ONE!

Anton's Updates :: 48 Weeks

 New Favorites: Pointing - at everything.

Eating: He's been a bit picky lately. It's driving his dad crazy. I'm pretty sure it's just a phase.

Sleeping: Speaking of phases. He's in a not so lovely sleeping phase. He's been waking up several times a night and standing up in his crib. Whaaaaaaaaaa! Not too fun. I'm ready for the good nights sleep to come back.

Milestones: He crawled up the first three stairs all by himself yesterday.

Mom and Dad: Mom is obviously a few weeks behind on these posts. I'm going to finish them up this week. I can't believe my baby boy is going to be ONE on Friday!! I'm so proud of him. He's so much fun and really keeps us on our toes.

Anton's Updates :: 47 Weeks

New Favorites: Golf balls...His new hobby is putting golf balls in strange places around the house. He has tried putting them in the bathtub, the toilet, between couch cushions, under pillows, and basically any little nook and cranny he can find. He also loves the sound of them rolling down the stairs. Ahh the joys of being a mobile baby finally.

Eating: Gaining quite the appetite. Unfortunately the weaning situation is going a little slower than planned. He has cut a day feeding but added a night feeding. Oops, looks like we're going to have to work on this a little longer. He is now 24 pounds and wearing a size 5 diaper. He seems to be thinning out a bit and getting taller. 

Sleeping: He's been a bit of challenge in this department for the last couple of days. I'm thinking he is ready to transition from 2 naps to one. He's been waking at night every so often and has been a bit difficult to rock back to sleep - then he ends up in our bed. Well played... sneaky baby.  We're also trying to have dad do the night time routine for a while to see if hit helps him cut out the night nursing sleep associations. He has had such a great stretch of good sleep that we are hoping to keep it that way.

Milestones: Working on pulling up on furniture and practicing taking steps with his walker.

Mom and Dad: Dance parties in the living room in the evenings with baby boy are the best.

Anton's Updates :: 46 Weeks

 New Favorites: Crawling!!! He has figured it out and is now all over the place. So far this phase has been really fun. He has been really good about staying near his toys and not venturing too far around the house. We did head out to purchase some baby gates and plug covers though.

Eating: He is loving his handmade pouches and has started to really enjoy teething biscuits. Tooth two has broken through and the tough biscuits have seemed to soothe him lately.

Sleeping: He did a great job when dad needed to do bedtime for a couple of nights in a row. Occasionally he wakes in the night, but it is random and not too often. He still goes down around 7 and we wake him at 6:15.

Milestones: Crawling.

Mom and Dad: Busy busy at work, and savoring the weekends with our little crawler. We've been making the most of these super warm October days.

Anton's Updates :: 45 Weeks

 New Favorites: Hats - he loves putting them on and taking them off. He's pretty obsessed with his dads hats and laughs when we put them on his head. He continues to practice new noises and a rough growl has been his favorite lately. The growling is especially rough and tough when he is playing with the basketball.

Eating: He still eats pretty much everything we feed him. He's been dealing with a bit of a rash on his back for quite a while now and I'm wondering if it's from something he is eating. The rash doesnt seem to bother him and it's really tricky to pinpoint what it could be if it is from a type of food. Hopefully it will just disappear.

Sleeping: Sleeping has been great. Next week he will have to be put to sleep without mama for a couple nights due to parent/teacher conferences. I'm sure Dad will be able to handle the job.

Milestones: Tooth number two is breaking through. It's pretty cute to see those little chompers.

Mom and Dad: Dad has been taking Anton to the park to show off some of his basketball skills.

Anton's Updates :: 44 Weeks

New Favorites: Funny faces. Obviously. I think these are my favorite photos of him to date. 

Eating: Anything and everything. We're taking it easy on the dairy these days to see if it cuts down on some tummy trouble he was having.

Sleeping: Great. Almost too great. He would love to sleep in if he could. We've been indulging a bit on the weekends and having family sleep ins until 8 or so. It feels wonderful!

