Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Oliver at 12 months

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Height = 32” (98%)

Weight = 21lbs 5oz (50%)

This little boy went from being happy all the time to being more opinionated, emotional, and frustrated about the time he could walk.  Which was right before he turned one.  He still cracks us up every day.  He loves to dance and run around the house screaming with excitement.  He is also a boy in every way imaginable.  Loves to bang things, throw things, and usually gets so excited he hits you in the face.  Might need to work on curbing some of his behavior!

We get a sheet at the pediatrician's office which tells you what to expect for your child’s development.  This one made me laugh when it got to the behavioral part.

1.  Displays some negative behavior (yep already mentioned that above).

2.  Babies at this age try to assert their independence.  They may insist on feeding themselves and forcefully reject your efforts to help.  (yep been wanting to only feed himself finger foods for months now).

3.  They may shout for attention and scream in anger and frustration (yep no denying that).

4.  Don’t expect too much – too many rules are confusing.  Keep rules few and simple, and be consistent and prompt with discipline.  Overlook small things that don’t really matter, and spend most of your effort rewarding good behavior (I’m a total first timer here, Bella hasn’t done anything behavioral, so this one is all new, and I see this child will be testing all his boundaries).

He only let me take one picture of him sitting in his chair then he was down to play with books.

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