Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Tatum Beau: 21 Months


Height, Weight & Health:
We don't go back for a checkup until his two year visit but he does like playing on the bathroom scale and is in the 25 pound rage (just about same as Stella!)

He started getting his four canine teeth at 18.5 months causing a few wakeups overnight but overall not too bad.

He's finally solidly into his 18 month clothes (they were a little big at the start of the summer), size 5 shoes and size 4 diapers.

Sleep:
We worked on pushing his nap back at 18/19 months it was around 12:30 but if we're out for whatever reason for an outing it can be pushed back later and he usually goes with the flow.  If we're out somewhere past 12:30 he'll likely fall asleep on the way home.

Around 20 months we pushed it back a little bit more and made sure nap was between 12:30 and 1pm but again if we were out at the pool or somewhere he does okay going down later in the afternoon.  He can sleep anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours.

He is a solid night sleeper and while bedtime is usually around 7:30, these summer months have been tough and we don't mind letting him stay up a bit late to play outside or if we have something going on so this can range from 7:30 until about 9:30.  He can sleep up to 12 hours but usually if going to be late is definitely up by 8am the next day (average is 6:45 - 7:45).

Feeding:
Right at 18 months we stopped cutting up his food as much and let him bit into things, have bigger pieces, etc. Depending his mood sometimes he'll bite into sandwiches, sometimes he'll want them cut up.  Most other foods we still cut up.  He's working on learning to use the fork but many times still prefers his hands.

He's obsessed with watermelon and loves all fruit.  He has tried and loves hot dogs, doesn't mind peas, is enjoying many summer popsicles and still likes all the usual favorites.


Schedule:
6:45 - 7:45: Wakeup (lays in bed with us for a little bit usually)
8am: Breakfast then a quick playtime while I tidy up the kitchen, unload the dishwasher, etc.
9am: Set out for some kind of outing - usually the gym first and then errands, play with friends, morning pool time, etc.
Noon: Lunch
1pm: Nap (this can vary anywhere from 12:45 if we're home until 2/2:30 if we're out)
Right after nap: Snack and tv show on the couch
Afternoon: Play, pool, meet up with friends, miscellaneous things.  The rest of the day usually is hit or miss on timing depending on summer.  Dinner is around 6ish if possible followed by a little bit of playing, bath time and bed time (average is about 8/8:30 these days).

Likes:
Dancing and listening to music.  Playing in the gym childcare watch - he runs right in.

Brushing his teeth and he recently got upgraded to toothpaste with fluoride instead of the learning kind.

Swimming and playing outside.

He's learned to throw a bigger ball back and forth and loves it.

Learning:
He started a group swim lessons class at the gym on Monday mornings from the end of April until early June.

Words!  We've started keeping a list to make sure he's saying enough, etc. at 19 months his favorites include Dada, Ball, Uh Oh, No!, Thank You, Oh Wow, Bye, boo boo.

He can show you where his belly button is, where our belly buttons are, where his nose is, go open the drawer where the pacifiers are and wait for us to get one out.  He knows to run to the door if I say we're going outside or to the steps if I say we're going upstairs.  If we ask where Stella is he either points or runs over.

Learning how to put things in the trash when he's done with them as well as he knows how to give Stella a treat or scraps if we tell him to.

Just in the past week or so he's really picking up speed in learning new words -- all new in the past week are baby, mickey, apple and some other recent ones are beep beep, choo choo, go, get down.

Dislikes/Setbacks:
If he sees one of us going outside through the garage whether to go outside, leave or take Stella out he throws a HUGE hissy fit if he's not able to go.

He definitely has a few setbacks as he doesn't get his way.

Milestones:
We began planning his birthday trip to Disney World (well a little before 18 months) but everyone is really looking forward to it!

Celebrated his second Easter with a lot of celebrating, a few egg hunts (he liked picking them up).  He also celebrated his second 4th of July and loved the fireworks.

19 months - learned how to kick and swim with his floaty on in the pool without us holding him.

We're working on stopping use of his paci and it's going really well (20 months) - right now he only uses it in the car, at nap time and at bed time.  He has started sucking his fingers a little bit in return!

Places:
He went to Kiawah with us as well as my parents and my brother.

He had a long stay in California at the start of June and was the happiest little guy while we were there.  He swam, played, got tons of attention and loved it.

He had his first weekends at the lake of the season and seems to be happy there running all over and getting used to playing in the lake.

Favorites:
His slide, outdoor playhouse, little people, golf clubs and anything around the house that he's not supposed to be playing with.  Loves playing with any kitchen utensil around.  He continues to love his golf clubs, baseball tee and any/all pool toys.

2 comments:

  1. Time needs to slow down for these kiddos! Love that he always wants to be a part of Stella's walks - too cute <3

    Green Fashionista

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  2. I cannot believe he's almost two already! He's growing so quickly and he just get cuter and cuter every day! Makes me wish I could snuggle two year old Jacob again. <3

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