Cars

He is so into cars right now and loves driving them around the house.

15 months

Rowan is learning so much everyday, I am constantly amazed at the things he says and does. He is quite the talker, and people are always so surprised at how well he communicates with us. He is such a happy and sweet child. We sure do love him!

At 15 months:

Weight: 21 lbs 9 oz (4%)
Height: They measured 32 inches but I'm pretty sure it's wrong. We'll measure him again at home

-I've lost track of how many words he can say...
-Knows what a horse, sheep, cow, cat, and dog says
-Had his 2nd ear infection
-still loves any type of fruit, and would rather eat fruit than anything else.
-likes to dip his food
-is the greatest airplane traveler in all of baby land
-loves his cousin Gigi so much. He still cries for her if he sees or hears another little girl her age.
-will only whisper "papa" it's quite funny!
-Calls my mom maba and signs grandma while doing so
-usually sleeps 10 hours at night before coming in our bed
-still taking 2 naps a day
-still gets compliments on his hair everywhere we go
-runs everywhere
-isn't a picky eater, but doesn't eat much...perhaps the reason for his low weight
-loves his wawa (water) and gets really upset if you don't have any for him. When we were driving home from the mall we forgot to bring his cup and ended up stopping at a gas station for some water because he was so thirsty!
-Is a crazy good climber. He will and can climb on just about everything in our house.
-Is a pretty good listener when we tell him to do or not to do something
-Rarely throws a tantrum (I know the time is coming...)
-Attended his first birthday party in California, His good friend Kellen turned 1
-Dressed up as a scarecrow for Halloween
-Is such a sweet, good boy

14 months

I think that this month Rowan has really turned from a baby into a toddler. He's such a funny and happy boy!

At 14 months Rowan...

-Is sleeping in his OWN ROOM in his OWN CRIB and ALL NIGHT long (and naps too)!!! This was a big transition for all of us, but it was much needed. As much as we all LOVED co-sleeping, Rowan just wasn't sleeping well anymore and was ready to have his own bed.
-Sleeps with his pillow, taggy blanket, and aquarium, and binki
-Can run, and things it's so funny to run away and hide when he tell him it's time do do something he doesn't want to do. Such as a diaper change.
-Tries to jump. He crouches down and then pops back up, his feet never leave the floor.
-Started walking backwards
-Has a deep love for cars or anything with wheels . When he plays with cars he will drive them around on the floor and makes a vroom sound.
-Also loves airplanes and will sign airplane whenever he hears one or sees one.
-New signs are thank you, airplane, dog, mom, grandma, car, bus, hat, bird, hot and cold
-New words are nack (snack), mik (milk), says "bye" very clearly now instead of just ba, cheese, walk, shoe, dat (that), wut (what), burr, and hot. He will also put two words together like bye dada or what's that.
-Loves to tell us whether things are hot or cold. He signs cold so cute and always says burr. If he see's me cooking something on the stove he will tell me hot or if he see's ice in a glass he will sign cold.
-He will point to things in books when you ask him where something is. He has the whole "things that go" page down in his First Words book!
-Started a new music class and will sing along to some of the songs on the cd. He also dances to them and claps when they are finished.
-Still gets so excited whenever any of his friends come over to play.
-Loves hats of all kinds. He thinks the hood on his bath towel is a hat and signs hat when getting out of the bath.
-Body parts he knows: tongue, hair, ears, (have known those since 12 months), belly, nose, feet
-Has gotten really good at figuring out how his toys work. He knows which buttons to push to make them work or make noise.
-Loves watching Baby Signing Time and will go to our bedroom door and start singing Baby, Baby while signing it. Sometimes he gets mad if we don't let him watch it.
-Likes to chew on his clothes...gross...
-Will leave sunglasses on
-Loves books, even more than before. He will sit and read with me for a good 30 minutes, especially if the books have cars or trucks in them. We now go to the library and check out books after story time on Thursdays.
-Can climb up into his stroller
-Loves going on bike rides
-Loves fish and really enjoyed going to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium a few weekends ago. I'm so excited to take him there over the next year since we got a membership.
-Also loves dogs (and cats, but more so dogs) He gets so excited when he sees them walking outside and instantly signs dog and makes this growling noise
-Will go to the fridge when he is hungry and say cheese.
-Has gotten really good at exploring and climbing on playgrounds
-Is wearing mostly 12 month clothes with a few 6-9 month things thrown in. All of his 18 month stuff is still way to big (mostly length wise)
-Wears a size 4 shoe



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13 Months

Rowan turned 13 months yesterday. I think I will continue with monthly updates until he's 2.

He had his 12 month appointment last week
Weight: 22lbs
Height: 29.75

-He is a professional walker
-Can stand up without holding onto anything if he falls down while walking
-Can bend down and pick stuff up while walking
-Climbs onto the ottoman in his room and then onto the rocking chair...scary!
-Tries to sing along with "baby, baby, baby, signing time"
-Signs along with the Baby Signing Time movies
-Signs more with 2 hands now
-Loves hats and shoes and is constantly asking me to put them on by bringing them to me and saying "ha" or "ssshhu"
-Is very brave swimming
-Is loving birds. He likes to chase them outside while saying "b b"
-Gets so excited when he sees other babies
-Loves to wave bye to everything, even airplanes he sees flying away
-Tries to make us laugh
-Has almost 4 teeth on top, 2 on front bottom, and 1 bottom molar just came through
-loves walking around outside exploring
-can feed himself with a utensil if you put the food on it for him.
-Loves reading animal books
-is a very happy little boy!

