Weight/Length- 20 1/2 pounds-ish and 28.5 inches-ish
Eating- Little buddy (who Matt now calls “THE DEEK” with a
really deep voice) continues to pound out the food. I am seeing small trends of weaning
himself off of b-milk. There are some days where he isn’t as interested and would rather water, and
there are some days that it seems like every 4 hours he wants more. Favorites this month are
grapes, blueberries, carrots, chicken, black beans, yogurt and banana.
Bedtime/Awake- Deacon sleeps 11 hours at night (7:30-6:30). I
wish that he was up more around 7:30, but it’s hard to fight the natural clock when
he shares a room with brother. If he is awake, I try to go get him so big
brother can rest a little longer. THE DEEK takes a small hour nap from
9:00-10:00 and then a 2/3 hours nap from around 1:00-4:00. He loves his
blankets as much as Noah loved his pacifier. He has two breathable ones in his
crib that he rubs to self soothe. It melts my heart.
Diapers- 3’s
Clothes- 9 month clothes, 9-12 months, 12 months
Dislikes- new this month- he hates to have his diaper changed
and be pinned down. He is a man on a mission and doesn’t want anything holding
him down. Boy oh boy can it be frustrating. It’s a constant battle and a
completely fake fuss. Once he is done being changed, you would never know
anything was wrong. You would think that he would realize that a clean bum is a
happy bum.
Deacon doesn’t like to be told no. He loves all cords and the
dog’s water bowl. He throws a little tantrum when he is quickly removed from situations
that could cause trouble. He is strong willed when it comes to knowing what he
wants. I love his determination. He gives this grin that says “just watch me
mom- I got this”.
Likes- Noah- oh boy does he love Noah. He is constantly watching
Noah and wanting to do what he does. He is pulling up on things and moving
around-just to be by brother’s side. It’s the best. I caught them a couple
nights ago awake (way too late 9:30 pm) in their room reading stories. Noah had
a book by the nightlight and Deacon was looking over his crib at the pictures-
listening to him. Guys, it was the best. I can see this relationship and the
role each of them will play. Brothers are something special I tell you.
Deacon loves to be outside. He loves to army crawl and play with
the water bowl (like I mentioned earlier). Bath time is by far his favorite
time of the day. He squeals with delight every time and has his “favorite tub
toys”. When not playing in the bathtub, Legos are the favorite toy amongst the two boys right now. Noah loves to build and Deacon loves to tear it down. It's pretty funny- we like to see how fast we can build and how fast Deacon can demolish.
Deacon is a daddy’s boy. I can’t tell you how many times I have seen him
reach for Daddy and light up when Matt enters the room. They have this special relationship that I absolutely
adore. THE DEEK’s personality is really
similar to Matt’s – they are both observers who study everything. They don’t
want to be the center of attention but hate to be left out. They also look identical, so it kind of works out nicely.
Favorite memories of the month- We decorated the boys room to
now include Deacon and it’s so cute! I felt like before that Deacon was just a
guest because his pictures were nowhere and his name wasn’t to be found. Now Deacon
has a claim in the room. I'll post pictures soon.
