TODDLER UPDATE!!!

Happy Eve of Christmas Eve Folks :)!

So Kayden turned 16months about two/three weeks ago & I never did an Update.

AGE: 16months/1year & 4months

WEIGHT: 24pounds. Which is perfect for his age and gender :)!!

HEIGHT: He is 80cm/31.5inches, Which is right on track :)

SLEEPING: Omg, Sleeping? what is that?! He now tends to wake up at a certain time in the morning.. Not sure if its hunger or pain from teething but he doesn't sleep all night! Momma is exhausted :(!

TEETH: 8 teeth :) !! So in the last month he has had three cut through, and currently working on more.. Uh Oh! 

PLAYING: Same old really, but very fond of playing "Catch", not sure that the other kids understand as he just shouts CATCH and throws the ball at them LOL! He's very into Rugby now, Even when it's on tele.. he will just stand in one spot for the whole match just watching.. Typical little boy :) Loves playing with his Auntie Sinead!!

PERSONALITY: Happy chappy :), but is now having such bad tantrums!! Oh my, He tends to have them if i say "No" or when he doesn't get his way.. but other than that he is a happy little boy, would make anyone smile. Such a chatter box now, from the moment he's awake until he falls asleep.

CURRENT CLOTHING SIZE: defiantly will be in 18-24months by the end of this month!!! Growing so much :(

DIAPER SIZE: Size 4/4+ he wears pampers nappies. Hasn't changed in a while (has such a skinny waist)

WORDS: Cheese, Kick, Boo and Bird. He can say letters too, "H" "S" .. Still working on ABC's

RECENT MILESTONES: He is getting so smart it's crazy, He now tells me he wants to go to bed when he's tired, He can now get his doddies and bottle when i ask him too, will wave night night at everyone. He knows where the bath is, and will ask to have one. He taps the couch to sit on it! he will sit on the floor when you ask him (Brilliant when i'm taking pictures LOL) started to bum shuffle which is the funniest thing to look at LOL! he pulls faces, sticks out his tongue and rolls his eyes haha!

So that is pretty much his month summed up, he turns 17months on the 1st January!!

I will have a blog up of his christmas day, much likely a picture blog!

Thanks for reading!

Aisling xo

TODDLER UPDATE!!!

Hey Guys :)!!

So I haven't really done an update on Kayden, so I thought I would give it a go :)

AGE: 15months/1year & 3months

WEIGHT: Last time I weighted him, was about two weeks ago... he was 1stone and 7pounds. 

(I Think! LOL)

HEIGHT: Honestly, haven't a clue LOL, he is way too wiggly to measure, but i'll try for the next one :)

SLEEPING: Currently, not that well. I honestly don't know why he is waking up. Some nights are good, some nights are very bad! Hopefully it is just a phase!!

TEETH: 5 teeth in total, two on top & three on bottom. They seem to be taking their time...

PLAYING: He is so good playing with his toys, he'll just go and toddle of and grab a football and play catch or kick it around! 

PERSONALITY: He is one cheeky little toddler, the looks and the attitude from such a small person is unbelievable.. he's at the stage of seeing how far he can go without being told off.. and starting to ignore the word "No" but honestly he is such a happy chap, would make you smile just by looking at you. just a chatter box, will blabber on & on! 

CURRENT CLOTHING SIZE: Well, 12-18 in most clothes. but getting into 18-24, he had a narrow waist, so its so hard to get jeans to fit him. his upper body is bigger so it mostly depends on the shop!. 

I usually shop in Pennys, Tesco & H&M.. 

DIAPER SIZE: Size 4/4+ he wears pampers nappies. 

WORDS: Dad, Catch, Thanks, Eye, "Ahhh Da". Last week I asked him what was he going to call me... mam, mammy, mum... and he answered "MAAA" -_- cheeky boy! but he will not say mama even if you had chocolate.. & I know he can say it, because he says it when i'm not around! Its like he knows...

RECENT MILESTONES: Hmmm... He has recently learnt to take a few steps before kicking a ball. he is starting to copy what you say! which is cute but scary (Have to keep an eye on what I say)!! He has all his injections done, until he is in School! He knows how to turn on the iPhone, and swipe pictures on the iPad... techno baby!!! He is currently learn how to feed himself, he can put the spoon in the bowl and then to his mouth, but can't grasp getting the food on the spoon LOL. But in time he will learn :). 

