Nathan is doing better at saying new words. I think now that the binker is out of his life, he is going to start talking much more. He said a new word for the first time yesterday. He said Diego. It was really adorable. I have complied a list of words he says. I am sure I am forgetting some, but so far I can only think of:
Momma, Mom, Dadda, Daddy, Dad, Grandma, Hi, Night, Kitty, Bubba, Huh, Bryan, Papa, Dog, Car, All, Gone, Good, Girl, Diego
He can also put a few words together:
Night night, All gone, Good girl
The Wood Family
Monday, April 5, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Nathan is Binker Free
Today is the first day Nathan is binker free. For the past few months we have only been giving it to him mostly at nap and bed time. And when he falls asleep and the binker falls out, that's it. He doesn't wake up for it anymore.
I decided today is the day...NO MORE BINKER!!!!
Well is has now been 4 days, and he has not had or needed his binker. The only time it has been rough, has been on a few car rides. He was tired, and fussy. I was thinking how nice it would be to give him a binker and make him happy. I held strong though. All the binkers are all put away. We are thrilled.
I decided today is the day...NO MORE BINKER!!!!
Well is has now been 4 days, and he has not had or needed his binker. The only time it has been rough, has been on a few car rides. He was tired, and fussy. I was thinking how nice it would be to give him a binker and make him happy. I held strong though. All the binkers are all put away. We are thrilled.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Nathan can put 2 words together
The doctor said at his well appointment that he is a little behind in his speech and if by mid summer he is not saying more words and putting 2-3 words together, then we would see about talking to a speech therapist.
Well today Nathan and I went to Costco with my mom, and as we were shopping Nathan was eating an apple I had brought. When he ate the last bite, I threw my hands in the air and said "All gone" All of a sudden he threw his hands up and said "All gone" It was the most adorable thing I have heard. Mom and I both paused and looked at each other in amazement. It threw me of guard, and I was not excepting it.
Of course trying to get him to say it again it work. He seems to play this game, after saying something new, if will NOT say it again for some time, knowing you want him to do it. He is so stubborn. I think by mid summer he will be just fine. He chats (blabble) all day long. I think he will take off soon.
Well today Nathan and I went to Costco with my mom, and as we were shopping Nathan was eating an apple I had brought. When he ate the last bite, I threw my hands in the air and said "All gone" All of a sudden he threw his hands up and said "All gone" It was the most adorable thing I have heard. Mom and I both paused and looked at each other in amazement. It threw me of guard, and I was not excepting it.
Of course trying to get him to say it again it work. He seems to play this game, after saying something new, if will NOT say it again for some time, knowing you want him to do it. He is so stubborn. I think by mid summer he will be just fine. He chats (blabble) all day long. I think he will take off soon.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Nathan knows his letters
Nathan had me in tears tonight. We were at Bed Bath & Beyond waiting for gift wrapping, and while we were waiting Nathan was on my lap and staring at all the words on the shopping cart. I proceeded to ask him where different letters were. He pointed to each letter I called out. My lil man knows his letters. I can't believe it. He is SO smart!!!!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Nathan's first time drinking from a straw
Nathan figured out how to drink from a straw today.
My mom and I were at grandma's house and we had pop from White Castles. Nathan kept trying to grab the straw to have a drink. Of course since it's pop my mom kept saying NO. Well I said let him try, it's not like he will get anything, he doesn't know how to drink from a straw. Well the little sucker proved me wrong. After a few attempts he got some pop in his mouth. We were shocked!!!! He started clapping, and was so proud of himself. It was adorable. Of course we didn't let him have the cup anymore. So when mom and I went to lunch, and Nathan's milk came to the table, I decided to keep the lid and straw on the cup. He did fabulous. I am super proud he figured it out. Now I am going to buy him this Diego straw sippy I seen at Babies R Us. It is really cute, and he LOVES Diego.
