August 7, 2012
14 mos!
I won’t even apologize this time…let’s just all agree that I’m a terrible blogger and move on. There are some major psychological issues underneath my lack of blogging and I’m not quite ready to explore them. And while we’re playing ostrich, let’s ignore the fact that I just finally acknowledged (on this blog) that my son is now a toddler. 😛 So ANYWAYS…what’s A up to at 14 months?!?
- Not only do we have a toddler, we have a WALKER! A took his first steps around 13 months, and was walking two weeks later. Now we’re getting closer to running, which I am SO not ready for. But now that he’s on his feet, grass doesn’t seem so bad. 😉
- He’s starting to think and understand so much more now. He understands (and obeys!) when I tell him to sit down, and now he’ll actually come into the kitchen and point to the fridge and then sit down on the floor while I get him his milk. 😉 He still doesn’t have many words (hi and dada are in main rotation), but he does a lot more grunting and pointing now. And the cutest part is that if you guess what he’s trying to say, he does this cute little sigh thing, almost like he’s trying to say “yeah!” accompanied by a huge smile. I spend a lot of time pointing things out and practicing words and sounds…I don’t want him to be short-changed stuck at home with just mama!
- Now that A can MOVE, he has lost all interest in his toys – spices and pans and remotes are much more fun. 😉 And he gets bored with home much more easily, so we’re going on field trips a lot more often lately. It’s so hot out (and A is so fair) that I have been trying to avoid just hanging out outside, but he definitely needs more entertainment now. He hates sitting down in the tub lately, so the baby pool is out too. But we got him a water table with his birthday money and he loves it!
- A has been completely weaned for a few months now. After being paralyzed for a week or so as to whether to drop his morning or evening nursing first, one night he lost interest, and the next morning, my milk was completely gone. I knew that I wanted to be done breastfeeding, but it was hard not to have a “last” time to enjoy. Luckily, my little guy still loves to cuddle, and when he’s tired or sick, uses my hair as a security blanket. It’s super cute. 🙂
- Less than a month after being completely done nursing, I got my period – my first un-medicated cycle in YEARS. I’m waiting to see what happens this month and whether it actually turns into a regular monthly cycle. I’m trying not to get my hopes up, but it’s hard not to imagine the possibility of being “normal.”
That’s it for now…I won’t make any promises, but I hope to be talking to you again soon. 😉
Life by the Day 
jobo said,
August 7, 2012 at 10:35 am
Never apologize, friend. I love this update and LOVE seeing A grow and grow and be such a good little boy. He is SO good and SO charismatic, I love it. Congrats on the period hehe 😉 (and weaning!!)
Kari said,
August 7, 2012 at 10:42 am
Aww!! Yay for a toddler!! Though it is hard to let go of the baby I know. Sounds like he’s doing great!! Good job Mama with the BFing!! Glad to hear you’re all doing well!!
Jess Sutera said,
August 8, 2012 at 5:23 pm
seriously, I love your writing, it’s like sitting and chatting with you at the kitchen table. I love it. And puhleeze, do NOT apologize at all, write when you can/want to, don’t when you can’t. we still love you. always 🙂
nobabyruth said,
August 9, 2012 at 5:30 am
Oh I know what you mean about the bath! Sofi just wants to stand up and walk all around while in the tub. We’ve discovered hat she’s more likely to sit if there are bubbles to play with but even that is not fail proof.
Yay for weaning and having a normal cycle!!