Wednesday, March 14, 2018

ONE YEAR | 3-11-18

Hart Barnett Heeter
ONE YEAR | 3-11-18

Likes:
eating
trying to give Happy his squirrel
kissing baby doll
laughing
being silly

Dislikes:
strangers
brussels sprouts
blueberry skins

Milestones:
signing many words (food, more, milk, sing)
growing two bottom teeth
walking easily along furniture
snorting like a piggy
trying to say words (baby, more, moo, ba boom)

Things we can't live without:
YETI!

Looking forward to:
more giggles and happiness!

Birthday Celebration:
We had a wonderful birthday celebration with Hart! He woke up and opened presents and ate breakfast and took a nice nap. Then, we packed a snack and headed to the Children's Museum! We had some cheese and cereal at the museum and then headed to the small kids area! Hart had fun observing, planting some potatoes, and crawling through tunnels. We were really surprised to see how timid Hart was! He is a little firecracker and jokester with us, but was very serious, observant, and unwilling to let you get too far. It took him a bit to get comfortable, but we had a blast crawling through logs, going down slides, looking in the mirror, and playing with blocks. 
After the Children's Museum we went to Proto pizza and it was DELICIOUS! Hart was a goof the whole time, and enjoyed a traditional Italian pizza while mom and dad got a spicy pineapple pizza! He was a superstar on the drive home, and we got home just in time to nap.
After Hart's nap, we had cake! We made Hart an angel food cake with homemade whipped cream and fresh berries. Sounds delicious, right? Not for the birthday boy! He was very offended by the texture of the whipped cream, but took some nibbles of naked cake and plain berries. What can you do! 
Uncle Logan and Aunt Linda came over for black bean burgers and a little birthday party before bedtime! Hart had a good time checking out some new fashionable clothes he got, as well as sobbing when we made him touch Logan's big beard. 
It was simply the BEST day, and Hart seemed to have a lot of fun!



After his first bite of whipped cream



Monday, February 12, 2018

ELEVEN MONTHS | 2-11-18

Hart Barnett Heeter
ELEVEN MONTHS | 2-11-18

Likes:
to never stop eating
playing chase games
"getting" dad (pounding on him and laughing/screaming)
playing with toys
standing
new convertible carseat
kissing mom

Dislikes:
"getting" mom (results in sobbing)
bleu cheese
swinging at the park
when mom wears a scarf or hat

Milestones:
saying "vroom" when playing cars
singing along to music
pulling self up
sitting back down
moving along furniture
repeating words when asked
fake crying and fake coughing for attention
signing for "more" food constantly
drinking out of a straw
still toothless

Things we can't live without:
glow in the dark pacifiers
yeti (currently waiting on a second yeti!)
blueberries and raspberries

Looking forward to:
saying words
first birthday!
signing more words (milk, mama, dada, help, please, thank you)





Thursday, January 11, 2018

TEN MONTHS | 1-11-17

Hart Barnett Heeter
TEN MONTHS | 1-11-17

Likes:
all the food
squealing when something is funny
new wooden toys
being in the kitchen
playing "I'm gonna get you" chase games
splashing in the tub

Dislikes:
push walker
seeing others eating
picking up dad from the train

Milestones:
first Christmas!
crawling on hands and knees
sitting up from laying down
copying some sounds when we ask
following us around the apartment
waved one time (on Christmas to Uncle Logan!)
gives kisses without being asked (only to mom still)

Things we can't live without:
glow in the dark pacifiers
yeti (he's seriously obsessed)
sippy cup

Looking forward to:
using a straw
pulling to standing
saying words

Monday, December 11, 2017

NINE MONTHS | 12-11-17

Hart Barnett Heeter
NINE MONTHS | 12-11-17

Likes:
feeding himself
Happy's eyebrows
iPad/phones
yeti
playing the drums
feeding Happy

Dislikes:
being fed with a spoon
being in the car in at night
baby food

Milestones:
first Thanksgiving + surviving another IL road trip 
modified army crawl
putting himself to sleep for each nap and bedtime
recognizing words have meaning (shouts "DA" for Jon, "puh" for Happ)
pointing to things he wants (mostly milk)
shaking head and whining when he doesn't want something
picking out just the food he wants from his dinner tray

Things we can't live without:
yeti!
toys
warm PJs

Looking forward to:
real crawling
saying words
standing up
Christmas!

EIGHT MONTHS | 11-11-17

Hart Barnett Heeter
EIGHT MONTHS | 11-11-17

Likes:
Happy
snuggles before bed
peek-a-boo
watching dad play guitar
saying mama all day

Dislikes:
strangers
taking three naps a day
when others don't share their food

Milestones:
giving kisses (only to mom)
holding himself up
doing things repeatedly that make others laugh
being less scared of and more shy with strangers
first Halloween - a skeleton!

Things we can't live without:
yeti
things to chew
things to bang together

Looking forward to:
crawling
saying words
Thanksgiving




Wednesday, October 11, 2017

SEVEN MONTHS | 10-11-17

Hart Barnett Heeter
SEVEN MONTHS | 10-11-17

Likes:
food!
climbing out of dock-a-tot
when dad gets home
Happy
teether toys

Dislikes:
peas
bananas
strangers

Milestones:
first flight
screaming for fun
sleeping in crib without dock-a-tot
falling asleep without help
pushing chest off floor during tummy time
confidently sitting
hard consonants (M, D, B)

Things we can't live without:
yeti
teether toys
footed pants (getting chilly here!)
space heater in his brisk nursery

Looking forward to:
getting on hands/knees
babbling
Halloween!

Mid-scream... basically all the time

My little fall baby

Monday, September 11, 2017

SIX MONTHS | 9-11-17

Hart Barnett Heeter
SIX MONTHS | 9-11-17

Likes:
peanut butter
broccoli
sweet potato
apple sauce
strawberries
sitting up
Yeti
peek-a-boo
laughing with mom and dad

Dislikes:
banana
blueberries
laying down all the time
trying to nap in the car

Milestones:
sitting up unassisted (but sometimes topples)
fake coughing
giving high fives
understanding some signs (milk, all done)
"walking" when someone holds him on his feet

Things we can't live without:
Yeti
bumbo
drool bibs

Looking forward to:
first "words"
sitting up confidently
more food!