15 month weigh in

Took Oren's little sister to baby clinic today and decided to also get Oren weighed while we were there. He is 23lbs and a bit, which puts him between the 25th and 50th percentile – so thats really reassuring, as he has always been on the lighter side, but he is averaging out now.

Some developmental milestones

13 months & 1 week – learns how to turn the tv on and off
13 months & 3 weeks – learns how to stack cups to make tower
13 months & 4 weeks – walks unaided outside
14 months – learns how to operate his baby monitors
14 months – stands back up unaided but using hands from a squat position
14 months & 1 week – stands up from sitting position, unaided, without using his hands
14 months & 1 week – unplugs items
14 months & 1 week – scribbles
14 months & 1 week – uses dustpan & brush!
14 months & 1 week - turns knobs on the oven/hob

Clever boy!

Today Oren learnt how to climb back down off the sofa... so hopefully he will be falling off it a lot less from now on!

Walking!

Oren started walking today :o)

He had been learning to stand without support, and to toddle between me and DaddyB for a few weeks… but on the 16th he took his first independent steps, walking from one piece of furniture to another. In the days since then, he has attempted walking on his own volition even more, and it is SO cute to watch! He really does toddle, and inevitably falls over after several steps, but is improving day by day. I think after several more days of practice he might be ready for giving it a go outside on the reins, but Im not going to pressure him!


He is growing up so quickly now, he is so cute. Since his first birthday he has been really proactive at giving proper cuddles, which is so lovely. I know he is going to seem so grown up when the new baby arrives, even more so than he does now! He will always be our special boy though :o)

Happy 1st Birthday BabyB!!!

Wow. Was that tiring!!! I cant believe it is over, and I now have a 1 yr old son! Parts of the day were quite emotional, parts of the day were exhausting, but the whole day was BRILLIANT.

Oren was a little overwhelmed by being the centre of so much attention – but we had expected this to some extent. It meant he was very reluctant to go to anybody other than mummy or daddy. And when he did he screamed…

Our day started with giving Oren his pressies from us in bed, so we had about 20 minutes together of being a nice relaxed family! Then the cooking and decorating frenzy started! We just about got prepared in time for when people started arriving. I was really frustrated because there was so much I wanted to help with, but after being on my feet for an hour or so I was really feeling tired and in pain.

It was a lovely day though, the sun was HOT and we had tried to create shade where we could, but our garden is a complete suntrap and this was quite difficult, even with a gazebo and several sun umberellas! Nearly all of DaddyB's family turned up, and quite a few of our friends made the effort to come too which was really special. Everybody was INCREDIBLY generous with what they bought for Oren, I felt like I was opening presents with him for about an hour! (and I probably was!)

Oren loved it when everyone sang Happy Birthday to him. He loved it so much that we did it 3 times! And he wasnt interested in waiting for a piece of cake to be cut for him, he grabbed the chunky candle and started biting the icing off the bottom of it. I did manage to swap it for a piece of cake before he started eating the wax!

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It was an incredibly special day, and an incredibly brilliant day. It did all pass by in a bit of a blur but I loved every minute of it. Im really glad that we worked so hard to organise it, and that Oren got spoilt rotten, because he is so important to us, and the fact that his little sister is due anytime and we have been putting so much effort into getting ready for her arrival, does not diminish how much we love Oren.

So, hope you had a special day Oren, we loved celebrating it with you. You are such a beautiful, charming little boy and you have given so much happiness to my life :o)

Well Little Man

Well Oren you are now almost to your first Birthday and so much is changing. You already seem so much a little person in your own right and you amaze me daily with your developement. We have now seen you take your first wobbly steps :-). You learn how to make things happen so quickly and can operate your toys once shown how.

You love our bedtime stories before we put you down and at the moment your favourite book seems to be Twinkle Twinkle Little star.

You are such a gorgeous little boy and recently we had pictures taken of the three of us by proffesional photographer and they were beautiful. Some lovely memories to look back on in the future.

We have a party planned for you on Sunday so that should be great fun and plenty of people coming including your little girlfriend Grace.

Mummy has put alot of effort into planning it for you. Your little sister should be joining us before long and then we will be family of four :-)

We have been adding some colour to your room and you love your mobile which is now hanging from your ceiling and tonight i will do some more work to finish it off for you.

I will make some more entries soon