Height: 34.5" (46 percentile)
Weight: 28.2 lbs (46 percentile)
Diaper size: 4
Clothes size: 2T
Although clothes seem to be option to Rudy lately. If one drop of his drink or food gets on his clothes, they have to come off. And he doesn't usually like to put new ones on. And some days, he doesn't even want to start the day out with clothes. So I pick and choose my battles. Fine, don't wear your clothes around the house.. but you will wear them in public.
Although clothes seem to be option to Rudy lately. If one drop of his drink or food gets on his clothes, they have to come off. And he doesn't usually like to put new ones on. And some days, he doesn't even want to start the day out with clothes. So I pick and choose my battles. Fine, don't wear your clothes around the house.. but you will wear them in public.
Eats: Ehh...so-so. I wish I could be one of those moms whose kids love vegetables and gobble up anything you put in front of them, but I'm not. And Rudy is pretty persistent on things he does not like and will not try. Of course we keep at it.. and one day a switch will flip.. or so they say.. but that day could come any day now. Don't get me wrong, he gets lots of things with good nutritional content, but I have to sneak any sort of vegetable in. He surprises us with what he decides to try. I try to make his meals as much as the same as ours as I can. I can't starve him if he won't "eat what we eat." He gets curious of our plates and will pick at things.. but he is really digging parmesan chicken. Who knew? Mom and Dad have been making homemade spaghetti sauce from their garden, so I've been trying to come up with multiple uses for it (because it is SOOO good!), and parmesan chicken has been a go-to, especially knowing Rudy will eat it... and hopefully get used to the taste and texture of grilled chicken and eat it other ways, too..one can hope :)
The other end: Rudy still has his issues with #2's. We talked to the doc at his checkup and thankfully, we were given some more options to try and made to feel better about the sitution in general. It doesn't seem to be a dietary problem. Everything we have tried to remove or add, doesn't seem to make much of a difference. And he isn't quite "constipated" -- what comes out isn't your textbook constipated looking stools -- he just doesn't go that often and when he does, it isn't the most pleasant experience (some days worse than others), but mostly his reaction and not really the stool itself. He almost would spend a day prior to going, "acting" like he had to go.. grunting and pushing, but we couldn't say for certain that he was actually really pushing. From talking with the doc, he is likely scared of going (since it has been painful in the past), so he holds it in longer than he should, which makes it harder than it should be, and more difficult to pass. Even when he has a relatively soft #2, he still cries and freaks out when we would try and wipe him. So our solution.. add in a fiber supplement daily and Miralax (over the counter stool softener). The fiber we plan to keep up for awhile. The Miralax she said to use until his stool is consistently soft, almost runny. We want to get him to the point where it comes out easily and he isn't scared any more, and then play around with quantity and frequency based on what comes out. And to add to this, she said definitely hold off on potty training until we get this worked out or we could have a lot more issues. (Fine by me!) She also made us feel better that this isn't uncommon and that it is more frequent in boys. And that he will probably always be prone to issues in this department.. sorry, bud.. You've got your mom to thank for that one! But so far it's working. He goes freely and sometimes doesn't even tell me. Baby steps.
The other end: Rudy still has his issues with #2's. We talked to the doc at his checkup and thankfully, we were given some more options to try and made to feel better about the sitution in general. It doesn't seem to be a dietary problem. Everything we have tried to remove or add, doesn't seem to make much of a difference. And he isn't quite "constipated" -- what comes out isn't your textbook constipated looking stools -- he just doesn't go that often and when he does, it isn't the most pleasant experience (some days worse than others), but mostly his reaction and not really the stool itself. He almost would spend a day prior to going, "acting" like he had to go.. grunting and pushing, but we couldn't say for certain that he was actually really pushing. From talking with the doc, he is likely scared of going (since it has been painful in the past), so he holds it in longer than he should, which makes it harder than it should be, and more difficult to pass. Even when he has a relatively soft #2, he still cries and freaks out when we would try and wipe him. So our solution.. add in a fiber supplement daily and Miralax (over the counter stool softener). The fiber we plan to keep up for awhile. The Miralax she said to use until his stool is consistently soft, almost runny. We want to get him to the point where it comes out easily and he isn't scared any more, and then play around with quantity and frequency based on what comes out. And to add to this, she said definitely hold off on potty training until we get this worked out or we could have a lot more issues. (Fine by me!) She also made us feel better that this isn't uncommon and that it is more frequent in boys. And that he will probably always be prone to issues in this department.. sorry, bud.. You've got your mom to thank for that one! But so far it's working. He goes freely and sometimes doesn't even tell me. Baby steps.
