From Walking to Running!

Remy has gone from walking only a few times a day, to walking all the time, to attempting to run.  This kid seriously cracks me up.  He has a walker that he’s been walking around with for a long time now and now he runs with it.  His favorite thing to do is run after the dogs.  He finds this funny.  Sunday night he started trying to run by himself.  He’d run, fall, laugh, pick himself back up and run again.  He was so funny.  We did have a few bumps and a fat lip in the process but he took it like a man and kept on going.  Such a funny boy.  I just love him more and more each day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I would love to upload a video for you but like I’ve said before, blogger hates videos.  Or me.  Instead, here’s a couple cute and random pics!   

FYI – I have no idea what he was doing with his toosh in the air…  

Sittin and watchin a little Curious George in his car.  

Me and my sweet sweet boy!

Remy isn't as thrilled for winter as I am... 

And He Walks!!!

Funny story, last weekend was the very first weekend I was away from Remy.  I went to visit a friend in Grand Marais and Phil stayed home with Remy.  I knew when I left that there was a chance he’d walk when I was away because he was so close to walking these last few days.  I got home, dropped my bags and guess who WALKED right to me.  I was sooo shocked and I started crying.  I was partly crying because I was so proud of him and partly because I missed his first steps.  And I only missed his first steps by about 30 minutes!  Remy just wanted to surprise me when I got home.  :)  And only 4 days after his 1st birthday (that should be easy to remember)!  The funnier part of the story is that I had a dream the night before that Remy had took his first steps.  In my dream I watched him and instantly I knew it wasn’t his first time and that he’d had practice.  In my dream he had took his first steps at daycare.  I just find it funny that I had this dream that Remy took his first steps and I knew I missed it and then I go home and it was true!  But even though I missed it it was still an awesome surprise when I got home.  He’s just sooo proud of himself!  Thinking about the look on his face when he walked to me is so precious and makes my heart melt.  He’s still very unsure of himself and doesn’t walk much.  He only did it a few times last night and a few times since then.  But I’m sure after some practice over the next few weeks he’ll be walking all over the place like a pro.  :)  Proud momma right here!  

I've tried to upload a video of this cuteness but for some reason blogger won't upload it...  That's why it's taken me forever to post this!  I keep trying and failing and I keep forgetting to ask my computer geek hubby to help me.  Well, maybe eventually I'll edit this post and add the video.  Until then, here's a picture of Remy being proud of himself because he just walked to his car and got in.  :)

11 Months Old!

My little man is 11 months old!!!!!!!!  One more month and he won’t be a “baby” anymore.  So sad.  :(  I love the little guy he is turning into but I’m sad that he’s growing up so fast.  Remy is getting quite the personality.  I love making him laugh and seeing what he thinks is funny and what pisses him off.  He’s at the stage where I can finally start annoying him and having more fun with him.  Haha.  Currently one of his favorite things is to crawl away from me and he wants me to come run after him screaming “I’m gonna get you” (the louder the better and the more I make him jump the better) and when I get him I have to tickle him to death.  He laughs sooo hard!  I can tell when he wants to play this game because he’ll start to crawl away and then look back at me as if to say, aren’t you going to come get me momma?  So freaking adorable.

Remy has also gotten very good at walking with a walking toy.  Just over the long weekend he seemed to get really good at it.  A few days ago he didn’t have much control over it but today he’s a pro!  His only problem is when he gets stuck against a chair or the wall – then he gets frustrated.  He’s also practicing standing all by himself without holding on to anything.  He did this the other day for like 5 seconds!  He was also doing it over and over again last night but he would only last a few seconds before he fell over.  He was so proud of himself.

Remy is still a very good eater!  He eats most anything but definitely has his favorites.  He loves loves loves mandarin oranges, pineapples and spaghetti.  However, he’s picked up a really bad habit of throwing his food once he starts to get full/bored or when he doesn’t particularly like something.  We’re hoping this phase ends soon.  Telling him “no” just seems to make him do it more – he likes the reaction he gets.  So for now we’re just ignoring it and giving him smaller portions – he gets more when he eats it all.  That way there’s not a ton on his plate flying throughout the room.  This is one good thing about having dogs.

We took Remy to his first fair over the weekend – MN State Fair.  He does so good out and about.  He usually hates being tied down all day in a stroller or on someone’s lap but he did awesome.  All the distraction definitely helps.  He was the life of the party on the bus ride back.  He was making the whole front of the bus laugh.  He was chit-chatting and playing with everyone.  I love that he’s not shy like his momma!

Remy almost has a mouthful of teeth already!  He’s had the 8 teeth for quite some time now (4 top, 4 bottom) but the others are popping in and out left and right.  One day one will have shown its ugly head and then go back down.  He doesn’t let me get a good enough look usually so I can only look when he’s screaming or something.  Yesterday I saw one of the back molars and OUCH is all I can say.  That thing is huge.  Poor little buddy.  I’m guessing at this point he has about 11-12 teeth.  

Remy is getting to be such a chatter-bug.  His vocabulary is getting larger and larger.  He seems to understand what we're saying lots of the time but obviously can't tell us what he wants yet.

We had to establish a bedtime routine because Remy was wanting to stay up late every night and “party”.  We usually start “quite time” around 7-7:30.  We have to turn off the lights, read a few books and then get gets his bottle and goes to bed.  This routine is definitely making things easier for him to calm down and realize he’s super tired and need to sleep.  We really need some more book though because I'm getting so tired of reading the same ones over and over and over again!  Good thing his birthday is coming up.

Remy still loves to watch Sesame Street.  I usually put it on in the morning while I’m finishing getting ready, etc.  His favorite part is Elmo’s World and he hears the theme song for that and drops what he’s playing with and watches.  He just seems too young to be doing that!  I never give kids enough credit for what they can learn and do.  But, I guess Netflix is getting rid of Sesame Street this month so we’ll have to find a new show to watch on instant.  :(

Remy is finally too big for the bumbo.  He can now get out of it quite easily.  I’ve barely used it these last few months but when I need to sit him somewhere for 2 minutes and not let him run around it was nice.  Not anymore!