The Seghi Family: July 2013

8 Months...you've reached the 20lb mark! Really? 13lbs in 8 months?!

Milestones:
It's been a month of development for our little man. He started crawling in May, and perfected the art of his army crawl speed and progressively able to crawl on all 4's...but still prefers the army crawl. June 3rd you were able to figure out how to sit up from crawling...and now you can swivel yourself all around from belly to sitting and back and forth to see the world around. The end of the month you started pulling up to your knees...and then up to standing. Now, you are getting daring with holding on with one hand...and cruising walking back and forth along the couch or Addison's little table. We really can't keep our eyes off of you for long, because you are bound to get into something...and you are a daredevil pulling up...and therefore taking your fair share of spills.
You have bruises on your head...and Addison on her legs...my tough little babies. Parker, you are very proud of yourself with your new found skills...and often times look around to see if we notice what you've done...and then you give a big gummy grin and start laughing. You also enjoy when we clap for you and say, "Yay Parker!" Addison is enjoying your new skills as well, but tries to help you which is hard for a 3yr old to do.

Talking: No words yet...and I know we need to be patient...since Addison was so early in this area. You are just enjoying the baby babbling, cooing, and saying "ahhh, ooohhh," We've been starting some sign language too for "more", "all done", "eat" and Addison is helping with this too.

Eating: Nursing 5 x a day; with 3 bottles on the days that I work. Starting to transition to 4 nursing sessions a day as you're eating more solids now 3 x a day. You still love everything we feed you, and you are really growing like a true boy. You've hit the 20lb mark this month! New foods we tried: zuchinni, green beans, broccoli, carrots, kiwi, blueberries, plums (not a big fan), starting to combo some of your foods now too...and you're taking about 2 ice cubes worth of food per feeding...about 6 Tbsp. Finger foods: puffs and mum-mums - and you LOVE to feed yourself. Plan to start more finger foods next month and combinations - and yogurt and cottage cheese.

Grab it...

Find the mouth...

Success!! Feeding himself!!

Sleeping: You're doing better. We tried the "Ferber Method" modified during then night to get you to sleep more on your own, and stop waking up. It's working for the most part. You are doing much better at night, but still have your days. I would say we are 4-5 of 7 days through the night...then you like to wake up early - sometimes at 430am. But, we are working it out. You and Daddy have had lots of cuddle time in the early mornings to hold you off from nursing until 530 or 6am to maintain your schedule.

Playing: Everything is in the mouth to explore. You like to play with your sissy's toys more than your own...and vice versa. You like peek-a-boo books and lifting the flaps, musical toys, trains and cars - things that roll and move (such a boy). We pulled out the music table for you to stand at now, and you are enjoying playing with that. You have almost phased out of the exercauser...but like to stand on the outside of it now to play, or crawl under the bottom of it.

Love our walks together and playing at the park with sissy and Kali

You love the outdoors, taking in all the sights and sounds:

Teething: mysterious world of baby teething...no teeth yet love...but you are drooling like crazy, have everything in your mouth - and definitely have your moments of fussiness.

Firsts this month: Jones Family Reunion - meeting more family; Swedish Days in Geneva - your first concert - our wedding band (Final Say); Swimming in our baby pool; taking a bath in the big tub with Addison; your first ear infection (L) right before our family trip - but you healed fast.

Passed out for the concert..but enjoyed the background music of the concert

Addy holding you close for your first swim

Partied out with your cousin Jaxon at the family reunion

These chair photo's are getting more challenging...requiring the assist of 2 adults now:

This is how much your sister loves you:

I love you my little baby boy - you are the sweetest

Three Years Old.

Our baby... little girl is 3. What a beautiful, smart little girl she is too, with a BIG personality.
The Mayor is what Daddy and I refer to you as...you are always the life of the party...and are always talking to everyone...and needing to know who everyone is, what their name is and what their relationship is to each other.

Our smart little lady: Dr. Joy said that you have the intelligence of an almost 5yr old at this point...as you know all your letters: upper and lower case, know what letters stand for what words, are learning to trace your letters, can accurately count items up to 10, easily recognizes patterns, you have a photographic memory like your momma too. We are going to have to keep challenging you and foster your little growing mind.

Your favorite things right now:

Toys: your baby doll, princess dolls, Elmo, Dinosaurs, bubbles, sand table, climbing on anything and everything at the park, peppa pig house,

Love to play dress up: waking up every morning saying, "I want to wear a pretty dress"; and also you love all your princess dresses - and got 3 new ones for your birthday.

Books: chica chica boom boom, bear hunt, little critter dinosaur museum, princess books: cinderella, snow white, Bernstein bear books: You love to read to EVERYONE...your friends at school, mommy and daddy, PARKER, Kali, any captive audience

TV shows: Peppa Pig, Yo Gabba Gabba,

Food: you would eat Popsicle for breakfast/lunch/dinner if we let you; fruit - blackberries are your favorite ....next up blueberries and strawberries. Mac n cheese and chicken nuggets (chik fil A). you truely are a little toddler in the food department lately. However, you still love spicey foods too - mexican: salsa, chips, tacos, and fajitas.

Birthday Party: Was on June 2nd at our house surrounded by all your family. - and your 3 littlest cousins Kelly, Emily and Josh.

All you wanted for your birthday was, CUPCAKES. So...sure enough 630am we were baking cupcakes on your special day...and had them for breakfast. Hey, you only turn 3 once, right?

Off to the zoo we went with Grandma and Grandpa Seghi for 5hrs before the thunderstorms came. Always storms on your birthday. Your favorite was the "Dinasours Alive" exhibit. They were really cool animal-tronics.