Mason: 12 Months

It is so surreal that my baby is one!  The year has truly flown by, and it is amazing how much he has grown and come into his own.

Sleep:

- Naps are starting to vary...with me being home now, Mason is able to sleep later and he has started to get the hang of it.  This means that some days he is able to skip his morning nap since he wakes up so much later.  Those days he has only been taking one nap that is about 3 hours.  Other days he still does his 2 naps that are each 2 hours.

- At night he is sleeping about 12 hours.  Some days it's 13-13.5 and others it is only 11, but typically he goes a good 12.  It is heavenly!

- He goes to bed between 7:30-8:00 which is a little later but again with me being home he can nap a little later into the afternoon and then stay up later.

Feeding:

- We are so close to being done with bottles.  He is down to one a day!  This boy has been a champ with sippy cups and straws.

- We also just started whole milk instead of formula.  We really have the best baby ever!  He just drank the milk like it was no big deal.  No need to transition or mix with formula. 

- The Dr. said he needs 16-24oz.  We just started, and he is drinking about 20 oz. a day.

- He loves to eat!!  He eats 3 meals and has 2 snacks throughout the day.

Weight and Length:

- 23 lbs. 9oz. (65%) and 30.5" (75%) 

Diapers and Clothes:

- Mostly 6-12 and 9-12. He still seems to be on the smaller side of clothes even though people always seem to think he is older than he is.

- Size 3 in diapers still...we prefer Huggies little movers.

Personality/Likes/Misc.:

- He has just started to actually watch tv.  Usually in the evenings we will turn on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while he has milk, and he will watch it for 5-10 mins.  He loves the Small Potatoes that come on afterward and sing.

- I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but for the last 2 months Mason has been getting breathing treatments at night. He had been coughing really bad at night.  During the day everything was fine and normal, but after sleeping for 3 hours or so at night he would start coughing and couldn't seem to stop and was wheezing a little in between the coughs. The dr. said it was asthma triggered by some allergen and the breathing treatment should help.  He doesn't necessarily have asthma but is allergic to something which is causing the asthma like symptoms when his lung relax and then become irritated. When we went in his for 12 month check-up, I told her it was working great and the coughing at night had pretty much stopped.  She said that reassured her it was more of an allergy and she wanted to try a prescription allergy medicine that would also treat asthma.  This way we could cut out his breathing treatment and the Zyrtec! Hopefully this works and the breathing treatment will be only used if he was to have a coughing fit or asthma attack.  I am really excited about this and hope it works!  Poor baby hates the breathing treatments.

- Walking is a thing of the past, and he is almost a runner now!

- He has lots of new words, but his favorites include keys for cookies and yeah!  

 

I am loving have all summer to spend with my little man.  It is crazy to me how much has changed in a year and how quickly it has gone by.  I love watching my baby grow into his own person, and I couldn't be a prouder mom!!