Parenting

Dwayne Henry: 11 Months Old

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Oh man, 11 months is F U N!

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EAT

Dwayne is eating so well. He eats all sorts of solid foods now and per the pediatricians instruction he’s still nursing/having a bottle 7 times a day. I attempted to reintroduce dairy again last week on vacay and it did not go as planned – it did go better than last time though so progress!

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SLEEP

Right now in this moment sleep is optional at our house. But give us a few days and more time away from dairy and I think we’ll be back to sometimes sleeping through the night and sometimes waking just once to eat. I’m hopeful. And delerious.

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PLAY

I feel like I’ve been saying this for months but he is SO close to walking. He has taken one step, one time that we know of. He plays peek-a-boo, shows us he’s “so big”, rolls it all the time, dances, and giggles constantly. He’s a really happy baby and we feel so blessed by his good mood. Even though he isn’t walking yet he still gets around really quick.

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We made this video for a giveaway on instagram a few weeks back, but since we didn’t win the random drawing I’m just happy we have this sweet memory of how Dwayne got around as a baby.

As I type this we are less than a month away from having a 1 year old! This is another one of those “I can’t believe it, but it’s definitely been longer than that” moments. We are so blessed by this little boy in our lives and we love watching him grow.

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Thanks for following along!

Happy Day!

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Dwayne Henry: 10 Months Old

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This little baby is turning into a big boy and I am loving every bit of it! Of course I am also feeling all the feels about him growing up and not believing that 10 months have passed since he was born and that we’re 2 months away from one year… BUT I am also loving all the new things he’s doing. He is growing and learning everyday. It’s truly amazing.

This update isn’t that exciting since not much has changed since the last update but it’s still fun. And the pictures.. which I’m sure is why you’re all really here 🙂

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EAT

He eats all the things now! He’s really good about trying a food and also really good about dropping it if he doesn’t love it which is great for Alfred, so win-win! He doesn’t get any dairy (because of his allergy) or honey (because doc says so) but everything else is fair game so that’s fun.

He nurses four – five times a day and gets two bottles of formula. I love the routine we’ve gotten into with eating and I’m so glad we’ve been able to stick to this routine for awhile. The first 6 months of this nursing journey were rough so having a routine that’s stuck for two months feels like a dream come true.

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SLEEP

He sleeps great! He sleeps all the way through the night probably 2-3 times a week and then wakes once around 6 am and then goes back down the rest of the days. It works for us and I’m loving the sleep.

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PLAY

This boy plays hard. He doesn’t sleep as well if he doesn’t get the chance to play play play so we love letting him play and explore.

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GROWTH

We haven’t been back to the doctor – we don’t go back until his year check-up (SAD) but he’s definitely growing. His cheeks are puffier and his legs are filling out. I love everything about it.

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Beautiful Day

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This week in Kansas we had spring, winter, and now spring again this afternoon. Tomorrow we’ll even get a little glimpse of summer. 

Kansas weather seems to be the definition of unpredictable lately. Weren’t we just talking about how this winter was supposed to be a particularly rough one? Hmm. 

But anyways.. we took advantage of the beautiful temps and spent some time at the park this afternoon. 


Dwayne loved the swing but was pretty bored with everything else. It was still a real good time though. 


He might be fighting a nap now (umm Dwayne, you usually like to sleep) and I might be debating making a special trip to the store for dairy free puppy chow ingredients… 

But we won at the park today and I’m gonna take it. 


Happy Day!

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