William had a pre-Easter visit from his Grams (Mike’s mom), his Nana (William’s Great Grandmother), and Hannah (a family friend) last week. We had a wonderful time together. We visited the Children’s Museum and had a great lunch in Scottsdale. The weather was warm and windy for most of their visit with a storm which began Friday evening (I don’t think that Grams liked the storm much). It was a great time and relaxing time had by all.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
18 Month Check Up
William had his 18 month check up yesterday and is doing quite well. He has grown to be 34 inches tall and weighs 24.6 lbs (50th and 17th percentiles). He’s a little guy but has followed the same curve since birth so the Doctor is not concerned. William is doing great! He currently has 13 teeth and is cutting 2 more as I write this. He knows over 30 signs and uses them in place of many words. In the last week though his speech has improved quite a bit and we are frequently recognizing many more words come from his little mouth. A fun little side story – While at his cousin’s house on Saturday evening, William pointed to his cousin’s Star Wars p.j.’s and said “Yyyyoodah”. Big word for a little guy and all the cousin’s giggled about little William’s recognition of Yoda.
William has been working on his colors and shapes and can get most of them correct (when he wants to, of course). He can also follow very complex instruction/direction. His behavior has also improved tremendously since implementing the ‘Time Out’ stool last week. And I for one am very pleased about that.
William’s imagination has also taken flight. Sunday he read to me for the first time ever. He babbled long strings of words, pointed to the pictures, turned the pages, and continued on with his story. He also has begun to growl. He has distinct growls and roars to differentiate between being a monster and a dinosaur (it’s too cute and I’m trying to capture it on video). Finally, last night while playing William showed us that he has true recognition of himself. I asked him to find his Mommy and he pointed to me. I then asked him to find his Daddy and he pointed to Mike. He did the same for his kitty and his ball; finally I asked him to find William. He thought for a moment, said “uhhhh,” smiled, and pointed to his chest. It was a super cute and became a fun game for the entire evening.
I cannot believe how fast the time has gone these last 18 months. I love my baby boy and am so thankful for the little gift we have been allow to care for, nurture, and help develop. Sooner than we’d like I know that we will be saying, “Where did the last 18 years go?”
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Surfer Dude
In eager anticipation for our upcoming trip to the beach, Mike has been teaching Wm all he can about the ocean, the sand, and of course, surfing. The boys have been watching surf videos and Mike has even begun to teach the little guy the proper way to ‘ride’ the surfboard. As you can see Wm hops up on the board at every opportunity (can you say pressure dings?) They have been having a lot of fun. Let’s just say that we are all eager to get to the sand.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Guessing Game
Hmmmm --- can you identify the little one in each photo????
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Busy Weekend
A very quick recap of our weekend –
The park, a going away party, a hike, band practice, pizza night with the cousins, the zoo, and the art festival…wow!
Pizza Night with the cousins
Zebra at the zoo
Art Festival with Daddy
Art Festival with Daddy
At the park
At the park - Special alone day with Mommy
Hiking
Unframed. practice
See and download the full gallery on posterousAnd it begins...
The terrible two’s…
It has begun (actually it began about a month ago but I’ve been in denial). William is becoming his own little person equipped with his own uniquely stubborn character traits (bitterness oozing from my typing fingers). For about the last month Wm has been acting out in defiance. He demandingly shouts “NO” as he hits, kicks, and pulls my hair. His aggression/aggravation has mainly been directed at me as Mike can quickly put Wm into compliance with a stern look or tone in his voice. My attempts to scold however have been met with giggles and fits of hysterics. In any case, I have spent the better part of the last month completely frustrated. I don’t think that spanking is the correct method to curb a seventeen month old’s hitting habit, scolding and shaking a finger proved pointless, and ignoring the situation simply brought about more hitting, kicking, etc. Finally, I think we have a solution. We have put into place the ‘Time-Out’ stool. Yesterday was the first day that I tried out our behavior modification method/theory and guess what…IT WORKED!!!!! William kicked me during a diaper changing and I immediately took him to his stool and made him sit for one minute. I sat in front of him and explained that he was in ‘Time-Out’ and why. At first it was funny but when he tried to get up and walk away he quickly realized that this was not a game. Last night he again hit me and I again took him directly to his stool. He cried and said “Noooo Momma” but there was an understanding that he had done something bad. This morning he began to behave as if he were about to hit. I asked if he wanted to go to ‘Time-Out’; he immediately switched gears and signed ‘Sorry’. We avoided the stool for the moment but I think that we are finally on to something here…
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