Bitty, at one year old, you were 19 lbs. 3.4 oz., 29 inches long (tall). That's 40th percentile, if I recall correctly. Six weeks later you gained another 9 oz.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Patterson's Take to the Beach to Bookend the Summer
Well, we started the weekend at the beach - though it was Mommy, Daddy, & Dexter only - & ended it at the beach. Traverse City to a busy summer of fun to Holland. Pure Michigan & you can't beat it with a stick. (Side note, MRM - where Mommy works - does the SEO for Pure Michigan!)
Mommy & Daddy took Friday off so we we could take to the beaches of Lake Michigan, Mommy's favorite spot. I consider myself a bit of Lake Snob in that I only consider it a "real lake" if it is one of the Great Lakes. Lake St. Clair & all the inland lakes just don't do it for me like Lake Michigan does!!
On Friday, after we finally got out the door - Yes, Quinn, you're right. It DOES take a long time for us to get out the door. You got that right! - we reached Holland at about noon & checked in Lake Ranch Resort. This place was known as the place with the "see through" pool when Uncle B & I were little, as we passed by it on our way to Holland State Park each & every time we went.
Grandma & Grandpa Deuby met us at the pool for swimming & relaxing. We later went to New Holland Brewing Company for dinner.
Tee hee hee, BittyBoo, you look like the kid in A Christmas Story who can't put his arms down! Ha!
Um, hey!! BabyTait, not so fast! Get that cute bitty booty back here, pronto Tonto!
Mommy has always loved wearing you guys. Quinn, you are such a big girl now that you are too heavy. Bitty, the Ergo makes wearing you wondrous! You were in need of a nap. I wore you down the beach. You were immediately lulled to sleep against Mommy's chest listening to the rhythm of the water lapping the shore.
Kilwin's for ice cream after dinner (again) at New Holland ...
We let you both stay up way late since it was SO nice out, it was our last night of vacation, & well, we wanted to sit outside & have a couple brews (from New Holland & Saugatuck Brewing Co., of course).
Sunday morning I got up with the sun for a run up Mt. Pisagh. The views were simply breathtaking. I love this state!
Mommy & Daddy took Friday off so we we could take to the beaches of Lake Michigan, Mommy's favorite spot. I consider myself a bit of Lake Snob in that I only consider it a "real lake" if it is one of the Great Lakes. Lake St. Clair & all the inland lakes just don't do it for me like Lake Michigan does!!
On Friday, after we finally got out the door - Yes, Quinn, you're right. It DOES take a long time for us to get out the door. You got that right! - we reached Holland at about noon & checked in Lake Ranch Resort. This place was known as the place with the "see through" pool when Uncle B & I were little, as we passed by it on our way to Holland State Park each & every time we went.
Pay close attention to this one, as you may not see it again for a long while: Grandma Deuby is in the WATER!?!!
We hit the beach Saturday morning. It was just perfect: sunny, hot, breezy. We really couldn't have asked for a better beach day! The water was a balmy 65 degrees. (I would have gone in no matter what, purely out of principle, if nothing else!)
(out of order, dinner at New Holland. I'm holding my beer at arm's length because my little baby dude likes to go after whatever I have in my hands!)
Ahhhhhh, such a great weekend! And weekend spent with the two of you is pure magic!!!
I love you both!!!
Love,
Mommy =)
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Firsts & Milestones
Well, first off, I'd like to point out how proud I am of myself that I am even remembering to post things as THEY happen (kind of ...). Where are you at this very moment? In your crib. You're supposed to be napping. Buuuuuuttttttt, instead you are throwing sh!t out of your crib because you're mad. You've made your point - I will go rescue you just as soon as I finish typing this. =p It's pretty hysterical - you're like, "Hmm, I will show them. I'll throw all my sh!t outta my crib. That'll get the point across." I love your determination & tenacity. It will get you far in life, my sweet IttyBitty!
Other things that need to be documented: 1.) You can stand by yourself. Lots of the time once you realize that you are doing it, you immediately sit down. Today, however, you were getting a bit more confident! It's very exciting, though I must admit that I'm not ready for my BABY to walk! Take your time, BittyBoo, take your sweet time.
2.) You can say Hi! Yesterday you even uttered what could be your first sentence: "Hi Daddy!" You say Kitty, too. It sounds like "ii-ee". Very cute. Not surprisingly, you just love our animals!
