Benjamin is walking! Not exclusively, he still crawls when he wants to get somewhere fast, but he is walking about 90% of the time. He looks so adorable toddling around, and you can tell that he is still unsure of his balance a lot of the time. But every day he walks a little more and a little longer, so it won't be long and we will be running just trying to keep up with him!
He was pretty sick last week, had some sort of viral infection that entailed a sore throat and him SCREAMING for 4 days. We thought something really serious must be wrong, otherwise why would he be screaming? But his ears stayed clear, and his strep test was always neg. Eventually, around Tuesday of last week, it seemed to pass.
He is pretty much off of baby food now. He eats some fruit in the morning, but that is all. Otherwise it is table food all the way! He is a good eater, and so far has no food allergies. He is kind of picky like his mommy, but once he finds something he likes - he eats a TON of it. He will eat ENORMOUS amounts of spaghetti and lasagna.
When he was sick they did weigh him, and in ONE month he gained 1lb 2oz - bringing him up to 26lbs 2oz. A lot of the moms I talked to said that they didn't see much increase in their kids weight until 18months, so I was pretty surprised to see that he had gained that much weight.
He LOVES to read books, but isn't very patient when you try and read to him, lol. He mainly just turns the pages by himself, and looks at the pictures. He also loves doing puzzles, especially the ones that make noise. Most of his toys make noise or sing, so even with just one kid it is a noisy affair :) We can't wait to see what happens when we add in more! (No, not yet....but hopefully soon!)
We had a flea infestation at our house. It was HORRIBLE. Jeremiah had to treat the house twice, and we had to treat the cat twice too. We did SOOOOO much laundry. And not to mention all the vacuuming we had to do too. It had NOT been a pleasant experience. Benjamin and I had to spend two nights at my parents' house while the house was being treated.
Jeremiah is DEFINITELY coming to the busy season in work. Every time we turn around he has a cleanout, and his hours are getting longer too. He is currently beginning training to do termites, and we hope that this is a good opportunity for growth with his job.
Something new we are all doing as a family is going to the chiropractor. It has given Joelle some mild relief with her migraines, hopefully it will continue to do so. They had a family plan, and since Jeremiah was going to start going, it made sense to add Little B too. Jeremiah has a lot of issues with his back due to all the bending he has to do at work.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Benjamin is a 1 year old!!!
We know, we know! We should have updated a LONG time ago! Benjamin has been ONE for a whole week, and we didn't even tell y'all about it. So here, at last, is the update.
Benjamin went to the doctor on his birthday, poor baby got 5 shots, which did not make for a pleasant birthday for him. :( However, he weighed in at 25.0lbs and 30.5in! He is sooooo big! He was hitting all his milestones, and the doctor has no concerns.
We still aren't walking yet, but we are cruising and standing for several seconds on our own. He is so fast when he crawls and cruises, and is already giving Joelle a run for her money!
He LOVES to be read too, and will go and get his books for you to read to him. He is beginning to understand the ABC song, and recognizes when we sing it. He has a phone that plays the ABC song, and when you sing it he goes and looks for his phone. Such a smart boy!
Temper tantrums have also started, not fun lol. So far they are still pretty minor, and we can usually distract him and he will calm down. He mainly throws them when he is hungry, tired, or bored. And right now, he is hungry it seems like ALL the time!
He is still is in Stage 2, because he HATES the consistency of Stage 3. However, he is eating more and more table food, and beginning to get better about textures. As soon as he sees us eating, he spits out his paci and opens his mouth for "samples" of our food. Very cute - for the moment. :)
Bedtime is still a little iffy. Some nights he goes right to sleep, and sleeps all night. Other nights he is up all night and just wants to be held. The past two nights he has slept through the night, here's hoping it continues. He is also on whole milk now, which seems to be helping him sleep more than formula. He gets a bottle at night, but a sippy cup during the day. And he quite enjoys his sippy cup! We aren't giving him juice though, he eats enough fruit and veggies that we don't think he needs it. We are worried about it hurting his teeth, and milk and water seem to satisfy him.
Birthday party was very small, just family and one close friend. He did get two though: One with J's grandmother and one with Joelle's family. Lots and lots of toys were opened, and he enjoys them very much. Joelle went shopping today and bought him his summer clothes - 24months! YIKES! Since here in GA summer lasts like 6 months, we had to make sure they would last the whole summer. Right now he is 18months, but they won't last much longer around his ever expanding tummy! :)
He LOVED the cupcake! *Pics below* He dug right into the icing, but ate the cake part very politely. We were smart and took of his clothes so he could just make a big mess, and that's exactly what he did! He did seem to enjoy it a lot!
