KORD

14 Month Update

Milestones:
May 17 - First time swimming (loved it!)
May 24 - Eating with a spoon (wants to eat everything by himself)

June 18 - First word: tree (on our walk, he looked up and said tree)
June 28 - Said duck while reading his Truck-Duck book
July 2 - Said turtle

Can point out the sun & moon.

Pulling himself up on everything, getting up and down easily on his own now.

Can make tiger, horse & sheep sounds (does arm/trunk action for elephant). Alternatively, when you ask him what Mommy says, he responds "blah, blah, blah" (hilarious Dejo!).

When you ask him how to swim, he swings his arms back and forth.

Knows where his shirt and pants are.

Sniffs the air when you ask him how to smell or when he sees flowers.

Things I want to remember:
Doesn't like cold milk, or milk out of a cup
Tucking himself in at night - adorable!
Going to sleep by himself now  :-(
Waves hello/goodbye to everyone (definitely not shy this one)

13 Month Update

Milestones:
April 26 - 6th tooth
April 30 - Fifth sign: eat

May 4 - Crawled on hands & knees for first time
May 6 - Pulling himself up
May 8 - WALKING!!! A few steps bewteen Dejo and I repeatedly (Happy Mother's Day to me!)
May 8 - First time on a swing

Knows where his ears, cheeks & belly are.

Can make cow, fish, bear, bird & lion sounds.

Blowing kisses.

Says "coo-coo" when he sees birds (sound from pigeons from one of his books).

Things I want to remember:
When Dejo asks "who's daddy's boy", he raises his hand
How he crosses his feet
Back to falling asleep with me every night, in the chair
Holds one finger up when you ask how old he is
Refuses to push his walker if we put anything inside, he has to be the one
Super excited to see animals, especially dogs; lots of exuberant "ooh-ooh-oohs"

I operate under the belief that people really just want to be seen. If you can truly see someone, you give them a gift. I use this philosophy in my work and as a mother. I don’t think I can do anything more important for my children than to truly see them.

                                                    ---Tara Whitney

11 Month Update

Milestones:
Mar 19 - Third sign: up

Apr 7 - First attempt at pulling himself up
Apr 16 - Fourth sign: book

Asking to use utensils.

Drinking his bottle by himself.

Knows where his hair, eyes, nose, mouth, fingers & toes are.

Can point out most animals by name (favorites are zebras & rhinos); hoots like an owl when he sees one.

Knows what trees are and points them out in his books.

Just started moving away from his walker to the entry bench & back; also walking along the length of the couch.

Dancing to music.

Things I want to remember:
"Hop little bunny, hop little bunny" while Dejo bounces him on the bed
Loves Puffed Wheat
Holding toys up to his ear like the the telephone and saying "Hi Dada"
Drinks lots of water; gets so excited when he sees his water bottle/cup
Would walk for hours with his walker if we'd let him
Terrified of umbrellas
Loves to listen to music while we eat breakfast, requests it if I forget
Occasionally lays his head on my feet when I'm standing in the kitchen  - melt-melt-melt!

Nicknames:
Dad: Messy Schmidt
Mom: Kordislav

weekend photobooth

10 Month Update

Milestones:
January 19 - First class (Mother Goose at the library)
January 26 - Said "wa-wa" for water
January 27 - Second sign: more
January 29 - Clapping! (all the time, for everything)

Feb 5 - 4th tooth (first top incisor)
Feb 6 - Said "i-pa" for iPad
Feb 16 - 20lbs!!!
Feb 17 - 5th tooth

Stops, sits & high fives on demand.

Have seen him on all fours, but still not interested in crawling.

Starting to point at what we wants/where we wants to go.

Falling asleep in his crib (miss falling asleep next to him/carrying him to bed).

Currently on Day 11 of second nursing strike (teething induced); bottle only right now.

New foods:
Kiwi
Broccoli
Raisins/Dates
Pancakes (first really succesful finger food)
Mushrooms
Eggs
Papaya
Strawberries
Raspberries
Pasta
Kale
Pomegranite
Beets
Cheese/Cottage Cheese
Bread
Bagels
Oranges

Things I want to remember:
Dejo building him forts; everywhere out of anything
His love/hate (more hate) relationship with the vacuum
Asking for his elephant/ramp first thing every morning
His nodding game (you nod 'yes', he nods 'no')
How he talked to Dejo at length during dinner one night
Loves to have things stacked  for him so he can knock them over
Acka-Backa Boo, Grandfather Clock & Here Is The Beehive = favorite rhymes

Nicknames:
Dad: Dorkus Maximus, Monkey Boy (on account of his hair)

definition of anticipation:

weekend photobooth:

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