Thanks for reading!!

Aisling xo

Review & Weaning Off Formula.

Hey Guys!

So in my last blog I mentioned I purchased Amber Beads for Kayden.

It's been about about a week or that!

Well, first of all, I'm actually loving them on Kayden. He looks Super Cute! he has that surfer baby going on!! LOL!

I'm not sure if I have noticed a big different in his teething, he still isn't sleeping through the night!

But during the day he is much happier and full of life when he is wearing them, he teeth are still annoying him, poor baby! 

But the good thing is that I haven't been used pain killers until night-time!

His tooth has broken through fully, I haven't noticed the other tooth as he wont let me near his mouth to check, thats usually when i know he is teething. he will eat fine but as soon as you put your finger to his mouth, he wont let you!

But yeah, So far so good!! I'm loving the style and i'd say i will actually know if they are helping or not :)

So, Myself & Pietro have decided that it's time to wean Kayden off formula fully. He loves his bottles, and his formula but he also gets full fat cows milk as well and i've noticed he will drink it better at night.

We have one tub of formula left and its nearly empty so thats when we are going to stop, we are not stopping cold-turkey.

We have been weaning him off for a few months now, we started weaning when he turned one.

First we started taking a scoop of formula out of the actually bottle so say it was 8oz water, we would put 7 scoops of formula... and so on...

Right now we are at 8oz water and only one scoop. sometimes more if i feel like he needs it.

So right now he only gets his bottles at night time. currently two bottles and he usually drinks one during his sleep (Dream Feed).

He gets juice, water and milk during the day.

Its going great so far.

When he is completely weaned i want him to be started on almond milk, i've heard good things about this milk for toddlers so hopefully it agrees with him and it goes well!!

Thanks for Reading!

Aisling xo

Sick Baby & Intro To Amber Beads!

Hey Guys!

Sorry haven't been able to blog in a while. Kayden was teething and has been a hectic week between college and a sick baby!

Kayden currently has four teeth. Two on bottom and two on top. 

In all fairness to him, he didn't struggle with the first four. he literally didn't have a good night sleep and BAM.. two teeth broken through, and the same for the next two!!

He then had a break from teething for a good few months!

But the last month has been tough for him!! he had an infected eye and was on antibiotic, literally came on over night. i didn't put it down to teething at all because he was sleeping all night!

Then for the past two weeks, he hasn't been sleeping all night. I put it down to his teeth But they just seemed like they weren't coming up!!

But, one night (the night i was out in Athlone for my birthday) he didnt sleep at all, screaming with pain!!

So went to the doctor and he had an ear infection :( !!

Another dose of antibiotic! 

then all of a sudden a tooth broke through (HURRAY!) 

I've been checking every day for the other tooth and today i think i found it but its just about to break through the gums :(

Now, with that in mind. i've heard a lot about "Amber Beads" 

so of course i did my research as every momma does.

To my surprise it had good feedback.

But of course it had the bad things... chocking, breaking etc etc.

I ordered them anyway, it took two days.

the only bad thing in ordering them was that i thought they were all girly!! i couldnt find a boy one. so i ordered the "mixed"

To my surprise it actually fitted good, it was long enough to tuck under his t-shirt. but short enough that he couldn't get it into his mouth, and he barely noticed it all day (which is a bonus!!!) 

I take them off for naps and bedtime, and i've told my family if they see him fiddling with them to tuck them under his t-shirt and distract him with something else LOL!

The amber beads are meant to release some sort of remedy that helps with teething and the bad things with teething such as red cheeks, infections, bad nappies, rashes etc.

Usually he would get cranky and moody and i would notice a lot of chewing, but today, he was a little moody but wasn't chewing on much and i didnt have to give him calpol or any other pain killers.

So, its good so far, but I'll give a proper review in a week or so!!

College this week has been a disaster lol! 

Back to being behind but i know a good week while make me catch up again!

New brief is that we have to design a T-shirt, but haven't been in all week so il find out tomorrow what i've missed. Uh-Oh lol!

Thanks for reading!

Aisling xo