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Ford’s 15 Month Update

October 6, 2020

gingam shirt // navy jon jon // shoes (15% off w/ code CIENTABH15) // floral dress // mules

Time flies! Ford has always been such a fun baby, but the past few months with him have been especially fun. He is now taking only one nap, so we have a lot more time during the day to be together. He is so busy, never stopping and he loves to eat. He is growing like crazy! And it seems like every day he is learning something new that he can’t wait to show us!

I am really loving this age, because William and Henry are back at school and that means I get two days a week with Ford only. It’s the best.

Height/Weight

Ford weighs almost 25 pounds and is in the 97% for height.

Sleeping

Thankfully, Ford has no trouble going down for bed or naps. He’s the easiest one to get to sleep and is still sleeping right through the night.

Personality

Ford continues to have so much personality. He is so busy and into everything. We keep saying that he is trying to keep up with his older brothers – everything they do, he attempts!

He is always walking around with his lovey “bun bun” and now a baby doll too. He is still a thumb sucker and he gets so cuddly when he’s sleepy!

He loves playing chase, still dances all the time and sings “EIEIO”, “Row Row” and now “B-I-N-G-O” It is so cute! He points at everything, loves handing something to you and saying “here” and he climbs on everything!

Schedule

The biggest change in Ford’s schedule is that he is now taking one nap a day. With that change, he normally wakes up around 8ish, nap is around 1 and bedtime around 7. On the days when he wakes up early or he seems to be tired, I’ll put him down for a morning cat nap. His schedule really just depends on the day!

Nursing/Weaning

I always take a slow, gradual weaning process. Ford is now down to just nursing in the morning and at night.

Solids

Ford is still a huge fan of eating anything and everything and not much has changed since his one year update. I know his food strike is coming, but right now he is loving food. He grew two inches in two months so he needs lots of energy for his growing body!

Travel

After much thoughtful consideration, we decided to go on our family trip to San Diego in August. We had the absolute best time. Ford was all about the sand and water and it was a huge change from our trip to San Diego when he was only 2 months old!

Milestones

Basically, running anywhere and everywhere. He’s even started to jump up and down!
Ford’s vocabulary is really taking shape. He loves to say bun bun, his brothers’ names, look, here, i love you, pumpkin, mama, dada, gigi, wow and his favorite word – “no, no”
Feeds himself with spoon and fork
Moved to a convertible car seat

Must-Have Baby Items for 15 month olds:

Sippy cups
Ford loves this baby doll
Stacking cups and blocks
Cozy hat for winter
Booster seat
Convertible car seat
Plates, cups, silverware
You can see what our must-haves are for 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months, too.

Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine

William’s Bedroom

September 29, 2020

It’s been nearly two years since we moved into our house and we’ve almost completed William’s room! Really, about the only thing that’s left is adding new drapes. I love the French blue of the bedding, the monogram pillows and blankets, and the pop of orange on the pillows and lamp. His room is light and bright! The animals in the artwork and on his side table are the perfect touch for a little boy’s room.

We added floating bookshelves on the wall opposite the twin beds to store favorite books. We change the books frequently and he loves looking up to see what books are there to read at nap time and bed time. Kid-size armchairs are at the foot of each bed and they make the perfect place to snuggle in and read.

We thought that the boys would be sharing a room, so we did two twin beds, but Henry really likes to sleep in his big bed in his own room. I think eventually he’ll be joining his brother in this room!

Room Details

Paint: Benjamin Moore White Dove
Lighting: Chandelier and Lamp
Bedding: Duvet, Euro Shams and standard shams
Artwork: Gray Malin Welcome to the Parker and Always Welcome at the Parker (Framed by Framebridge in the Irvine Slim)
Bed
End table
Throw Blanket: Initial block blanket in off-white and country blue

Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine

Henry’s Pool Party

September 22, 2020

henry light up sign by swimming pool with mom and toddler boy

We had decided, starting with William, that we wouldn’t do big parties for turning three. But considering the circumstances we’re in, we couldn’t say no when Henry asked for a few of his close friends to swim at Gigi’s house to celebrate. We decided to go with it and it was such a fun special day celebrating him. His favorite color is orange and he wanted an all “orange” party. We tried our best, but we found it a little hard to find non-pumpkin orange decor in September!

Henry’s third birthday fell on the Tuesday after Labor Day, so we decided to do a swim party on Labor Day in the afternoon. The weather was perfect and he couldn’t have been more excited! Our family surprised him with a group gift before the party; a ride-on car. He was in shock and so thrilled. He is a pretty wild, but actually very good driver. We were all impressed with his driving skills! Henry’s friends joined us a little later for swimming, pizza, cake and more swimming. It was such a fun time celebrating our Henry- we’re so glad we did it!