I had to take Neacel in 2 weeks early for his 15 month check up, Dr Palmeiri books up fast! Well, Neacel is doing great and growing quickly!
Weight: 25 lbs (55th percentile)
Height: 30 1/2 inches (35th percentile)
Head: 19 1/2
She is impressed with how much he is talking and how active he is. He is doing well and she said that he is about where an 18 month old is mentally! YAY! She did say that it is recommended to have Neacel rear facing in his carseat until he is two. I simply told her NO! She laughed and said ok. I explained that I'm not going to give my son freedom and then take it away from him. That isn't going to help anyone in the end.
Well, I would make this longer but Neacel is throwing a tantrum :-(
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Our Little Gabber
We are so proud of Neacel and how fast he is learning things. Yesterday, he had 2 new words! "Hi" and "Nana." I've been trying to get him to say Nana for my Mom since she lives in Ohio. Well, yesterday he finally said it! Then last night we went to Cafe Rio for dinner. We were sitting by the door and tons of people walked in, I thought I heard Neacel say "hi" but I shrugged it off. Then I asked him to say it and sure enough with a big cheesy smile he said "hi." Then on Sunday, Neacel started to say "Nick." Neacel now has 12 words:
Mom
Dada
Baba (bottle)
Ball
Book
Puppy
Dog
Punky (Grandma and grandpa Burt's dog)
Hi
Nana
Uh-Oh (I love when he says it!)
Nick
Nick wants to to get him to start saying "Jazz," so hopefully that will be the next one. I found that if I keep asking him to say a new word for a few days, he catches on! Such a smart boy! We will get it on camera as soon as he isn't camera shy and not being stubborn.
Mom
Dada
Baba (bottle)
Ball
Book
Puppy
Dog
Punky (Grandma and grandpa Burt's dog)
Hi
Nana
Uh-Oh (I love when he says it!)
Nick
Nick wants to to get him to start saying "Jazz," so hopefully that will be the next one. I found that if I keep asking him to say a new word for a few days, he catches on! Such a smart boy! We will get it on camera as soon as he isn't camera shy and not being stubborn.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Neacel's First Hair Cut
We finally got rid of Neacel's mop! His hair was way too long and getting in his eyes. We took him to Cookie Cutters and that is by far the best place to get your kids hair cut. They had TV's at all the little stations and your kid can even sit in a car while their hair is being cut.
We were prepared for the worst with Neacel; we figured he would scream, cry, kick and throw a tantrum since this was something new and Nick was going to have to hold him still. Instead, Neacel sat there the whole time watching Elmo! He was a little curious and would watch in the mirror then we would point to Elmo and he would stare at the TV again. I was so impressed. I can't say the same for myself, I bawled like a baby the whole time; the girl even looked at me at one point and asked if I was crying, I replied with a sobbing yes. Nick found it funny that I was that upset over it. I just felt like I was getting rid of his babiness, like he was going to suddenly grow up. I have a little baggie full of his hair. He does look so much more grown up, but he is still my baby!
Here are some pictures
Before
After
He is such a little man! We can't believe how fast he is growing! I love his hair like this though, he looks so much older. Pretty soon he will be talking a ton and getting into even more trouble! Is that even possible?
We were prepared for the worst with Neacel; we figured he would scream, cry, kick and throw a tantrum since this was something new and Nick was going to have to hold him still. Instead, Neacel sat there the whole time watching Elmo! He was a little curious and would watch in the mirror then we would point to Elmo and he would stare at the TV again. I was so impressed. I can't say the same for myself, I bawled like a baby the whole time; the girl even looked at me at one point and asked if I was crying, I replied with a sobbing yes. Nick found it funny that I was that upset over it. I just felt like I was getting rid of his babiness, like he was going to suddenly grow up. I have a little baggie full of his hair. He does look so much more grown up, but he is still my baby!
Here are some pictures
Before
After
He is such a little man! We can't believe how fast he is growing! I love his hair like this though, he looks so much older. Pretty soon he will be talking a ton and getting into even more trouble! Is that even possible?
Friday, January 15, 2010
New Year
I know we are 2 weeks into the new year but this is my first chance to sit and relax.
This year so far has been ok, not really great or horrible. It's been alot of ups and downs already.
Nick is waiting to hear from schools, but recently found out the UNLV doesn't have everything, even though it was all sent in and paid for, so we are probably down to 4 schools. I personally didn't want to go there and this whole issue is making me happy. I think a school should be much more organized and take care of things. They kept calling and saying they were missing things; at one point they said they didn't have his GRE scores, they called later to say they found them. I just haven't been impressed.
