Liam - 13 months

Date/Week: January 22nd; 13 months

Milestones: 

• Liam is now in the toddler class at school. 
• Before he started, we had his feet measured (3.5) and got him his first pair of StrideRite sneakers. He also has a pair of 'dress shoes' but he still fits the 6-12 month size. 
• Liam's front teeth came in between Christmas and New Years.
• We've begun the process to get Liam to take his liquids from a cup - currently he goes to school with both a bottle and a cup and he has a cup with dinner.
• He LOVES his tricycle
• Liam is 10% percentile weight and 25% percentile height

Developmental Progress:  

• He has about 8 words but he copies as well
• He can stand and walk on his own but he chooses not to 
• He knows to pat the dogs/cats gently
• He is actively trying to manipulate the situation when you say 'no'
• He colours on paper a bit
• He can point out animals in his books
• He hums/sings along with 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'

Thoughts and Feelings? 


We have come into 2012 with concerns over Liam's ears. He had fluid in his ears again for his 1 year appointment and he will probably be put on antibiotics and be sent for a hearing test at his 15 month appointment if it is still the case. I expect that we will consider grommets as there are the concerns of hearing loss and slow speech development if the ear infections continue to be bad. The preference of the doctor is to let him grow out of it but we'll see if that would be best.


As for the everything else, it's a matter of developing new routines, making sure there's enough time for walks with the tricycle and playing and many, many books! I do hope that this year is as enjoyable as Liam's first.

What I am looking forward to: 


What shall we do for vacation 2012?

Hello January 2012!

Well hello there! 10 days into January and I'm just getting here.

I've been trying to see how we might use the blog in 2012. We'll definitely do our vacation blogging, even though I do not know what we'll do this year (trying to see how my dissertation is going to pan out in relation to commencement dates - I may have to walk in 2013 the way things are going). I will also probably do a monthly update for Liam now that he is a toddler. I thought about blogging my fitness workouts but since we're not working towards a particular race I think it might get tedious (plus I have been posting runs to Facebook via RunKeeper). I will however post some dissertation updates since that will be a major milestone for 2012 - and yes, I am already contemplating what to do afterwards...

So other than that, 2012 may (or may not) be the year where we figure out what our 'regular routine' may end up being once all of the unusual stuff is over and done with. There are projects we want to accomplish (the apartment), initiatives we want to start (perhaps formalising some of our activities as small business operations) and a Highland Games to put on (the dancing competition is officially registered!). So 2012 promises to be an adventure! I'm looking forward to it!