So, lately Lachs has been a little bit of what I describe as a "handful." Evidence is trying to get his 14-month pictures. It starts with numerous pictures and struggles with getting him to just leave the sticker on his shirt.
Next we tried giving him distractions such as the phone and some animal crackers, but that didn't help too much. So I didn't feel like I got a cute smiley picture, but my pics sum up how he is at this age!
No change in clothing sizing. We did order him a pair of shoes (think he is a 5.5). Anyways, he screamed and did not like his shoes at all, so has yet to wear them.
He has got a ton more teeth. His front bottom right tooth came in (to complete the set of 4 down there). On his right side, both his top and bottom molars have started to come in-- the bottom one is really coming along!
Fine/Gross Motor Skills
- Has learned to steer pretty well with his walkers. He sometimes will get stuck and immediately goes into panic mode, but a lot of times we tell him to turn around and he will.
- Just recently will balance standing still for a short while (maybe 5 seconds or so)
- ON his 14-month birthday he finally got brave and took a step without holding on to anything towards Dustin.
- Will drop items into a Kleenex box or milk jug and then figure out how to get them out.
- Not making much progress in the world of puzzles or his shape shorter. But he has made progress in the classic toy that has 5 buttons/gimmicks that once you master a little animal pops up. He can do the middle 3 now. He likes the ring stacker, but does not understand there is a correct order.
Verbal/Communication
Skills
There has not been a ton of improvement here and in fact I don't think we've heard "Hi" in the last month. I do think he understands a whole lot of what we are saying. I can tell him that Dada is sleeping and to go get him and he'll immediately head to the bedroom. I can tell him to go get a book and he will bring me one, so I think he knows some of his toys.
Eating
Does really well eating all of the school food. We give him about 15 oz. of milk each day. We have to watch his dairy intake because of his constipation. It gets a little frustrating at times because he'll love a food one day and then the next just refuses it and will dump it all on the floor. He has got in a bad habit of putting his food on the floor when he doesn't want it....which makes me really mad cause then it just goes to waste and I can't save it to try again later! Some days he will take 3 bites of a meal and then sign "all done." I initially would get worried and try to force him to eat, but quit doing that and figure if he gets hungry he will eat and let me know. He is very good with signing eat when he wants something.
Sleep
Sleeping 10.5-11 hours each night. Usually sleeping around 2 hours at daycare for 1 nap. At home we've been trying to keep with the 2 naps cause seems so sleepy in the morning, but this is getting to be a struggle. I think he naps so well in the morning that he doesn't really want to take an afternoon nap then. So probably a matter of time before we may have to transition to one.
Favorite Things
- Jabbering a ton of nonsense
- ANY book, but still loves the flaps the best
- His zebra walker
- Throwing ball back and forth; Throwing ball from upstairs through the railing into the family room and then we throw it back up to him
- Crawling into a closet, pantry, bathroom, etc and closes the door to play peek-a-boo
- Stuffed animals that talk/sing/move
- My old rocking chair and Sesame Street table
- Animal crackers-- we bought a huge tub at Sams and appears to be a mistake...he just LOVES them and I think is impeding with him wanting to eat dinner cause just wants animal
- Disobeying...loves to completely ignore when we tell him "no" and will even look right at us when doing something he knows he shouldn't be. He really likes to climb up on the fireplace or bang on the laptops.
- Putting anything and everything in his mouth.
- He likes covering his mouth on and off like when making Indian sounds. He also will run his finger over his lips.
- Still loves bath time, but he has graduated from his duck to the regular big boy tub! He loves all the water and splashing. He was always trying to stand up or crawl out of the duck, so figured it was time to say goodbye! The duck now sits in his room and he loves just pointing at it and saying "duck"
- Pointing at lights
- Pretending to talk on the phone-- holds it up by his ear
- Loves the wheels on the bus app on the iphone and watches that a lot. He is getting better with pointing and swiping things on the iphone-- pretty amazing to me.
Typical Day at 14 months:
- 6:45-7:00- Wake up, get dressed and in the car if weekday. On weekend, will usually let him in the crib for 15-20 minutes and then get him out to play.
- 7:00- Prune juice with Miralax
- 8:00- Breakfast (muffins, pancakes, waffles, etc.)
- 9:30- Nap if at home (usually 1.5 hours)
- 11:30- Lunch
- 12:00- Nap if at school (usually 1.5 hours)
- 2:15- Afternoon Snack
- 2:30- Nap if at home (usually 1 hour)
- 4:00- Afternoon Snack2
- 6:00- Dinner (Roasted Veggies, Meatballs, Peaches, Pears, Cheese-stuffed Shells, Lasagna)
- 7:00- Bath every 2-3 nights (We have tried to move this up a tad earlier due to him sleeping so late)
- 7:15-7:30- Read him a few books in the rocking chair and let him have his pacifier. We usually read a Lullaby book with music, some Ernie/Bert Good Night book, and recently added in the Going to Bed Book. He has started whimpering a little when we go to put him down, but he stops within 10 seconds of walking out the door.