Every day when Nick gets home he asks if anything came from a school. Poor guy. Nick is also taking 2 classes right now to finish his bachelors degree. He is working hard, and doing great. I know he can't wait until he is done with all of this schooling! I am so grateful for all of his hard work, just so we enjoy things and have all the things we need.
Neacel is growing like a weed. He is saying a few more words and has more energy. He makes what he wants known to the world. We are starting potty training (kinda). I want him out of diapers by 2 so, we are just introducing it right now. He sits on his frog potty whenever Nick or I go to the bathroom. Just so he starts to understand a little. This morning he did go potty on his potty and I started clapping and cheering and he did the same. Then he would point to it and start clapping and saying "yay!" Crazy kid. If he takes to this, great, if not I'm not going to really start pushing it until about 18 months.
Neacel is such a little monster; he has such a strong personality and we love it. He recently has fallen in love with Sesame Street, he loves Elmo. Neacel is our little dancer too! Anytime he hears music he starts to dance, no matter where we are. He has completely rocked out in DI, head banging and everything to the 70's stuff they play in there. I wish I had a camera with me for a moment like that! He surprises us daily with fun new things, he is learning so fast and enjoys helping Mommy and Daddy!
I'm doing fine; I'm really trying to keep up with my new year's goals: getting the house in order and loosing weight. We got a Wii for Christmas and I bought the Wii Fit and EA Active and try to work out for an hour or more at least 3 times a week. I'm wanting to loose a total of about 40 lbs but 30 would be fine too! I'm hoping to be there by summer. Hard work and eating right!
I recently decided to start making a list of my weekly chores. Each day is a different room in the house and I focus on that room; dusting, vaccum, mop, organize, windows etc. It's helping a ton and thinking of cleaning a single room a day, or two depending on size, is so much easier than thinking of getting the whole house clean. Nick also has one chore he has to get done when he gets home from work!
All in all, we are doing great. We have each other, our health and a home. We are truly blessed.
This year so far has been ok, not really great or horrible. It's been alot of ups and downs already.
Nick is waiting to hear from schools, but recently found out the UNLV doesn't have everything, even though it was all sent in and paid for, so we are probably down to 4 schools. I personally didn't want to go there and this whole issue is making me happy. I think a school should be much more organized and take care of things. They kept calling and saying they were missing things; at one point they said they didn't have his GRE scores, they called later to say they found them. I just haven't been impressed.
Every day when Nick gets home he asks if anything came from a school. Poor guy. Nick is also taking 2 classes right now to finish his bachelors degree. He is working hard, and doing great. I know he can't wait until he is done with all of this schooling! I am so grateful for all of his hard work, just so we enjoy things and have all the things we need.
Neacel is growing like a weed. He is saying a few more words and has more energy. He makes what he wants known to the world. We are starting potty training (kinda). I want him out of diapers by 2 so, we are just introducing it right now. He sits on his frog potty whenever Nick or I go to the bathroom. Just so he starts to understand a little. This morning he did go potty on his potty and I started clapping and cheering and he did the same. Then he would point to it and start clapping and saying "yay!" Crazy kid. If he takes to this, great, if not I'm not going to really start pushing it until about 18 months.
Neacel is such a little monster; he has such a strong personality and we love it. He recently has fallen in love with Sesame Street, he loves Elmo. Neacel is our little dancer too! Anytime he hears music he starts to dance, no matter where we are. He has completely rocked out in DI, head banging and everything to the 70's stuff they play in there. I wish I had a camera with me for a moment like that! He surprises us daily with fun new things, he is learning so fast and enjoys helping Mommy and Daddy!
I'm doing fine; I'm really trying to keep up with my new year's goals: getting the house in order and loosing weight. We got a Wii for Christmas and I bought the Wii Fit and EA Active and try to work out for an hour or more at least 3 times a week. I'm wanting to loose a total of about 40 lbs but 30 would be fine too! I'm hoping to be there by summer. Hard work and eating right!
I recently decided to start making a list of my weekly chores. Each day is a different room in the house and I focus on that room; dusting, vaccum, mop, organize, windows etc. It's helping a ton and thinking of cleaning a single room a day, or two depending on size, is so much easier than thinking of getting the whole house clean. Nick also has one chore he has to get done when he gets home from work!
All in all, we are doing great. We have each other, our health and a home. We are truly blessed.
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