a day in the life, pt. 2

I did a "day in the life" post last March and MY how things have changed since then...

This is what our days generally look like with an almost-one-year-old:

7-8 (the past week it's been more like 6:45-7... argh) - C wakes up, I leave him in his crib to play a little bit while I pee in peace, I get him up, nurse him, change his diaper, we read some books and play in his room a while

8-10 - we play (I check Instagram, Facebook, emails and the weather - keeping it real) downstairs, I feed C breakfast (usually some combo of yogurt/banana/blueberries/toast), make my to do list for the day, start on any chores that I can do with his "help" (like diapers or laundry or emptying the dishwasher or making the bed), set anything out that needs to be ready for dinner (usually beef. We do have 1/4 of a cow.), pull Crawford away from the fireplace a dozen times, take the dog out, and I eat breakfast somewhere in there too.

10 - nap #1 - TOTALLY unpredictable these days. Sometimes he goes right to sleep and stays asleep for 1.5 hours. Other days he sleeps for 40 minutes (most often, probably). Other days he plays and plays and plays, and I go in to put him back down several times and he goes to sleep by 11.

During his nap I shower, have my quiet time (I'm using The Essential 100 daily reading plan from YouVersion, and it's been such a great tool to aid my Bible reading! highly recommend it), get ready (ish... I mean, I wear sweatpants most days and rarely dry my hair) and do some work. I usually have some Wilson & Bow emails to reply to that I take care of, and by then he's awake and rearin' to go.

12-2 - I get him up and dressed (he stays in pjs through the morning nap) and we usually leave the house. I have a hard time staying home all day (most of the time), so we make plans during the lunch hour. For example, yesterday we met some friends at the park then had some other friends come to our house to play. We love friends :). On Wednesdays we go to Kindermusik and Thursdays we have playgroup. Sometimes we run errands, but try not to too much because we end up spending money :)

2-4 - nap #2. Thankfully this is usually still a decent nap. He sleeps 1.5-2 hours almost every day, so I have time to get stuff done for real. I usually get dinner ready, do laundry, try to actually clean something (a bathroom if I'm feeling extra adventurous), eat my lunch (almost always a grilled cheese sandwich and some fruit), do more W&B and UTC emails/work, and usually have about 30 minutes to watch a dvr-ed Ellen or Oprah show :)

4-6 - eat a snack, go for a walk, play in the play room, terrorize Harley, finish dinner

6- Daddy is home! We eat dinner, play with the boy, bath time (highlight of C's day) and bed at 7:15-7:30. I nurse him then leave so David can pray with him and put him down. That is their special time together, and it is precious.

After Crawford goes to bed, we clean up dinner, tidy the toys, finish any lingering chores, D lately has had something real estate related to do, then we relax. Turn on the tv for an hour or so, and then it's bedtime! Usually by 9 we're headed that way.

The title of this post really is true... we live THE life. The best life I could imagine.

[11 months]

One month:

Height- 20in,  Weight- 8 lbs. 9 oz.

Two months:

Height- 23in, Weight- 11 lbs.

Three months:

Height- 23.5ish in., Weight- 12 lbs.

Four months:

Height- 24 1/4 in. (25%), Weight- 12 lbs. 11 oz. (10%)

Five months:

Height- 25 in., Weight- 13 lbs. 10 oz.

Six months:

Height- 26 3/4 in. (64%), Weight- 15 lbs. 11 oz.  (19%)

Seven months:

Height- 27+ in.? Weight- 16 lbs. 11 oz.  

Eight months:

Height- 27ish inches, Weight- 17lbs, 7oz

Nine months:

Height- 27 inches, Weight- 17lbs. 12oz

Ten months:

Height- 28.5 inches, Weight- 19lbs 1oz

Eleven months:

Height- 29 inches

Weight- 20lbs.

Ha... yeah, that's breastmilk. Glad I got a picture of this finally because it has happened a ton of times.

Crawford, at 11 months old you:

• say mama, ball, up, bee (which means light, basically...), berry, but your favorite is definitely "uh oh". You even use it correctly! When you drop or throw things (which is 7,453 times a day) you quickly say "uh oh!".

• went to physical therapy one time. She was encouraging that you're fine, just kinda lazy :). Since that visit we've been working on lots of exercises to help you transition better, crawl on all fours (instead of the army crawl) and pull up. It is all working because you're doing 2/3. I'm not sure you'll ever crawl on all fours, but that's ok. You'll walk one day and it won't matter then.
• attempt to repeat bath, berry, bird (yeah, "b" is your favorite sound) and duck
• throw things - food, binkies, toys, balls - and retrieve balls
• drink out of a straw
• laugh at farts
• swat people's faces away... aka, you slap people... aka, you can be a mean little bugger
• understand "no", but don't obey. When you're crawling towards something you're not supposed to play with and I say "no", you look at me, then sprint towards whatever it is...
• get into things you aren't supposed to (see above) like the dog food and water, router, all cords, the fireplace, grates on the floor
• have stinky breath! You got that from your dad, for sure.
• point to my nose and eyes while you're nursing
• put things on your head and pull your hair
• love to wave and dance
• are obsessed with cars. When you hear one, you watch and wave the whole time.
• have your first bruise - on your forehead. Not sure what it's from, but there's no telling.
• are a blueberry-a-holic. You really do eat well - whatever we eat, but a little healthier :) - but your favorites are blueberries, meat, bread and green beans.
• take an hour long nap in the morning and a two hour nap in the afternoon.
• went on a nursing strike this month. It was torture. Thanks to my personal lactation consultant (Denise), we made it through without weaning, but it was hard work. And not fun.
• take a bath with no extra apparatus. Just you (and a few rubber duckies and a few balls) in the bathtub. You think it is heaven.
• play with Harley! This video is pretty short because I caught the tail end of you guys "sharing" a toy (and Harley was OVER it), but it's pretty awesome when y'all do this:

• looooove balloons. 
• can "give five", which is a little confusing since we're trying to teach you not to hit people's faces, but encourage you to hit hands. 
• pull up on everything (finally!). I turn my back and you're on the stairs. Fortunately, we have a gate after the landing so you can't actually scale the flight of stairs.
• love to close doors. It's a miracle you haven't pinched a finger yet.
• do this thing with your lips. I can't explain it, but it is THE cutest thing you've done yet. This video actually has lots of good "Crawford-right-now" elements to it (the lip thing is at the end):

Man, you're adorable.