Isaac's 12th Month
It's hard to believe that Isaac is already a year old! Crazy. Here's a few snip-its of the past month.
He is crawling fast and furious, pulling up and walking along furniture starting to release his hands and stand alone for a few seconds. He is still a bit away from taking his first steps in my opinion. We'll see. But he can climb up the stairs and will turn around to scootch himself down them as well!
I don't know that I've ever mentioned this, but Isaac has a lovie!! We never had anything like this for Kayla (something to help her fall asleep at naps/night) but we also had a lot of nap issues with her, so much so that I would often rock her to sleep. Since I don't really have the time to do that with Isaac, since he is not my only, I wanted to give him a "transitional item" to help comfort him. We got an adorable frog lovie from our church with his name on it, and I started giving this to him around 6 months. He has grown completely attached to it, and he hugs it the entire time he is in his crib. Even though he travels quite a bit during his sleep, his lovie is always in tow.
He has 12 teeth now ( 4 in front on top and bottom and his 4 molars).
Solids continue to be a challenge. He will not eat any fruit or meat unless it is pureed. He will eat a select few vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes and peas) in bite size form, sometimes. But otherwise, his preference is pureed. He loves yogurt, but will spit out pieces of fruit! I'm at a loss of what to try with him! I always try to give him a small bite of what we are eating, but he pushes it out with his tongue or throws it on the floor. Eventually I know he will learn, so we do keep trying. In the meantime, it's a bit frustrating! We are still nursing 4x a day, and I probably won't start to wean him until he is a bit more diverse in his eating.
His personality is still rather laid back and sweet. As he has grown he's gotten a little bit of a stubborn streak and is starting to get more motivated. If he wants something and he can't have it (because we won't give it to him, or because Kayla won't let him have it) he whines and cries and tries to throw a temper tantrum! This will not be cute in a few months, but it's pretty cute right now! He will also go limp when he gets angry!
He’s a very curious little boy and loves the vacuum cleaner! Here is David showing him how it sucks! Isaac will chase it around the house!
He loves his big sister so very much. Sometimes they play together and share; I love those moments! Most of the time, however, I’m a referee!
His sleeping habits continue to be about the same; he sleeps 11 hours straight at night and takes 2 naps, typically 2-3 hours total.
He's a bit of a momma's boy and loves to be with me and in my arms as often as possible.
He’s a skinny little thing. We didn’t have a 12 month appointment, but since I’m behind on blogging, I did take him in at 13 months and he was 20lbs exactly! That puts him in the 5-10%! Peanut!!!
He is a precious little boy, has a great smile and a strong hug. We love him so very much and feel so blessed to have him as our son.
