Tre is 17 Months Old

Okay, seriously, this month FLEW by. I think I blinked and it was December. It is insane how fast things are going now. Yikes! So there has been some interesting things going on with Tre this month. I say interesting to be as polite as possible regarding Tre's hitting habit. My sweet little boy is a hitter. I've had to put him in many time outs this month to explain to him that we do not hit. I've caught him trying to hit his friends in addition to me and Jammer. I feel like I have to protect others from him sometimes. I don't think he is doing it so much to be mean, but just as an action. He isn't angry when he does it (to his friends, sometimes he is upset when he does it to me or Jammer) but mostly he just does it, like when he sees a ball and goes to kick it. It is driving me CRAZY!! Hopefully my continuing to be consistent regarding the situation will soon help it to dissolve and pass this phase as quickly as humanly possible!

November 10th was a chill day, we just hung out and then ran some errands.

November 11th I had my friend Tina's son Gibson over after nap to watch him for a couple hours. Tina and her family were moving, so I offered to watch Gibson for her so she could focus on the move. That afternoon I took Tre and Gibson down to the grassy area of our complex to walk around since they were going stir crazy in the house. I ran into my friend/neighbor Monet and her son. We had a little run in with a rude, bitter neighbor. Tre was playing at Monet's house in the grass and began to run and as I was going to get him and picked him up the rude neighbor yelled at him. She told him to "Get out of Here". It was shocking! I couldn't believe it and nearly flipped my lid, but after telling her to "Shut Up", I walked away. Shortly after that it was dinner time so I took the boys back upstairs (carried both of them in my arms, it was SO hard).

November 12th Jammer had the day off so we went to the park that afternoon, then one of the Mom's in our play group put together a little spa evening. We had booked a place called Nail Lounge for pedicures/manicures/etc.

November 13th we had a play date at Aviara park.

November 14th Jammer's Mom came over to hang with us after Tre's nap. She had planned on hanging at the house while Tre slept so I could go to my Mom's Night Out at Third Corner Wine Bar.

November 15th it was my sister's Ashley and Jennifer's birthday bbq dinner. So after Tre's nap we went to my parent's house for dinner.

November 16th Tre and I just hung out and ran some errands. I have been having a funny experience with him, he goes to this particular book sometimes to poop. It's like his area. I took a picture of him reading his book because I thought it was hilarious!

November 17th we went to a park play date that afternoon. Tre LOVES roaming around parks. He is all about the space to kick the ball around.

November 18th we met my friend Sarah and her daughter Ella at the park.

November 19th was Noa's 4th Birthday, here is the post regarding that. We met Jammer's Dad at Pat & Oscar's for lunch and then went to the park.

November 20th we went to my friend Sarah and her daughter Elizabeth's house for a little morning play date. Then that afternoon we went to a park for a play date and my friend Rachel, her husband Josh and their daughters Ava & Olivia met Tre and I there. I can't get enough of the Ava and Tre friendship, Ava yells for Tre and Tre yells for Ava. It cracks me up. If Ava can't see where Tre is, she'll yell "TRE" and then Tre will respond "AVA". So cute!

November 21st Jammer's Mom came down to hang with us for a little bit and then Tre and I met some friends at Pizza Port for an early dinner. Here is a video of Tre just before bedtime being a silly boy, click here to see the video.

November 22nd Tre and I met Jammer's parents at the Encinitas Street Fair. Fun afternoon walking around checking out all the cute booths. That morning Tre was being a feisty little guy so I thought I'd video him, click here to check it out. And here is another video from later that morning of Tre singing the "Hot Dog" song from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, click here to check it out.

November 23rd Tre took a 3 hour nap. We had a play date planned with Tre's friend Gibson, but we were pretty late due to Tre's long nap. So we only got to hang out for short while, but it was fun. That evening I met my friend Selena at the movies to see New Moon! I really liked it!

November 24th Tre and I met some of the Moms in our play group at Batiquitos Lagoon for a nice morning walk. After Tre's nap we went to the park for some play time. That night I had my monthly board meeting which was interesting with all the drama with the rude neighbor and her evilness towards children. All in all, the meeting ended on a good note and hopefully things will change for the better around here.

November 25th was the day before Thanksgiving so after Tre's nap we ran some errands to get some stuff for the food that I had to make to bring with us. I was in charge of making fresh cranberries and the yams.

November 26th was Thanksgiving and I posted a post here.

November 27th Tre and I went to Costco after his nap and hung out there for a bit.

