We have been busy. It's almost halfway into October and I'm just now sitting down to talk about August and September. It's been good though. We've had family come and visit, we did a 4 day getaway, and we started remodeling the downstairs bedrooms. Add in the needs of an active toddler and all the regular stuff that comes with life… needless cartier love bracelet to say, life has been full.
He is developing an interest in building. Specifically with his mega bloks. He can sit for a good 20 minutes putting them together and taking them apart. We are still working on structural integrity but I am sometimes amazed with what he comes up with. He has also been enjoying the wood peg/chunky puzzles. A good friend of ours recently gave us a whole storage bin full of these types of puzzles, including a couple of latch puzzles that have been a great way to change up his play.
One of the biggest cartier jewelry replica changes in the last couple of months has been the transition to one nap. I know!!! He actually transitioned fairly easily but I think that was due to the fact that the couple months prior to the transition were all over the place. It was a stressful/exhausting period where I was reminded again and again that consistency is important! But you still have to let go and go with the flow of what happens that day. He reached a point where he was taking more one naps that two. That combined with crossing the 18 month line and our getaway basically forced our hand to officially go down to one nap. The first week was amazing because he was sleeping 3+ hours! Can't say that he is doing that anymore. But it has certainly changed how we do things. Yes it gives us more flexibility but there are some whole new rules about needing to be home by a certain time because short naps in the car can completely ruin the day.
I didn't think there was much to say about food and I really don't have much to say about it but I was amazed at how many eating/food related pictures there were! He is still a great eater. Right now he mostly prefers vegetables, cheese (requested at every meal these days), fruit, and nut butters. He does eat meat but not a whole lot of it. He's really digging shrimp though. The change in naps definitely changed his eating pattern a bit. I've seen his appetite decrease during mid day. Which turns out to be fine as he is eating really solid breakfast and dinners with minimal snacking. He knows how to let me know if he is hungry and is good at saying "no" when he is not.
He has become accustomed to using a fork. He actually prefers to use a full size fork over a kid size. He has also been using a smaller coffee mug for his water cup with meals. Speaking of cups, he has such an interest in drinking whatever it is we are drinking. From kombucha, to sparkling water, to coffee, he is clamoring for our cup if he detects a difference between our beverages. It's quite silly if you ask me. He used to greatly dislike sparkling water but will commandeer my bottle if I give him a drink. It's never just a drink.
In August my parents, sister and niece drove up for a visit. My parents have visited several times before but this was my sister's first trip up here. First time for all of them to see our home since buying. We did all kinds of adventuring from braving Pier 39 to the beauty of Devil's slide and Montara beach. Gabe had so much fun with them. It is also amazing to see how much he clicks with my sister. He's just completely chill with her. No questions asked. He was the same way with her earlier in the year when I went down to Southern California for a visit.
As I mentioned to at the beginning of this post, we started working on the house!!! And we started with Gabe's room. It really was the first room I had some cohesive ideas about so we thought that would be a great place to start. While a good chunk of his room is finished, the details and decorating is not. I plan to do a FULL write up on what we did with before and after shots at some point. It's all been documented. For now if you want to see any of the progress you'll have to find it on my Instagram account.
A much shorter post than usual but it's all I have. Pictures make up for everything.
Attempting to use the nose frida.
Gabe will eat your breakfast if you are late.
Worked his charm and got a free plum. Devoured!
Not going to miss out on almond butter.
A shot of watermelon tomato gazpacho.
What is the delay, mama?
Carrying jars around the house.
Made a quick mess of the garage.
Sampling our haul. Strawberries again.
No smiles with Poppy and Leah.
Grumpy cat in the face.
It's all about Grumpy cat.
Explorer Gabe flying in the trees!
Not sticking around for this picture.
Stealing some pork. Hungry boy is hungry.
You better believe water was all over the counter moments after this picture was taken.
Long boy is long. Nothing is safe.
Found kitty in the pack n play.
He gets away with big messes when we are working on a room.
Kitty instructing him to push the screen out so she can sneak out.
So good we fights over the last bite.
Adventure is just over yonder.
Yummy chia pudding and blackberries.
He carried that lamp all the way up the stairs.
Big apples don't scare him.
Loved the apple pure for a batch of apple butter.
At least he tried to help me pick it up.
Crack in the window? Let's shove books outside.
Looking up at a balloon. Sheer joy.
He's getting the whole petting thing down.
He stole my epic bar.