Lemon stripes ice roller9/13/2023 ![]() ![]() I try to read to him every day but most of the time he hits the book out of my hands or throws it on the ground. ![]() He also loves climbing on anything he can get to which is slightly terrifying and loves being outdoorsĪt this age, Amalia was book-obsessed and Luca could not care less about reading. Everyone in our families got him a truck or car so now he is fully stocked up for a while. It started when he crawled for the first time to get to Amalia’s Barbie car and he’s never turned back. It’s so funny because Amalia was never really into playing with cars but it’s all he wants to do. Luca loves anything with wheels: cars, trucks, buses, firetrucks… you get the idea. We got really lucky with this baby! HIS FAVORITE THINGS Except when he’s hangry… or in in the car for more than two hours. He can play on his own or with us, he can play with toys or outside. Unless he’s hungry, then you better watch out! But everyone who meets him comments on how chill and smiley he is. He also loves Spinach Littles, meatballs, or shredded rotisserie chicken.Ħ:30-7:00pm- Bottle 4- 5oz of goat milk mixed with 2oz of formula, then right to bed He usually has leftovers from the night before. He loves eggs so most days I scramble him an egg.ġ2:00pm- Lunch. This is the cup he uses to drink water with meals and this is the cup we used to replace bottles. We’ll transition the night bottle in about a month. Then next week we’ll switch his morning bottle to a sippy cup too. We are switching his two mid-day bottles to sippy cups this week which is bittersweet. Obviously, this won’t be true for every baby but Anel and I are both very sensitive to cow dairy so it makes sense that our kiddos are too. It’s unreal what a change it makes in my kids! But since we made the switch, his nose is 90% clearer. Literally, I should be buying stock in Nose Fridas based on how often we had to use them for him. Luca isn’t prone to ear infections but he has had a runny nose since September. We switched Amalia from cow dairy formula to goat dairy formula (and eventually just goat milk) and she never had an ear infection again. I asked her if I could try one thing before committing to the surgery and she agreed. She had had a bunch of ear infections and her pediatrician recommended that she get tubes. I always get asked about why we give the kids goat milk so will explain it again here! We started with Amalia when she was just about to turn one. ![]() Like we did with Amalia, we are still giving him a few ounces of formula before bed (mixed with the goat milk) so he doesn’t wake up hungry, but we’ll cut that in the next few months too. We started weaning him last week and he’s almost 100% drinking goat milk now. He knows how to sign more, all done, night night, eat, and milk! Weaning off of formula / Goat milk Sign language: Amalia may have been more verbal but Luca has really done well with signs. Amalia had a handful of words at this age but Luca has mastered a total of 3: mama, dada, and no. Talking: He’s a little slower on the talking front but our ped assures us this is normal for boys. My guess is he’ll be walking within a month. With his walker, he’ll walk all around the house but is nervous to do it on his own. Standing/walking: He can now stand up by himself (only for a few seconds) and sometimes even takes a step or two. This is fitting because he always wants to be around his sister anyway. Please excuse the fact that he doesn’t have a solo picture in this post. When Amalia was born it took about a year for us to stop saying, “Can you believe we have a kid?” but with Luca, it never felt new which is hard to explain but I hope makes sense in some way. I’ve said this 100 times before but it feels like he’s always been with us in some way. He is the yin to Amalia’s yang, the sunshine we all need when we’re down, and the missing puzzle piece in our lives. Luca has completed our family in such a beautiful and profound way. Writing this post feels like a huge challenge because I’m getting emotional with every sentence I type. He housed an entire piece and kept looking at the cake for more! It was a surprise to no one as this child eats anything and everything constantly. It turns out he is a fan of birthday cake too. It was one of the first times we’ve seen them really play together with the same toy for an extended period which was very cute. He and Amalia played with it all day long. He loves water play and he loves cars so we bought him this car wash water table. Second kids rarely get that I’m realizing. He was all smiles and truly enjoyed every moment of being the center of attention for the entire day. Happy birthday sweet Lukey! Yesterday our boy turned one and he celebrated like a true birthday boy. ![]()
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