Hi My Little Man!
You are getting so big I can hardly stand it! You are slowly creeping to my very favorite age…..a stage that I adored with your sister and I’m equally enjoying it with you. 5 months to 12 months. Why is this my favorite stage or age? A few reasons, one because yes you sleep through the night now (YES!!) but the best reason is because it’s when you start to discover well…………life! Yes you stare in amazement at everyone who talks to you on a daily basis. Your big sister the most, you watch her ever so closely, she runs around in the highest pitched voice but you watch her as she darts in and out of your vision. The dog and cats fascinate you as well, you watch them walk by, I can see what’s running through your mind “What is that!!??” You now associate the bottle with eating, you see it and YOU WANT it!! Momma teases you by holding it in front of you! I just love watching you reach for it and open your mouth before it even gets there! If I make the bottle a head of time and sit for a few minutes you sit there and stare at it until we give it to you 🙂
You reach for your toys! All those things that used to dangle in your face you are now reaching for, you even just these past few days started to pull things into your mouth! I’m so excited to try Baby-Led Weaning with you, as soon as you grab at your toys and chew on them, Momma will start it with you. I didn’t try this with your big sister because I didn’t know much about it, but I wish I had, and I’ve done my research this time so the next few months are going to be exciting!! I’m going to document it as much as I can so I can reach out to other Momma’s and show them there is nothing to be scared of. The thing I’m scared of the most is how messy it’s going to get! Basically all it is, Â is letting you discover food on your own. I’m assuming a lot of other parents don’t go with this method because the thought of giving a six month old a carrot stick or a piece of toast is scary! I have to admit it is! It’s what stopped me from going this route with your big sis, however the more I read about it the more I liked the psychology and reasoning behind it. No messy puree’s for you love bug! Just good ol fashion food is coming your way!
We are getting ready to celebrate our first holidays with you my sweet boy. I’m so excited, I know it doesn’t mean much to you right now, but it works great because we get to spoil you rotten but really enjoy it with Madison this year because she gets it and having a ball with it!
Momma is trying so hard to not “rush” stages with you, I always hated something about each stage with your sister, as all us parents do, there is always some downfall to a stage whether it’s sleepless nights as you learn new motor skills or dealing with tantrums and crying fits! Mommy and Daddy are 99% sure we are all done expanding our family so every stage your each is breaking Mommy’s heart because it’s the last time I’ll see one of my babies reach these milestones. So instead of concentrating on the many new adventures we have coming our way! Holidays, new adventures at the camp ground next summer, you turning one, you learning to walk and run, and my favorite that I’ll sit patiently and wait for, you playing with your big sister. I already see her make you smile and giggle in a way that no one else can and that my baby boy melts my heart and completes me as a Momma.
So next month is a Dear Madison while I fill her in on what she’s been up to so by the time I write again we will be in full swing into winter and discovering food!!!!! Yay! Until then my love Mommy loves you.
Here we are on a Mommy/Baby Drew lazy morning……..I love snuggling with you.
