Freddy's 12 month Checkup

Freddy went in for his 12 month checkup today.  Everything is looking really good and he is growing and developing the way he should be.  He weighed in at 25lb 14oz and was 32.1 in tall.  He grew not quite 2 inches in the last 3 months but only gained a little over 11 ounces.  I think the reason he did not gain a whole lot is because he has gotten so active in the last couple of months, you can really tell he is starting to thin out.

Family Pictures

We had family pictures taken at the same time that we took Freddy's 1 year pictures.  Also we did pictures of Emma figuring that she would not really change that much in 2 months.

Here are some of my favorite pictures.

Happy Birthday Freddy

It is really hard to believe but today is Freddy's 1st birthday.  I'm constantly amazed at how quick he is growing and he is doing more and more things to remind me that he is no longer a little baby. 

If Freddy can reach it he wants it and when you tell him no he does not hesitate to throw a fit.  This has made having the Christmas Tree up very interesting.  It is kind of a toss up though on which kid I have to pull away from the tree more.  Emma seems to think that the ornaments are her toys and has broken several of them already. 

Talking: Freddy is still talking up a storm and his vocabulary continues to grow.  He is finally saying Ma Ma on a consistent basis.  I have even heard Em Ma out of him a couple of times which thrills big sister to no end.

Walking: For the most part Freddy is still crawling but he can stand on his own for at least 20 seconds and when the need arises he will walk short distances without holding on to anything.

Food: When it comes to eating he is mostly on table food. There are times when I try to feed him baby food but overall he want to eat by himself. We have done away with the bottle and he has been on Vitamin D milk for a little over a week now.

Sleeping: He is sleeping through the night on a pretty regular basis.

Teeth: Currently Freddy has 8 teeth, 4 on both top and bottom. I can tell that he is working on 2 more on the bottom and I'm not sure about the top.

Freddy goes in for his 1 year check-up on Friday so I will try and post his stats then.

We had our pictures taken on Sunday.  Freddy was being a ham and we ended up with some great pictures of him. Emma on the other hand was being a turkey but we did get some good ones of her as well.  Here is one of Freddy standing and I will try to post some more later.

 

Here are a couple of pictures of Freddy eating a birthday cupcake

 

11 Month Old

Freddy turned 11 Months old last week.  It is really hard to believe that he will be 1 next month.  A lot has changed in the last month so here are some new pictures of Freddy.

 

 

Freddy loves to stand up and walk around anymore.  He is walking around all of the furniture and pulling up and anything and everything.  So far he has not taken any steps on his own but he will walk holding on to just one hand so I doubt it will be long.

 A couple of pictures with Pooh.  It is getting harder and harder to get a clear picture of Freddy anymore because he is constantly on the go. 

 Typical Sister - Brother relationship or so it seams.

 Another big change is that Freddy is eating more and more table food and is wanting less and less to do with baby food.  Currently he is eating about half a thing of baby food and then whatever we have having for dinner or supper.

Polar Express

Last weekend we had hotel reservations at the Big Splash Park in French Lick for Friday and Saturday nights and on Saturday night we had tickets to go on the Polar Express Train Ride.  Mom and dad got a room for Friday night and joined us in the water park for some fun then took Freddy home with them on Saturday so that Drew and I could spend some quality time with just Emma.

Emma had a blast playing in the water park.  She went down every slide that she was able to go on.  She even wanted to do the big body slides and was disappointed when we told her she was not tall enough.

We enjoyed the Polar Express ride as well.  Emma was a little reserved at first but by the end of the ride she was interacting with the elves and dancing in the walkway.  Since the ride it has been all about Christmas for her.

 What better way to end a great weekend then with some ice cream from Dairy Queen.  We stopped and got ice cream on the way to Vince and Sandy's house which is where we were meeting mom and dad to get Freddy back.

 

What a great weekend spent with Emma.

Happy Halloween & Walking

 Since it was a little colder outside on Friday when we went Trick or Treating we decided to dress Freddy as a pumpkin.  It was a little warmer.

 Here is a short video of Freddy walking.  Today is the first day that he has actually walked with his little walker.  I have a feeling it will not be long before he is walking on his own.

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL

No More Nursing

Well Freddy is completely weaned off of nursing.  I was going to nurse him until he reached a year old since he would not take a bottle but I was starting to have trouble with my supply.  Also he was not nursing very well, always wanting to look around and see what was going on. 

I stopped nursing him little by little and thankfully he is doing great.

Saturday I gave him his milk using a sippy cup and that was kind of a pain because it took 15 - 30 minutes just to get him to take a 3 oz so on Sunday I decided to try a bottle just to see what he would do.  What do you know he took it without a problem. 

I have enough milk in the freezer to last for a little under a month and the doctor said that he will be old enough just to switch to whole milk after that.  My baby is growing up way to quick.

Cute Pictures

Not much has been going on around our house lately but I have a couple cute pictures of the kids so I figured that I would at least post them. 

