So sorry that I have been so neglectful with my blog lately but Jasper needs his momma. So over the past few months Jasper has grown and changed so much. At 8.5 months he learned how to backwards crawl and it was adorable. Right around 9 months he started cutting his first two teeth and the day he turned 9 months he started crawling forward and boy was he proud of himself!
Backwards crawling
Forward Crawling
I love watching him clap, wave hi and bye and blow kisses. One week before he turned 11 months he took his first steps. Now he is walking all over the house and is loving all the freedom he has. He is starting to try and run now which causes a few bumps and bruises from time to time.
Hi Kitty Cat video
He loves being able to walk over to you and give hugs and kisses! He is one lovely little boy but also loves to be Mr. Independent. He is now cutting tooth number six! He is doing better with self feeding. We are still breastfeeding and cloth diapering. Can't believe he is almost one!
Walking all around his room he has gotten better since this video!
So sorry with the holiday season I some how forgot to keep everyone up to date on Jasper. Jasper had an amazing first Christmas! He was so spoiled by everyone and loved seeing everyone. It truly was one of my favorite Christmases. It wasn't about the gifts it was about the time spent with family.
Jasper is sleeping in his crib at night and has been since he turned a little over 6 months old. He sleeps thru the night. When he does wake up at night he plays in his crib for a bit and goes right back to sleep. We are very lucky he sleeps about 11 hours a night.
He takes 2 naps a day both naps vary in time and can be 1-2hours. If he sleeps only an hour he will go down for his second nap sooner. He is pretty good about going down for naps though. He will even from time to time get a quick cat nap in.
He isn't crawling yet but he does scoot on his butt to get around. He keeps leaning forward all the time and face planting. So he is getting closer and closer to crawling. He loves standing up and pulling himself up. He is great at sitting. He can also sit up from laying down now.
At this moment he is cutting his very first tooth! So this is exciting because he is eating solids so it'll be cute to see little bite marks in his food. He has loved all the vegetables and fruit he has tried. I have been making his baby food. He is also still breastfeed. I'm so happy we are still going strong with it.
Cloth diapering is still going great!!! All and all everything with Jasper is great! He is a happy little boy who loves cats, music, food and people. He loves giving kisses and hugs. Another one of his favorite things is bath time. He also loves Daniel Tiger he doesn't watch it often but he enjoys it when it is on.
I don't know where the time has gone. I feel bad I haven't been updating but Jasper has been keeping me pretty busy. We just went to his doctor appointment for his check up. He weighs 15lbs 14.5oz and 28inches long. He got a couple shots and did very well.
So Jasper can say mom, momma, dada, hi, hello, and hey. He can sit up on his own. He is able to roll in both directions. He is trying to get up off the floor now looks like he is doing crunches. He is a pretty happy baby. He takes two big naps a day with a couple cat naps thrown in. He generally sleeps through the night unless he has a wet diaper.
We are still breastfeeding. I'm making his baby food too. He so far like banana, avocado, green beans, butternut squash and sweet potato. He is a very good eater and fully enjoys food and says MmmMmM the whole time.
We are still cloth diapering! I don't see that ending at all I really like it. Anytime we put him in disposables he is cranky. You can just tell he doesn't like them at all. He doesn't get diaper rash with them either. I haven't tried many brands but I do really like Kawaii Diapers. They are cheap and work great.
I'm looking forward to Jasper's first Christmas. We did Christmas pictures this year. It was great and I now get to have a great keepsake from getting them done. There isn't to much more to update. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
It's hard to believe Jasper is over 3 months already. I wish I could freeze time he is growing so fast. He is in 3-6 month clothing. I have no idea how big he is right now but we will find out next month at his 4 month appointment. He still is colicky and now teething.
He still isn't sleeping at night sleeps 2 hours at a time and fits nap time during the day. We are still breastfeeding so I'm half way to my goal of 6 months! He isn't wanting to take a bottle most of the time which stinks because I'd like a break but I'm happy that he is doing well.
He is talking non stop and smiling all the time. He is such a flirt and always flashing his dimples at everyone. I'm going to be in trouble with him when he gets older. He also has a super serious face sometimes to. He sure has his own little personality already.
I love him to pieces and I feel so blessed to be his mommy! He loves playing on his Kick N' Play gym. Some of his favorite things are Sophie the giraffe teething toy, an elephant blanket toy, a ducky toy his blue puppy stuffed toy.
He loves sitting up in his Bumbo and standing while mommy and daddy hold him. He still isn't a fan of leaving the house and tends to get crankier easier. Though he is amazing in the car. He loves looking out the window or looking at himself in the mirror. He also falls a sleep normally pretty fast in his carseat.
We are also cloth diapering and I really like it. I feel like Jasper also likes cloth diapers over regular diapers. Yes it is more work because I'm washing diapers every other day but to me it is worth it. I feel good knowing I'm not throwing my money away. We have 44 cloth diapers snaps and velcro ones. I found so far Kawaii Diapers have been my favorite. They are a great price and work amazing. My husband is even on board and told me he likes the Velcro diapers over disposable.We have been doing cloth diapers for a few weeks now.
It was always my goal to do cloth diapers I had them the whole time but we got a lot of disposable diapers at the shower which was great because when he was a newborn I could focus on him and not have to worry about cleaning diapers. I was so thankful for that. I placed a few pictures of some of my diapers. My diaspers start at 8lbs and go up to 36lbs so they will be used for a while. I know they will save us a lot of money. I also like to knowing my son wont have chemicals all over him. Plus they are super cute and soft. I'd say it is a win win.
The longest process was prepping them. You have to wash them a lot but once they are prepped you are ready to go. They are super easy to wash. I just wash them in warm water not hot water temp cant be over 93 degrees and with Dreft. Then I just put them on a drying rack. If they have stains I put them out in the sun and the stain comes right out! So easy! Putting the inserts in takes sometime so I do it while Jasper is napping..
Anyways sorry my post turned into cloth diaper land but I really enjoy it! I'm one proud cloth diapering momma! :) Anyways I will post a few more photos of Jasper and family photos and maybe another video or two of him!
So sorry it has been a while since I have last wrote. So at around 2 weeks Colic started and it hasn't been an easy road with it. He wouldn't sleep in either of his bassinets and would scream all time long. My parents ended up letting us borrow a side to side swing and he now sleeps in that. At his one month appointment he weighed 10lbs and was 22inches long. Crazy to think he was 6lbs 9oz when he was born and 20 inches long.
At his two month appointment he was 11lbs 13.5oz and 23 1/2 inches long. So he is growing quick. He is so alert now. He loves holding his toys, touching faces and playing his kick n' play piano. He is also getting really good at holding his head up. He also noticed the tv now too. He is a very happy baby generally and loves being held. He
is a momma's boy already. He loves taking baths and talking to his bath
toys.
I feel so blessed to be his mother. Being a mom is one of the most amazing things to have ever happened to me. It's not easy but it is so worth it all. I look forward to his colic fully being gone. It's hard listening to your child scream when there is nothing you can do to help them or make them feel better.
His first two months of life have flown by and I can't believe how much he has grown and changed. I know in the blink of an eye he will be all grown up. I will cherish the sweet moments I have with him. The smiles, giggles and baby talk are the best.
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