As you will see, I thought I was bad getting this published a year late… and here we are just before Berend’s 3rd birthday with me catching up on all of these old drafts!
Oh Berend, I’m so sorry this is getting published more than a YEAR late… thankfully most of it was already written, because there’s no way I’d remember it all at this point.
Age: 18 months on 15 November 2019
Weight: 24 lbs 11 oz
Height: 33.5 inches
Teeth: 16
Clothing Size: 18 months and 18-24 months
Diaper Size: size 4 and one size in cloth
Milestones: saying more words, knows all common body parts, shakes head no & nods yes (plus says “no” ALL the time), can throw & catch a ball, shows affection & empathy (gives hugs or pats back if he thinks you’re sad), scribbles with crayons & markers, connection to a lovey (Bear)
Berend has started saying a few 2-syllable non-repetitive words (“bubble” vs “Mama”). He’s not putting words together yet, but he definitely gets his points across.
Likes: balls (especially throwing), being outside (playing in the dirt, playing in the snow, getting pushed on his tricycle), helping around the house (unloading the dishwasher, putting dirty clothes away, wiping up spills), baths, nursing
Dislikes: not getting his way, diaper changes, car rides, not being held, having his teeth brushed
Sleep: Berend’s one nap a day ranges from 45 minutes to 2 hours long. It’s not often that it’s a 2 hour nap though. Sometimes, if it’s a short nap, I can get him back to sleep, but if the nap has been over an hour, that probably won’t happen.
In terms of night sleep? More of the same. Berend is generally up every 2 hours or less throughout the night. I bring him to bed with me around 2am most nights. He usually goes to bed around 8:30 and is up for the day by 7:30. I continue to try to catch up on sleep on weekends or mornings Andrew is home.
Eating: Berend continues to nurse around the clock. I feel like even if he is eating well that day, he still wants to nurse all the time! I don’t feel like he drinks much though, so I feel like he nurses when he’s thirsty, bored, or sleepy.
Berend is not a big eater. I mean, if it’s something he likes, he’s more likely to eat a fair amount of it.
Curse of the second child, Berend… Mama was just too busy to blog. I know that from 14-16 months, Dada was gone on his first deployment, and I was definitely feeling overwhelmed. Right after he got home, Gramps & Gram came to visit and we went to Carlsbad Caverns with them. And then we had Gerrit’s 5th birthday, you turned 18 months, and the stress and busy-ness of the holidays began!
On An Even Kiel 