3.) You rode the horse at National Coney Island today with your sister for the very first time. You LOVED it! The smile on your face & the look of glee as you bopped up & down .... hanging on to your sister's hair (!!) was both precious & priceless.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, Bitty, you are a TON. of. fun. If only we could bottle you up & keep you like this forever!! Sigh. But now we need to go & "rescue" you from your evil nap & the prospect of a nap. =)
All my love for always,
Mommy
Other things that need to be documented: 1.) You can stand by yourself. Lots of the time once you realize that you are doing it, you immediately sit down. Today, however, you were getting a bit more confident! It's very exciting, though I must admit that I'm not ready for my BABY to walk! Take your time, BittyBoo, take your sweet time.
2.) You can say Hi! Yesterday you even uttered what could be your first sentence: "Hi Daddy!" You say Kitty, too. It sounds like "ii-ee". Very cute. Not surprisingly, you just love our animals!
3.) You rode the horse at National Coney Island today with your sister for the very first time. You LOVED it! The smile on your face & the look of glee as you bopped up & down .... hanging on to your sister's hair (!!) was both precious & priceless.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, Bitty, you are a TON. of. fun. If only we could bottle you up & keep you like this forever!! Sigh. But now we need to go & "rescue" you from your evil nap & the prospect of a nap. =)
All my love for always,
Mommy
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
IttyBittyBabyTait has his first Bitty Birthday!
Even though it was already 10 days ago, I still struggle to believe that you are already a whole YEAR old. Albeit cliche, I have to ask: Where did the time go?! This has been the BEST (& most exhausting!) year of my life without a doubt. To be blessed with TWO amazing, sweet, smart, healthy, gorgeous gifts from God? What's not to love. I often ask God how He found me worthy of such a wonderful life ... But only after I thank Him for my beautiful baby blessings. =)
You are ONE year old! ONE already! Sigh. We celebrated on your birthday with Grandma Deuby, Grandpa Deuby, Great Grandpa Heffernan, Quinn, Daddy, & Mommy at our house. Mommy & Daddy were in Canada the night before for Melissa's - Daddy's cousin - wedding. Grandma & Grandpa Deuby stayed overnight with you guys. We did dinner, presents, & then cake. oh boy, did you LOOOOOOOVE the cake. We had a farm theme with farm napkins, a barnyard-themed cake, & farm animal cupcakes for you & Quinn. Grandma Deuby got the napkins & I came up with the cake ideas: http://pinterest.com/pin/61502351131768711/. You cried when the cupcake was all gone!! Looks like we have yet another sweet tooth in this house. Yikes!! I had to just dunk you in the bathtub afterwards because you had chocolate/frosting in your hair, on the soles of your shoes (Thanks to Dexter for cleaning that up!), behind your ears, etc. It was quite the mess & you soaked up every second.
Party #2 was also at our house, the Thursday after your bday with the Patterson clan. All but Amy & a sick Mya came to celebrate the Bitty. Grammy got dinner & a cake from Holiday Market ... mmmmmm! You got right into the cake this time, as well: smashing it in your fists & between your fingers & ensuring that as much cake as possible made it into that little belly of yours! You & Quinn had a ball with Colin & Mackenzie.
Where do I even begin to describe this amazing little firecracker we call BabyTait? We get LOTs of comments regarding how happy, giggly, & goofy you are! You laugh, laugh, laugh! You bop along to music- bouncing up & down while shaking your head side to side or up & down. You set land-speed records with your army crawling. You've recently stepped it up to almost exclusively crawling on hands & knees. You even progressed so far as to climb stairs on hands & knees (while at the Annual Canada Party at your Grammy & Grandpa Pattersons last Friday). We need to work on rerouting to your rear-facing when you reverse it, however. You scare Momma to death with your attempts to go head first!! You are also an expert cruiser. You love to play toys with your sister, even if she's not too keen on sharing with you. You're determined to get in there & play Little People, too. I admire your tenacity. You are into everything -much more so than Quinn ever was. You make a beeline for the nightlight in your bedroom, the CO detector in Mommy & Daddy's room, remote controls, & general items not suited especially for tots like yourself. You are our little explorer. I love your curiosity. You love to go for walks, particularly in the wagon. I'm not entirely sure what you love so much about the wagon experience over the double jogging stroller, but whatever it is, you squeal with delight throughout the walk!
You are most definitely still a mommy's boy. You are still getting up at night. Sometimes just once, other times two or three times. I am still getting very little sleep. If I were to pile up all the sleep books I have read, they'd be much taller than you are. Since then, I have metaphorically thrown out all the books. After our 1YO/3YO visit to the pediatrician, where Dr. Peltz conclusion was that you 1.) are very stubborn (NONE of the many, many methods recommended in the sleep books took for you), 2.) need the closeness of Mommy at night to help you sleep. I felt SO much better after that conversation with her. It affirmed the conclusions I had already reached. AND, it made Daddy ease up on Mommy & the co-sleeping arrangement.
