Sometimes in life you just have to call an audible and this couldn't be more true then what we're experiencing right now with Jr and life in general.
I can't believe its been over week since I've updated on what Mr. Jr has been up to, but life has been a whirlwind lately....hints calling an audible the past three days. Tuesday Jr just wasn't himself and got a little off his normal routine. It could be anything from him not going the bathroom like normal (therefore causing tummy troubles) to these wonderful things called teeth. So between tummy and teeth this week has been trying on Mom, Dad, and Jr. Wednesday night have been the longest mommy day so far. Jr was fussy most of the day until the evening and clearly didn't feel good; everything from his cries to hardly eating at all has all been off lately. He'd cry and cry until he wore himself and fall asleep. I did get him to take 2 shorter naps in the morning and then a long one from 2-4 (this one he took in my arms and to me it felt like I was in heaven as he lie peacefully sleeping). The rest of the evening went pretty well and he sleep 11.5 hrs last night. Nonetheless, I hope the teeth come soon and quickly.
We had a great time with PJ, Shan, Mom and Dad over New Year's. We celebrated New Year's Eve by having a wonderful turkey and ham meal followed by lots of presents. It was so much fun opening gifts and getting to celebrate Christmas again. All of us (except Jr who was sound asleep) stayed up for the new year playing Deal or No Deal on the Wii. I was high for a long time with $802,000, but of course that didn't last long as I have one of the most competitive husbands ever and he of course had to go break it and win the million dollars. Sunday through Tuesday we stayed up till past 1 in the morning to play Settlers of Catan. PJ, Shan, Dad, and A were playing it Saturday before PJ and Shan had to leave. They all said it was a lot of fun and some how convinced my mom and I to play with them (Dad and A), which was a terrible move on our behalf because now we too are addicted and have played the game way too much. It was so funny because we'd start playing at night, baby in carrier in all and as soon as he went to bed the real game faces came on up late we'd stay again. It was so much fun playing with mom and dad, but I'm clearly paying for this week, oh well it was worth it:) So between eating way too much, playing Deal or No Deal and Settlers of Catan, laughing way too hard, and smiling so much my cheeks hurt.........life's been good!!! It's been a great New Year thus far and I can't wait to see everything this year has in store for the Carriker Clan.
*Side notes:
*A has some bone spurs on his ankle and just like with Jr, we are calling and audible here too. We aren't sure what we're going to do about them, but have to decide very quickly.
*A is cleared from pt and is good to go with his "New" shoulder. He's worked so hard since his surgery getting his strength back and clearly it's paid off. He goes back to Houston tomorrow to get it officially cleared by the dr.
*It snowed about 4 inches last night, but we haven't been able to try out his new sled or snow suit yet, because it's too cold but maybe the snow will stick around for awhile and we can go out when it warms up just a bit. Plus maybe by then he'll be back to feeling like himself and not sick and all out of whack.
*Gma Adeline is back home and doing great. I hope this year goes better than the last for the McBride Clan.
*Aleah turned 1 today! It's hard to believe it's been almost a year since we've seen her. I really hope we get to see them sometime this off-season.
*We're officially in the off-season. A's first year here they won 3 games, then 2 his 2nd, and now 1 his third; I wonder what this next year will bring us.
23 week highlights:
-Celebrated his 1st New Year! Of course, he slept through the actual new year, but he celebrated New Year's Eve opening gifts and eating lots with Gma, Gpa, PJ and Shannon.
-Jr can sit all by himself for quite some time. Out of all the positions (laying tummy/belly, standing, etc.) he definitely prefers just to sit and play with his toys.
-Jr can stand if he's holding onto something. He likes to stand and hold onto his activity walker.
-He continues to eat the usual 3 tbsp veggies with 1 tbsp cereal, along with 6-8 oz of milk. This past week he hasn't eaten as much as usual, down to about 6 oz rather than 8.
-Jr continues to sleep like a champ at night (11 hrs).
-Although we still can't see any teeth, we know they are coming. Between everything in the mouth, drool (soaks his bibs all day long), fussiness, etc., we know these could be some long months.
-Jr loves to talk and laugh. He has one of the biggest smiles ever and looks like the Gerber baby.
-Jr moved up to 18 mo clothes. His sleepers are 9 months, but all shirts are 18 mo.
-Jr moved up in diaper size, too. He went from 2 to 2-3 and as soon as he finishes the 2-3 box, he'll be in size 3.
-He started rolling to the right now. Jr always would roll to his left no matter what, but started rolling to the right this week.
-He got so many presents this Christmas. He got a car walker, John Deere precious moment from Gpa, an activity sit & walker, a car he can be pushed around in, a ball, a train, blocks, a snow suit, sled, bath toys and so much more.
-Jr loves to be pulled in his wagon. If he's ever fussy it seems to calm him down almost instantly. I wonder how many laps we've made around the house so far.
-Jr also loves to be pushed around in his car. His feet touch just enough that he can push along a little. He really loves to just go cruising around the house.
-Helped Gma and Mommy take down the Christmas decorations. We did however leave the train up, because he is a source of good entertainment!
-Continues to go crazy in his jumperoo and loves watching the train go around while he jumps around.
-His fine motor skills seem to improve by the day. It's so much fun watching him discover this whole new world.
-Sits up in his bath and splashes like crazy while giving him his bath. He loves to play around in his bath tub and gets mad when you get him out (this is only the beginning of that I have a feeling).
-Jr got to sit in the big boy high chair. We all went out for lunch and he got to sit in the high chair at the table. He did great and loved looking at everyone. I don't think the ladies next to us knew what to think since we have a noise machine on our hands; he talked the whole time.
-Went and celebrated Annie's birthday on New Year's day! Jr did great and was a hit with all the ladies! He especially loved all the balloons.
“[Be Holy] Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.”- 1 Peter 1:13
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