Milestones: Sooooo close to crawling. He just needs to lurch forward instead of backwards. He's also working on his second tooth. I tried to catch a photo of his cute little bottom tooth, but his silly faces will have to suffice. 

Mom and Dad: Embarking on some crock pot adventures. Thrilling , I know.

Anton's Updates :: Week 43

New Favorites: Scooting around while sitting. It is amazing how far he can travel this way.

Eating: I'm preparing to drop a nursing session here or there so I can start the weaning process. I have a feeling it's going to be tricky with this kid. The fact that he never really warmed up to the bottle and still throws his sippy cup on the floor makes me wonder if he will be attached to nursing for a long long time. We shall see. I'm in no hurry to stop, but it would be nice to have the option feed him in different ways.

Sleeping: I love watching his sleeping positions lately. I keep finding him on his tummy with his butt in the air. So adorable!

Milestones: Pretty sure he said mama the other day. He says da da, ball, kitty, ooh ooh Aah Aah(monkey sound).... but mama has been really tricky for him. 

Mom and Dad: Getting ready for a visit from GrandPam and GrampAl this weekend.

Anton's Updates :: Week 42

  New Favorites: Making funny faces. He has really been hamming it up with faces and sounds lately. He loves to scrunch his face up and squint especially when I pick him up from daycare. 

Eating: This kid hasn't met a food he didn't like. Our pediatrician assured us that we aren't over feeding him and he is a healthy size. I've even noticed him thinning out a bit since he's getting more and more active.. 

Sleeping: He's still on 11 hours at night and 2 naps a day. Sometimes the second nap is in the car though.

Milestones: I've decided to switch him to size 5 diapers at night. It's a bit crazy considering diapers only go up to size 6.

Mom and Dad: Grading is piling up on my desk. I've been using my home office for an hour or so in the evenings to catch up while Anton and Daddy have some quality playtime.

Anton's Updates :: Week 41

 New Favorites: Making music on the guitar and piano with daddy.

Eating: We've purchased a homemade pouch machine for purees and smoothies. It's really handy to make pouches for his lunches and pack them full of delicious veggies.

Sleeping: Doing great except for waking up in the middle of the night to practice rolling and crawling skills. Usually I just pull him into bed with us around this time anyway.

Milestones: A tooth!! The bottom left popped through the other day and the bottom right is swollen and red so I'm sure it's right behind. Luckily his new tooth hasn't interrupted his sleep or moods much.

Mom and Dad: Loving weekends!! Trying to squeeze in some chores and also find time to relax and snuggle the boy.

Anton's Updates:: 40 weeks

 New Favorites: Making funny faces. He has been scrunching his face up and puckering up lately.

Eating: I actually enjoy packing his cute little lunches every morning. Tiny chunks of veggie burger, blueberries, avocado, beets, waffles.....you name it, this kid loves it.

Sleeping: He's doing fine. Sleeps from 6:45 at night until we wake him for school at around 6:15. Sometimes I bring him into our bed around 5:00 to make it more relaxing to nurse him rather than while were rushing out the door.

Milestones:Rocking back and fourth on hands and knees. He's getting closer to crawling. It could be because he is back to daycare and has noticed all the other babies crawling and walking around. We've enjoyed having him so stationary. We've heard once they start crawling, things get really crazy.

Mom and Dad: Loving weekends!!

Anton's Updates :: 39 Weeks

 We're back to school!

I guess this is my excuse for the lack of posts lately.

New Favorites:  Balls! He is completely obsessed. I bought a couple of big bouncy balls at bi mart the other day and he just giggles like crazy when we get them out. He is back to daycare and was very happy to be re-united with his teacher. He is still in the infant room which is nice and quiet considering there is only one other baby at the moment. 

Sleeping: Still sleeping like a champ. The simple bedtime routine has worked wonders and he has been sleeping consistently through he night. Naps have been pretty regular as well. Two per day. He even slept in his portable crib while we stayed at a friends to have our hardwood floors refinished.

Milestones: Words! He has been saying Kitty and Ball lately. I am so excited to see what else this little guy has to say.

Mom and Dad: Getting used to the new back to work schedule.