Dear Landen,
Can you
believe you’re just one month away from being a one-month-old!??! This is your
last month of being a baby. Mommy’s not ready for you to be a toddler yet!
However, this past month has been great and you’ve started doing some very fun
things so we’re excited to see what the next month brings.
You
celebrated your first 4th of July last month and didn’t hardly
flinch during the fireworks. Your separation anxiety is through the roof right
now, especially at bedtime. We have to make sure you’re all the way asleep
before we put you in your crib or you’ll wake right up and cry. You just cry and cry and cry. It seems to be worse when you’re tired,
hungry, or in teething pain. Some days
you will cry if we’re walking around the house and not right next to you. When Mommy takes you into the bathroom with
her for her shower she has to crack open the shower door so you can poke your
head in and see her. All of this is completely normal but we don’t like to see
you get upset.
You love to
grab our hands and clap them for us. Mimi really worked with you and you
finally started clapping on your own in the middle of the month. We were so
excited and it is so dang cute! You’re
just now learning how to high-five. You
think it’s pretty funny because we cheer when you do it. You love to pound on our keyboards –
especially Mommy’s. We got you one of your own so hers doesn’t get
destroyed. You also like to play with
the newspaper but you managed to get two paper cuts on your cheek the other day
so now you look like an Indian brave.
Much to our chagrin, one of your favorite things to do is to pull the
towels down in the kitchen. Those things are always on the floor! You often smile or laugh after you sneeze
because you like it when we say “bless you”.
You love to
sit at the threshold of the front door and touch the welcome mat. We can tell
you’re thinking about going out onto the porch but you haven’t yet. You also
like to pull yourself up at the front door and play with the doorknob. You even
take our keys sometimes and hold them up to the knob like you’ve seen us
do. I’ve caught you standing on your own
a few times but as soon as you realize you’re doing it, you grab something for
support or go down to the floor. Your
balance is getting better and better.
You took your
first road trip to San Luis Obispo last month.
The drive did not go well. At all. You got yourself worked up and threw up all
over when we were 30 minutes from the hotel.
There wasn’t anywhere to stop so we just pushed through. Mommy did not have a fun time cleaning up
that mess!! You did better on the way
home but you still cried. Daddy and
Mommy have decided that we’re not driving any further than 2 hours for awhile. Luckily you were pretty great while we were
on vacation, it was just traveling there and back that was disastrous.
Eating this
past month has had its highs and lows. You like the flavors of yogurt you’ve
had at snacktime and applesauce was a hit.
You’re a pro at eating yogurt melts, puffs, and mum-mums! You even fed yourself a mum-mum. Mommy was so happy she almost cried! Sometimes you’re as hungry as a bear and
other times you absolutely refuse to eat.
We think it related to teething and how sore your gums are. You still
will not eat chunky purees and table foods are a challenge. You did eat small bits of banana, cheese,
chicken, watermelon, and cantaloupe so you’ve made some progress. You ate your first baby cookie and it was
instant love! You fed it to yourself by
breaking off little pieces with your teeth.
You still refuse to drink from a sippy cup so we’re working on drinking
from a straw. You’re not overly fond of
it but we’ll keep working on it.
Daddy and
Mommy are looking forward to enjoying your last month before you officially
become a toddler. Since time refuses to
slow down we’re just going to embrace it and relish every minute we get to
spend with you. We love you so much Bubba!
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