
Todd the drummer – July 10, 2015
Out & About:
- Goatalympics (7/11)
- we checked out a carnival ride while out on a walk; Todd got a little afraid of a dragon roller coaster (7/12)
WEEK 48 (PARTIAL WEEK)
On July 18th, we did a 27¼ mile (round trip) bike ride to Snohomish, WA, to check out a very vegan-friendly restaurant that we hadn’t known about. It’s called Grilla Bites, and it was awesome! We’ll definitely go back there again. We each had the Pesto Tofu Grilla (i.e. sandwich) and, later, we split a chocolate Coconut Bliss ice cream bar.
While digesting our food before biking back to the car, we let Todd walk around since the street was closed to traffic for the Kla Ha Ya Days Festival. Todd made a couple new doggie friends. He loves dogs!! I’m trying to teach him “gentle” when he pets them.
Todd in Snohomish – July 18, 2015
Developmental and other highlights:
- walking outside and splashing in the baby pool
- he started trying to turn his Little Tikes car while pushing it (7/19)
- does not like taking a shower
- 3rd tooth coming in (bottom front right (7/19 likely and 7/20 definitely)
- likes to play on a pile of pillows (and a blanket) on the floor
- Eric puts his bike helmet on him in the house, to get him used to it
- Todd loves dogs
Todd pool side – July 19, 2015
ELEVENTH MONTH WRAP-UP
Sleep–
Well, Todd’s tenth month had been his best sleep month to date, but the eleventh month was just as good! The only difference this month was that Todd woke up in the night 4x (compared to 5x). Two of those nights occurred just a few days ago (7/18, 7/19), which coincided with the arrival of Todd’s 3rd tooth (logical).
This month, Todd generally fell asleep on me before I put him in his crib for the night. A ~10 hour night-time sleep duration continued to be the trend.
Good morning, Todd! – June 25, 2015
I strived for no later than an ~8:30 PM bedtime, but sometimes it was a challenge with the seasonal, evening brightness of summer time. Todd’s usually plenty ready for bedtime, but a couple times it seemed that he just wasn’t. Instead of fighting him (i.e. letting him cry), Eric and I just closed the blinds to make the house as dark as possible, we both got on our couches, and we let him play. We modeled “sleeping,” and kept reminding him that it’s “night-night time” when he’d come over to engage with either of us. It was actually hard not to laugh (and we did laugh!). The goal was to show him that it’s not exciting to stay up any later. After about 15-30 minutes, he went to bed without incident.
The morning nap duration seems to be shortening a bit. While he did have two 3.25 hour naps and four 2.75-3.0 hour naps this month, the trend lately is closer to a ~2 hour nap. The swing is still worth its weight in gold!
Falling back asleep after one of his night time wake ups – 11: 41 PM on July 6, 2015
Food–
At month’s end, we’re working on can #63 of formula, so that means Todd’s gone through ~5 cans this month (compared to ~6 cans per month for the 2 previous months and 7 cans for the month before that).
A BIG milestone happened in week 48: Todd was now able to fully tip back his bottle (to get all the liquid out of it), from an upright position.
Nine+ times out of ten, I prefer (love!) holding Todd like a baby while he drinks because I get to cuddle with him then. He drinks pretty fast, though, and when he’s done, he’s off and running (sometimes with his empty bottle in hand).
After drinking his first bottle in the morning (from my glider chair), he quickly flips over and tries to climb over the arm of the chair, to the nightstand, and grab at whatever looks exciting (i.e. my phone, the teething tablet bottle, his baby nail clippers, etc). He pulls out as many books as he can from the little book rack sitting there.
(Todd doesn’t sit still very well when I try to read books to him in my chair…except when I read “I Love You As Big As the World.” He’ll let me read that one over and over to him…love!)
Bottle bonding – July 14, 2015
Todd eats a hearty 3 meals on most days. When the tray has several different things on it, you can see what he prefers, because he’ll go for all of that one thing (recently– black olive slices, bits of dried plum, Ditalini pasta with sauce.) He’ll “discard” other things by tossing them aside (but he’ll usually end up eating them later).
Developmentally, Todd can push food into his mouth with his thumb, after getting small pieces on top of it. He helps guide the spoon to his mouth and really sucks at the spoon hard. He’s currently working on his pincer grasp.
Green smoothie face – June 29, 2015
On July 6th, I stopped recording every meal eaten, and on July 17th, I did a detailed food post (What My Vegan Baby Eats). Here were the new foods tried this month:
- cabbage roll casserole (week 45)
- pureed prunes (week 46) & cut up pieces of a dried plum (week 47)
- split pea soup (week 46)
- peach pieces (week 46)
- mung bean threads (week 47)
- Organic Happy Squeeze Fruit & Veggie Twist pouch (apple, mango, pear, kale & chia seed puree) (week 47)
- homemade rice cashew milk (liquid part, without the sediment) (week 47)
- licks of a chocolate Coconut Bliss ice cream bar (week 48)
- Eric cut a bottle nipple to see if Todd could drink his green smoothie via his bottle (week 48)
Todd eating a pear slice – July 7, 2015
Todd fell asleep in his high chair for the first time on July 2nd (at dinner). The poor guy was so tired that day because the loud construction noises cut his morning nap very short (30 minutes). He ended up sleeping soundly in his high chair for 40 minutes!
1st time falling asleep during a meal – July 2, 2015
What does Todd hate about meals?
–> The clean-up! It’s one of the few times Todd really makes a fuss.
Toileting–
Todd had a couple more “poo misses” this month (11x), compared to last month (9x). Four out of 10 were the surprise 2nd poops of the day. Otherwise, Todd still generally poops once a day in the toilet. He also pees in the toilet (as well as in his underwear/diapers).
What we thought was diaper rash in previous months was actually his eczema, and it cleared up after treatment with the stronger (2.5%) Cortisone cream that was started at the end of the last month. So, this was the first month in a long time when Todd didn’t have a red, rashy butt. We keep him lubed with a barrier cream to prevent further eczema flair ups. These days we’re using a disposable diaper (instead of cloth) during nap time and when we leave the house.
Todd – July 19, 2015
Well, that’s every detail I can think of! We’re fast approaching the big first birthday (I can’t believe it!!)
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