Well, first things first, the boy is walking! He took his first unassisted steps on July 16th, 2011 (gotta put the year for my own records - ha!) at 13 months old. That is just simply amazing considering all that the sweet boy has been through. What a rock star! Ever since then, he got better and more risky with his walking. Now, at 14 months, he is walking everywhere and he loves it. He walks circles around the house all day long. And lately, the walk has turned into a run. Brad asked me the other day if I have lost weight. Uhh, yes, I don't sit down all day and I chase around a little boy that has more energy than I could ever imagine!
Field driving the choo choo train!
Since he started walking, we have had a bloody nose, a busted lip, and numerous bruises.
Going through mommy's bathroom cabinet.
A few new favorite foods: lasagna (loves all pasta, really), pancakes, grapes, graham crackers, and key lime pie - Oh my!
Field is talking! Some of his favorite words are ball (says the word all.day.long and points to anything round calling it a ball), Belle (our dog), Moooo!, wa-wa, momma, dada, deer, hey dude (guess who taught him that one?), night night, and hot. He says "hot" every time we get in the car and every time I bring food to his tray at meal times. Sometimes I blow on his food to make sure it's cool enough to eat after warming it and now he blows on his food before he eats. It's pretty cute.
With one of his best friends, Sanders, at Kiddie Park.
Speaking of mealtimes, Field has officially mastered chunking his sippy cups across the kitchen and throwing food off his tray when he eats. We are trying to teach him "No!" But it's hard to discipline a cute little 14 month old! We typically don't allow him to have his sippy cup after he throws it and we ignore the food throwing. I have read that they are looking for a reaction so if we ignore, then they'll stop. But what do I know, I am just a first time mom. Please advise if you have tips on the food throwing/sippy cup chunking.
Bath Time - throws everything out of the tub and cries unless I give him the wet wash cloth in which he twirls it around (much like a lasso) soaking myself and the entire bathroom. Are we seeing a trend with throwing things? Maybe he will be a pitcher one day?
Driving the boats at Kiddie Park.
Field experienced his first visit to the church nursery. He did great. I was worried about leaving him there but when we went back to pick him up, the nursery "angel" said, "He did great. He never cried and was happy the whole time. But he NEVER stops moving!" Ha, yes, we know, we have an active one on our hands.
1st time in the church nursery - August 21, 2011
A few days after the first church nursery visit, Field caught a virus. {Sigh.} It was pretty miserable for a few days, but he's doing much better now and back to his old self. He never really stopped moving, even when he was sick, just was UBER grumpy and feisty. And that definitely put us behind in the weight gain category. We are back to eating good, solid meals!
From a heart standpoint, we have a check-up coming up in September. Field's oxygen saturations have dropped a bit (low 80's). We have a pulse oximeter at home. We checked Field's sats everyday when he was a newborn but were told that we didn't need to check them anymore after Field had his second surgery. Lately, Field's little purple feet make me nervous, so I have been checking the sats on a regular basis. They are steadily reading 81, 82, 83%. After the Glenn, they were always on the high side (high 80's) so it has been a surprise to see this drop in numbers. I've reported it to our cardiologist and we'll see if there are any changes in the heart at our next appointment. We would love your prayers for a stable, positive, and encouraging heart check-up.
Thanks for checking in!