Hmm, what else to get down "on paper" about you ... You've got LOTS of nicknames: Bubba, Mister Major Production (Daddy's convinced that you're going to be a smashing success on Broadway or the Silver Screen - LOL), The Sizzler, IttyBitty, BittyBoo, BittyItty, BabyGuy, BabyDude, BubbaCheese. Mommy's fave will always be IttyBitty or BittyBoo. Daddy loves BubbaCheese & The Sizzler.
I love when you crawl up to me & reach up to be picked up. You JUST love to cuddle with Momma. And, Momma looooooooooves every single second of my little lover boy, my sweet angel boy. You are very interested in our animals, too. Daddy gets major giggles when he plays the "elevator game" with you, lifting you up to the "first floor, second floor, third floor, BASEMENT!", just like his grandpa Smitty did to him as baby. What a sweet tradition to continue. You're infatuated with other kids, too, especially your cousins [insert mackenzie & tait pix].
Other recent firsts include: cow's milk on 6/25 & strawberries & peanut butter shortly thereafter, with the go-ahead from your 1YO well-baby appointment.
We frequently comment how interesting it is that we have two kids with such different personalities. We can't get enough of this adventure with you & Quinn! We love every second of every day with you & your sister, BabyTait!!
All my love for always,
Mommy
You are ONE year old! ONE already! Sigh. We celebrated on your birthday with Grandma Deuby, Grandpa Deuby, Great Grandpa Heffernan, Quinn, Daddy, & Mommy at our house. Mommy & Daddy were in Canada the night before for Melissa's - Daddy's cousin - wedding. Grandma & Grandpa Deuby stayed overnight with you guys. We did dinner, presents, & then cake. oh boy, did you LOOOOOOOVE the cake. We had a farm theme with farm napkins, a barnyard-themed cake, & farm animal cupcakes for you & Quinn. Grandma Deuby got the napkins & I came up with the cake ideas: http://pinterest.com/pin/61502351131768711/. You cried when the cupcake was all gone!! Looks like we have yet another sweet tooth in this house. Yikes!! I had to just dunk you in the bathtub afterwards because you had chocolate/frosting in your hair, on the soles of your shoes (Thanks to Dexter for cleaning that up!), behind your ears, etc. It was quite the mess & you soaked up every second.
Party #2 was also at our house, the Thursday after your bday with the Patterson clan. All but Amy & a sick Mya came to celebrate the Bitty. Grammy got dinner & a cake from Holiday Market ... mmmmmm! You got right into the cake this time, as well: smashing it in your fists & between your fingers & ensuring that as much cake as possible made it into that little belly of yours! You & Quinn had a ball with Colin & Mackenzie.
Where do I even begin to describe this amazing little firecracker we call BabyTait? We get LOTs of comments regarding how happy, giggly, & goofy you are! You laugh, laugh, laugh! You bop along to music- bouncing up & down while shaking your head side to side or up & down. You set land-speed records with your army crawling. You've recently stepped it up to almost exclusively crawling on hands & knees. You even progressed so far as to climb stairs on hands & knees (while at the Annual Canada Party at your Grammy & Grandpa Pattersons last Friday). We need to work on rerouting to your rear-facing when you reverse it, however. You scare Momma to death with your attempts to go head first!! You are also an expert cruiser. You love to play toys with your sister, even if she's not too keen on sharing with you. You're determined to get in there & play Little People, too. I admire your tenacity. You are into everything -much more so than Quinn ever was. You make a beeline for the nightlight in your bedroom, the CO detector in Mommy & Daddy's room, remote controls, & general items not suited especially for tots like yourself. You are our little explorer. I love your curiosity. You love to go for walks, particularly in the wagon. I'm not entirely sure what you love so much about the wagon experience over the double jogging stroller, but whatever it is, you squeal with delight throughout the walk!
You are most definitely still a mommy's boy. You are still getting up at night. Sometimes just once, other times two or three times. I am still getting very little sleep. If I were to pile up all the sleep books I have read, they'd be much taller than you are. Since then, I have metaphorically thrown out all the books. After our 1YO/3YO visit to the pediatrician, where Dr. Peltz conclusion was that you 1.) are very stubborn (NONE of the many, many methods recommended in the sleep books took for you), 2.) need the closeness of Mommy at night to help you sleep. I felt SO much better after that conversation with her. It affirmed the conclusions I had already reached. AND, it made Daddy ease up on Mommy & the co-sleeping arrangement.
