Lincoln::14 months

Whew.  It's been so long since I did an update on the Little Man.  I do have his 1 year update.  But I haven't gotten around to typing it up yet.  And he looks like a toddler.  Wah.

-24 pounds.  Hovering right around the same weight for a couple months.

-18 month clothes.  We have 18-24 month long sleeve stuff out and it's a bit big.

-Had to graduate you to size 4 diapers.  I really couldn't drag out the last case of 3's.  So I sold it.

-you nurse 3/4 times a day.  For the past 5 nights I have been sleeping in the basement.  Initially because I was coughing so much.  Now I have told Eric I'm not coming back until he sleeps through.  I was talking to Eric about it and he has essentially been sleeping the exact same since day 1.  Waking once, occasionally twice, a night.  I know he was an amazing sleeper as a newborn.  But now he needs to be an amazing sleeper as a toddler.

-you adore eating.  You eat everything.  I'm not sure I can think of something you WON'T eat.
-you think the bathtub is the best thing that has ever happened.

-you are a super speedy crawler.

-you go up and down the stairs
-you get on and off the couch.  And we don't have a short couch.
-loves to wave.  He will wave at me the whole time I'm nursing him.  When he first sees me in the morning.  He waves.  He loves waving at other people.  It's pretty cute.

-walk around ev.ery.thing.  Still won't walk without holding onto something but you are certainly progressing.

-you love your momma.  And hate the church nursery.  You will SCREAM the entire time.  So we are going to start leaving you in there a little bit longer each week.

-you have 6 teeth.  You got 5 teeth during your 11th month.  1 tooth at 13 months and that's it.

-we are convinced you are part goat.  If you see paper you eat it.  

-are slowly working on your listening skills.  I am starting to see a difference.
-you follow simple commands.  "Close the cupboard."  "Close the toilet seat."  You know.  Things like that.

-talk and mimic sounds a TON.

-love going for walks.  Sometimes you ride in the stroller, sometimes the Ergo.

-are slightly less messy with your food.  You don't blow raspberries in it anymore.  But you have been known to chuck your plate on the ground.
-you do love blowing bubbles with your spit.

-Confession::I bought you paci's.  I was hoping it would help with you sleeping at night.  I showed you what to do with them and you did it.  You fell asleep with it the first night and I thought I was in the clear.  HA HA HA.  I kept trying and you would furiously shake your head no and wail at me.  Then Eric promptly stepped on one and broke it.  Which has NEVER happened in our 4 prior years of paci's.  He said "Good.  I thought that was a stupid idea anyways."  To which I have now responded with "It is your turn to get up with him."

-I am back to eating all foods...except white flour.  We don't eat much dairy anyways and I still order vegan cheese if we get pizza.  But I eat butter.  And I wouldn't ask about milk unless if it was swimming in milk/cheese.  I started eating my Einkorn again.  I was really nervous to do it.  But the 40lbs in my basement keeps staring at me and it makes me mad.  So I made banana bread and ate it.  And I was fine.  And Lincoln was fine.  I've been using it since then without problems.  Lincoln has been eating it too and hasn't had any reactions.  Who knows.  I'm just glad we can be less OCD about it.

I took the picture of Lincoln, for his 14 months, just looked at it and laughed.  Holy Adelyn.  Lincoln is definitely the least hairy baby.  But good grief.  The kid is like a clone of Adelyn.  I'm gonna put a bow in his hair and put him in a dress and see if anyone gets confused ;)