Sleeps: Rudy wakes up for the day about 8 am. Has about a 2 hour nap around 1 or 2. And then goes to bed for the night around 9-9:30. The big boy bed is going relatively well. He still expects one of us to lay with him until he falls asleep, but that is usually within 15-30 minutes. And sneaking out is not too difficult if you get out right away. The problem.. I fall asleep with him way too often and then when I get up mid-nap or mid-night, its enough to wake him and he is pissed at the idea of me leaving. So my options are to either leave him to cry, get him up out of bed, or go back to sleep with him. We have always had our issues with Rudy's sleep and it always seems to work out, so I am not stressing about it too much. One of these days he won't want us in there anymore.. but until then, I will just enjoy a little snuggle time with my baby for 15-30 minutes a day. Or one of these days we are going to have to do the whole "cry it out" thing again with him, but I don't think John or I are up for that just yet.
A couple of random points for memory.. when we are laying down with him for bed, he will pat his stomach or back and sing, "wee wee" -- all symbolizing he wants his back or belly rubbed and for us to sing him to sleep. Precious. And High. Maintenance.
I keep forgetting to mention this, but we have been pacey free for several months now. I think it was towards the end of June when we unexpectantly gave them up. We have always only had 4 paceys. Since they are pretty recognizable and large, we never really had problems with keeping the 4 around. And I was so happy not to be those people that have one in every corner of every room and stashed in every purse, bag, etc. But the downside.. 2 broke. As in Rudy chewed the tip off of the plastic part of 2 of them, rendering them useless in his eyes. But 2 was sufficient..Until the day when within 24 hours, we lost one and broke the other. I quickly went out and bought 2 more.. identical to the ones he had.. and Gran even came over to perform surgery and replace the plastic part. But Rudy wasn't fooled. He would take a few sucks, then whip them out of his mouth and throw them or take them over to Avery, "Here Sissy." Then come back to us crying, wondering where his went. It was so sad. But it was quick. We couldn't cave. We couldn't drag out the "giving them up process" -- they were gone and that was that. A few days of troubled naps and bedtime, and Rudy acts like he never even knew a pacey.
A couple of random points for memory.. when we are laying down with him for bed, he will pat his stomach or back and sing, "wee wee" -- all symbolizing he wants his back or belly rubbed and for us to sing him to sleep. Precious. And High. Maintenance.
I keep forgetting to mention this, but we have been pacey free for several months now. I think it was towards the end of June when we unexpectantly gave them up. We have always only had 4 paceys. Since they are pretty recognizable and large, we never really had problems with keeping the 4 around. And I was so happy not to be those people that have one in every corner of every room and stashed in every purse, bag, etc. But the downside.. 2 broke. As in Rudy chewed the tip off of the plastic part of 2 of them, rendering them useless in his eyes. But 2 was sufficient..Until the day when within 24 hours, we lost one and broke the other. I quickly went out and bought 2 more.. identical to the ones he had.. and Gran even came over to perform surgery and replace the plastic part. But Rudy wasn't fooled. He would take a few sucks, then whip them out of his mouth and throw them or take them over to Avery, "Here Sissy." Then come back to us crying, wondering where his went. It was so sad. But it was quick. We couldn't cave. We couldn't drag out the "giving them up process" -- they were gone and that was that. A few days of troubled naps and bedtime, and Rudy acts like he never even knew a pacey.
Talks: He is getting more and more vocal. It seems every day he is picking up something else. And he is starting to say phrases.. "Let's go" "All done" "Oh no" And ask him what he did one day/night/whatever and he will give you an earful.
Moves: Nonstop. Seriously. Nonstop. I get plenty of sleep and I'm not tired, per se, but I am exhausted by him.
Teeth: Still working on those 2-year molars. He went through a period when he was poking around in his mouth a lot and complaining, but no teeth came and the discomfort has seemed to pass. Rudy is a bit dramatic and isn't afraid to let us know of any minor annoyance, so I'm sure we will know when they are on their way!
Play: He's busy. And curious.
Interests: Any sport or activity. Painting and coloring. Watching movies/shows, especially Curious George at the moment. Reading books, especially the seek and find series. Helping around the house. Its amazing how much we can get him to do if he thinks he is helping. I spent a couple hours one morning sweeping and mopping the floors and cleaning countertops. All I had to do was give Rudy a rag and a spray bottle filled with water and he contently cleaned every surface he could reach for almost the entire 2 hours... then he wanted to help mop and I had to remop and remop to get up the blue film of Mop N Glo that covered our floors from excessive pours... who knew too much cleaning stuff could make a mess? I do now! And helping Dad is by far is favorite. He is so impressed by his tools and trying to use them right along with him. We once took a walk, but had to bring the hammer along with. The real hammer. At least no one was going to mess with us. I have a 2 year old body guard .. for me and Avery!
Personality: Crazy, nonstop, hysterical, a complete goof, friendly, loves a crowd, loves company, sweet, great sense of humor
Terrible Two's: Uh, yes! I won't rant, but he can be a challenge lately. Lots of fits, lots of mischief, lots of defiance... some days it takes so much to not lose my mind! :) But I honestly think that has a lot to do with my mood that day or what all I'm trying to accomplish. If I focus on Rudy and just being with him, he's fine. But I can't always do that and he has to learn to entertain himself for a few minutes a day! Oh and the fits where he refuses to walk.. those happen all too frequently and they are getting soooo old. I can't carry around 2 babies all day. One is hard enough!
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