Hmm, what else to get down "on paper" about you ... You've got LOTS of nicknames: Bubba, Mister Major Production (Daddy's convinced that you're going to be a smashing success on Broadway or the Silver Screen - LOL), The Sizzler, IttyBitty, BittyBoo, BittyItty, BabyGuy, BabyDude, BubbaCheese. Mommy's fave will always be IttyBitty or BittyBoo. Daddy loves BubbaCheese & The Sizzler.
I love when you crawl up to me & reach up to be picked up. You JUST love to cuddle with Momma. And, Momma looooooooooves every single second of my little lover boy, my sweet angel boy. You are very interested in our animals, too. Daddy gets major giggles when he plays the "elevator game" with you, lifting you up to the "first floor, second floor, third floor, BASEMENT!", just like his grandpa Smitty did to him as baby. What a sweet tradition to continue. You're infatuated with other kids, too, especially your cousins [insert mackenzie & tait pix].
Other recent firsts include: cow's milk on 6/25 & strawberries & peanut butter shortly thereafter, with the go-ahead from your 1YO well-baby appointment.
We frequently comment how interesting it is that we have two kids with such different personalities. We can't get enough of this adventure with you & Quinn! We love every second of every day with you & your sister, BabyTait!!
All my love for always,
Mommy
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Three Days of Mommy
I've been meaning to commit our weekend-o-Mommy to "paper" for a few weeks now. But, as usual, life got the best of me & I am just getting to it now. Ah, the travails of the SAWM.
Mommy's 35th birthday was May 11th. I make it a point to NEVER work on my bday. This year was no exception. I took the day off & took you guys to the zoo. In a brilliant Mommy move, I got us Olga's Curb-side To Go (lunch) so we could eat a delicious & special lunch at the zoo & not take up a lot of time. We were all settled at a picnic table with our wraps & sweet potato fries spread out. There were two geese lurking a little too close for comfort. One wandered right up next to Baby Tait ... And BIT his chubby little hand!!! Baby Tait was just fine. He didn't even cry ... until Mommy jumped up, started flailing around, clapping my hands, & doing my very best to run the goose of the picnic grove. The rest of our visit to the zoo was a bit less eventful, fortunately.
We spent Saturday & most of Sunday in GRap at Grandma & Grandpa Deubys. Mommy ran a 10K race with Auntie Whitney Saturday morning. The rest of the day was spent just hanging out with you both, Daddy, & Grandma & Grandpa Deuby. It's just so nice to chill out & enjoy you guys. Sunday was Mother's Day. What a glorious day!! Any day that celebrates the little people I love most is a beautiful thing!! We went to church, had brunch at Grandma & Grandpa's, visited for a bit, played outside, & then we had to head back to the D. The rest of the day was just nice & chill with pizza for dinner & playing outside together.
The point I want to make is just how much I love celebrating you two & what a beautiful thing motherhood is! I thank God for you both each & every day ... & for making me your Mommy.
Mommy's 35th birthday was May 11th. I make it a point to NEVER work on my bday. This year was no exception. I took the day off & took you guys to the zoo. In a brilliant Mommy move, I got us Olga's Curb-side To Go (lunch) so we could eat a delicious & special lunch at the zoo & not take up a lot of time. We were all settled at a picnic table with our wraps & sweet potato fries spread out. There were two geese lurking a little too close for comfort. One wandered right up next to Baby Tait ... And BIT his chubby little hand!!! Baby Tait was just fine. He didn't even cry ... until Mommy jumped up, started flailing around, clapping my hands, & doing my very best to run the goose of the picnic grove. The rest of our visit to the zoo was a bit less eventful, fortunately.
We spent Saturday & most of Sunday in GRap at Grandma & Grandpa Deubys. Mommy ran a 10K race with Auntie Whitney Saturday morning. The rest of the day was spent just hanging out with you both, Daddy, & Grandma & Grandpa Deuby. It's just so nice to chill out & enjoy you guys. Sunday was Mother's Day. What a glorious day!! Any day that celebrates the little people I love most is a beautiful thing!! We went to church, had brunch at Grandma & Grandpa's, visited for a bit, played outside, & then we had to head back to the D. The rest of the day was just nice & chill with pizza for dinner & playing outside together.
The point I want to make is just how much I love celebrating you two & what a beautiful thing motherhood is! I thank God for you both each & every day ... & for making me your Mommy.
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