For those who are wondering…most refer to babies by month age instead of years up until 24 months. Then they become TWO years old. This is because babies are still developing at the speed of light and a month makes a HUGE difference. Aiggght!? I recently got an “OHHHH you’re one of those moms” comment from the security guard at work. He said, “just say he’s TWO!” I said, but he’s not even ONE AND A HALF!!! It makes a world of a difference when your baby is growing into a little boy! I’m relishing in these baby days.
ANY. WAYZZZAHHH.
Soooo this is long overdue. Just a little update on Max’s growth and development. Today he’s a little over 17 months.
Favorite food: shredded cheese with steamed broccoli, mac n cheese, sinigang, mandarin oranges, and of course…banana.
Favorite songs: Happy Birthday Song, Babies (from Yo Gabba Gabba), Do Re Mi
Favorite toys: School bus pulley thing, Sesame Street School house, the stick for the sliding door, balls, his fave stuffed animals (ellie, blue bear, blue tooth, H.H, ranger, and Tigger)
Favorite Books: First Day of School (Little Critter), Let’s Go to the Farm (Fisher Price-Little People), Go Dog Go (Dr. Seuss)
New skills: Climbing, drinking from a sippy cup without coughing, much better coordination when playing with his toys, can open ALL our drawers now, arranges pillows, spins in circles
New words/phrases: Bayoo mama (bless you mama), bobot (robot), I missed! (when trying to shoot the ball), there you go, other side, Appybandaybubun (happy valentines day bun bun), AH-POLE (apple), cheese, nose, eyes, teeth, rhino, drink, eat, hot, Ewwwww, peeeaaase (please), work, home, moon, “OH MAX!”, and more! He also knows a lot of people’s names and does more animal sounds. He makes up things himself like when I ask, “what does the hippo say?”, he replies with “HI!!” I guess hippos say hi! All the other animals make some type of noise but the hippo says, “HII!!!” It’s so random and cute.
He still looks for mi-ming all the time but not as much as a couple months ago. A few days ago he SANG “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU” for the first time! It was more like “Appy behdayyy dey du” but super close! This is his first song with more than one word! He used to sing “babiess, babiessss” or “ba, ba, bababa”! I was so shocked! He’s trying to talk a lot more now too. He still argues and complains ALL THE TIME but he also gives a lot of hugs, smiles, and especially kisses so he’s still the sweetest little boy ever. He kisses everything. When I was flushing the toilet after I went pee, he said “bye bye pee pee” and would have kissed the toilet seat if I didn’t pull him away! He kisses the floor, his food, animals, his stuffed animals and of course people.
He ADORES his whole big family and can call a lot of them by name now…or at least tries. Family parties are his FAVORITE and we go to a lot of them. He also loves all of our close friends and gets super excited to see everyone…especially his ninang who we see often. We’re kind of mall rats, but who cares! They have play areas, food, and Nordstrom…perfs. He loves kids and babies and makes them play with him, haha. He still LOVES it when mama, dada, and baby are ALL together. Nick has been working a lot so Max is super attached to me, which is completely normal and common…but it only takes a few minutes for Dada to win some love from him again
He can climb almost everything now…and he does. He also loves to turn on the ipod all by himself and dance! He has great rhythm! I notice more so when he is singing or drumming. Hmmm, maybe he’ll be a musician.
Whatever floats your boat silly billy goat!
Ps. YES, I’M STILL breastfeeding and co-sleeping. I seem like such a hippy when I think about how others may perceive me, but I’m just doing what feels natural to me. Can’t wait to breastfeed a little bit less though at night. This child is like a hungry crocodile and I know, well I think, he’s not hungry! Planning to wean him in a few months. We’ll see how that goes.
That’s all I can think of for now!
Max still can’t really stack 3 blocks without them tipping over, he can’t really feed himself with a spoon without making a humungous mess, and he still doesn’t like to drink from a sippy cup that much…but those are things to work on. I try not to get too caught up in those “milestones”. I just keep trying to encourage him and teach him new things. He’s advanced in some areas, average in others, and behind in the ones I named above. It’s okay though. I’ll just focus on the amazing things he already knows how to do. He can talk and says four word phrases clearly, he sings all the time and in tune, and he can kick a ball really well!! He can almost jump too! He loves to “jump”. I don’t know why. He’s also SUPER strong. I always see him carrying stools, chairs, large toys, my 100 lb bag, pillows, etc.
This time it’s for real. Last time it lasted less than a month and then I went back to work part-time…haha. This time it is REALLY necessary because we don’t have childcare.
