After a nice afternoon slumber, many babies wake up, stretch and yawn, then proceed to babble and play in their cribs for a few minutes, until they get bored and squeal to let you know they are awake. Not my Max. He wakes up like this. Always.
COME GET ME IMMEDIATELY- I AM AWAKE!
(by the way, I must strongly suggest clicking on the first two images to see them up close. Way way way funnier. I mean sadder. Because clearly the two hours of rest was traumatic for him.)
and yes, I did torture my child for this picture. but don't worry, I only let him cry for a second.
You should know that Maxwell has definitely become a curious little fellow. He is interested in everything, he will eat anything off the floor (even if he just ate a full meal in his high chair) he is climbing all over everything, and he is particularly interested in the contents of cabinets and drawers. I was getting him dressed this morning and I was digging through his drawers to find a certain pair of pants. I turned around to see this:
Apparently, he got stuck trying to climb in. After running for the camera, I helped him all the way in. He had a fabulous time finishing the job of throwing all his clothes out of the basket. 
My computer is in the kitchen. I do all my editing in there, because it's where everything goes on in our house. When I am working, I don't like to be left out of what the rest of the family is doing! I almost always feel a little hand poking me (usually on the bum) and turn to see him- holding onto the top of my stool, demanding to be picked up!
I love this silly baby boy, who is 13 MONTHS OLD today! He is a crawling machine, babbles all the time, and is the sweetest, happiest little boy in the world (except after a nap. =). While in CA three weeks ago, he weighed in at 18 lbs 14 oz, but we think he has cunked out since then, as he is doing MUCH better at drinking whole milk. We are done with soy, but he is still nursing. ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE ANY TIPS AS TO HOW I CAN WEAN A LITTLE BOY WHO IS MOST DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A BOOB MAN??? He is obsessed with them. He has now taken to putting his hand down my shirt when he is tired of a little sad. Appauling or hillarious? Sometimes I think both. =) I am having so much fun watching all the funny things he does. Although I am so sad at how quickly he is growing up, I have to admit:
I LOVE having a one year old!
How do you do that? I hate you and your abilities!!! No just kidding. I LOVED LOVED LOVED the pics by teh stool. They are so far beyond anythign I could ever do, I swear. I am jealous...and I would seriously pay you for lessons even just a few times!
ReplyDeletep.s. my child will be one on Friday and I'm positive he is also a boob man. he still nurses and insists on drinking from one side and grabbing the other (sorry for the graphic nature of this comment). One side for comfort..one for a toy! He is crazy...and I have no idea how to wean either. When did you start giving him other milk than breastmilk. Jaxson has never had anything other than water, apple juice and breastmilk? Am I missing something??? Help!
Haha, the basket picture is a crack up!
ReplyDeleteI remember stressing over weaning kolby. When he was just over a year I was getting up in the night to nurse him and dealing with morning sickness. I just quit nursing cold turkey and kolby was just fine, actually he slept so much better. cute pics!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the comment about cold turkey. With Austin I had gotten preggo again so my milk was not filling him enough so we were waking to nurse in the night. Then when he turned one I introduced whole milk and just never offered the boob again. That was when he FINALLY slept all the way through the night! Now, he does try the reach down the shirt if he is way cranky too, but no trying to nurse. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteWell....when Bobby turned 13 mo, it was ME who was wondering how I could not nurse my precious baby! :) Bobby was never exclusively nursed, so he wasn't used to ONE thing. But about a month before he turned ONE, but ONLY nursed him at night and morning. And then it was every other day. (But of course I had little sympathetic nursing moments...more the mom that is!) Then I got really sick and I FORGOT to nurse him and he could have cared less! In fact after I realized that, I tried to nurse him to "say goodbye" and he didn't want nothing to do with it. I think every child is so different. My mom nursed my sisters until they were two! Now, looking at Bobby who is almost two...now THAT is terribly gross to me to think of this toddler eating off of me!! :) But usually what I have found with all of this weaning garbage of things...it is usually harder on the mom than the child. And the boob obesession? Doesn't end even after nursing. When I pick Bobby up, he immediately grabs me and squeezes...IN PUBLIC. Boys will be boys...
ReplyDeleteI am SO glad for you that you are having so much fun with a one year old! That is about the time I wondered what I had gotten myself into:) About the nursing...I agree with Deb, it's sometimes harder for us to let go:) But really all you can do is just quit(when you are ready of course) but thats the only way it will end!
ReplyDeleteAfter 15 months of nursing, we just went straight to the bottle. He screamed and cried but I stood strong and he knew it. So after 2 days of this he finally got the picture and is happy and so am I. You just have to do it!
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica, your Mom told me about your blog. You are a wonderful photo ARTIST!!! Your little Max is adorable!!
ReplyDeleteAs to weaning, it depends on how much you like it and how useful it is for you. I nursed 4 kids and started at about 11 or 12 months to wean them, cutting out one feeding at a time. First I went to 3 times a day, morning, nap and nighttime. Then I went to only nap and nightime feedings. Then just night time. I weaned them straight to a sippy cup of milk. By fourteen months they didn't even notice when I stopped the last feeding.
I personally like this slow method because my kids always fell asleep when nursing. That was a great help to me for nap and night time, so I held on to those feedings the longest! :) I also liked having a little more boob than my normal flat chested look! :) Selfish Mom that I am!! hahaha
Love your photos!
Michelle (little Mat's Mom)
Love these. But seriously you have to stop with all the fun lens, you're killing me!!!!! Max is a doll and I love these!
ReplyDeleteHey Jess you are so adorable. It makes me want to steal ideas. But I am wondering where in the world did you get Max's bedding and rug. I love them. ryanandshalee.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletehow cute! Ethan use to wake up the exact same way, crying like he was dying (unless he was at his grandma barbs and then he woke up perky and played in his play pen until she got him!) as for the boob thing, don't feel bad ethan is also a boob boy, or more a bra boy I guess, he's OBSESSED with bras, it's always "mamma need bra" or "mamma bra on?" and then he has to proceed with trying to feel and check that yes i really have one on! He even insisted he needed a bra today! it's was sexy i tell ya, I even stuffed socks to give him a little lift, unfortunatly by the time i got the camera he had removed the socks from the bra and put them on his feet and didn't want to take them off or add new ones! oh well another day i suppose! hopefully it's just a phase that passes quickly! i'ts embarassing going through the grocery store with a child (not quietly either) saying "mamma bra on! mamma bra on!" and trying to feel down the front of my shirt to make sure!
ReplyDeleteCHOCOLATE MILK! That is a REALLY good way to wean and quickly!
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