My mom and I were at grandma's house and we had pop from White Castles. Nathan kept trying to grab the straw to have a drink. Of course since it's pop my mom kept saying NO. Well I said let him try, it's not like he will get anything, he doesn't know how to drink from a straw. Well the little sucker proved me wrong. After a few attempts he got some pop in his mouth. We were shocked!!!! He started clapping, and was so proud of himself. It was adorable. Of course we didn't let him have the cup anymore. So when mom and I went to lunch, and Nathan's milk came to the table, I decided to keep the lid and straw on the cup. He did fabulous. I am super proud he figured it out. Now I am going to buy him this Diego straw sippy I seen at Babies R Us. It is really cute, and he LOVES Diego.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Dr. El-baba Visit
I took Nathan to see Dr. El-baba today for his tube change. Kevin and I tried changing it the other day, and it would not come out. I didn't want to hurt him, so we decided we were going to have him do it. Plus it's been bothering him a lot, so we wanted Dr. E to check it out. Everything went well. Of course he pulled it out no problem. Putting the new one in was a little harder since he was screaming and tightening his stomach. He said the site looks good. Nothing to worry about.
He did knock off a month though. YAY!!!! He originally said (on Dec 17th) the tube needed to stay in for 6 months of non use before we could remove it permanently. But he said give it 3 more months. We are extremely excited. Instead of it coming out June 17th, we will be removing it May 13th. (Fingers crossed, they don't put him back on tube feeds, I don't want to start all over again)
What a great Anniversary present. Per his approval, we will take the tube out the 13th at night. (That way he is not running around while it's healing) I decided I will take the 14th (Our Anniversary) off work, just in case I need to take him to the doctors. We are totally going to celebrate. Can't wait!!!!
He did knock off a month though. YAY!!!! He originally said (on Dec 17th) the tube needed to stay in for 6 months of non use before we could remove it permanently. But he said give it 3 more months. We are extremely excited. Instead of it coming out June 17th, we will be removing it May 13th. (Fingers crossed, they don't put him back on tube feeds, I don't want to start all over again)
What a great Anniversary present. Per his approval, we will take the tube out the 13th at night. (That way he is not running around while it's healing) I decided I will take the 14th (Our Anniversary) off work, just in case I need to take him to the doctors. We are totally going to celebrate. Can't wait!!!!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Long Awaited Update
Has it really been 2 months since I updated?? I am SO sorry. Things have been super busy with the Wood family. Seems like we are always on the go. One of my New Years Resolutions is to make sure I set aside some time to give everyone proper updates on Nathan. I will stay on top of this site more. That being said....where do I begin??
We had a great Thanksgiving. It was so nice to be around family. Family is SO important. I just love them all. I even got to meet my cousins new daughter Natalie. What a cutie she is. (See pictures in second year album) Nathan didn't eat like I thought he would. But then again for the week leading up to Thanksgiving it seemed he decided he didn't want to eat anymore. I couldn't understand why, because he was doing so well. Kevin and I decided Thanksgiving night we would lower his feed from 8 hours to 4 hours and see how that goes. Well it worked. Just like that overnight. He started eating so much more during the day. He likes everything. We were thrilled. We just hoped that GI and Dietary felt the same way when we took him to his appointment December 17th. We didn't consult them first.
December 17th came around, and we headed back downtown to Children's for Nathans appointment. Before heading to GI we stopped to see Andrea from PT. She was so excited to see him, and how well he is doing now. After seeing Andrea, we headed to GI, and awaited Dr. El-baba. First Sarah came in. She is his dietician. We let her know how he was doing and that we lowered his feed to 4 hours, and it has seemed to help so much. I asked her what her thoughts are about stopping his feed at night all together to see how that goes. She said she was okay with that, and we can do it on a trail run for a month and see how it goes. She also switched him from peptamen(since it taste nasty by mouth) to pedisure. That way he can drink it during the day. She also wants us to start him on vitamins. After she was done talking with us, Dr. El-baba came in. He was thrilled to see how well Nathan is doing, and agreed with Sarah's decision to stop his feeds. I asked him if he could give us an idea of when the tube could come out. He said that he has to be tube free for 6 months. Meaning, if we do not use the tube for 6 whole months, the tube can come out. That made me super excited. I told Nathan that his tube could come out June 17th, but he has to eat and gain like a good boy. Fingers crossed our target date will be reached. Since being off the tube feeds, Nathan is an eating MACHINE. He eats ALL day long. He has his 3 meals a day, and a snack in between. He loves everything, and eats anything. We definitely do not have a picky eater.