I forgot to take a 10 Month picture of Freddy so we will just have to wait another couple of weeks and do an 11 month one.  Here lately Freddy has been getting into any drawers that he can get open and then emptying the contents.  We were at mom and dad's house a couple of weeks ago and he got into the zip lock bags and had them all over the floor.  Last weekend it was my clothes. 

Emma had been bugging me since spring that she wanted her hair cut short, up to her ears.  A few weeks ago I gave in and took her to get it cut.  The hair stylist told her that if she wanted it up to her ears they would have to shave her neck.  She did not want that so this is the end result.  I think she looks pretty cute.

 

Last night Drew and Emma carved their pumpkin and today Drew is off to Atlanta for more training.  He is supposed to come back late tomorrow night.



I'm really hoping that they move the trick or treat times to Friday like they have in a lot of areas around us but so far they are still tomorrow night.  I guess I'm just going to have to hope the rain does not come.

9 Months Old

Freddy turned 9 Months old on Wednesday and Friday he had his doctor's appointment.  Drew took him in since I do not have much time to take off work.  They pricked his finger for a blood draw and he was a champ about that.  Also Drew said that he did really go for his shots. 

 

Height: 30 1/2 inches

Weight: 25lbs





Talking: Freddy is currently talking up a storm and can say a few words including Da Da and Uh Oh.  I have gotten him to say Ma Ma once but he has not done it since then.

Walking: Not yet but he is crawling round without any problems and pulls up on everything.

Food: Still primarily on Baby food but the babysitter give him crackers and gold fish.  Also he loves Puffs

Sleeping:  He is starting to sleep through the night most of the time but we do still have some bad nights.  Most night he still falls asleep while nursing.  Also more and more he is sleeping on his stomach.

Teeth: Currently Freddy has 4 teeth and is working on at least 2 top ones yet. 

Now that Freddy is 9 Months old it is time for us to take him into the Pediatric Urologist.  His appointment is on October 20th so we will see where we go from there.

Soccer Time

We signed Emma up to play soccer this fall through the YMCA.  They have 3 practices and then 4 games.  So far she has been enjoying herself and I think that it is a really good learning experience for her. 

 

Coach giving them instructions.  Unfortunately they really had to scrounge to get coaches for the teams.  I thought about volunteering but then who would have watched Freddy.  As it stands her coach really does not know much about soccer but at this stage it is all about having fun.

I Can Tie My Shoes

We have been working with Emma on tying her shoes for some time now.  This weekend we did not have anything planned so I decided that I was going to give it a big push and see if Emma could get the steps down.  Her motivation was a new game for her Leap Pad. 

To help her distinguish the laces I died half of the lace blue and then we would simply go though the steps one or twice and then take a break.  We kept this up all weekend and by the end of the weekend she could tie her shoes without any help. 

Go Emma Go.

Aniversery and Birthday Present

Drew outdid himself this year for my Birthday and our Anniversary.  Custom made necklace (His own design) The top heart has a Ruby (my birthday), a Peridot (Drew's Birthday) and an Alexandrite (June for our Wedding) in it. The First drop is an Amethyst for Emma's Birthday and the Second is a Blue Topaz for Freddy's Birthday. I have to say when he does something he definitely does not go half way. There is another part to this particular necklace. The teardrops come off when the children get married and can go with them.  They will have something from us and yet I will get to keep part the main part of the necklace. 

8 Months old and New Sleeping Position

Freddy turned 8 Months old this weekend.  He is not longer my little baby who likes nothing more then to be help.  Now he wants to either be down on the ground exploring or standing up.  Currently he is rolling everywhere, crawling backwards, and walking if you are holding him up.  Also he can wave and sometimes when you tell him no he starts shaking his head back and forth.  As much as I would love to know how much he weighs and how tall he is getting I have not had time to try and weigh and measure him.  He is in 18 months cloths though.

As far food we have given him a little bit of solid food here and there as long as it is something that will dissolve easily.  He is still nursing but is taking at least some milk at the sitters mostly by sippy cup. 

I missed taking Freddy and Pooh's picture at 7 Months but I made sure to get one this month.

 In the last couple of weeks I have went into his room several time to find him sleeping on he stomach.

Strassenfest and Making Salsa

We went home for the Strassenfest over the weekend and while we were at mom and dad's house we made a big batch of salsa.  We headed down on Friday because Drew wanted to get home in time for the waterball contest.  Emma had a blast playing in the water and even ended up with her picture in the Herald.

Saturday morning we made the salsa and then went out to eat supper with some of the cousins and headed back into the strassenfest to let Emma, Aubrey and Kaden ride a few rides.

Sunday before heading back home we watched some of the parade.  It was scheduled from 1-3 and we only stayed until 2 but we were able to watch about 2/3rds of it before we left.  It was a long but fun weekend.  Normally Emma will not fall asleep on the way back home but I guess the weekend was just to much for her.