Just kidding.
Let's update you on our boy...(can't believe this is our last monthly update!)
and P.S., He had his appointment today (4/4) and this was the toughest one yet since he got some heavy shots that he wasn't too keen on. Don't worry thought, before hand, he was he usual chatty, flirty self!
JACK ROBERT THOMAS - 12 MONTHS
WEIGHT: 21 lbs, 8 oz. (29th %)
HEIGHT: 31 in. (80th %)
HEAD: 48 cm (91st %)
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| so again, as we've always heard, our boy is long long looonnnng and very very verrrrrry lean... and apparently has a large head! Ha! He must need it to hold all that knowledge he is rapidly gaining and processing :) |
CLOTHES: all 12 months. Some 12-18 months all due to length. I feel like all of a sudden, he's just grown out of all these precious clothes that he's barely gotten to wear!
DIAPERS: Huggies, Size 3 still
WALKING: Jackman takes anywhere from 2-8 steps at a time before falling gently to his hands and knees and starts crawling. We assume that he has figured out that he can get where he needs to go already just by crawling and goes back to old faithful. We also assume that boy is a bit lazy in that department because he most definitely has the motions and is taking step after step...just not full time at this juncture.
COMMUNICATING/ UNDERSTANDING/ COGNIZANCE: This month, we've seen the biggest change in his communicative skills. He mimics sounds and watches your mouth as you speak, moving his at the same time. Jack will also look you square in the eye and have a full on conversation with you...but you only get a few words here and there that you understand. It's so precious because it's obvious that his brain is working and he absolutely knows what he is saying and is trying to talk with us, but the full words aren't forming just yet. If you ask him to say something, he will attempt to repeat it back to you. He can even mimic the sounds of the alarms on the new firetruck he got from Mamaw and Papaw's Easter bunny. His decipherable words are: "No" (not loving this one); "Yea"; "Mom-Mom"; "Dad-Dad"; "GO!"; "Nan" (NanNan); "Maam" (Mamaw); "Pap" (Papaw); and "Hiiiiii!" (our favorite because he pops up and says it and it's just precious!).
Jack can also mimic your movements. He sticks out his tongue at you, puts his arms up in a strong-man muscle motion, gives fives and knuckle bumps, waves bye-bye, grabs faces to kiss, and simply does what you do if you ask him and show it to him first. We are also seeing that he is able to recognize the similarities of things...for example: he has this octopus peek-a-shoe hide the ball thingy. Well, he knows that balls go in the top and drop to the bottom he must locate the ball under a shoe...so, he'll take balls from anywhere and drop them in the octopus. Since the balls are not all made to fit in it, he'll remove the shoe covering or dump them all out (by turning it upside down) to retrieve what he put in there. Thus, we see that he recognizes the round shape of balls and knows where they go and he also has problem solving skills for getting them out. It's really neat to see!
SLEEPING: through the night every night as usual and our boy is a walking, talking alarm clock...and a creature of habit and routine. He wake up EVERY morning between 6:30 and 7:30, without fail. Weekends, he makes it until 7:30 or 8, but that's it. I give him milk just before bedtime and he pushes the bottle away when he's done and reaches for his crib to go "night-night". I don't have to rock him or anything - he just goes straight to bed and puts himself to sleep.
PERSONALITY: He's just a ham and little sweetpea, love buggy! We are certainly blessed with a precious boy who is a teeny lover. Jackbaby loves giving kisses and gets excited to see anyone of familiarity. If he hasn't met your before or it's been a while since he's seen you, he'll be shy and worrisome at first but warms up fast and then he's on you like white on rice. He LOVES being silly and being the center of attention...hmmmmm...wonder where he gets THAT from?!?
FIRSTS/ ACTIVITIES/ NEW THINGS: Jack has now taken to climbing. Boy LOVES to climb! He also loves exploring new places and new things and gets into anything. He had his first experience of UK not making the NCAA tournament; first NCAA tournament experience in general (he was born within 12 hours of UK winning their 8 national title, at our request...she wanted him to come that night of the championship game and we UNregretfully declined THAT notion!), first Easter church service, first new car purchase with Daddy, first family celebration of a promotion, and first time trying NanNan's infamous green beans (he LOVED them - good thing too...those things are legendary!).
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| seriously...did this entirely on his own. Daredevil. |
TEETH: 3! His newest one? A fang. Yes, his lateral incisor is the newest addition to his collection. It's so funny looking! We found out at the doc that he is actually getting at least 4 in the top all at once and this is just the one that happened to pop through first. Poor little buddy :(
EATING/ FOOD: Jackman is fully on 2% milk now which means NO MORE FORMULA!!!! WAAAHOOOOO!!!! That saves us at least $40 a week! Whew! He still prefers it heated, though and we're not off the bottle yet...boooooo. Doc says he need not have much milk anymore either so he is not dependent upon it and doesn't become malnourished since cow's milk doesn't have all the nutrients of formula. We know he's not as he only has 2 bottles a day and then prefers water to drink the rest of the time...which she said is TERRIFIC! Jack will eat absolutely ANYTHING that we adults eat which we love! Kid EATS. ALL. THE. TIME. He IS our VERRRRRRY hungry caterpillar INDEED! He certainly does not care yet to try new things and will keep at it...IF it's adult food, even if he's not sure about it (well, real food we mean...NOT baby food) and it's not textured baby food. He WILL NOT eat the textured baby food like chicken veggies and stars and what not...but if it's regular food? Oh, he is ALLLLLL about that. Eats anything and I do mean anything! His favorite? Key Lime Pie flavor or varying flavors of Greek and regular yogurt!
FAVORITE TOYS: his barn, rubber duckies, balls, and his basketball goal. He also loves climbing on our couches or on Mommy and Daddy, roughhousing with Cousin Shawnee or Daddy, playing "get you", and climbing on the bottom of this storage cabinet we have.
WHAT'S COMING UP ON OUR SCHEDULE:
Jackbaby's FIRST Birthday PARTY!!!! (April 6th)
Aunt Beefy's Birthday (April 6th)
Mommy and Daddy to Daddy's USBank auction event (April 20th)
Mommy's Spring Break over :( (April 8th)
Amy and Jason's wedding - Jackbaby staying with fam (May 11th)
Mother's Day (May 12th)
Mommy's last day of school (May 21st)
Aunt Prissy's high school graduation (May 21st)
SUMMMMMMERRRRR!!!!!!
Papaw's Birthday (June 15th)
Father's Day (June 16th)
Uncle Roo's Birthday (June 24th)
FAMILY BEACH TRIP!!! (July 2013)
NanNan's Birthday (July 14th)
Aunt Sis's Birthday (July 25th)
Mommy and Daddy's 5th wedding anniversary (July 26th)
Daddy's Birthday (August 5th)
Mamaw's Birthday (August 13th)
NanNan and Poppy's 40th wedding anniversary (August 18th)
Aunt Prissy off to college...wahhhhh!!! (August 2013)
**These are all we have scheduled so far...I'm sure plenty of dates will fill in in-between! And don't worry, I'll still be here with updates about our family...blogging away...this is just our last monthly update about the Toots man.
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