18 month check up

This is Mama!

CB had his 18 Month Check up. 

Height

2' 10"  

Weight

27.1 lbs

He is speaking in 2 word sentences, Up please, thank you, and more  It is cute to watch!

He also loves his Mama, like doesn't let me go.   He love to give kisses, loves his brother and loves his daddy too. His Uncle is one of his fave people and he gets soooo excited when he sees him.   

He is always smiling unless his brother hits him or takes a toy. He is so easy going and loves to play by himself. 

He is not a very good drive but doesn't have to be since JB drives for him most of the time. 

He loves his kitty!  Loves to climb. He is my little monkey!

I really am not sure what i did before he was born. He really completes our family. He would have made a beautiful girl, but goodness would have been such a tom boy. I am thankful he is who he is. My love for him deepens every day. 

He is very tenacious and makes sure you know what he wants. He repeats every word you say, which amazes me. The dr said he is about 6 months ahead of the game. His vocabulary is that of a 2 year old. Sweet baby giant is one smart cookie. he makes decisions based on the options laid out for him. It is truly amazing to watch him think and decide at such a young age. I wish i could keep him this age forever but i know that would annoy him. I cannot imagine being so little and knowing what i want to say but not being able to communicate it effectively, but goodness does he try. If his word that he chooses isnt clear he physically takes you to whatever and shows you. 

Sweet sweet baby giant!

We love you pumpkin!

Love Mama

Lots of teeth

I have lots of teeth. I am so glad Mama has me wearing an amber necklace. I do not care if people think I am a girl. It made getting ALL my molars at once a breeze! I am also doing really well with no night night bottle. I only get one when i wake in the morning and only every once in awhile wake up to ask mama "baba mama baba" when she tells me no i snuggle up to her.   She is very snuggly. I love to snuggle her. I stick to her like glue!  She is so nice to me!

I am repeating everything you say, or trying too at least. I also can get my diaper off and am trying to potty train myself. I like trying to use the potty. Mama said she would be happy if i learn sooner than later, diapers are expensive!

Have a great day
Love
~CB

No Night night bottle

Mama is so mean!  She will not let me have a bottle in the middle of the night. She says it is so we both can sleep through the night but i think there is a conspiracy going on. The first night was very rough.. I screamed and cried and threw myself about trying to buck out of her arms but she held me tight and said she loved me but we could not have a bottle. She even cried as i went on forever!!!!!!  The 2nd night i faced the wall and got really mad at her. If she tried to touch me I slapped at her. When I got tired I snuggled back up and went to sleep. Last night, i woke up twice, the first time wasn't so bad, but the 2nd time I thought it was morning and I just wanted my baba. I screamed so loud, JB told mama "just give him a bottle"  Mama said no.  Daddy is complaining about no sleep and I think Mama may strangle him. Hello, she gets no sleep with me currently since I am up trying to get a bottle every 30 mins. Now she is getting more sleep and he will have to deal. Mama said I will eventually just sleep through the night.

I also pulled my pants down and peed on Emmy's wall and floor. I am tired of a diaper :D

I am finally saying Dada on a regular basis, but Mama is still my go too!  She cannot go anywhere without me. I cling to her like saran wrap on a biscuit!  I think she secretly loves it. She does love my snuggles and always smiles at me!  She said I look at her like she is the most beautiful woman in the world and to me she is. She hung the moon and stars!  Sweet Mama.

Hope y'all have a great day!

Love ~CB

15 month check up

I saw Dr. Cody for my 15 month check up. He said I was awesome! We knew that!
I am 27 lbs
my head is 47.50 cm
I am 2 feet 8 inches tall!

I am speaking way more than 5 words
Mama is my favorite! I scream that at the top of my lungs or when I am missing her or I see her.  I can get really loud too!
Maaa  = Milk
Kittyyyyyyy
Hiiii
Ninny = Emmy
Bubbbbb = JB
Dada
Ga da = Granddad
papa = Paw paw
nana
ap = apple
baaaa= bottle
i can sign 'more'
Bye bye
wiwi = winny
rayray = raisey
Baa = babs


I can understand almost any command and will comply.
I am learning i can say no and show i am upset
I love my mama fiercely!
I am still the best hugger ever!
I have started a biting phase but i do have 6 teeth coming in right now so I am a little sore.
I give kisses and hugs on command and wake mama up with them every morning.
I am a clinger stage 5 to mama!  No one needs to get in my way of Mama. I must have mama all of the time!
I now like to "sneak things" and i smile as I back up doing it. Mama calls me a little sneak!


