Oh, Terren, how your page has been neglected! I'll start with the sad news. In one short month, Terren will be one already! Who can believe it? Not me! To make it even worse, we've agreed, several times, that Terren has completed our family. Baby boys, why do you grow so fast?
Terren's first Christmas was not so wonderful. His Christmas Eve was great, but he woke up the next day feeling terrible. It's a great thing that he has an older brother that is so very willing to open all gifts and stockings and a family that will hold him all.day.long. He received many fun gifts and enjoys them everyday.
Terren is so wonderful. He has maintained his easy going and extra happy personality. He greets us every morning with a big grin and a flapping arm. It is too cute.
He has been going to bed between 7:30 and 8:00 and sleeping until we wake him in the morning. He loves to eat. I am still too chicken to give any kind of table food. He has tried cookies, rice, potatoes, beans, some vegetables, and other things off my spoon and he eats a lot of different fruits and vegetables using his mesh feeder. Daycare gives him big people cereal and crackers and that is fine, but I am just not comfortable enough with that yet. I am looking forward to not having to buy formula and transitioning to a cup. Hopefully it will be easy. I can't remember when we took the pacifier away from Tayten, but soon, we will be getting rid of that too. Yikes. That will be easy too, right?
Terren now has 8 teeth. I thought one more was coming through on bottom, but it has seemed to disappeared again. I am pretty sure his teething was to blame on Christmas. He is still not walking. I think he is capable, but too afraid. He now walks along the wall, sometimes using only one hand. He is already into everything, so walking won't change anything. I take that back, when he starts walking, and standing independently for longer periods, I will be able to leave his carseat in the car, but then again, that may change soon anyhow because we really do need to buy him a new seat because his little legs are so long.
Some other amazing things Terren is doing: He dances. A lot. Everytime he hears music, he sways back and forth. If you sing to him, he will start as soon as you stop. Amazing. Remember, my first child is deaf, Tayten didn't do this (and nor did I know he was supposed to.)
He pushes his trucks around and while doing so, he blows rasberries. Typical boy, right? Again, too stinkin cute.
He can throw a ball.
He waves bye to everyone. All the time. He also greets people with his wave too.
He has started imitating us when we blow kisses. I am waiting for the day when I can say, "blow kisses" and he does it.
He knows and says Mama and Dada, but doesn't really call us...does that make sense?
He makes the kissing noise, smacking his lips.
He says "mmmmmm" when it is time to eat.
When I am not quick enough to get his bottle, he crawls to the rug in front of the sink and sits and cries.
He understands the signs for: milk, bath, all done, eat, and sit (commonly used in the tub).
He signs all done at dinner time.
It is amazing to watch him. We will continue to use more and more sign and hopefully he'll pick it up quickly. Tayten signs to him a lot. We sign to him, but not a lot. I want to teach him Tayten's name sign, mom, and dad. I want him not only to understand, but sign to us, so we have to keep practicing.
He is a real clown, just like the other two boys in our family. When he hears laughter, he joins right in and will do anything to make you laugh...including sharing his fake cough, which he thinks is hilarious.
I cannot believe how fast my boys are growing up. It makes me sad. Terren is going to make such a wonderful little buddy to Tayten as he grows bigger. For now, he will continue to torment him.
The week before Christmas, we had a little family get away to relax and finish our shopping. During that time, Terren had his first real swimming experience and, of course, loved it!
