First off, I have been slacking in the blogging world and have been SO bad at documenting this pregnancy! Life has been so crazy busy lately, but I need to start getting back in the habit of blogging, since it's my "journal"!
On September 9, I had my 16 week check up with my maternal fetal medicine specialist. I go in every 4 weeks to their office for an ultrasound to check my cervix. At my 12 week appointment, they said they would be able to check the gender at this appointment, so to say I was so excited would be an understatement! Since Chad was unable to attend the appointment because of work, I had the ultrasound tech write the gender on a piece of paper and put it in an envelope. That way we could open it together.
That night we went to Malawi's for dinner and anxiously opened the envelope. We were so excited to see that it's a BOY! We are so happy to add another little man to our bunch!! Duke is going to be the best big brother and I can't wait to have TWO little boys running around!
As I reflect on the past 12 months, there is so much I could write. If I could tell myself one year ago today, as I was in the delivery room about to start pushing, I would say this... no one can prepare you for the amount of love the moment you hold your baby for the first time, the cutest little giggles, the first time he says "mama", how he lights up when you walk into the room, and his precious little cuddles. Moments like these are my treasures and there is nothing I would've rather been doing this past year than raising our sweet Duke. He is the greatest blessing that has come into our lives. It feels as if he's been a part of our lives this entire time. I can't imagine a single day without him. He is our everything. We love you Duke, happy birthday!!
Clothing: Some 9-12 months shirts, 12-18 month pants
Bedtime: 7 pm
Sleeping: Such a solid sleeper! 12 hours during the night, babay! Two - 1 1/2 hour naps during the day.
Development:
-6 teeth (4 on top, 2 on bottom)
-give high fives
-taken 2 steps in a row
-copies any noise we make (growl, cough, blow nose)
-drinks well out of a sippy cup
-mastered the stairs, can go down them backwards now
-can climb up onto the bench in our entryway, bed
-still says "mama", "dada", "baba", "nana"
Likes:
-taking baths
-playing in mom and dads room (crawling on the bed, playing with moms make-up)
-getting into the cupboards and pulling everything out
-walking with his walker
-when we sing ABC's to him while changing him bum, it calms him down immediately
-playing with Bruno's food bowls, especially while Bruno's eating
Dislikes:
-eating (I know it sounds crazy, but he has hated it lately, which has made things interesting. He throws everything we put on his high chair onto the floor, and hates to sit in it. I'm hoping this is just a phase that he'll quickly grow out of).
-carrots
-He has been in this very clingy phase. I'm not sure if it's just stranger anxiety to the max, or what, but he won't let anyone else hold him if I'm in the room. Sometimes even at home he won't won't let me put him down, and jsut wants to be held. Don't get me wrong, I secretly think it's cute, but c'mon, a mama can only carry a 25 lb baby for so long.
This little clip pretty much sums up all my thoughts on parenthood. It makes me cry every time, because it's SO true!
Can I just start by saying that I have the cutest friends?! They put together the sweetest baby shower for baby DeVore and made a delicious waffle bar that was to die for. It was such a fun morning catching up with great friends!
