Levi's 1st Trip To Ohio!

This past weekend my mom, Levi and myself took a short trip back to Ohio. We didn't do anything fun like I was wanting. But we got to see family and everyone meet Levi for the first time!

Levi with my older brother. He doesn't have any kids but loves playing with his nephews.

We went to breakfast at Big Boy's! This is how Levi eats when we go to a restaurant. He will not sit in a high chair. And his first time with a silly straw.

 I played with this toy when I was little. He loved it. They don't make stuff like this anymore. I tried finding this on ebay but holy cow it's expensive since it's from the 80s.

 Love this picture. Levi with his great grandma.

Great Grandma, Me and Levi

We had lunch at Massey's with my aunt and uncle. The best pizza in the world. Levi loved my uncle Tom. He always picked on me when I was little and would tie my shoe laces together all the time. Levi kept smacking him with a fork. To funny!

He loved playing with his cars at the hotel.

Today is Blake's birthday!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Oh and I kinda forgot to mention that someone is officially a walker! Took long enough!

Week of July 4th

HAPPY 4th OF JULY!

The 3rd we went to Hendersonville and watched the fireworks with family. Levi loved it! On the 4th we went to my dads and had a cookout with family and tons of other people. They let off a million fireworks that lasted about an hour and a half. Levi was fine until the really loud high pitched bottle rockets went off. Because of his problems lately with his ears he started crying every time they went off so we took him inside. Other than that and the rain we had a blast!

18 Months!

Wish I would remember to update regularly!

Levi is 18 Months today! Time flies and he acts so much older every single day. It's crazy!

Mr Levi has been sick a lot this past 6 weeks. We've taken him to the pediatrician and ER numerous times. He was super fussy, not sleeping and just not acting like the happy baby I was use to. He kept getting ear infection after ear infection plus had a virus on top of it that would not go away! I am not a fan of his pediatrician and we will be finding a new one! We finally had to take him to the local urgent care and put him on the antibiotic shots that the hospital started a few weeks prior but his pediatrician refused to do. He is a million times better now! When we had taken him to the pediatrician 2 days prior to this he said it was just a virus, no ear infection, and to just give him tylenol. I knew this wasn't right hence the reason we went to the urgent care. 

Moral of the story: A mother's instinct is better than any doctors advice!

I was told to get a referral to an ENT but I'm hoping that this works this time and as soon as he does get another ear infection I will be calling asap! I've just been trying to be extra careful during bath time and swimming that I don't get any water in his ears. 

Here's picture overload from the past 6 weeks...

He's so handsome!

Swimming which we have done a lot lately!

 He loves watching cartoons. How he is standing is hilarious.

 We cuddle at night before bed and watch cartoons

 When he was sick :(

 He's a mess and hates sitting in his chair to eat

 Watching cartoons

 When he was really sick :(

 Bed time

 Another picture when he was sick and so tired

 Chillin

 He likes to go upstairs and play and watch tv

 Levi and daddy. I believe this was Father's Day

 Levi and his cousin Brody. They are only 6 months apart. Levi is so little!

 Playing on the patio with Uncle Clark

 He loves playing with his cars

 Eating dinner like he likes

Our breakfast routine. Watch cartoons, drink milk and eat cheerioes and throw them every where!

Lately Levi has been quite the little carnivore. He loves meat! He eats steak, any kind of chicken, hamburgers and just anything. Surprisingly it actually helps him not be constipated! Thank god because normally we had to use suppositories to help him go. He loves fruit. But is not a huge fan of veggies. He also loves pasta. He use to love any kind of cheese but lately will only eat mac n cheese. Another favorite is beans! He eats pinto beans, refried beans, and baked beans.

Still in size 4 diapers which we will probably be in for awhile since he's so little for his age.

He is almost walking. He can do it he just won't. We practice with him every single night he's just stubborn I guess. I really hope he gets with the program soon!

He talks like crazy. Repeats everything anyone says. Someone on tv even made a weird noise and he did it. Pretty funny.

He loves swimming, playing with his toys but especially loves cars and balls, loves being outside and loves climbing up and down the stairs. He is a pro and we rarely even keep the baby gates up anymore. Sounds scary but he is seriously that good at stairs. 

He goes tomorrow for his 18 month shots which we are just getting the shots and not having a 'visit' because I am not a fan of his pediatrician. He is leaving the office this next month. Thank god!

This past Tuesday we ended up taking Levi to the ER. The Friday before his grandpa watched him and when we picked him up that night he was congested and sounded awful.