No other real family updates to share. Jeremiah is going to have a very busy spring and summer, since we had such a mild winter. Not many of the bugs died, and instead just kept on reproducing. UGH!
Joelle is STILL battling her migraines. Right now she is trying some more natural alternatives. We aren't really holding out much hope for them, but who knows. God is still in control, and he can work miracles through even the strangest of things!
In closing, here are some updated pics!
Isn't he GORGEOUS!? Check out those eyes. Heartbreaker for sure!
Chowing down on some icing
What is this????
Love his little smirk here!
Tearing into some presents!
Benjamin went to the doctor on his birthday, poor baby got 5 shots, which did not make for a pleasant birthday for him. :( However, he weighed in at 25.0lbs and 30.5in! He is sooooo big! He was hitting all his milestones, and the doctor has no concerns.
We still aren't walking yet, but we are cruising and standing for several seconds on our own. He is so fast when he crawls and cruises, and is already giving Joelle a run for her money!
He LOVES to be read too, and will go and get his books for you to read to him. He is beginning to understand the ABC song, and recognizes when we sing it. He has a phone that plays the ABC song, and when you sing it he goes and looks for his phone. Such a smart boy!
Temper tantrums have also started, not fun lol. So far they are still pretty minor, and we can usually distract him and he will calm down. He mainly throws them when he is hungry, tired, or bored. And right now, he is hungry it seems like ALL the time!
He is still is in Stage 2, because he HATES the consistency of Stage 3. However, he is eating more and more table food, and beginning to get better about textures. As soon as he sees us eating, he spits out his paci and opens his mouth for "samples" of our food. Very cute - for the moment. :)
Bedtime is still a little iffy. Some nights he goes right to sleep, and sleeps all night. Other nights he is up all night and just wants to be held. The past two nights he has slept through the night, here's hoping it continues. He is also on whole milk now, which seems to be helping him sleep more than formula. He gets a bottle at night, but a sippy cup during the day. And he quite enjoys his sippy cup! We aren't giving him juice though, he eats enough fruit and veggies that we don't think he needs it. We are worried about it hurting his teeth, and milk and water seem to satisfy him.
Birthday party was very small, just family and one close friend. He did get two though: One with J's grandmother and one with Joelle's family. Lots and lots of toys were opened, and he enjoys them very much. Joelle went shopping today and bought him his summer clothes - 24months! YIKES! Since here in GA summer lasts like 6 months, we had to make sure they would last the whole summer. Right now he is 18months, but they won't last much longer around his ever expanding tummy! :)
He LOVED the cupcake! *Pics below* He dug right into the icing, but ate the cake part very politely. We were smart and took of his clothes so he could just make a big mess, and that's exactly what he did! He did seem to enjoy it a lot!
No other real family updates to share. Jeremiah is going to have a very busy spring and summer, since we had such a mild winter. Not many of the bugs died, and instead just kept on reproducing. UGH!
Joelle is STILL battling her migraines. Right now she is trying some more natural alternatives. We aren't really holding out much hope for them, but who knows. God is still in control, and he can work miracles through even the strangest of things!
In closing, here are some updated pics!
Isn't he GORGEOUS!? Check out those eyes. Heartbreaker for sure!
Chowing down on some icing
What is this????
Love his little smirk here!
Tearing into some presents!
Monday, January 23, 2012
11 months
Hello one and all!
Not much new here to report, but Benjamin is now 11months old! It's so crazy to think about. We are still debating have a one year birthday party, but have some time to think about it. We have a lot of friends with kids his age that could come (mostly girls lol) but not sure if we have the space for it. I don't need to send out invitations until like the middle of February anyway. If we do do one, then we also need to think about if we are doing a theme or not. Probably not, because that will cost too much money.
His new milestones are:
1. Pulling himself up.
2. Cruising.
3. Waving bye bye.
4. Pushing the buttons on his toys until he finds the exact song he is looking for. Which, however, can be super annoying lol.
Not much new here to report, but Benjamin is now 11months old! It's so crazy to think about. We are still debating have a one year birthday party, but have some time to think about it. We have a lot of friends with kids his age that could come (mostly girls lol) but not sure if we have the space for it. I don't need to send out invitations until like the middle of February anyway. If we do do one, then we also need to think about if we are doing a theme or not. Probably not, because that will cost too much money.
His new milestones are:
1. Pulling himself up.
2. Cruising.
3. Waving bye bye.
4. Pushing the buttons on his toys until he finds the exact song he is looking for. Which, however, can be super annoying lol.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Happy 1st Christmas Little B
Christmas Eve we spent with Jeremiah's family, and ate pizza and watched Christmas movies. Christmas Day we went to my parents early in the morning for my dad's famous Christmas Day omelets - YUMMY! We then went to church. After church it was back up to my parents' to watch Benjamin open his presents, and celebrate Josiah (Joelle's little brother) and his 7th birthday.
