Five months later, here is my post….
My precious “baby” turned one. He’s not quite walking but is a mover and a shaker. He’s a take charge kind of guy.
Still hanging off the charts at 30 pounds.
Pure. Joy. The sweetest and joyous child!
We had a very small party but it was perfect in so many ways!
Here we go…the countdown to the big 1. Seriously, how did time go by so fast? My little “baby” is still just that, a baby…but he’s a mover and a shaker. I’ve been glad that he’s been exclusively nursed this whole time. In fact, when I’m nursing him is the only time he’s still…except for when he’s sleeping. So anyway, he’s also developed a little temper.
He doesn’t like to be changed so he’ll grunt and throw his hands up and down to let you know. And, if he gets a toy taken away from him (because he only wants age inappropriate toys), he will try to hit you. What’s up with that? It’ll be interesting to see how that develops.
On other news, he’s talking more and more. He will, on his own, point at the cat and say “Abbie”, and will also say eat, mama, dada, up, eat, uh oh, oh, all done.
The two top molars have come in already and the bottom two are almost through. He’s got some chompers for sure!
Standing proudly…he’s started cruising a bit and will push a toy around easily now.
The little brown spot on the back of his left thigh is a birth mark. It’s gradually gotten bigger as he’s grown. It was the size of a pea when he was born. It’s now about the size of a grape.
Little dude started pulling up to stand and cut his forth tooth the day he turned 10 months. He started crawling a little after he turned 9 months and has been all over the place. In the morning after getting milk, he crawls all over the house. Blaine seems to have a ton of fun keeping us on our toes. Gone are the days of him staying in one place for longer than 2 seconds. Entertainment at its finest.
The brothers have become afraid of him, like he’s some sort of monster. The creature eyes one toy, heads that way and the two older brothers lose it – like screaming as if they were little girls. Ridiculousness at its best. Again, very entertaining.
Anyway, Blaine is a fun little thing and still as sweet as he can be.
The kid loves to crawl all over the place. Concrete, hardwood floors, carpet, you name it….but he’d rather crawl in grass than anywhere else. We had the yard sprayed for bugs/insects (and biting creatures) but he still ends up with little bites on his legs. He doesn’t seem to mind yet.
Some determined little feet…
A little butterball, full of life and happiness. He’s cutting teeth left and right. And is SO heavy! Problem is he loves to be held. It’s lovely for a while but when you feel like your arm is going to fall off, you have to put him down. He’s not a fan of being put down.
Oh the concentration here….using that pincher grasp. He’s pretty much eating anything he’d like these days. And he pretty much likes anything.
I know I’m partial but I think he’s absolutely gorgeous with those blue eyes and wavy blonde hair.
He’s bossy, too…..we have no idea what he’s saying (except for saying Abbie and bye-bye) but he has a lot of jibber jabber going on.
And, I might as well say it…..I’m his favorite person. Love!
9 month stats:
Height: 30 inches
Weight: 27 pounds, 1 ounce
Head: 18.5 inches
Off the chart
Poor baby got salmonella poisoning from his middle brother. Wasn’t so bad but still….maybe something I’ll elaborate on later.
Well, here we go again. Sweet boy is still sitting up like a charm but is completely content with staying in one spot this month.
For Mother’s Day (this month), I took Troy and B to my cousin’s barn in Tuscaloosa. It’s actually a pretty neat/nice place with 5 bedrooms on the top, stalls on the bottom, big bays on the side, bays on the front, a concrete floor, kitchen up and downstairs, laundry room, bathrooms, etc. Enough to house my cousins, their 3 kids (2 sets of cousins), my mom, sisters and all of our kids. We had a blast! Justin and Brian stayed home because Justin was feeling sick. Turns out he had salmonella…..maybe I’ll write more about that later.
Below is one of my favorite pics of Blaine. He shared his cord blood when he was born. I kept forgetting to get his picture in the shirt so I could send it back to the hospital. The shirt just fit him (or maybe it was too tight, you be the judge). But, he was so sweet and innocent sitting up straight here. In the background is the land around the barn.
Justin has begun a true interest in Blaine. He can make him laugh which provides entertainment for all. Acting silly always makes a baby laugh, right?
He’s really started saying “mama” and I think he knows what he’s saying. Melts my heart.
Here I go trying to update Blaine. Yep, third child syndrome has set in at our house. Well, it set in a while ago I suppose. Keeping up with the blog has proven to be difficult.
So….back to Blaine. He turned 7 months at the beginning of April. What else happened in April? Blaine started sitting up confidently. And with such perfect posture! His little feet and legs would lay straight on the ground while he sat up as straight as a board.
His smiles come all the time. All.the.time.
And we started to think about moving him to his crib. This mama wasn’t ready to move the kid out of his parents room.
His eye teeth came in right after his two bottom teeth. So for a brief few weeks, he looked like a baby vampire. I’ve loved taking him with me where I go: the grocery store, a ladies night out at the local running club. You name it, he’s easy so I take him with me. He garnered so much attention at the ladies night that he ended up in the “fashion show” with one lady. Then he decided to spit up (a lot) – but at least he only got that on me and the floor. Oops.
Peek-a-boo is one of his past-times.