We had a wonderful Christmas. It was so fun. We celebrated with Kevin's side of the family on Christmas eve. Nathan opened a few things but lost interest quickly. He'd rather raid his grandma's Tupperware cabnet~lol But boy did he eat. Holy cow, I think Nathan ate more than us adults did. He ate from the time we got there, until we had to leave. I just love watching him eat. That means we are 1 step closer to being tube free!!!!! The following morning Nathan woke us up and made a bee line for the tree. Or should I say the presents!!! Santa brought him a lot of stuff, because he was such a good boy this year. Nathan took a nap around noon, and woke up right before my parents came over. After exchanging and opening gifts, we had dinner. Then after dinner, Nathan entertained all of us. He is such a character. The weekend we just stayed home, and played with all the new toys.
My plans now are to pack away all of his baby toys, to make room for his new toys. I got his bedroom done, but I still have the living room, and our master bedroom to go through. Well I think I have finished with all the updates. We hope you all enjoy the rest of your 2009, and hope your 2010 is the best year ever!!!! Love you all!!!
We had a great Thanksgiving. It was so nice to be around family. Family is SO important. I just love them all. I even got to meet my cousins new daughter Natalie. What a cutie she is. (See pictures in second year album) Nathan didn't eat like I thought he would. But then again for the week leading up to Thanksgiving it seemed he decided he didn't want to eat anymore. I couldn't understand why, because he was doing so well. Kevin and I decided Thanksgiving night we would lower his feed from 8 hours to 4 hours and see how that goes. Well it worked. Just like that overnight. He started eating so much more during the day. He likes everything. We were thrilled. We just hoped that GI and Dietary felt the same way when we took him to his appointment December 17th. We didn't consult them first.
December 17th came around, and we headed back downtown to Children's for Nathans appointment. Before heading to GI we stopped to see Andrea from PT. She was so excited to see him, and how well he is doing now. After seeing Andrea, we headed to GI, and awaited Dr. El-baba. First Sarah came in. She is his dietician. We let her know how he was doing and that we lowered his feed to 4 hours, and it has seemed to help so much. I asked her what her thoughts are about stopping his feed at night all together to see how that goes. She said she was okay with that, and we can do it on a trail run for a month and see how it goes. She also switched him from peptamen(since it taste nasty by mouth) to pedisure. That way he can drink it during the day. She also wants us to start him on vitamins. After she was done talking with us, Dr. El-baba came in. He was thrilled to see how well Nathan is doing, and agreed with Sarah's decision to stop his feeds. I asked him if he could give us an idea of when the tube could come out. He said that he has to be tube free for 6 months. Meaning, if we do not use the tube for 6 whole months, the tube can come out. That made me super excited. I told Nathan that his tube could come out June 17th, but he has to eat and gain like a good boy. Fingers crossed our target date will be reached. Since being off the tube feeds, Nathan is an eating MACHINE. He eats ALL day long. He has his 3 meals a day, and a snack in between. He loves everything, and eats anything. We definitely do not have a picky eater.
We had a wonderful Christmas. It was so fun. We celebrated with Kevin's side of the family on Christmas eve. Nathan opened a few things but lost interest quickly. He'd rather raid his grandma's Tupperware cabnet~lol But boy did he eat. Holy cow, I think Nathan ate more than us adults did. He ate from the time we got there, until we had to leave. I just love watching him eat. That means we are 1 step closer to being tube free!!!!! The following morning Nathan woke us up and made a bee line for the tree. Or should I say the presents!!! Santa brought him a lot of stuff, because he was such a good boy this year. Nathan took a nap around noon, and woke up right before my parents came over. After exchanging and opening gifts, we had dinner. Then after dinner, Nathan entertained all of us. He is such a character. The weekend we just stayed home, and played with all the new toys.
My plans now are to pack away all of his baby toys, to make room for his new toys. I got his bedroom done, but I still have the living room, and our master bedroom to go through. Well I think I have finished with all the updates. We hope you all enjoy the rest of your 2009, and hope your 2010 is the best year ever!!!! Love you all!!!
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