Where has time possibly gone? Zayden is 20 months and we love watching him watch us.
He is watches us when he’s being cute to make sure we see it (like when he’s dancing)
He watches us when we cook, when we talk, when we clean, when we pet the dogs, and on and on. He is watching all the time and you can see his mind just working away figuring how things work and what works and doesn’t work. And basically, how to play us (or I have to assume that’s his master plan) 😂
He knows I give a warning before a timeout, so he knows he can get away with something one time.
He knows when I say “One more cartoon/book then it’s bedtime” that that usually means two more.
He knows if I have ice cream, he gets ice cream so he’ll take a popsicle, eat it, then wait for momma to get ice cream and cuddle up with me so he gets best of both worlds. ❤️
He knows if Dadda whistles, he’s coming to find and tickle him.
Everyday we are so thankful for this sweet boy and the love he gets from others. He’s learned alot the past couple of months and I’m blown away by this.
Some new things:
He’s starting to learn letters and what they stand for. He can pick up and say about 15 or so letters, all his shapes, all the basic colors and starting to make shapes now. I meannnnn, that’s pretty impressive in my book.
This past few months, we’ve really seen his personality come out more. When he’s tired at night, he’s done playing, it doesn’t matter what’s going on, he will put himself to bed (our bed) and lay down waiting for us to join.
Dancing and singing (jibberish) are his jam.
He’s jumping (ha, and it’s pretty comical)
Smiling on demand – and my goodness…it’s the best.
Saying more and more that I can’t even keep track of. Every day he will casually say something and Jason and I exchange a look like did you teach him that? 😂
This month was sadly our first emergency room encounter. Whew, and that was scary. Never do I want him to have to go through that again but I’m sure this won’t be out last trip to the ER in the middle of the night. Zayden ended up getting severe croup and Dad happened to be out of town, and he had to receive 2 rounds of steroids, 6 breathing treatments and lots of popsicles before we were able to go home. Next month, we will have hospital stay to remove his adenoids & tonsils, in hopes it will help with his sleep apnea. He could use the extra Zzzs as could we.
Any mammas out there that feel like their little one isn’t sleeping good, or something feels off? Trust that gut feeling…his Ped wanted to watch everything and see if his symptoms worsened but I decided to get him into an ENT. We did a pulse ox test and his oxygen levels at night were very low, and have determined his oversized tonsils are causing blockage, which = restless sleep every night which could lead to very overtired baby and parents. 😴
Thankfully, the good Lord has given us extra energy and we are looking forward to the night we don’t have to worry about if he will catch his breath and breathe again through the sleep apnea or if he won’t. Trust me, we are just ready for him to be as healthy as can be.
What I’ve learned this month, Zayden is stronger than me. And gosh I’m thankful for this. I’ve also learned and continue to learn every day that God has a plan for this little guy, a big plan and I can’t wait to watch it unfold.
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