Nathan,
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| Blue Bonnet Pictures, April 4th |
My sweet boy, life has been so busy this summer. That's partially why I am so behind on your update. We have been on the go non-stop since I last wrote about what you have been up to. In April, we sold and closed on the only home you and Katie know. It was bittersweet to sell our first home, but we quickly moved into a nice, new, bigger home at the end of May. We spent the in between time living with Mawmaw and Papaw, which you and Katie LOVED! There is nothing better to you than your grandparents-not even sweets. :) Mawmaw had a bout of diverticulitis and had to be hospitalized twice. Gam Gam and Great Gpa came down to help mommy take care of everyone, and you had a blast entertaining them. Aunt Meghan came to San Antonio three times in the past three months-it was nice to see how much you love and missed her. Also, Aunt Tamara came to see us from Germany, and you met Carmen for the first time. There has been a lot going on!
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| Riding "the horsies" at Sea World |
You are a full blown toddler at this point. You run, climb, hurdle, and crawl into every little place that you can find. We can't turn around for one minute or you will be climbing onto the high counters and tables or digging into the medicine cabinet (like you did today when you broke into the Mucinex bottle)....You and your sister take great pride in climbing up and over the couch now that the furniture "floats" in the middle of the room rather than being up against a wall. You are even trying to dance and bounce up and down to music or spin in a circle. You especially love to dance to the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song, which was also a favorite of your sisters, too. You are even sleeping in your own big boy toddler bed as of March 30th.
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| Easter Sunday, March 31st |
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| First "Big Boy" Haircut at Sharkey's |
It is so much fun to see you learning and understanding more and more each day. You see us using the bathroom and you try to "help" by handing us toilet paper, occasionally helping us wipe, and flushing the toilet. When we were at mawmaw's house, you liked to sit on Katie's Dora Potty when someone else was going to the bathroom and you had such a big grin on your face! You can climb into and out of your highchair, and will get up there ready to eat when you are hungry. You like to help "mop" the house, try to "wipe" up messes and your hands with towels, love to "wash" your hands (which is more like you splashing water), try to "help" put new trash bags into the kitchen trash can, and "assist" with the laundry by opening and closing the washer and dryer doors and putting/pulling clothes out. You are able to get your shorts off by yourself and you help put your arms through when we put your shirts on. You pull your shoes out of the closet and try to get them on yourself, although you are not quite ready for that yet. You even started blowing us kisses on May 17th.
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| Lunch wtih the Ladies @ Z'Tejas, April |
You are able to throw balls by yourself, drop objects into empty containers, stack objects together, and sometimes you like to color. I am starting to trust you with spoons and forks-I know, I know. You have been able to do this for awhile, but I knew you would slop your food all around and not just eat. Now you are using a fork or spoon to eat with when you *want* to. You like to hug and kiss baby dolls, and real babies too! When you want to give Emma a hug or a kiss, you take her pacifier out and plant a big one on her. You are such a sweet boy!
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| Sea World with Tamara and Carmen, April |
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| Feeding the Dolphins @ Dolphin Cove is one of your favorite things to do! |
You are saying more words everyday. I can't even keep up with all the new words that you say, so this is a rough list of words. I am sure there are more:
Mama
Mommy
Mom
Dada
Bubba
Uh Oh
Bella
Maw Maw
Jon-Kin (Uncle Jon)
Done
Tickle Tickle
More, "Moe"
PApaw
Bye Bye
Amy
Katie "Kay-Tee"
Baby
Tara
Mine
This
Get You
Chip, "Cheep"
Emma
Please
"Corn" for popcorn
Thank you
Go
Door
Love you (to Mawmaw when we were leaving the hospital)
Peek-a-boo
Water
"There you go!"
"Got it!"
Car
"Make it Dark" (You shut the bedroom door when you said this while we were getting ready for bed)
"Five" (while you were giving daddy high five)
Welcome
Pollo
Macy
Puppies
Ants
Milk
"Nana!" for Banana
"I'm clapping" (You told me while you were clapping)
"I Cold"
"I jumped!"
"Water Daddy Please"
"I see you"
That's over 50 words, which is more like the vocabulary of a two year old. I am so impressed with how well you are able to speak to us. You and Katie "talk" to each other all day, so I am sure that helps. I think if you didn't try to suck on your pacifier all the time, you would be saying more words.
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| Playing at Landa Park, May |
Some places we have been the past few months:
Countless trips to Sea World and Aquatica
San Antonio Zoo
St. Luke's Episcopal Church for Easter Sunday
Out to Celebrate Daddy's 33rd and Mamaw's 50th Birthdays
Sharky's Cuts for Kids for your first big boy haircut (and two more)
Mi Tierra's for dinner with Aunt Tamara
Landa Park with Uncle Tj, Aunt Lindsay, Danica and Carissa
Charlie's 2nd Birthday Party
Pump It Up
Heritage Duck Pond
Hyatt Hill Country Resort for the 4th of July
Various Aunt's Houses: Aunt Tara, Aunt EJ, Aunt Nomi, Aunt Melissa
Of course Mawmaw's and Pawpaw's house
Dr. H's office
Mommy's work
Swim Lessons
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| Kisses for Emma, May |
You are still my little snuggle monster, although you are becoming a lot more attached to your daddy and you ask for him frequently. You are still nursing, but mainly once a day either in the morning or at night. I am trying to wean you, but you are rather persistent, and I know that you use it as a comfort measure, too. You take milk from a sippee cup rather well and have between 16-24 oz of milk a day. You drink a lot of water, and ask for it all the time. You haven't had too much juice at this point, but you have more than made up for it with the sweets you enjoy-cookies, ice cream and chips to name a few. You are hitting the terrible twos a bit early, and with that comes your pickiness with your food. It is hard to get you to eat somethings-for example, you won't eat hot dogs for Tara or chicken nuggets for me, but you will when we aren't around. You still take a two hour nap around 12-1p and you sleep from 8:30pm to 7am (ish). You wake up around 5am and come into my room to sleep with me most nights since we have moved to the new house.
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| Swimming at Aquatica, May |
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| Hanging out with Grandpa Paul, June |
We are still keeping a close eye on your weight. You are back on the charts now, but you are still under 5%, so you have a follow up with the endocrinologist around your 2nd birthday to check your bone age. We have come to the decision that you must be a "late bloomer" and that you will eventually hit your "genetic window" for your height and weight. They think you will be between 5'10" and 6'2". You are wearing small/medium cloth diapers, size 4 disposable diapers, 12-18 month clothes and size 5/6 shoes.
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| Heritage Duck Pond with Katie and Mommy, June |
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| Playing at Dr. Hilger's Office, July 17th |
I look forward to seeing how you continue to learn and grow over the rest of the year. You are growing so fast-you won't be my baby for much longer. Always know that mommy loves you more than words can express and I will always be your biggest fan!
Love,
Mommy
