Saturday, May 26, 2012

18 months

A few things about Cedar at a year and a half... before I go and have another child and forget to remember these things.

• His language has grown so much in the past month or so. It seems that we hear a new word everyday and have started to be more aware of what I am saying so that he does or doesn't repeat it. Favorites right now: "walk", "big bubbles" (he doesn't care too much for small bubbles now that he has seen Dad and Grandpa blow big ones!, "wash" (we are of the view that a little dirt is good for the immune system so it is a treat when Cedar gets his hands washed), "Nanny" (Nana), "Helmee" (bike helmet), "wing" (swing), "snack" and "dig."

• I am amazed that I gave birth to a child that needs so little sleep. He goes to bed around 8:00 and wakes up at 5:30am. Some moms wake up and get a work out, devotional and shower in before their children wake up. I cherish every last moment of sleep until I hear him wake and then I try to sleep even more while he sits and plays on our bed until I forces me to make breakfast.

• We are making the transition to one nap a day, but this often results in a grumpy child and a grumpy mama for quite a lot of the day. If I had my way I would keep 2 naps a day for the rest of his life, but he seems to think the morning one is unnecessary. You would think he would wake up in a great mood after a 2 hr afternoon nap, but it's quite the contrary. The hours between the afternoon nap and dinner are the hardest.

• Cedar is really into giving Lucca hugs, which she tolerates well. It's fun to see him get so excited about his dog.

• He is shy around other kids at first, but warms up quickly and is more than happy to join in when running and screaming are involved.

• Cedar loves the library, but makes it very difficult to get in and out with the books I need and a happy child. He sees the rows and rows of books as a project... he wants to pull them ALL off the shelf and stack them on the floor. I have no doubt that once he got them ALL off the shelves he would attempt to put them ALL back, but I don't have time to reshelve thousands of books before afternoon nap. He usually manages to pull off about 10 or so books while I check out and then have to haul a screaming, kicking child to the car. He is amazing at picking up his toys, but I have a feeling that it won't last long enough :)

• From his 18 month appointment at 19 months... 24lbs, 33.5 inches tall.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

mother's day









We took Cedar on a hike for Mother's Day. He hiked almost two miles on his own and got a ride on Rob's shoulders for the last bit. He loved walking on the trail and climbing on the rocks and only threw two fits... one when we turned around (he is very stubborn when it comes to directions) and one when we tried to stop for a picnic dinner. What kid doesn't stop for a snack??? Cedar is a better hiker than some of the high school kids we have taken backpacking. We ended up bringing dinner home because there was no stopping this kid.

Lucca's bath





Wednesday, May 2, 2012

walk






One of Cedar's favorite words right now is "walk." We take a lot of walks around the neighborhood. He can go for quite a while, sometimes outlasting me. He likes to point out rocks, ants and birds. Now that shorts weather is here and we are walking on concrete sidewalks I think he will have scabbed knees all summer.