12 months, or 1 year.

Rowan is now 1 year old. It really doesn't seem possible, but somehow it is. He's at such a fun age right now and is such a good boy!

At 12 months...

Weight: 21 lbs
Length: ?
(he goes in for his 1 year appointment on the 18th)

-He is walking all over the place and rarely crawls anymore!
-He says ni ni (night night), nana (banana), Gigi, papa, mama, dada, baf (bath), ball,
-He signs milk, finished, drink, water, dad (sometimes), more, bath, and eat
-He loves pushing stuff around the house
-Tries to climb onto everything!
-Loves music and dances anytime he hears it. We were at Starbucks the other day and he started dancing to the sound of the blender, he has also danced when he heard construction noises.
-Is still loving books and being read to.
-Has 4.5 teeth and is having a really hard time with teething right now
-Had his first trip to the ER. He was coughing so hard he couldn't breathe...so scary. He's all better now!
-Had his first bloody accident when he fell and cut his upper lip frenulum.
-Is on a very consistent schedule that I love. Wakes up around 6:30 naps from 8:30-10 then again from 1:30-3 and bedtime at 7
-Loves bath time or anything to do with water. He will come up to me and sign bath and gets mad when I won't let him get in.
-Loves other babies and kids
-Gigi may be his favorite person, when he sees her he tackles her and gives her TONS of kisses and hugs!
-Loves pots and pans
-Likes to ride his new trike we got him. It's so cool with a harness and push handle!
-Only uses his pacifier for sleeping (he's been doing this since 8 months)
-Is very snuggly
-Loves to smack his lips
-Loves to make us laugh
-Is the sweetest, silliest, smartest boy!
Birthday and Utah pictures to come!

11 months

I really can't believe that this time last year I was 36 weeks pregnant and hadn't met Rowan yet. He is such a HUGE part of our lives and I really can't imagine life without him.

At 11 months:

-Rowan loves to read books. He loves to read the same book over, and over, and over again. He will sit on my lap in the rocking chair (which I love) and just let me read to him. If I'm not reading fast enough he will turn the pages for me. He loves any books with animals in it and also still loves Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? His favorite page is the one with the "boom, boom, boom"
-He can says "nana" for Banana. He has a peek-a-block with bananas in it and he kept holding it up to me saying "nana". Well, I kept saying "block, that's a block Rowan" and he kept saying "nana". I finally noticed it had bananas in it. He's smarter than me some days! Derek also placed 3 blocks in front of him and told him to find the bananas and he did it, twice, so we know he actually knows what he's doing!
-He can almost say baby he says "bayba" it's really cute. He also says "ba" for ball.
-If you ask him to repeat a word he will usually get the amount of syllables right. For example if you say "say tractor" he will say "daba" or say tree "da"
-Said "cracker" while eating crackers. Derek and I both heard him say it twice, so I know we're not crazy =)
-He can take a few steps on his own but isn't very steady yet.
-Loves his little toy penguin
-He is obsessed with strawberries. We had them in our cart at Costco and he was trying so hard to get them.
-He loves to play outside on our patio. Whenever he is grumpy I take him out there and he usually calms right down.
-He loves balls and get's so excited to play with them. He can also throw them and thinks it's pretty funny.
-He also likes to throw his food in his highchair. He thinks it's funny...the carpet, not so much.
-Loves his daddy so much. He gets so excited when he gets home from work and cries when he leaves.
-Takes "rests" while he crawling or playing. He'll be crawling around and then just lay his head down for a few seconds. He'll also do this if he's standing up on the ottoman, if a pillow is on the ground, or to anything else he wants to snuggle.
-Growls at his stuffed zebra
-Can feed himself with a spoon if you put the food on it for him.
-Likes to brush his own teeth...he doesn't like anyone else to do it.
-Almost has 4 teeth. 2 on bottom and 1 1/4 on top
-Loves to go swimming. He will even put his face in the water. If you set him on the side he will jump to you.
-Hates Popsicles. We tried to let him taste one and he freaked out because it was so cold.
-Is starting to sleep by himself in his crib (that is attached to our bed)
-Started dancing to his piggy banks music.
-Is the silliest baby I have ever met!


He seems to learn something new everyday. He is getting so smart and it's amazing to watch his skills develop

*I don't have access to pictures right now, so they will have to wait.

10 Months

10 Months seems so old. He's been outside the womb longer than he was inside. He has his own opinions and desires. He's just getting so big!

At 10 months...

-Rowan is a super mover. He can climb up and over everything!

-He has gotten really good at walking while holding onto hands.
-He can also walk while he holds onto his little push toy. We took him to the park yesterday and he walked all over on the sidewalks.

-Is the proud owner of 2 bottom teeth, with 2 top teeth coming in soon!
-Loves balls and playing in blow up ball pits.
-Learned to climb the stairs at grandma's house his first try.
-Learned how to drink out of a straw.
-Rowan found his first California girlfriend at a recent playdate. He chased her around and would try to kiss her. She finally gave in and kissed him on the lips!!!
-Speaking of kisses, he loves to give kisses and goes around kissing everything! He loves to crawl up to you and pull you towards him and then give you a big slobbery kiss. He even makes the muwah sound!
-Is an expert traveler, and an angel on flights.
-Is making more sounds when he babbles. He also says "Hi momma" and "hi dada"
-Is such a goofball
-Loves strawberries! He gets excited when he sees them.