Category Archives: Life

this is real life

laundry day

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10 Months

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weight: 20 lbs 9oz  (53rd percentile)
height: 29inches (60th percentile)
head: 50th percentile – woot!

Interesting Tidbits

  • started doing a weird, face down, inch worm crawl
  • drove 10 hours to Youngstown
  • spent 3 days in the hospital @ Akron Children’s in Youngstown, was diagnosed with Roseola once a rash appeared (all is resolved and Ivan is back to normal)
  • slept in a king size bed with mama and daddy
  • toured a cidery, was told he fit the employee dress code (flannel shirt, jeans)
  • everywhere we go (out in public, to see friends, doctors visits with nurses and doctors) people comment that Ivan is “big for 9 months”
  • says ‘dada’ with association
  • makes the noises for ‘uh oh’ when he drops something but doesn’t have the right syllables for it
  • moved up to 9-12 month clothing
  • makes a whistling sound, doesn’t know he’s whistling
  • 4 teeth
  • claps and waves goodbye
  • likes to sleep with his legs up, resting on his crib rails
  • babbles a lot to us
  • dances to music
  • has separation anxiety. When he can’t see one of his teachers at daycare he cries until they come back.
  • sleeps through the night more often than not, wakes up early
  • officially recognized as a tax deduction when we filed our taxes this month (thanks Ivan!)
  • hair is growing over his eyes and over his ears
  • moved up to new car seat this month, has figured out how to throw things over the side but then wants it back and can’t reach it
  • stands for long period of time while holding on to something
  • sent his first text message

Ivan Loves:

  • eating
  • looking at himself in the mirror
  • banging on things
  • chewing on Sophie
  • pushing toys/cars/baskets back and forth
  • reading books
  • chewing on phones/ipods/etc.
  • music and when people sing to him

Ivan Hates:

  • being left alone
  • when he can see his bottle, but he is not drinking it yet
  • having his toothbrush taken away from him
  • when anything touches his nose
  • having his blood taken

 

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these fish are his new best friends

endless (and I mean endless) entertainment. He’s even started talking to them when he sees them.

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swings

Monday, March 16 – a warm day in Ohio with no snow mounds on the ground! Ivan so delighted to not be in the car anymore after a 6 hours trip in the car 🙂

 

does this count as crawling?

because I think we’re finally crawling!