Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Tate at Six, Seven & Eight Months

Tater is now eight months.  To say that time is flying by would be an understatement!  I am long overdue for posting about Tater’s latest milestones. So here goes….

Tate at Six Months. 

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Let’s start with his six-month stats from his check-up in July (where we once again confirmed that he’s much bigger than Reid was):

Height: 29.25 inches (still off the charts!)

Weight: 19lbs 5.5 ounces (75 percentile)

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He practiced rolling over and got really good at being a baby “airplane.”  He was sitting up but often tipped over so he spent most of his solo time laying down.

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Speaking of airplanes, in July he took his first plane ride, met his big cousins in Ohio (more on our vacation in a future post), and started solid, pureed food. 

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He was really getting good at big belly laughs around his half-year mark.IMG_4845

Tate at Seven Months.

He got much more stable while sitting (so long as a big whirlwind brother didn’t bump into him). He started scooching around the floor at the beginning of the month, but it was mostly a combination of reaching and rolling, not really crawling.

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Tater is becoming quite the ladies man.  (Sorry, Reid. Looks like Ava has moved on to a younger dude.)

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We got Tate on a sleep schedule (yahoo!) during his seventh month.  It wasn’t easy, but just like his big brother, he really thrives when he knows when his next snooze is coming!  He has a very specific “tell” when he’s ready for bed:  he puts both hands behind his head.  Believe it or not, this is the face of my sleepy baby.

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He continued exploring new foods and by the end of his seventh month had tried carrots, sweet pots, peas, apples, avocado, yogurt, prunes, pears, pumpkin, asparagus, peaches and broccoli.  And what do you know:  he likes them all!

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He loves watching his big brother play and getting into his business, too.

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Tay-Tay loves to be outside.  It’s the sure-fire way to stop a crying fit:  go outside.  We swing a lot while Reid plays in the front yard and he LOVES it.

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He has been babbling a lot and mostly says “ba-ba-ba”.  We have heard him “da-da-da” and “mmm” but nothing official, yet!  Oh, and no teeth.  Lots of chewing.  Lots of drool.  But no teeth.

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And before we knew it, he started army-crawling on his belly!  (Videos to come.)

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Tate at Eight Months.

We can’t wait to see what this month has in store for our little Tot.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Back to (Pre)School

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Our big boy started his second year of Mother’s Day Out last week.

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He is already loving school.  He goes three mornings a week so Tate and I can have some nice one-on-one time, and so maybe I can get a few things done. 

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On the way to school he loves to spot all the school buses, garbage trucks and motorcycles.  (He also notices when the riders aren’t wearing helmets and says some version of this:  “his mommy wants him to wear a helmet so he can be safe.”)

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Tater loves to watch big brother.

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The night before the first day of school, I showed Reid pictures of him on his first day last year.  He noticed that he was signing “R” in the photos.  So of course, he had to sign “R” for his pics on the first day of school.  IMG_5248

His new teacher is so sweet.  He talks about her and his new friends a lot.  The first day he ran in and sat down without even giving me a kiss goodbye.  “Uh, okay.  Bye Reid!”

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Here’s to another great school year! 

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