A week or two before his birthday, I introduced Vitamin D milk to him. We first started giving it to him in a bottle once per day as we used up the last of our formula. He did not like the milk cold, but in his defense, he's never liked a cold bottle. Gradually, we started giving him more and more milk in a sippy, and when the formula was gone, it didn't phase him. For about a month, he took Vitamin D milk bottles before nap and bed only. We went camping this weekend, and I forgot to pack a bottle, so it was a perfect opportunity to cut him off completely. The bottles are all washed and ready to be packed away. I'm so tired of washing bottles!
A few days before he turned 1, he decided to finally give table food a chance. The first table food I really got him to eat well were grapes. He loves them and shovels them in as fast as he can. He also likes blueberries (but they're so messy!) One day for lunch he had bologna and green beans and was in heaven. We've also given him hotdogs, pudding, rice, french fries, eggs, bread, cheese, mac and cheese, and jello. He is still very picky, but is doing much better. I quit buying jars of baby food (hallelujah!) but still occasionally buy the pouches of baby food for when he refuses to eat anything else. He loves Cheerios, puffs, yogurt melts, and any other kind of snack. He also really likes juice, which we try to limit.
Right before his birthday, he also started to crawl on all fours regularly. He almost never army crawls anymore. He pulls himself up on everything, and he's walking along all furniture. I've even seen him walk from one piece of furniture to another by reaching. He will walk if he holds your fingers; Papaw loves to do that with little ones, so he better get ready! One day, I saw him crawling behind a truck with both hands on the toy. I brought out one of our walk-behind toys, stood him behind it, and off he went walking! I was shocked that he didn't fall on his face because he walked too fast. He loves to walk behind toys, and squeals and screams when he crashes or can't get his toy to walk. Also, he just figured out within the last week how to make his walker go forward. He loves it outside now in the walker because he can go anywhere he wants. (We love our cement driveway!!) We've already had our ankles run over a few times by the speedy little man.
When it's time to lay down, we no longer rock. I give him some milk, then tell him night night. He usually lays his head on my shoulder and I pat his back. After a few moments of settling him down, I put him in his bed and hand him his blanket. He lays right down (almost always) and goes to sleep. It's been awesome to finally get to that point!!
Vince can wave hi, bye and night. He also understands when I say, "Where's Vera/Dad?" He smiles and points to them. When I ask him if he wants more to eat, he will shake his head yes. He understands what no means, but like most toddlers, he doesn't obey. He loves to play in the dishwasher, bathroom and kitchen cupboards. He still enjoys looking out the window. He has watched Adam mow the entire yard (1 hour!) from his stroller. We just move him from one area to another, and he attentively watches. He still is fascinated by the traffic and loud machinery on the road. He doesn't like to sit and be held. We call him Wild Man because he prefers to go, go go...climb, crawl, explore, and tear up! He's a true boy!
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| He loves to play in Vera's room, especially with the Singing Machine. We keep it on the tote because otherwise he knocks it over, climbs on it, and pushes buttons. He can reach the power button, knows how to turn it on, and really annoys his sister by adjusting the volume while she's trying to listen to music or books. He stands along the sides and dances while the music plays. He also dances in the car and in the shopping cart at stores. Funny! |
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