March has been a super busy month, so all of the blog posts I should have written in honor of my sweet Baby Colby turning one will be rolled into this one. That's just his life- thrown into the mix from the start (the mostly fun, happy, full-of-love, but busy mix). And for the most part, I think he's loving the ride. I know we are all so happy and thankful that he's part of our family. He's been the perfect fit from the start.
Milestones....
Nobody has accused the Ives boys of being in a hurry, and Colby really pushed the limits by waiting until he was 11 1/2 months old to crawl. Mama was worried. The pediatrician said not to worry, but he does qualify for early-intervention PT, so you might want to call and set up a consultation. So I definitely worried, even though those closest to us told me not to. I procrastinated setting up the PT consultation for a month, and then he finally just decided it was time. It was clear he was really working on it for about a week, and he was frustrated that it wasn't working out. Then, after spending much of the day away from me (only happens on Thursdays), one Thursday evening when Ryan and the boys and I were all sitting together in the family room (rare for March because Ryan spent every spare evening and weekend minute at the old house getting it ready to sell, another story...), Colby moved his little knee and then his little hand, and Ryan and I got to sit together and marvel at the sight of this big accomplishment. It was really special, and my parents swore he hadn't done it all day. Sweet boy waited for us all to be together. :)
Colby loves to talk, and says several words very intentionally: "Uh oh!" "Hi!" "Da!" (for "that" sometimes and "Dad" other times". He says "Mama" some, but still not a lot. He definitely knows how to clap along to "If you're happy and you know it", and he loves to lift his arms up for "Hooray!". He definitely bops along to music, which is so cute. :) In general, he's very social. He's always getting strangers to talk to him or play peek-a-boo. These days his very favorite person to laugh with, though, is Brady.
Even though he's usually a very happy guy, already he gets mad if he doesn't get what he wants. He'll shake his head "no" at me when I'm feeding him something he doesn't want, and he will get frustrated to the point of tears pretty easily. Up until the last month or two he was just always easy and happy, so this spunk is taking a little getting used to. Now that he can move around on his own, he is happy to play alone for a while, but plenty of other times he just does not want me to put him down and get anything done.
Colby at breakfast last week showing some of his moods (and how quickly they can change, ha!)
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| "Mmmm, I love Cheerios!" |
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| "Ah, refreshing!" |
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| "Something's wrong." |
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| "No, no, no!" |
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| "Mom! You ruin everything!" |
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| "Okay... that tastes pretty good..." |
To be clear, I did try to address whatever was wrong. But after offering him various things to eat, hugs and kisses, and trying everything else I could think of, I decided to just let him ride it out while I took a few pictures. Sorry, Colby....
Stats...
At his check up we found out he lost an ounce since 9 months, so he's holding steady at 25 lbs. Our doctor said this is totally normal for a breast-fed baby. She said it was pretty good to not gain any weight and still be in the 90% for body mass. He was just ahead of the game! I think he's about 80% for height now. He had 3 more shots and took them like a champ. The first two made him squawk, but after the third one there was some genuine crying, just for a minute.
Birthday celebrating...
For his actual birthday (a Thursday), my parents and I took the 3 boys to the Children's Museum downtown. The one-on-one ratio was great because all 3 boys were very happy, but they all wanted to do different things.
That night our family plus all 4 grandparents went out for dinner at Red Robin, and we ordered Colby a birthday hot fudge sundae. He ate quite a few spoonfuls and liked it very much!
Party!
Saturday we had a pirate-themed birthday party for "Captain Colby". It ended up being a smallish group compared to all of the family we'd invited, but it was great!
Picture highlights....
{Decorations}
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| Seeing this cake at Sam's Club was a big factor in choosing our theme. :) |
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| Dress like a pirate station |
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| Spy-glass making |
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| X marks the spot |
{The birthday pirate and his mateys}
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| He was a good sport! :) |
{Presents and Cake}
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| So much help opening presents! |
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| Beautiful train from Grandpa |
{Backyard Fun}
