Adrian is 14 Months Old

Congrats to my littlest boy on 14 super fun months!

I’ve been so inconsistent with Adrian’s monthly updates that I decided the easiest way to keep up with them is to use the BabyCenter updates to use as a reference guide for tracking.

So here we go.  This is a recap of Adrian’s development over the last month.

He’s a Foodie in Practice

The information on BabyCenter says that in the beginning of the 14^th month (13 months 1 Week) it may be common to notice a reduction in a toddler’s appetite.  This is definitely not the case with Adrian.  Because I’ve been so slackish on getting his updates posted, I haven’t made much note of how great his appetite is, but he really does have an outstanding appetite.

Of course we always feed the boys healthyand high quality foods and throw in treats every now and then, but whether eating broccoli or a fruit strip, Adrian will down his food with great enthusiasm!   He’s so fun to watch as he enjoys his food.  He’s my little foodie!

*A fun tidbit is that he dances in his seat when he’s happy about his food and also shakes his head no at things he does not want (or turns his head away).  He will also walk to his chair and wait to be put in when he knows its meal time.

My Little Dreamer

“Even if your child has been sleeping soundly for months, he may now start waking up again at night. one new potential sleep disturbance at this age is dreaming. Between 12 and 14 months, kids start actively dreaming, and a dream can actually startle your child awake.”

Adrian has definitely had some sleep disturbances over the last several weeks.  I had not attributed it to this, but it makes a lot of sense.  He has not ever given me much grief in the sleep department (he makes up for it in other areas – Ha!) but lately he has had middle of the night wake ups.  I couldn’t figure out if he was still sick from a stomach but we all caught, or teething or anything else.  This, however, seems like it might be the issue! It’s possible he’s having baby nightmares! Poor guy.

Spinning Baby

This means something entirely different during pregnancy, but it means exactly what I say here.  Adrian loves to spin so I think it’s hilarious that BabyCenter has a section called “Baby Tornado” in their 13 month 2 Week overview.

Not only does he like to spin himself in circles like a little tornado, he also does exactly what BBC describes in that he loves tearing through everything in his path.  He pushes, pulls, steps on, climbs up, sits on, rips up, knocks over, pours out all things in his path.

He is exploring and not being deliberately destructive, but he’s quite destructive nonetheless.

Solo Play

As much as he enjoys playing with Mommy, Daddy and/or his Big Brother, Adrian sit quietly and push a little car or train back and forth while softly murmuring “voom, voom” or “choo choo” to himself. He also loves to sit with books or puzzles (though he can’t read or complete a puzzle yet).

He will play independently as long as he knows where we are as he does have a slight touch of separation anxiety, though not nearly as bad as Mac had it when he was young.

Play it Safe

This topic discusses the topic of childproofing versus not childproofing.  While childproofing does make life easier in that you’re not constantly chasing a child away from danger, it’s also (in my opinon) a bit of a handicap.  In our house we do little childproofing and more supervising.  We taught Mac how to play safely with the things in his environment and what areas were ok versus which areas were off limits.  It worked with Mac.

This time around it is much more of a challenge.  Probably in part due to the fact that we have THREE kids now, but also partly due to Adrian’s nature.  He is very curious for one and secondly, he’s very headstrong.  Just try to make that little boy do something he doesn’t want to.  I dare you!

Other Fun Stuff

Adrian loves his sister.  Whenever he wants an Ava fix he will go to her swing (whether she’s in it or not because he always assumes she’s going to be in it).  He will make kissy sounds “mmmah!” and try to kiss her head.

He says:

“tha oo”  for thank you whenever he is handed something (especially food).

“Ah-bah” for Ava

Baba for bottle

Mama (just started saying this one again at 13 months)

Dada

Baba also for brother (Mac)

He points at the sky, exactly as Mac did, whenever he hears an airplane.

He learned to blow bubbles in his water cup and actually taught this to Mac (Mac never did it before Adrian got the ball rolling).

He has a firey temper yet is pretty easy going.

He has 6 teeth and just sprouted 2 more on the bottom. 

Happy 14 months, Baby Sito!