I am sitting here waiting for work to come in and do have to sit here for 45 more minutes, just in case a STAT comes in (one hour turnaround). It's amazing how I actually run out of things to do on the internet while I sit here. So back to blogging I go.
Alexys May Story:
- She will be 16 months old on Sunday...I know I've said this before, but wow. Time flies.
- She has been walking for just about 3 months now, but I can't remember a time that she couldn't walk really. Well, I do remember, obviously, but it seems strange. She is a great walker and has great balance. She also enjoys running and can march very well if you say "march, march, march." She always marches while we wait in the elevator and I'm not sure why.
- Nope. She doesn't sleep through the night more than here or there, and I am over caring. I don't want your suggestions. Just be encouraged if your kid doesn't either. I don't mind getting up nor am I ever going to force her to sleep at night. If she needs me or needs to cuddle or whatever she needs, she gets it, no matter the hour. I will not let her cry it out, get a noise machine, or do whatever else they suggest. She doesn't sleep through the night and that's just fine. I do not want a sleep specialist. Why does it matter if she sleeps through the night? I don't and I'm just fine thanks.
- She still has her bottle. I wanted it gone by this month. Not going to happen. I'm over that too. She likes her bottle and my mom has reassured me that it's okay she has one. I had one until I was 3. My little brother could pour his own bottle at one point. She won't have it in college. And at least she drinks her milk. I do not, however, let her walk around with it or have it in public.
- She doesn't talk much and although it doesn't actually worry me, I have a hard time not comparing to other kids her age. She says a few words, but not consistently and only sometimes in context. She says daddy a lot and often walks around knocking on the door or looking behind the shower curtain for him during the day. She says mom-mom-mom once in a while when she's really whiny and sometimes she'll say more during breakfast or lunch. Tonight she looked directly at Jordon and I, got off the couch, said BA, and went and got it off the table, reached for us and went to bed. That was a first. She also has said up a few times, but it sounds like "uk" - I can only hope she doesn't soon learn any F sounds. She also says ya nonstop, but I'm pretty sure it's mostly not in context. Oh and she makes a good effort at "Zio" but it sounds like "za."
- She is amazingly musical. If we turn on music on youtube, she will sing on beat and on time at the right spot. Her favourites include EIEIO (except we only get EIEI) and Feist's 1234 on Sesame Street. She sings the "ba ba ba ba ba" part almost always on cue, and same with the "wooooah" part of the same song. It's pretty neat. She definitely has music in her blood. And it didn't come from me or Jord.
- She's mostly in size 2 clothes now, with a few 18-24 or 24 month size things here or there. She's in size 5 or 6 shoes...her 5s are almost too small and her 6s are too big...so it depends on the shoe.
kortney elise xoxo
9 comments:
Actually you were not quite 2 .....
Kenzie still has a bottle and so does every other baby her age I know! I am glad to hear you aren't stressing over the sleep thing Kortney. If it works for you, then it works for you. I envy your patience because I just can't imagine having the patience to cater to Mackenzie at this point. When she's sick and doesn't sleep, it is like torture for me!!! Good on you, for coming to terms with what is normal for you and Alexys.
Well Kort, Cadence not only doesn't sleep through the night, but she sleeps half the night in our bed! She doesn't like to nap in her bed or play pen... I have to put her to sleep before I can put her in her bed. Sometimes it's a pain... like when we have people over, but for the most part I don't mind. She's a Momma's girl these day, that's for sure!
Kort, thanks so much for this. I like imagining her walking. Time for a visit! I'm really grateful that make time for updating! Love you.
Well I can honestly say. Michael didn't sleep through the night for awhile either. He also was offered a speech therapist at a year which we declined. They start talking when they're ready. By about two you know if they're going to have problems speaking or not. Michael is starting to make a lot of sense. Michael still takes a bottle. The only reason Fiona is going to take formula is because I have to work out of the house on weekends starting in may. Alexys in Beautiful. I always love reading your updated blogs on facebook.
Don't worry about the bottle thing at all. I would have loved it if Lauren took one instead of the sippy but oh well.
As for the sleep thing I didn't have a choice but to find a way to get her to sleep through the night. I go back to work soon and work a lot of night shifts. I wouldn't be here to feed her durign the night and get her to sleep. There was no way that Tony could be up doing that and then go to work in the morning as well. I do agree with you about the noise machine though as I couldn't sleep with it so I don't know how she could.
I dont think Sydney will speak soon neither. She doesn't even blahs. She doenst want to look at me (although she will look at other people) and she will come for the hug but then quickly squirt away. She wont mimic anything or anyone. Im kinda starting to worry and thinking that maybe i should have her checked by a specialist...?? I dunno... Like if she has some kind of concentration or attention issues.... Its really hard not to compare with other kids, I agree ! And today she's not going to sleep through the night, I can already see that !
Haha - I just have to laugh when you say "Nope. She doesn't sleep through the night more than here or there, and I am over caring. I don't want your suggestions." because I feel the same way. I like to talk about things that Finn does or doesn't do, but I'm SO over other moms telling me how I should do it! Finn's the same way, he doesn't sleep through the night, but we have been trying the whole cry-it-out just for night time... but at nap time I still rock him if he doesn't go right to sleep.
Finn doesn't take a bottle, but he never did - and I still nurse him, so I'm still totally his bottle at nap and bed-times.
I'm not really worried about Finn not talking - but I do also compare him! I'll start worrying at 2 years - but for now he can completely understand what we're talking about, and he does "babble" all the time, so it's just about him finding the right words for the right things.
Good job, Mommy!s
Hey Kortney - just to let you know, Josiah had 2 words at 18 months, that's it. And right around 18 months his vocabulary just grew and grew by leaps and bounds. I have other friends whos kids didn't talk till they were 2. So I wouldn't worry. Also - I totally hear ya on not caring about the sleep thing. Seeing Josiah progress through it, I am hear to tell you that she WILL sleep through the night one day. And until then - enjoy the snuggles.
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