Church was very sweet, and there was actually a lot of people there. We just spent a time of sharing why we were grateful for Christmas, and then took communion. It was especially special today to Jeremiah and I because on this day, 6 years ago, on a Sunday, we got engaged! Time sure has flown by and wow have there been a lot of changes since then!
This time this year we are especially grateful to God for getting us past these past two weeks. Joelle had a spinal tap go bad, and was laid up in bed for 9days. She ended up having to get 3 blood patches, and was very very sick. The spinal tap (checking her CSF pressure) did come back normal, so her neuro feels confident with just diagnosing her with plain old migraines. Our next step is too look into possibly seeing an endocrinologist and seeing if it is a hormone issue that can be addressed. Several people have mentioned a holistic/naturalist approach, but we don't feel led to go down that road.
Jeremiah has a 3day weekend for Christmas, so tomorrow we intend to go SHOPPING (or at least Joelle does lol) and spend some Christmas money that was so sweetly given to us.
We pray that you and yours had a very merry and special Christmas as year. We are looking forward to this new year, and all the blessings that God has in store for us!
Be blessed!
Friday, December 23, 2011
Hooray!
CHRISTMAS IS COMING! CHRISTMAS IS COMING! CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!!!!
Will post pics after the weekend :)
Will post pics after the weekend :)
Friday, December 2, 2011
Hello!
Hello friends! Just wanted to update you on our family. Christmas time is coming up, and we are getting ready for the holidays. We are SOOOO excited about them this year! We cannot wait to send out our Christmas cards, and to buy Little B his presents. We are only buying him 2 presents this year tho. We don't want to get caught up in the wrong Christmas spirit. And buying your kid a ton of presents is extremely overrated, in our opinions. Plus, he will be getting presents from lots of family members, so he won't mind our lack. Not that he will even realize what is going on anyway! We have a hard time remembering what we post from blog to blog, so sorry if some of Little B's milestones are a repetition. :)
We also soon have to start thinking about a 1st birthday party! We plan on low key and SMALL. Maybe only family, or family and very very close friends. No big splashes here either. He won't even remember this either, and we certainly don't have a lot of money to spend.
He had his 9month check up on Monday. He weighed in at 22lbs 5oz, and 28 1/4 inches! He is on track with all his milestones, and gets to start eating scrambled eggs now. :) He is starting to take more and more of an interest in table food, but does not like most of the consistencies. Hopefully he will outgrow that as he samples more and more. :)
He is sitting up, and pulling himself up to his knees and then his feet. However, he stays bent over at a 90degree angle with the floor. SO cute! Today he was trying to pull himself up into a sitting position, so it won't be long until that milestone is reached too! He is also on track verbally. He babbles CONSTANTLY - and says Momma and Dada. After the doctor finished examining him on Monday, he gave her a piece of his mind! He seemed to be quite offended with the process, lol. :)
We had a good Thanksgiving as well. B tried mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes, but did not enjoy either. :) We were missing half our family, and felt their loss keenly. :( We went with Joelle's family to get their family tree, and B enjoyed the petting zoo on the tree farm. He was very interested in the GIANT pet turkey, which made a lot of noise and fuss. Perhaps he felt a connection, LOL!
Joelle got some disappointing news from the doctor. They are still unable to find a cause for her migraines. She has had two EEGs and a MRI, and both came back neg. Her next step is to get a lumbar spinal tap, and make sure her spinal fluid is draining correctly. The doctor is not quite sure this will work, since her migraines did get better with PG. It may simply be migraines, that do not respond to any meds. She is very very discouraged. It seemed like this new doctor might have finally found some answers, but those turned out to be dead ends as well. We know we ask for this every time - but if you have a moment to spare, please say a prayer for her. She needs grace and an extra dose of strength.
We also soon have to start thinking about a 1st birthday party! We plan on low key and SMALL. Maybe only family, or family and very very close friends. No big splashes here either. He won't even remember this either, and we certainly don't have a lot of money to spend.
He had his 9month check up on Monday. He weighed in at 22lbs 5oz, and 28 1/4 inches! He is on track with all his milestones, and gets to start eating scrambled eggs now. :) He is starting to take more and more of an interest in table food, but does not like most of the consistencies. Hopefully he will outgrow that as he samples more and more. :)
He is sitting up, and pulling himself up to his knees and then his feet. However, he stays bent over at a 90degree angle with the floor. SO cute! Today he was trying to pull himself up into a sitting position, so it won't be long until that milestone is reached too! He is also on track verbally. He babbles CONSTANTLY - and says Momma and Dada. After the doctor finished examining him on Monday, he gave her a piece of his mind! He seemed to be quite offended with the process, lol. :)
We had a good Thanksgiving as well. B tried mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes, but did not enjoy either. :) We were missing half our family, and felt their loss keenly. :( We went with Joelle's family to get their family tree, and B enjoyed the petting zoo on the tree farm. He was very interested in the GIANT pet turkey, which made a lot of noise and fuss. Perhaps he felt a connection, LOL!
