Monday, January 23, 2012
Ready for School!
Raleigh crawled from his room to the kitchen this morning and started playing with his backpack. Guess he was ready for school!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
9 Months Old
Really, has another month gone by? I guess it's been pretty busy with the Holidays and all... After reading last month's post, it's hard to believe crawling, waving and saying "gong gong gong" were new just a month or so ago. It seems like Raleigh has been doing them forever! The new trick added to his repertoire is clapping - Leanne decided to teach him on New Year's Eve, and he pick it up immediately (or did he already know how to clap, and we just didn't notice?) Anyway, it always gets a big reaction from the parents, so it's thrown in Raleigh's mix.
Last week was unprecedentedly busy for us. Leanne had very late hours at work, so Erik was on night shift. Raleigh, of course, handled it better than the two of us and slept from 8pm until 6am almost every night. (If mom's not around, why bother waking up?) Of, course, that came to an end when Leanne returned to a more normal schedule this week. Maybe mom needs her room and Erik and Raleigh can share one!
The biggest news this month--Raleigh graduated in daycare!!! (Okay, that's the biggest "Raleigh news"--the biggest news is that Raleigh is getting another cousin!) Anyway, Raleigh is now in a room of crawlers. Among his classmates are triplet girls! He seems to love it, but we miss his old caregivers. We do see them on the way to our new classroom, and Raleigh smiles and sometimes waves to them (sometimes he claps instead, since clapping and waving seem interchangeable).
Today Raleigh had his 9 month check-up. He certainly has an athletic build and we can only assume that his head is so large to hold his above-average brain! :)
Weight: 20 lb, 2 oz (44th percentile)
Height: 28.5" (61st percentile)
Head: 18.8" (97th percentile)
A day in the life of 9 month old Raleigh begins around 7:30 or 8 am. Erik takes him off to play while Leanne gets a few more minutes of shut-eye. Then Leanne feeds him around 8 or 8:30. Erik gets Raleigh ready for school while Leanne gets ready for work. Who drops him off depends on how early we can get out the door--Leanne if it's early, Erik if it's not. Raleigh has two 4 oz. bottles and two "meals" at daycare.. We've been gradually decreasing the amount of milk and increasing the amount of solids. Raleigh still isn't much into meat...or napping. We're really excited when he has at least a 1-hour nap at daycare. We still get home at 7pm. He doesn't fall asleep on the way home as often anymore. We begin the bedtime routine almost immediately--eating, reading, changing, brushing teeth and lullabies. Sometimes he falls asleep immediately, sometimes we wonder who gave him speed.
Last week was unprecedentedly busy for us. Leanne had very late hours at work, so Erik was on night shift. Raleigh, of course, handled it better than the two of us and slept from 8pm until 6am almost every night. (If mom's not around, why bother waking up?) Of, course, that came to an end when Leanne returned to a more normal schedule this week. Maybe mom needs her room and Erik and Raleigh can share one!
The biggest news this month--Raleigh graduated in daycare!!! (Okay, that's the biggest "Raleigh news"--the biggest news is that Raleigh is getting another cousin!) Anyway, Raleigh is now in a room of crawlers. Among his classmates are triplet girls! He seems to love it, but we miss his old caregivers. We do see them on the way to our new classroom, and Raleigh smiles and sometimes waves to them (sometimes he claps instead, since clapping and waving seem interchangeable).
Today Raleigh had his 9 month check-up. He certainly has an athletic build and we can only assume that his head is so large to hold his above-average brain! :)
Weight: 20 lb, 2 oz (44th percentile)
Height: 28.5" (61st percentile)
Head: 18.8" (97th percentile)
A day in the life of 9 month old Raleigh begins around 7:30 or 8 am. Erik takes him off to play while Leanne gets a few more minutes of shut-eye. Then Leanne feeds him around 8 or 8:30. Erik gets Raleigh ready for school while Leanne gets ready for work. Who drops him off depends on how early we can get out the door--Leanne if it's early, Erik if it's not. Raleigh has two 4 oz. bottles and two "meals" at daycare.. We've been gradually decreasing the amount of milk and increasing the amount of solids. Raleigh still isn't much into meat...or napping. We're really excited when he has at least a 1-hour nap at daycare. We still get home at 7pm. He doesn't fall asleep on the way home as often anymore. We begin the bedtime routine almost immediately--eating, reading, changing, brushing teeth and lullabies. Sometimes he falls asleep immediately, sometimes we wonder who gave him speed.
Monday, December 19, 2011
8 Months Old
Raleigh's milestones really started ticking by quickly this month. We noticed on Thanksgiving that Raleigh had overcome his head to body ratio and could sit unsupported. Shortly after, he started pulling up on things. He started crawling with his belly off the ground a little over a week ago. He seems a lot bigger and stronger in general - it must be from all the "pull ups" he's doing in his crib!
His newest accomplishment is waving, which always gets a big reaction from his parents. He used to only wave after other people waved first. Now he waves spontaneously on his own - sometimes to say "hi", sometimes to say "bye", sometimes to say "don't forget about me"! He's become so used to waving, he even waves at his toys. When dad held him up to the window at mom's work, he waved at the entire north end of downtown Houston. His wave is so cute - much like a royal wave, which befits our little prince.
Raleigh started making a popping sound with his tongue and he's surprisingly loud for such a little guy. Sometimes he initiates and mom and dad join in, sometimes mom or dad clicks their tongue and his face lights up as if to say "I know that game!" and he starts popping away. Raleigh has also picked up "g" and "ng" sounds (which he uses to say "gong gong gong") and sometimes makes a "t" as well. Yesterday dad managed to get him to stick out his tongue.
Raleigh's doing okay with solids. He loves his oatmeal and fruit every morning, and he has a fruit and veg during the day. We haven't found a meat he likes yet (we tried chicken, turkey and beef). He must be holding out for bacon!
Overall, this month has seen Raleigh become much more interactive and we can't wait to see what he'll be able to do next.
His newest accomplishment is waving, which always gets a big reaction from his parents. He used to only wave after other people waved first. Now he waves spontaneously on his own - sometimes to say "hi", sometimes to say "bye", sometimes to say "don't forget about me"! He's become so used to waving, he even waves at his toys. When dad held him up to the window at mom's work, he waved at the entire north end of downtown Houston. His wave is so cute - much like a royal wave, which befits our little prince.
Raleigh started making a popping sound with his tongue and he's surprisingly loud for such a little guy. Sometimes he initiates and mom and dad join in, sometimes mom or dad clicks their tongue and his face lights up as if to say "I know that game!" and he starts popping away. Raleigh has also picked up "g" and "ng" sounds (which he uses to say "gong gong gong") and sometimes makes a "t" as well. Yesterday dad managed to get him to stick out his tongue.
Raleigh's doing okay with solids. He loves his oatmeal and fruit every morning, and he has a fruit and veg during the day. We haven't found a meat he likes yet (we tried chicken, turkey and beef). He must be holding out for bacon!
Overall, this month has seen Raleigh become much more interactive and we can't wait to see what he'll be able to do next.
Happy Christmas
Father Christmas visited Leanne's work today. As expected, Raleigh tugged on his beard.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)