When I posted Ari’s 15-month update, I didn’t include his basic growth stats or much of his developmental “milestones.” I want to write about some of those things now (he’s at daycare so I have time!), partly because I haven’t been updating a baby book or any other record. At 12 months, the doctor was… Continue reading Ari at 15 1/2 months: a developmental growth spurt?
Wow, I am SO behind on this blog! June felt incredibly busy, stressful, and exhausting for some reason, and things haven’t slowed down this month either. I’m even on my lighter work schedule! I think I’m partly trying to focus other things like keeping the house clean and going to bed on time, plus Ari… Continue reading Catching Up: Before Ari Turned 1
Ari had his 9-month well-baby appointment and is finally caught up on his vaccinations until his one-year. He weighed 18 and 1/2 pounds and was about 28 inches long, putting him now between the 25th and 50th percentiles for length and the 10th and 25th for weight. He used to be closer to the 50th… Continue reading Ari, now almost 9 1/2 months old
Whew! It feels like more than a week and a half since my last post. Maybe that’s because we’ve been having a bad time with sleep! I’ve started to think that Ari might be getting too old to be waking up and nursing every few hours every night. Getting five uninterrupted hours of sleep in… Continue reading Another (sleep-deprived) week and a half in the life of Ari! And now he’s 9 months old!
Wow, it’s been almost two weeks since my last post! Let’s see, in the last couple of weeks, A. had an overnight work trip to Atlanta and came back with a cold, then I got the cold and called out sick for most of my last night shift and my first day shifts, and Ari… Continue reading Ari is 7 Months Old!
This week we had visits from my mom and aunt and I took a two-day class to get certified to administer chemotherapy. I was so tired during the class because I keep staying up late at night! I hope it gets better when I start day shifts in January. One night I was able to… Continue reading Ari, Week 26
This week, Ari attended his first birthday party! Or, rather, he attended a birthday party for the first time. We were celebrating the first birthday of a coworker’s son. It was sort of like a first playdate for Ari – after the birthday boy opened his gifts (ADORABLY! growling with excitement at each one!), I… Continue reading Ari, Week 25
Oh, man. We’re starting to have our hands full here! All of a sudden, at 5 1/2 months old, Ari seems to be able to see much better than before. And – right on cue – he can reach and grab better, too. When we go out to eat he wants the silverware (or chopsticks),… Continue reading Ari, Week 24: Thanksgiving and more
Bungalow Blooming 