Wordless Wednesday: Chocolate Monster

Book Recommendation

If you are female and haven't read this book, I highly recommend it.  Even if you do not want to use it as your choice of birth control or are not trying to get pregnant, it is still a fascinating read.  It describes how your body works and some very interesting details you may not have known, since we are really taught about this subject.

I have had this book on my to read list for a while and finally got around to it.  I wish I had read it earlier in my life, since it is very informative.  I finally read it since I have recently decided against hormonal birth control.  No, I am not trying to get pregnant, but if that happens so be it.  I really want this method to work so I don't have to depend on a drug and instead can depend on my body.

I am really trying to get back to the basics and live a simpler life.  I want to be able to not depend on things that I can deal with myself.  This also includes making foods from scratch and getting rid of unnecessary items, like a TV or bed frame.

*side note: I decided I prefer my mattress on the floor after Leland started crawling and was still co-sleeping with us, so we sold our bed frame.  I am looking forward to not having to move that ever again.*

Please go read this book, it is truly fascinating. 

Sign Explosion

Leland had a signing vocab explosion this week.  After many months of signing (we started around 6 months) and him slowly learning a few (he began doing them around 12 months I believe), he is now doing them like a champ.  All that hard work and determination has paid off.  Here are all the new signs he did this week.
Monday- Please
Tuesday- Monkey and More
Wednesday-Flower and Duck
Friday- Penguin and Baby
Saturday-Eat

This puts the number of signs he knows to 20!  Apparently Momma needs to keep learning signs.  Even though he isn't talking ( he often says Mama and other sounds that sound like words but are not necessarily consistent) he is able to communicate what he wants often.  It is very helpful.  Glad I decided to do this, since apparently he isn't a talker. 

He understands almost everything I say to him or ask him to do, it is impressive.  I know I have said it before but watching someone grow is amazing.  It is no wonder parents think their children are brilliant. He is back to giving high fives, he gives hugs and kisses.  He is just a big sweetie. 

Leland has his 15 month check up on Friday. 
He weighs 22 lbs,
He is 30 inches long,
and as usual has a very large head.  He is being consistent with staying on the small side for weight and height with a large head for his size.  This is why he wasn't able to hold up his head properly until very close to 6 months. 

He is just too fun. 

Wordless Wednesday: Slide

With no help from Momma, he went down the slide all by himself.

Sleep adjustments

We are going through an adjustment period again.  It seems that every so often Leland wants to change his sleep schedule which is fine, I just want to figure out what he is wanting versus what he needs/I want.

For a while he was only waking up once a night, and I got really use to that.  We are back to 2-4 wakings a night and my sleep is suffering from it.  Which makes me very irritable. 

 

'But I am so cute'

 This week he kept waking up early, like around 6 and wandering around the house.  Then he would be tired and cranky too early and I would be tired and cranky all day.  Over the weekend when he did this we decided to plop him back in his crib.  He didn't get upset and actually fell back to sleep until 7.  I guess this will be part of the new routine.  I am okay with it since we all get a bit more sleep this way. I would just like to have a bit of a routine.