Joelle got some disappointing news from the doctor. They are still unable to find a cause for her migraines. She has had two EEGs and a MRI, and both came back neg. Her next step is to get a lumbar spinal tap, and make sure her spinal fluid is draining correctly. The doctor is not quite sure this will work, since her migraines did get better with PG. It may simply be migraines, that do not respond to any meds. She is very very discouraged. It seemed like this new doctor might have finally found some answers, but those turned out to be dead ends as well. We know we ask for this every time - but if you have a moment to spare, please say a prayer for her. She needs grace and an extra dose of strength.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Hello Everyone!
We are still here! Not much going on, everybody is doing - well - ok. Little B is growing like a weed, so happy and content. He goes for his 9 month check up on the 27th of this month. Can't wait to see how big he has gotten! :) At the beginning of October he weighed in at 21 lbs 8 oz. No clue how long he is now, but we still think he might be a little bit on the short side :)
He is scooting everywhere, and can get up on one leg and crawl. He is trying very hard to be able to pull himself up too! He doesn't want to stand up tho, just get up on his knees. We need to lower his crib pretty soon.
He babbles consistently as well! He even says "momma" and "dada", but has no clue in that he is saying them. He also puts lots of constants together with vowels. He is into blowing raspberries, but at least not spitting like he used too! He was in this one phase where all he did was spit and spit! His entire front would be soaked, but he loved it! :)
Still not sleeping through the night - argh! Some nights he wakes up once a night, other nights twice. Lately his nose has been stuffed so he has trouble going back to sleep :( Hopefully this minor cold will pass soon and he will be back to his normal self.
Joelle is having it pretty rough with her migraines. She never knows how she will feel when she wakes up in the morning. Some days she can function, some days are great, and some days she cannot get out of the bed. Her family is great about helping out, but it still breaks her heart that she cannot take of Little B like she needs too.
Jeremiah is still running a route at work, and still expected to function as a manager. It is VERY frustrating for him right now, but at least he gets to work normal hours - for the moment. There are going to be some big changes coming up soon, so please pray for peace and wisdom for him. He is worried about them, but knows that God is in control.
We are loving this fall weather! It means we can go out and do things as a family now, enjoying the out doors. The summer heat always gives Joelle a migraine. :( There is a park very close to our home, and we plan on taking Little B there a lot.
Also, we need prayer about where we are going to move. We just signed a 10 month lease on our apartment, and so we will need to move around October of next year. We really want God to guide us, and give us the perfect house without us doing things in our own strength. Please pray for wisdom as we begin the search for a house. We are hoping to be able to use our income tax return as a down payment :)
He is scooting everywhere, and can get up on one leg and crawl. He is trying very hard to be able to pull himself up too! He doesn't want to stand up tho, just get up on his knees. We need to lower his crib pretty soon.
He babbles consistently as well! He even says "momma" and "dada", but has no clue in that he is saying them. He also puts lots of constants together with vowels. He is into blowing raspberries, but at least not spitting like he used too! He was in this one phase where all he did was spit and spit! His entire front would be soaked, but he loved it! :)
Still not sleeping through the night - argh! Some nights he wakes up once a night, other nights twice. Lately his nose has been stuffed so he has trouble going back to sleep :( Hopefully this minor cold will pass soon and he will be back to his normal self.
Joelle is having it pretty rough with her migraines. She never knows how she will feel when she wakes up in the morning. Some days she can function, some days are great, and some days she cannot get out of the bed. Her family is great about helping out, but it still breaks her heart that she cannot take of Little B like she needs too.
Jeremiah is still running a route at work, and still expected to function as a manager. It is VERY frustrating for him right now, but at least he gets to work normal hours - for the moment. There are going to be some big changes coming up soon, so please pray for peace and wisdom for him. He is worried about them, but knows that God is in control.
We are loving this fall weather! It means we can go out and do things as a family now, enjoying the out doors. The summer heat always gives Joelle a migraine. :( There is a park very close to our home, and we plan on taking Little B there a lot.
Also, we need prayer about where we are going to move. We just signed a 10 month lease on our apartment, and so we will need to move around October of next year. We really want God to guide us, and give us the perfect house without us doing things in our own strength. Please pray for wisdom as we begin the search for a house. We are hoping to be able to use our income tax return as a down payment :)
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