Over all I am amazing! The dr was right when he said I was awesome!

Love
~CB

Velcro Baby

I love my Mama.. daddy is pretty cool too but I love my mama! If she is around, i want to be on her lap or in her arms. She cannot do anything alone unless I am distracted. Sometimes i forget she is there but then I see her and I smile at her with so much love, as EVERYTIME i see her, she smiles like I am the best thing ever!  She says, she loves my smile and how adorably cute I am. She always tells me I am a handsome baby and how loved I am!  I definitely feel loved!  Everyone I meet is so sweet to me except my brother, who beats me up regularly. Mama tells me that is not love, that is abuse and he needs to be nicer!  Sweet mama!  Daddy loves me too he just shows it in different ways. He plays rough with me and shares food with me. Mama takes care of me when i am hurt and always snuggles me!  She is very patient with me and always is giving us kisses and telling us how very much we are loved!

She calls me her Velcro baby. I cannot help it!  I love her!I want to be as close as I can!  She says it is okay!  I will not be little or in this stage for long, but she is crazy!  I will always want to pull my legs up or throw myself backwards when she puts me down!  Sweet Mama, always catches me!


Love~CB

I'm one y'all

You I am one! I had a great birthday!  Mama decorated the house with lots of "One is fun" and number ones that emmy helped cut out. We had a party and I got to smash a cake!  I got lots of toys!  I shared with brother too!  We had fun!  So far one is fun!  I am walking like a champ! I know what i want and am very vocal about it!  I love my mama fiercely and do not apologize for it! If you come between us, WATCH OUT, I will get to her!  I love to snuggle!  Hugs are my fave!  I pat the back of whoever i am hugging!  People seem to like that!  My brother seems to be happier lately. He plays with me a lot more and hurts me less!  I like that!  I like sharing with him and i do so love him!  I always try to be in the same room with him and Mama. if I have to choose, I will choose whoever is doing something fun or who can help me nap :D

I love to eat. It doesn't matter what. I like everything so far but raw spinach. Give me cooked spinach all day but raw.. ehhh.. I eat two breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners. True story. I am a growing boy and I like food!  I know walk to the car in the mornings because, again I am a big boy!  Mama cries a lot. She says I am growing up too fast. I still love her. She is my number one girl!

I go to the doctor tomorrow. I am sure I will have some stats for you.

Have a great day!
Love
~CB

Ps I detest hats! 

Letter to you on your first birthday

My sweet, smiley, bright eyed, determined, snuggly, last baby.  You have been through a ringer this year. You did not get the happy, easy first year of life I had imagined. You did not get to nurse until you decided you didn't want too. You did not get a mom who was healthy. You got a mom who was diagnosed with cancer months after you were born. I had to emergency wean you and your brother, which broke my heart and was a HUGE adjustment for you.  I thought we would not have the same bond JB and I do and I was so wrong.  It's so much the same as it is different.  You got to experience everyone in your life who loves you more than life, every day 24 hours a day.  Your brother may have had a boobie for his first year but you got a whole lot more love thrown at you!  It was still quite a year! You had to spend the night away from mama before I or you were ready on multiple occasions due to me being sick or in the hospital. You went to MANY doctors appointments with me. You did not have the same Mom JB did. I raised my voice more than I cared for. I apologized more times than I could count. I forgot things, rushed things, didn't take you places.  It was a hot mess of a year!

Through ALL of this, you stayed happy. I got a month and a half of being your healthy Mama, and tandem nursing you and your brother, which was such an amazing experience. You are such a bright eyed, beautiful baby boy. Your love for me is so apparent. As soon as you see me, you start running with this beautiful smile and this sweet happy giggle. Oh how I love it. You love your daddy and brother, but you really love me. You curl up on the couch with your brother and I and snuggle like you are a big boy.  You use me as a recliner on a regular basis. You snuggle your head in when you give us hugs!  It is an amazing feeling!  You really show your love!  You love to babble REALLY loudly, and love waking up to see me and your brother. Your face lights up and you give me kisses.  You jump off the bed to play with the kitty then climb back on to get snuggles. If you are wanting daddy, you wake up and start calling his name, crawl off the bed and go to find him.  You do NOT take no for an answer. You are very clear about what you want and will grunt like an ape until someone gives it to you or something else catches your eye. If you are tired, you bring me your bottle, climb in bed or the couch, snuggle up, drink and go night night.  You are one sweet hunk of meat!  You smile with your whole body!  you always have!  It is amazing to watch!  You always share your food with others. You love your brother and always want to be with him even when he is being mean amazes me. You are an old soul. I love watching glimmers of your personality come through. Your giggle makes a bad day disappear. I love picking you up after work!  You stop what you are doing to come see me!  I am so thankful I am your first love!

