Showing posts with label Adler John. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adler John. Show all posts

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Adler 13-15 Months!

I have decided to continue writing a monthly post for Adler but instead of one a month I will combine a few months. Hopefully they won’t be as long but I want to remember all his milestones. I hope I can keep this up and do it for my other children but we will see. I also heard a great idea of turning all these blog posts into a book for Adler when he is older or for myself. 

13 months:
-The biggest thing Adler is doing is walking!!!! He has been taking steps since he was 11 months but on April 27th he started walking! 
-Loves the water and when we were in Mexico my aunt taught him the basics of swimming like holding his breath and we can pass him back and forth between two people under water. 
-He smells flowers and it is so cute!

14 months:
-He folds his arms when we tell him it’s time for prayer
-He tries to snap and it’s the cutest thing!
-He can say grandma (ga-ma), ba (ball), Ba (bath), and car
- He gives hugs and I love it!

15 months:
-He know what a lion says, a shark (chomp while clapping his hands together), a snake (sticking his tongue in and out), a monkey, a sheep, a gorilla (bangs on his chest) and Darth Vader (thanks to his Opa!) We always joke that he still doesn’t know what a dog or cat says and those always seem to be the easiest.

-Whenever he hears a plane in the sky he looks up and tries to find it.
-He can find his nose, eyes, hair, teeth, tongue, chin and sometimes his ears. He can also find them on other people sometimes.

-I don’t know when kids get good at throwing balls but I feel like Adler has a good arm!
-For the most part he can identify my family in pictures even Grandpa.

-When he plays with cars (which he loves!) he totally makes sound effects. This makes Dane happy!
-He is working on saying everyone's name in my family. He can say Mda (Amanda) and Bri (Brittany) we are just working on Courtney and Melissa!

-These last two are my favorite and I need to get videos to truly show how awesome it is! 
1. If you have seen the movie Big Hero 6 you know that when Baymax does “pound it blow it up” he goes balalalala well when you tell Adler to “pound it” although he doesn’t make a fist (working on that) he totally makes the balalala sound with his tongue. I die every time he does it!
2. One time Courtney looked at Adler and pointed her fingers at him and clicked her tongue (click click) Adler looked back at her and copied her! We laughed so hard! He can’t stick his thumb up with his pointer finger but it is adorable!

Adler is growing so fast and I love watching his little personality come out! 
Look at this face!




I had to get us matching shoes :)

Playing in the kids pool

We got this cool Eagle balloon at a carnival and I wanted to take a picture of Adler with it but that was harder to do than I thought...I love his face in this picture.

Giving the eagle kisses 

I love his outfit here!


This was my Mother's day picture 


Love his dino pjs

I am so happy with this purchase! It was his birthday present and he loves it!




I love that face!



This is my favorite picture right now! Hugs are my favorite! 

Sitting in mommy's old chair
Watching the rain


Sunday, February 15, 2015

Adler is 10 Months!

I can’t believe my little boy is two months away from being 1! Time has flown by! He turned 10 months on the 28th and we love him more and more every day. His little personality simply kills me and I am excited for him to experience more firsts.

-Since we missed his 9 month appointment (we were in VA) we got his stats at a 10 month appointment instead. He weighs 18lbs and 4ounces (13th percentile) and he is 30 inches long (97th percentile)! We still have a long, skinny boy. 

-To go along with that, he is still wearing 3-6 month pants! This blows my mind and he only has 2 pairs of pants (1 jean and 1 grey) because I’m scared to buy more in the size but I might just have to do it!

-He started dancing this last month and I love it! He LOVES music and freezes anytime he hears a beat, tries to find the source and starts dancing. He has dances at a chorus concerts, in the car, around home and even at church. 

-I don’t know if I posted this on my last post but Adler can wave. Of course he only does it when he wants to but he is doing it more and more. 

-He can now use a sippy cup and can drink from a straw. I think this is so cute for some reason. 

-He points to things with his pointer finger. We were at Chick-Fil-A the other day and he kept pointing to the cows hanging from the ceiling. I tried to get a picture but every time I tried he stopped to point at me.

-He is still very curious and likes to see what’s going on while he eats. He crawls everywhere and touches everything. I used to be excited for him to start walking but now I think I’m ok if he doesn’t start for a few months. :) Once he starts walking it will be a non-stop chase.

-He is mimicking us even more especially when we stick out our tongues.

 -About a week ago he got his first stomach bug. It was horrible. Poor little boy threw up a lot. It’s funny how before your a mom some things gross you out and you think “How am I going to handle that as a mom,” but when you are actually a mom you don’t even think about it. Yes, I caught throw up in my hand for the first time. And second. And Third. And so on.


My little boy is growing so fast and learning new things everyday. I have already started planning his 1 year and I can’t wait for the new adventures ahead. 

His monthly photo shoots have resorted to sitting in chairs otherwise he crawls away

My long, skinny boy


His favorite place to play at my parent's house 

He has skills


His snowsuit 

We love walks




"Mom, what's on my feet"

On a train in the museum of American History 

In Georgetown 


I LOVE lou lou and company blankets and they are so cute

Waiting for Courtney to get home from School 

Adler watching Harry Potter..I think we have a true fan in the making 



Hanging out with some of his cousins 

He is so entertained in the bath 


I love this picture!


Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Family Photo Shoot:












These are just a few of the pictures! I loved them all and I can't decide which one to frame! Suggestions? 

I have always loved taking pictures but I haven’t been the best at taking them in the past. Now that I have Adler I am trying a lot harder to be better at documenting his life. What better way to do that then with a photo shoot! Over Christmas Break we had a friend of ours take some family pictures for us and I am so happy with how they turned out! Here is her website: Rachel Marie Photography