Late Summer Pictures- Jackson 3 years and Kate 9 months

Jackson- 3 years old!

Age 3 years

Weight & Length 33.4 lbs (68%), 40.5 inches (97%). Tall and skinny!

Clothing size  3T shirts, and 2-3T pants (Many of the bigger pants fall down on him but he needs them for length) 

Hair Blonde

Teeth  19 (lost right front tooth to a face vs. concrete accident just before he turned 2)

Sleeping  Jackson sleeps from 8:00 pm until around 7-8 am.  He still takes an afternoon nap at school from 1-3 and at home sometimes even as long as 3-4 hours.  Occasionally he isn't tired and will skip his nap but have quiet time in his room. 

Eating  Jackson was really picky from age 2-3 and we let him decide what he wanted to try, but recently we have stopped fixing him separate dinners and he is doing great with trying new things.  He occasionally does school lunch and loves eating the same things as his friends. He also loves packing PB&Js in his owl lunch box! He loves any kind of fruit and is starting to try some veggies. 

Activities  Jackson is fast and loves to run and play. He rides his green machine (Balance trike) as often as possible.  He likes to play in his water table, swim/splash in shallow water and search for petoskey stones, and go for boat rides- especially on the Amara. He loves the splash pad! He also loves to go to the park and take wagon or stroller rides. 

Favorite toys  Jackson got a sky-ro-copter and glider for this 3rd birthday. He also got a rocket ship and kite. He loves anything that moves- cars, trucks, trains, busses, garbage trucks, airplanes! 

School  Jackson started at "The Children's House Montessori" in Traverse City. He is in the Primary Program (Preschool- in a multiage classroom with other kids aged 3-6). He likes it a lot so far, and goes to school for 3 full days when mommy works (Tues, Wed, Thursday). Kate goes to school with Jackson too, and their classrooms are right nextdoor to each other. 

Kate- 9 months old!

Age 9 months

Weight & Length Kate weighs 17.8 lbs (43%), and is 27.5 inches tall (43%)

Clothing size 6-12 month clothes.

Hair  Dark blonde

Teeth Two! Miss Kate got her first two teeth in succession at about 8.5 months

Sleeping  Kate goes to be most nights around 8 pm and sleeps until about 7:00.  She now is only waking once to eat (usually around 3-5 am).  Kate  takes 2 naps per day- one around 9 am and another around 1:00 pm. 

Eating  Kate is drinking breast milk every 3-4 hours during the day.  She has been a bit of a stinker with nursing- as she has been biting her mommy recently.  We are sure it is related to her teething and are all hoping that stops soon! Thankfully Mommy has a large stash of frozen breast milk (250 bags) and a pump—hoping this is just a phase!  Kate really enjoys feeding herself anything- she is very good at doing that with finger foods and wants to start helping with spoon feeding too. She tried her first peanut snack (Bamba) just before 9 months.   

Movement   Big month for Kate- she started crawling at 8.5 months! 

Milestones  Eating peanut!! Hooray! Crawling! Hooray!!

Favorite toys/activities     Kate really likes the learning walker, anything with lights and sounds, and any toy she can sink her new teeth into! 

Dislikes   Night waking and teething/biting!  We are all hoping to sleep through the night again soon!  

Words & sounds   Kate loves to babble and continues to say ma ma, ba ba, ga ga, da da, and many other sounds. She also loves to belly laugh- especially when mommy reads her Blue hat, green hat (any says “Oops!”)

What we love   Kate is really a joy- she is such a sweet, happy girl. She is starting to interact more with Jackson which is so adorable. We love it when they giggle together. 

What we don’t love  Night waking. Hoping this ends soon, either on her terms or with some sleep training.

What we’re looking forward to next month   Cruising! More words and sounds.  

Kate- 8 months old!

Age 8 months

Weight & Length Kate weighs 17+ lbs

Clothing size 6-12 month clothes.

Hair  Very light brown

Teeth Still no sign of teeth!

Sleeping  Kate goes to be most nights around 8 pm and sleeps until about 7:30.  She usually eats around 11 pm and one other time overnight (3am or so).  Kate now usually only takes 2 naps per day- one around 9 am and another around 1:00 pm. 

Eating  Kate continues to nurse every 3 hours during the day. Kate really enjoys feeding herself anything- but loves puffs and baby mum mums.  She also enjoys lots of different purees. She has tasted pancakes, ice cream, eggs, and salmon and is learning to explore different textures. 

Movement   Kate is trying so hard to crawl.  She can lift herself up and push herself backwards, but no crawling yet.  

Milestones  Kate started pulling up on everything in sight just before 8 months.  

Favorite toys/activities     Kate is very interested in playing with many different toys. She loves anything she can put in her mouth.  She loves water bottles and legos, but also rattles, activity cubes, and other soft toys.  She is particularly interesting in watching Jackson and trying to share her big brother’s toys.

Dislikes   Kate still likes to eat over night.  We are hoping she starts sleeping through the night without waking to eat soon. We are considering 

Words & sounds   Kate has started to say ma, ba and da. She loves to babble. She also still loves to giggle! 

What we love   Kate is such a happy baby.  We feel so lucky!

What we don’t love Night waking. Hoping this ends soon, either on her terms or with some sleep training.

What we’re looking forward to next month   Crawling- she is so close, we have a feeling she will learn this skill in the next month. 

Kate- 7 months old!

Age 7 months

Weight & Length Kate weighs 16+ lbs

Clothing size 6-12 month clothes.

Hair  Light brown and not long enough for clips or pony tails yet!

Teeth Still no teeth- we can’t believe it!

Sleeping  Kate goes to be most nights around 8 pm and sleeps until about 7:30.  She usually eats around 11 pm and one other time overnight (3am or so).  She was taking 3 naps a day but seems to be transitioning to 2 naps/day on some days around 7 months. 

Eating  Kate continues to nurse every 2.5-3 hours during the day. Kate really enjoys feeding herself baby mum mums and enjoys lots of different purees. She likes very ripe smashed bananas and occasionally likes to chew on pizza crust or hard bread.  

Movement   Kate is starting to lift up her tummy when on her belly, and spins in circles on our wood floor and scoots around but no crawling yet.  

Milestones  Kate started sitting up well around 7 months. She loves her new perspective! 

Favorite toys/activities     Kate is very interested in her new toys- her learning walker and activity cube. She also loves to play with anything she can chew on, and pop and pull toys.

Dislikes   Kate still likes to eat over night.  We are hoping she starts sleeping through the night without waking to eat soon. 

Words & sounds   Kate loves to giggle.  She also likes to squeal and chat with anyone.  

What we love   Kate is such a smiley girl.  We feel so blessed to have another very happy baby!

What we don’t love Hoping she will start to sleep longer stretches at night, but when she wakes up she continues to go back to sleep almost immediately after eating. 

What we’re looking forward to next month   Crawling and pulling up over the next few months.