February 4, 2016

Check Ups: 11 Months!






Here we are. 11 months already. I am just not ready to come to terms that in four short weeks we will have a one year old running around. How did we even get here? Everyone says that it goes by in a blink of an eye, but honestly, you cannot prepare yourself for how quickly time actually flies. There are so many wonderful things about time going by so quickly, though. Time can actually be on our sides. All of those rough, long days with little-to-no sleep eventually disappear, teething finally comes to an end, and changing 30 diapers an hour ultimately fades away.

Time with Niko is, and has been, so bittersweet; there is never enough of it. Watching Niko grow over the past 11 months has been an emotional rollercoaster, to say the very least. There is nothing more beautiful or rewarding than being a mama, but, at the very same time, there is nothing emotionally harder. In one aspect, I love watching Niko grow and seeing how quickly he picks up on new cues, I love the little person that he is becoming, and I love the bond that we have; the list never ends. On the other hand, it makes me so sad that he is no longer an itty bitty one-day-old baby, it makes me sad that our snuggling days are numbered, as he is more interested in exploring the world, and it makes me sad that I am already not needed in some aspects. However, with all of that being said, I am so glad and so grateful that he is growing healthily, that he is learning new things and developing at the right speed, and that we are just happily living life one day at time and soaking up all life's goodness that it has to offer!

So, with that said, here is Niko's 11 Month Check Up!

Loves: Loves to play with Brooks, dance, crawl around with something in one of his hands, take baths, get his teeth brushed, explore the house and cabinets, eat, and play with everything that he is not supposed to, such as cords, outlets, the dishwasher, etc. He loves being tickled, tossed around in the air, and when we are all being silly. He also loves play peek-a-boo and kiss the baby in the mirror. He just loves staring at and talking to himself!

Hates: Sleeping, naps, and basically everything that has to do with sleeping, but oddly hates waking up. Niko still hates getting in and being in his carseat, getting dressed, and having his diaper changed. In all honestly, not much has changed since he was a newborn. He still hates the same things now as he did then.

Favorite Song: Gonna Wanna Tonight - Chase Rice

Doing: Plays peek-a-boo and doka. Niko is kind of walking[ish], he is taking a few steps at a time, now. He likes to give hugs and kisses and wave bye-bye, and he is starting to understand what certain words mean, such as no, come here, and give me kisses. He also can point to your nose and eye when you ask where it is.

Eating: Niko loves to eat everything and anything. He is actually happiest when he is eating. His favorite things to eat are blueberries, pears, yogurt, toast with strawberry jelly, feta cheese, tomatoes, peas, carrots and everything that we are eating. We are currently working on eating snacks from a bowl, which is not going too well; he tends to just dump everything all over the floor.

Sleeping: We are finally back on a good sleeping schedule. The last couple of months have been really tough. Niko was sleeping through the night, then he stopped, then he was sleeping through the night again, and then the holidays came. The cycle never seems to end, but I am thankful that he is back to sleeping through the night. We try to put Niko down around 6:45-7 and he will sleep until 6:30-7 the next morning. Naps are still vary day-to-day, since each day is different. But, we get at least one mini nap in and one good nap. We are constantly working on his sleeping.

Saying: Niko is saying Mama, Dada, Doka, and lots of gahs, ahs, bahs, etc. We have not heard any actual words yet, but sometimes we swear he actually says things, though. This morning, it sounded like Niko said hello in reply to my hello. But, I don't think that counts. 

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