Yeah yeah yeah, late again- it was written last week if that counts for anything.
Dear Ezra-
In just 8 weeks, we will be celebrating your 1st
birthday. I never really got it when I
read other parent’s posts/letters/comments about how they want time to stand
still and how their babies grow up so fast, but oh my God- it really IS flying
by. One year is just crazy. I can’t believe we’ve come this far. You are my little firecracker and there is
never a dull moment when you’re around.
You keep Momma on her toes. You
have the sweetest smile and your giggle could melt anyone’s heart but you sure
do like to make it known when you’re unhappy.
Your teeth continue to make you mad- they just always seem to be
rightthere and just enough to make you hurt.
You still are a biter and quite frankly I’m not really looking forward
to the phone calls next year from daycare.
I feel like you’re
finally turning that corner to understanding and communicating. This is the time that Gage started talking
and although you haven’t yet, you definitely have your ‘sound’ for the kitties
and whether we say their name or you see them, it’s always the same. You can say ‘dada’ although I’m not
completely sure you’re associating it, you definitely know it’s something we
want you to say. You have started
signing ‘milk’ when you want to eat although now it seems like you just like to
sign it for fun as well. You know how to
high five and think it’s pretty hilarious and you are consistently waving hi
and bye. I just can’t wait to hear more
of your little voice. I can only hope
you’re as verbal as Gage this early on.
One major difference in you and Gage at this age is your
eating habits. There is NOTHING you will
not eat. That is. aside from anything
that appears to be baby food. You have
no use for it anymore- all you want is what we’re eating and you want it ALL. You eat twice as much as Gage at a sitting
and most of the time I wonder if we should cut you off. I don’t even know how much a baby your age
should be eating but I have a feeling it’s less than what we give you. In turn, milk is pretty much a dessert for
you, which is fine. You still nurse 4
times a day, 2 of which I don’t think you really care too much about. But I think we’re gonna make it, dude- all
the way to a year! Your favorite foods
right now are oranges like your brother, turkey, cheese and just about
everything else!
I’m not really sure where you’re putting all the food but
you are wearing a combination of 9 and 12 month clothing. You seem to have the same short legs as Gage
but a much rounder belly. Speaking of
Gage, the time has come that you guys are really starting to ‘play’
together. Of course, you still think
he’s the greatest ever and he’s starting to feel the same. When you’re upset in the car, he comforts you
by making you laugh. He says things like
‘it’s ok, Ezzy, we’re almost home’, like he’s heard me say. The other day you guys played for almost an
hour together- it warms my heart to see you interact. You are still quite the mover and don’t
‘play’ very well unsupervised. You are
still chasing cords, cats and shoes. You
do however like the kitty piano, dancing and playing with trains and cars and
the Little People garage. You like
Gage’s blocks and like to bang them together.
You sit slightly longer than you used to for books, although you’re not
the scholar your brother was. You are
now full on crawling on your knees, cruising around anything and everything and
can stand for a few seconds alone. You
don’t seem to be too interested yet, so I’m still guessing it’s going to be
around 13 months before you’re ready to take your 1st steps. You finished swim lessons this week and
seemed to enjoy them for the most part.
You still aren’t the biggest fan of the pool (much to Gage’s dismay) but
maybe next summer when you have a little more freedom you’ll like it
better. For now, you don’t like being
contained in your float. It is much more
tolerable though in the afternoon when there’s some shade. You don’t seem to be a fan AT ALL of the sun
and you’re not a fan of your hat either, so that’s kind of a problem.
Unfortunately, you’re back to being a crappy napper and
don’t seem to break an hour most days.
You also started sleeping in a bit this summer but are back to your 6am
wakings and refusing to go back to sleep.
You do still go to bed right around 7pm though with a full belly. You have taken to screaming at me though when
it’s just the 2 of us and I put you in your crib to play because I have to get
something done. You DO NOT LIKE it when
I ignore you. You are kind of high
maintenance like that. You do like your
doorway bouncer though and can at least tolerate it for a bit of time…..as long
as you can see me….grrr.
In the last month, you have taken your 1st trip
to Dutch Wonderland and stayed in your 1st hotel! You have stayed home most of the month with
Gage and I and we have had our ups and downs.
You’ve tagged along to the bounce house, eaten at Chick Fil A, seen your
brother do gymnastics, enjoyed music at the mall, gotten your pics taken with
your brother (you’re much more photogenic than him;)), hung with Nana and
Grandiddy, gone to SplashDown and taken your 2nd trip to the beach! You’ll help Daddy celebrate his 34th
birthday on Saturday and we have 3 more weeks together before we head down to
the OBX for our final vacay of the summer.
It’s crazy how quick our summer has flown by and how much you’ve
grown. I just can’t believe you are
growing up so fast. I love you my Ezzy
dear- you keep me on my toes. Although
our snuggles are few and far between, they are special to me and your giggles
light up all of our lives! We love you,
Squishy!
Love, Momma
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