Mr. Messy

I love him. And he drives me crazy sometimes. He's Mr. Messy. He will destroy all cleanliness and organization in seconds, when given the opportunity. His latest targets... folded laundry, opened drawers, toilet paper rolls and garbage bag hiding place. He also has a talent - grabbing his messy diapers out from under him while I am cleaning off his bum THEN he slings said messy diaper across the room. Lovely.


People need not wonder why my house is a disaster...

School Days

I cannot believe it. He started Mother's Day Out this week. And the kicker... He loves it. His teacher, Ms. Jennifer, is a blond. He loves blonds. I think he feels a special closeness with people who share his hair color - since he lives in the land of brunettes. He loves Ms. Bonnie and Ellie, too. Both blonds. Beautiful blonds, I must add. He's one smart cookie. Albeit a small cookie - the teeniest, tiniest near 15 month old in the class of "young toddlers". He doesn't have a clue... and I love that about him.

Doing GREAT!

I cannot tell you what a difference there is in Christopher. He is still as independent as ever, but he is so much healthier now! He isn't sick and even his acid reflux has stopped. He still takes about 30 oz of milk, pediasure or yogurt drink a day and loves his food, too. He isn't much for jars of baby food though. He would rather do it himself (note the independent part). He's very head-strong and if I cannot read his mind he gets rather upset. He LOVES swimming and I have signed him up for lessons with the 'swim nazi'. It should be interesting. He's not much for being told what to do. LOL! See this picture? He wants to drive all of the time and will fight you to the death for the car keys and the steering wheel. There is something in their blood. Most boys love balls and trains. My kids love to drive cars. Seriously, Christopher drives everything! He even pushes the remote control like a car. HA!

He's Going To Be A Chunker

OK. If Christopher keeps eating and drinking like he has been the past few days, he is going to have some major weight gain. This child LOVES peanut butter, cream cheese, french fries and pancakes. He drinks somewhere around 30-40 oz of whole milk, yogurt drink or pediasure a day. Seriously, if he doesn't gain a pound by our doctor appointment on the 7th, I will be scratching my head. I LOVE IT! Who would have thought?

The Adventures Continue

I have to say that little Christopher is about the cutest thing in the world! After a recent beach trip we learned that he loves sand. He is a real crab! He crawls around, much like a little sand crab. He leaves a trail just like a little baby sea turtle! LOVE him!

Another wonderful milestone hit - he's talking. Not your typical 10 month babble, either! He has WORDS. He picks up a new word every day. Today he is working on baby. Yesterday - bird. Saturday was "boo!" So we have mama, dada, baba, boo, bird, baby, bye-bye, all done, and maybe one or two others I can't remember now. Awesome, huh?! I am teaching sign language, too. We are working on: more, up, all done,   and a few others. I kinda think he will pick up the word before the sign. This is all very shocking to me, having had one non-verbal child!

Birthday Boy!!!

Happy Birthday, My Sweet One!

I cannot believe that Christopher is actually turning one on Monday. Just yesterday, we were looking at all 3 pounds of him in the NICU. Today he is crawling at lightning speed and cruising around the furniture like a pro. He has words - mama, dada, byebye, ba-ba, and he makes the greatest car sounds ever. He pitches fits just like a big boy and idolizes his brother. He still cuddles up next to me when he wants his ba-ba, so I have moments of baby time with my little cutie. We are looking forward to his celebration tomorrow. It will be lovely, just family, friends and my sweet boy.

Mac N Cheese and Brownies

Christopher has found new joy in food. He recently discovered the excitement of peas and carrots. He savors each bite of Annie's Organic Rice Flour Mac 'n Cheese. He squishes each morsel of green bean in his chubby little fingers. He didn't know what to think about Betty Crocker's GF Browines. But this makes mommy happy, because she loves them and she doesn't mind sharing them with him. :)

Planning for his party

I cannot believe that my baby is turning ONE in a week and a half! I have a lot of planning to do. I need to come up with a menu and start trying gluten-free cake mixes for his smash cake. Anyone have a favorite mix? I am willing to take suggestions!

Bell Center, here we come

We are turning in Christopher's application for the Bell Center. He needs help with his feeding issues. He gags on almost everything. He might not even be choking at all - the food just gets on a place on his tongue that makes him uncomfortable. It's getting out of hand and he needs oral motor help. I am hoping that they can give him the help he needs to overcome his eating issues. Poor baby gagged on baby food today because it had chunks in it... Silly boy.

Happy Mother's Day to ME!

Paul and I took the boys to eat at Golden Rule tonight for dinner. Before I left the house, I grabbed a jar of Beech Nut Corn Pudding and a baby spoon. I tossed it in the diaper bag, never dreaming that my child would even open his mouth and take a bite. He has an issue with spoons - he won't let me feed him. I don't know if it's a power issue or if he has associated food with pain and throwing up. Anyway... We sat down at the table and I opened that jar of food and you wouldn't know how surprised I was when the child opened up his mouth and took a bite! And he didn't gag! And HE ATE THE ENTIRE 4 OUNCE JAR! THENHEDIDNOTTHROWITUP!!!!!!! I am not sure if you can tell or not, but this was so major for me. It was major for him, too. When we got home he played a few minutes and I made him a 4 ounce bottle for bedtime, fully expecting him to refuse it. BY GOLLY HE DID NOT - HE DRANK IT!

Happy Mother's Day to ME!!!!