My mom was watching him Tuesday night and said he just didn't wanna do anything. He was cranky and every time he would fall asleep he would wake up. And that his breathing didn't look good.

So instead of waiting until the next morning we just headed to the ER. They said he still had a double ear infection in his middle ear. And a virus hence the hacking cough and fever. He had just had an ear infection 2 weeks prior so apparently it never went away.

They gave him a stronger antibiotic and albuterol for his cough. He is soooo much better now! Last night was the first night he slept all the way through since Friday. Thank god cuz this momma was tired!

He looked so pitiful :(

He loves drawing now. He has a pen mark in this picture above his eyebrow.

Yesterday he was playing with his sidewalk chalk. I noticed he had a blue mouth and he actually took a bite out of it! He is such a mess.

He is still talking like crazy. You can tell him a word or sentence and he repeats it. Last night my mom said See Ya Later! He repeated it and kept saying it.

If you ask him where his eye is, he shows you. Same with hair, mouth, nose, and ears.

I was also sitting on the couch earlier and he was trying to climb and he said Up!

If you give him a snack and he wants more he is still making the Hmm noise. I think it's cute. If he is in his car seat I can hear him doing it so I know what he wants with out even having to look.

And the biggest thing is he is finally showing interest in walking! Normally if you hold his hands to walk he would sit down and fuss. Now he laughs and smiles. He loves climbing. He goes out the door and makes an Ughh sound when he gets down.

Today is my nephews second birthday. His party is on Sunday!

Happy Mother's Day!

Today is my second Mother's Day. Time is flying by! Levi and Daddy got me a 90 minute massage with a foot rub. Plus I went shopping and on my next day off I'm getting a new fancy purse!

We went to dinner at a Japanese restaurant that had a Hibachi grill. It was Levi and Blake's first time!

Levi loves rice! He could eat a whole entire bowl himself. He also liked the ginger dressing they put on the salad. I thought he may get scared from the banging they do and the flames but he loved it.

Poor little boy went to pepaws the other day and came back with either a cold or allergies. Needless to say we haven't been getting very much sleep!

Tomorrow is his second day in daycare. This week he is going Monday and Tuesday. Can't wait to see his face when I pick him up. It is literally the cutest thing ever!

He is also turning into such a big boy. He can point and make a hmm sound when he wants his food. And he makes it known if he wants his drink or another bite. He also loves sitting on the couch to watch tv. He is really into his cartoons lately. Esp Henry Hugglemonster. Blake taught him how to go backwards down the stairs and how to put his feet down first to get off the couch.

Next Sunday is my nephews 2nd birthday party!

First day of daycare!

Yesterday was Levi's first day of daycare. He only goes on Mondays for now. I always said I would never do daycare but since my family doesn't live near me it got kind of hard finding someone to watch him here and there. Plus he is never around any other kids and he loves playing.

All ready for daycare...

We walked in to pick him up and he was standing there next to a little girl. It was so cute! The first day we went to check it out there was a little boy named TJ that he played with but he wasn't there yesterday. There are probably like 6-10 kids in his age group.

Since he has been sick he hasn't been sleeping well. They must have wore him out playing because he slept great last night! Now he is getting a runny nose but I think it has to do with teething still.

After daycare...

He came home and cuddled on the couch with daddy for a long time watching cartoons.

Daycare was a success! 

Levi had his 2nd ear infection this week. I'm thinking it's from teething. He has molars that have already come in. I believe he has almost 5 teeth on the bottom and like 6 teeth on top. Ear infections are not fun at all! He gets super cranky and the last few days have not been very fun.

I was trying to fix dinner the other night when this happened...

I'm sure it won't be the last!

It's crazy how much he has grown and learned lately. He is still slow on the walking but he starts at a learning center "daycare" tomorrow for just one day a week. He is never around any kids so he is going to love it! The lady there told me one of the boys wasn't even trying to walk at 14 months and with in a month he was. The other day I had him walking and he stood by himself for a long time. Baby steps. Walking is the one thing he won't do!

A few days ago I was driving and I could hear him clapping from the back seat. He looks at you and claps which means he wants you to sing patty cake. He claps the whole time and even says Roll it. So funny! And puts his hands in the air when you say Yay! at the end lol

He knows how to climb onto the couch and daddy has taught him how to get off the couch the right way. So he does that too.

He stays constipated. His favorite thing to eat is cheese tho. We've tried cutting out any dairy. I switched him to sweet acidophilus milk and in the mornings he has chocolate almond milk. Hoping that helps some.

He's starting to draw too!

 He gets into everything! He's like a little tornado!