Wow, where do I begin?
The joy of Thorin is indescribable!!! The smile that he continues to flash freely is a contagious delight!!! And his giggles make us crazy!!!
According to my home measurements he is...
19 lbs
&
28 inches
...these measurements put him in the 3rd percentile for both height and weight....he always has been and continues to be a little guy!
- Thorin is in no hurry to walk!!! He'll do it holding on to furniture or me and he can stand on his own but refuses to most of the time.
- He's also in no hurry to talk! He has been saying 'dadada' couple months but we've only heard him say 'mama' once and laughs when I try to get him to say it! In spite that he is quite 'talkative'. When he want's something he's not hesitant to say so!!
- He has gotten extremely independent when it comes to eating, to the point that he pretty much refuses to allow himself to be fed. He loves feeding himself and will eat copious amounts of what ever food I put on his tray!!!
- He weened himself probably about a month and a half ago - he just didn't have the patience for it anymore! At the end he was only nursing once a day and that was only if we were in bed, in a quiet room with NO distractions!!
- He has been sleeping through the night since about 9 months and is an amazing sleeper!!! There is no snuggling at bed time! When he's tired he tugs on his hair then when we're in his room he reaches for his bed and once he's flat on his belly, thumb in the mouth, and covered he doesn't make another peep!!!
- He generally sleeps from 7 pm to 8:30 am
- He naps from 10 am to 1 pm and then again from about 3 to 5
- He and Sterling play really well together!!! It always tickles me pink when I hear them cracking each other up...which is quite often!!! They play hide-n-seek in the living room and with their toys in the kitchen. Sterling is great at looking out for Thorin, always making sure he has a toy!!
- Sterling pretty much only ever calls him Fo-in (long 'O' sound) Tate, or Fo-in Tatertots (uncle Ty, you'll appreciate that one : )!! It makes me laugh just typing that out : )
- Thorin is sensitive about his space and is pretty easily frustrated when Sterling crowds in on him.
- He's actually really sensitive and a bit dramatic in general!! Whenever he hurts himself the tears flow quickly and freely!! But he's also pretty easy to distract which means he gets over stuff quickly!
- He is very ticklish all over and will even belly laugh at the anticipation of being tickled!
- He loves it when Tim plays with him!!! All of it - the tossing, the flipping, being thrown on the bed, having pillows thrown at him - what ever it is he just squeals and giggles with delight! It drives him nuts if Tim is playing with Sterling and he can't get in on the action - he'll squeal and kick his legs just watching them!
Love this face!!!!
These are the heavily debated curls : ) I love them and Tim really wants to cut them off!!
The weather has finally been warm enough to play outside in the water so that's what we did all afternoon on Thorin's birthday!!
Hangin' out with friends who joined us to celebrate and help us eat cake!
I love the look on his face in this one!!!
He wasn't too sure about the cake at first...
...and decided he really didn't like it at all!!!! This makes me laugh every time I see it!!
That is, until after I helped him discover how wonderful it could be....
He and Sterling had a blast!!!
10 comments:
Wonderful! I love it. Happy Birthday, Thorin! And, oh, my goodness!!! I can't believe how much that boy sleeps!!! Miriam sleeps about 11 hours at night and 2.5-3 in the day and I thought that was great. Lucky you. The birthday pictures are so much fun. I really like that last one with Sterling. Thanks for posting.
unbelievable.......he is so grown up. great shots gutten.
Oh my goodness! Thorin in one! Thank you so much for posting!! Michael and I think he looks like you, yet he reminded me of Sterling in another pic! He is so grown up and has changed so much! He's such a little man! Miss you! Love you!
I am still laughing! I LOVE his teary face about the cake!! :) :) He is a completely different boy than the one who left here 7 mos ago!! LOVE HIM! Happy Birthday, little man!!! Thanks for the pix and stories...Love you all
oh, and the curls--I'm sure you know what my vote is.....:)
so precious! miss you guys...
Happy Birthday little guy! You really have grown despite what mama says about you!! Look forward to seeing you in a few months when you bring your parents home for summer furlough!!
Lots of love,
Gayle
wow...look how big your kiddos are getting! sooo cute!
Great update and pics. I can not believe that Thorin is one! Wow, time has flown. We really love and miss all of you. (And by the way, in some of those pictures he looks a lot like Stergling...)
Okay, so I can't believe it took me this long to get to your blog. I had heard the unrecognizable pics of Thorin and am just now getting to checking them out. Happy Belated Birthday Thorin Tate!!!! We love you! I love his cheeks and double chin. And please NO don't cut off those lovely locks just yet. Can you ask Tim to hold off on cutting his hair for a couple more months so we can compare his and Alexia's curls? Just kidding. I do love the curls though.
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