11 months

uhm... what? since when did this happen?

i can't believe he'll be one next month, i thought it would take forever for that day to get here and now it's just around the corner.

 

here's a few highlights from the past month...

 

 

- about two weeks ago he started taking steps here and there... nowadays he's walking laps around the house none stop! it's still so wierd to me to see this little man walking! he's so big now!

- and of course while he's walking he must be holding onto one/two/three of his toys. lately it's been his toy cars {one in one hand and two in the other}

- he thinks the words 'no' and 'ouch' are funny no matter how sternly i say them. if i tell him no he'll just look at me smile and go right back to doing what i told him not to do. same with 'ouch', he'll just laugh at me. trouble.

- lately he has to through all or most of his toys out of his small toy boxes that are located around the house. it's so funny to see him head first in the bins and just tossing toys behind him. i guess the kid knows what he wants ;)

- every morning we watch Sesame Street, Cat in The Hat, and Super Why. whenever he hears the Super Why song he looks up smiling and starts dancing, love it.

- he has his eyes set on the cute waitress down at our local cafe. my family are pretty much regulars there for weekend breakfast so we usually have the same waitress everytime, bree. he lights up and smiles and watches her every move when he sees her. the other day he wasn't feeling so good and was pretty tired/grumpy but as soon as she came around it was all smiles and laughs. apparently he likes the older ladies

- he loves our dog lola more and more it seems like. he gets so excited in the mornings to see her and loves to "pet" her {aka pull on her fur :/ ... i'm working on teaching him gentle pets} she's such a good mama with him though and lets him pull and crawl on her, if she gets annoyed she doesn't growl she'll just "talk" at him and walk away. i'm so happy she's so patient with him.

- he's starting to eat from the kid's menu at restuarants {which i'm loving! less stuff to pack}. last night it was grilled cheese and broccoli and milk. it was his first time drinking through a straw as well.

 

things to come:

- his FIRST birthday party! we are doing 'Where the Wild Things Are' theme. i'm pretty excited about how it's all coming together. hopefully i'll be able to do a post of what i have done so far.

- and VERY exciting news... Zach will be able to make it for the party! he'll be here for two weeks and i couldn't be happier. so glad he'll be able to be a part of this big day.

 

cheers!

xoxo

 



just another day...

with this rad kid.

don't mind the drooling... i think the 5th tooth is on it's way!

 

 

 

i'm making an effort to start taking more photos of him with my big girl camera... though camera phones are convenient they just aren't the same...

 

 

xoxo

 

 



my return...

sorry for being mia lately, the husband came into town for the holidays and we were busy cramming in as much quality family time as possible! i'm sad to say he's back in NC for now and we still have no clear plan as to what/where we'll be in the next few months... oh army.

 

here are a few photos of our time together... and finally a photo of all THREE of us!

 

cheers!

 

 first time sledding

 my world

love.

the crafty beast: paint swirl ornaments

this was such a fun, easy project to do with the wild man... kept his attention and will make great gifts for the grandparents!

 

the ornaments are $0.99each at michaels {don't worry, they are plastic ;)}, and at the time i bought them they were an additional 50% off... i used paint i already had so this project was next to nothing!

 

...mix a little bit of water with the paint {makes it easier to swirl inside the ornament}

...pour desired amount of each color into each ornament

...cover the open tops with tape

...and let them have fun!

 

 ... a little unsure of it at first

... one thing i wish i had done was add a marble to each of the ornaments for sound to make them even more entertaining

 

... let dry upside down {to let the extra paint drip} over night

 

... once dry i added his initials and the year

 

xoxo

 



creating holiday memories...

tis the season of no nap melt downs...

cheers!

a homemade halloween

 Happy Halloween! this year i spent entirely way too much time and thought into what/who Hunter should be for his first Halloween. every costume in the store was way too cutesy for a boy {in my opinion}, which was also our problem trying to decide on a theme for his room before he was born. no baby animals or disney characters for the Jelovich household! {well until he's old enough to pick them out on his own ;)} now, if i had a girl it would be a whole different story... cute baby animals, tiaras, headbands and bows overload! 

one day as we were playing, Wild Man pulled out a Spartan hat that his Grandma Jelovich gave him from Leavenworth and immediately the light bulb went off. a Spartan warrior! perfect. and i knew Zach would totally approve so even better. the whole costume was pretty easy to make and was about $10 total. the pleated skirt was made from felt {5 sheets for $1}, i hand sewed them onto a pair of brown pants that were too short but still fit him in the waist. the cape is made from an old t-shirt and sewn onto a plain white onesie from Old Navy {$6}. i had a hard time finding a plain hat {the hat from Grandma Jelovich is way too big still} so my mom just knitted one up one day with yarn she already had. i made the mohawk out of more felt and sewed it onto the hat. the shoes we already had and went perfectly. i made a shield out of cardboard covered in felt {felt = a moms best friend} but didn't like how it turned out. i was so excited that it turned out exactly how i had pictured it, minus the shield, and so far it's been a big hit! :)

8 months

our little linebacker is 8 months today! can't believe how fast time goes when you have a kid. here are a few highlights from the past month...

- he is still a crawling machine, a VERY fast crawling machine. and now he is pulling himself up on EVERYTHING; walls, furniture, toys, pant legs, you name it! i spend most of the day chasing after the beast and making sure he doesn't get into too much trouble. i can't imagine how exhausting he'll be once he starts walking and RUNNING. ugh. ;)

- and of course with the pulling himself up comes practicing his balance. he's balanced a few times by himself for short periods of time so it's only a matter of weeks probably till he can master that skill. 

- his new favorite toy is a dog collar with all the dog tags on it, especially when he sits and bangs it against the air vent. he also loves to speed crawl with it clenched in his fist, there is no letting that thing go... unless of course it's for the dog rope toy. {we have real kid toys for him i swear!}

- he's not too sure about finger food quite yet {no matter how hard i try, suggestions are welcomed!}, except for his Puffs... those he'll scarf down no problem. but veggies and fruits? no way.

- i dread having to change his diaper and get him dressed now. if i lay him down on his back it's like i'm poking him with needles... complete torture for him. so now i have to sit him on the floor, distract him with toys and chase after him trying to get his clothes on. he could be the spokes baby for Huggies 'Little Movers' no problem {that commercial is a summary of our life}

- he's very ticklish, especially his feet. and he has the best laugh when you get him going

- his second tooth came in about 2 weeks ago, which included a ton of drooling as usual

- he loves playing with other kids. we started doing a weekly story/music time at the library and now that its raining more i will start to take him to the indoor playground at Bellevue Square which he loves! he's defiantly mr. social and i love it!

- my favorite development this past month has been the start of him actually babbling {baba, dada, gaga, etc} while the yelling/singing he's been doing since day one has been "cute" i'm totally ready for a much more mellow "conversation" with him ;)

i can't wait to see what this next month with bring!

xoxo