Your life has been so different than your brothers.  In a way, that is good. Your path will be your own. You are your own person. You are this bright light on a gloomy day. You kept me fighting, every.single.day. to stay alive and with you. All so that you will grow up and know me personally and not as stories people tell. I have endured more hell this year, than I ever wish on anyone. I gave birth to a beautiful side ways, LARGE baby boy who got stuck after he finally decided it was time to come out, with no drugs. To being poked, prodded, cut on, pumped full of toxic drugs, having to emergency wean my babies and oh my boobies ached, and then were taken.  My heart broke over and over again, as I went through each trial and made a different sacrifice or choice,  to be there for you and your brother. I never want you to grow up with out me. I want to see you grow, as you are such an amazing, smart, loving, beautiful, boy. Through all of that, i got to wake up to your smiling face. That sweet, sweet, smiling face!

You are my last baby, my sweet little hunk of meat i didn't even know I needed in my life. You complete us. You make this family whole. Sometimes I wonder what you would have been like had you been a McKenna Riley, but I am so thankful, you are you!  You are so special and are meant to do great things in life. You are so tenacious!  So full of joy, determination, and love!  Oh I hope you have a very happy birthday and 2nd year of life!

Mama, Daddy and JB love you more than life!

Happy Birthday chunky monkey!
Love
~Mama

10 month check up

I saw Dr. Cody yesterday! I am perfect!  I am ahead of the game for development, and I am at the 91 percentile for weight (23.95), 86 percentile for height 30 Inches and 56 percentile for head 18!

I took 8 steps by myself but still refuse to walk. I say Mama and Dada with intention!  I am a sweet baby who takes it when brother is mean to me. He doesn't mean to be. He just gets made at mama or daddy and takes it out on me :(  He will eventually learn to use his words or I will beat him up as I am totally going to be bigger!

Have a great day!

Love
CB

Climbing little monkey

I love to climb!  There is nothing that I cannot attempt to climb. Lately my fave is to climb up a toilet into a bathroom sink, specifically Mamas! I am fast and determined!  I am cute too! I can climb anything super super super fast!  Now that i am walking it is even faster. Mama will catch me on the tv stand then by the time she looks again I am across the room on the end table.. She tells me I am a monkey!  I am a cute monkey!

Much Love
CB

Walking

I started really walking yesterday!  10 months old and walking!  WHOO HOO I rock!  Today brother let me drive him around on his tractor. That made me super happy!  I am going to have to get him to drive me on his jeep now!  I love to drive or ride!

i was sick this week. My first sickness :(  Mama held me non stop!  I feel better now without meds and am back to normal!

That is all I have for you!

Love
~CB

Mama

 I say "mama" with intention. First word with intention!  I made mama happy!  I'm also standing by myself and took a few steps.

Mama had a double mastectomy which caused her lots of pain though she totally pushed through even if she said ow when holding me.

She let me stay with my Emmy and Uncle for 10 whole nights.. I mean I visited with her every day but I sooo missed my mama at night. Since I have been back, I snuggle super tight with her and do not let her move!  She is so snuggly and warm. I also love waking up to my big brother and get the biggest smile on my face!

I am also a climbing monkey. I now can climb up the toilet and to the sink :D  Mama says i am going to give her a heart attack. I climb everything. My fave is up and down the bed and up and over the ottoman to repeat, over and over again. 

I am a sweet curious hunk of meat, or so I am told!

Mama may not have her boobies but I am okay with that as long as I have her!

Love

CB

New Year, New tricks

I am almost walking. I can take one step then i sit. I am loving being able to move around and crawl fast!  I do not like it when Mama leaves my sight but when she is in the room will play like a good boy! I did not like the on the ground fireworks but LOVED the big ones.  Mama was sweet and snuggled me tight!

Brother has taken an interest in me and likes to carry me around to where he wants me to play. Though I like playing by myself!  I like playing with Mama too!  She smiles when i talk to her. I even said "MAmamamamamama"the other day, but won't repeat it.

I also have a new upper left tooth!  It is cute!  I love food! If you are eating, I will be right next to you begging like a puppy! I am a cute puppy too!  I make a cute little cry for food!  Food is yummy!

mmm food!

~CB