He went to his first big social outing (I think it was his first) to a fun event in Opelika called On the Tracks. He was, of course, the most adorable baby in attendance.
Then, on April 20th, his Memama and Grandy came in town to participate in the final rolling of the original Toomer’s Corner trees. Sure, they are (were) just a few trees. But, they were filled with pomp and circumstance, tradition and love. I specifically recall one Sunday after the Auburn/Alabama game back in 1997 or 1998 when Brian and I came to Auburn just to see the trees. It was like snow. I have the photos somewhere collecting dust. Anyway, anybody who’s been to downtown Auburn probably has some sort of memory about the trees. A few years ago, a man poisoned the trees with some pretty potent stuff and the trees have slowly declined. They were cut down on April 23rd.
Sweet Blaine is a half a year old! What happened to the time? I’m afraid I’ll be asking myself this forever. Anyway…
He’s the sweetest thing ever! He’s so, so close to sitting up, has four teeth now and is (occasionally) rolling over.
At exactly 6 months, he rolled from his belly to his back. At 6 1/2 months he rolled from his back to his belly.
This child LOVES life! Make sure he’s fed and he’s good to go. He loves his brothers and watches them intently. Once he’s mobile, we’d better watch out. His giggle is contagious.
His rolls (who has knee rolls?) are scrumptious!
Almost there…
23 pounds, 9 ounces
28.4 inches
17.7 head
99%+
It took about a week after the New Year came for me to realize we had already scheduled to get Blaine Christened (or baptized). All of a sudden I needed to take pictures and send out invites. With the other two boys, we invited our friends and family. This time, just to make it a little more intimate (and for me to stay sane), we’re inviting just the family.
Anyway, I took Blaine’s pictures this week…and got the invites off in time. Yay! I’ll post more later, of course.
What? Two months already? He is still a sweet, patient baby. As in even when he’s hungry, he’s so patient and will wait to eat. I hope this continues. Don’t get me wrong, the kid doesn’t go hungry. He’s probably around 16 pounds now but we’ll find out next week at his 2 month appointment.
He’s smiling, cooing and laughing a little. Blaine loves his mother! Well her…and pretty much anyone else who wants to hold him. Wearing mostly 6 months clothes. Can still wear some 3-6 month clothes. Size 2 diapers but we are moving him up to 3’s when we run out of what we have!
He’s absolutely sweet as pie!
Having a baby is so fun and sweet. They are so innocent and completely dependent upon their caregiver. I love him to pieces and never realized I could love all of these boys SO much!
Blaine sleeps about 7-8 hour stretches at night, usually getting up around 4 a.m. Then he goes back to sleep for about 3 hours. It’s hard waking up that early sometimes but I know one day I’ll miss these moments!
My days of maternity leave are flying by. I’m flying solo this week so survival is the key factor here. Blaine is not on a schedule…nor am I trying to get him on one….it’s too early for me. However, I have to admit it makes for an interesting day while trying to cater to his sporadic milk needs.
This was taken yesterday. Before Brian leaves to go out of town for work, he gets into cleaning mode. It’s pretty awesome, yes. However, he gets stressed out if he can’t get everything on his list complete. So I decided to try and burn some calories. I thought Troy would run some. What was I thinking?! He wanted to ride. So I strapped Blaine in the baby bjorn and let the other two ride. Of course about a half a mile into it, Troy decided he wanted to run. Whatever.
So today is survival day.
Troy decided he doesn’t like the personalized plate he had for lunch. Hmmm, thanks a lot.
Blaine doesn’t like to be put down. This is a recurring issue. Sometimes the kid has to cry because…well, I can’t hold him all the time. Side note: sometimes he’s content without being held but most of the time he is not…unless he’s sleeping.
My reward for holding him: smiles, coos and laughing….then, finally…sleep!
I’ll try and update tomorrow with what we did. These photos were taken with my iPhone.
This little dude is already a month old? What? I’ve heard every mother say that time flies. Well, it’s going at warp speed this time around. Blaine is a true joy, so sweet and is pretty easy going so far. He doesn’t like to be left alone and seems to enjoy being around noise most of the time. Check that off the list since he has two older brothers.
HE SMILED AT ME! Intentionally, I think, yesterday and again this morning. Warms my heart. He seems to have a big, opened mouth smile and I love it to pieces. Just like him :)
Took him for his one month appointment today. Only three days past his actual “one month birthday”. I’d say that’s a success for this mom. With Brian out of town, getting three little children ready and out the door by 8 was no small feat. I conquered it well, though. Didn’t blow dry my hair but when do I do that anyway? I digress…
Wearing size 1 diapers but as soon as we run out of those, he’ll be in size 2 diapers. He’s filling the 1’s up too fast. Size 3-6 month clothes. He has a long stride but the legs in size 6 month outfits are too long. Sleep varies at night. Sometimes it’s 5-7 hours, sometimes it’s ever 3 hours. Both are nice either way.
Stats:
Weight: 13 pounds, 8 ounces
Height: 23.7 inches
Head: 15.6 inches
*Off the charts. Seriously? Never thought I’d have a baby off the baby charts. Admittedly, it’s a nice feeling. With the last child barely at 10-15% for the first few months, it is an exciting thing to not have to be concerned with weight gain.
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