November 28th was a rainy day, so we were cooped up in the house in the morning and then after Tre's nap the weather still wasn't so great so I decided to keep Tre in the house for the day, which was quite the task because he is not a huge fan of staying indoors all day. He would run to the patio door and yell "OUTSIDE" constantly. So distracting him was a must. Books, music and his favorite shows. He also started clapping. This is something that I wondered why he hadn't done much earlier in his life, but for some reason he never really clapped until now. Here is a cute video of Tre saying "Uncle John" regarding a picture he saw of his Uncle, click here to check it out.

November 29th Jammer had the day off so when Tre woke up from his nap we got ready and went to lunch at Oggi's Pizza. Tre was having a blast, there was football all over the TVs and he kept saying "FOOTBALL" and point at the TVs around the restaurant. He really got into the clapping, with all the people watching the game and clapping when they saw something they liked he would clap too. It was a fun time and Jammer had a grin from ear to ear during lunch because he was just so stoked to see Tre clapping, laughing and commenting that we were watching football. Haha! After lunch we took Tre to the park down the street from Oggi's. We hung out there for a bit while Tre played on the play ground and kicked his soccer ball around. Fun day!! Here is an adorable video of Tre clapping and talking at Oggi's, click here to check it out.

November 30th was a different scheduled day, Tre woke up at 4:45am and then went back to sleep at 6am, then he slept until 8:30. WOW! I had to go to my doctor's office and get more blood drawn. Fun fun! Oh the joys of trying to get pregnant. Luckily Jammer worked the late shift this day so he could take care of Tre while I got my blood drawn, we all decided to go for the ride to La Jolla and then on the way home grabbed some food. After Tre's nap, which didn't begin until 1pm and ended at ?? I took him to a park play date, the play date was scheduled for 2pm, but of course because of the off day, we were late. We had fun for the short time we were there. I think due to Tre's schedule being thrown off today he had a hard time going to bed, he didn't seem tired when I wanted to put him to bed and he was very clingy. Eventually he fell asleep, but not until around 8:20pm or so, which is almost 2 hours later than he normally goes to bed, however would make sense with his waking up at 8:30am even though he did wake up earlier in the morning. Days like today keep my on my toes and remind me that just when I get comfortable with the way things are schedule-wise, things can change at any time.

December 1st I took Tre to the Quail Botanical Gardens when it first opened. I love getting there first to let Tre roam around without so much worrying that a bigger kid is going to plow him over. We stayed for a little over an hour and then it was time to get him home for a nap. After his nap we hung out at the house, read some books and played until Jammer got home from work. Here is a video of Tre eating some oranges and being silly, click here to check it out.

December 2nd we went to Moonlight Beach to meet up with some of the Moms & Kiddos from our play group to go for a walk on the beach during low tide past Swami's and then back. Tre was obsessed with going to the water when I let him out of the stroller, the kid loves the water. It was a great walk and gosh, I love this place, it is SO BEAUTIFUL!!

December 3rd Jammer had the day off and we decided to go to In and Out for lunch, Tre had some burger and LOVED it. We came back to the house because Jammer's brother John was in town and wanted to see Tre. We went outside and pushed Tre around in his car and John rode the skateboard which Tre loved since he has a new interest in skateboards (ahh..scary). After John left it was time to get the little guy fed dinner and off to bed.

December 4th Tre woke up pretty late that day so our schedule was thrown off. Once he woke up from his nap we went to the Outlet Mall and met my friend Selena and her daughter Madi to wander around the mall till dinnertime. The kids played on the little rides they have there and Tre loved pretending to drive the boat. It was funny!

December 5th was a mellow day, Tre and I went to Costco in the morning and then we hung out at the house in the afternoon until Jammer rushed home from work so he could see Tre before Tre went to bed. When Jammer works the mid-shift at work he doesn't get very much time to spend with Tre so if at all possible we try to wait until he gets home to put Tre down for bed, sometimes it happens and other times Tre is too tired.

December 6th was my niece's 16th birthday dinner at my parent's house. It was a big celebration, she invited 5 of her friends to have dinner and her Godparents were there as well. My parents decked out the dining room for her and her friends to dine in and we all ate in the other room. Jammer was the Head Waiter (which he didn't know about until he arrived at my parent's house), my brother in law was the Head Bus Boy and we all just helped where we could. It was an entertaining evening. Tre was all over the place having fun with the kids. My nieces and nephew are so good with him, it's great!

December 7th was a rainy, blustery day. Thank goodness we had a play date scheduled on this afternoon. However, Tre decided to take a 3 hour nap so we were an hour late to the play date. It all worked out though, Tre got to play with his friends and enjoy the fun. They had set up a little cookie decorating table for the kids and Tre got a hold of a spoon with frosting on it, YIKES.

December 8th I took Tre to a morning play date over at my friend Sarah's house. Tre loves going over there, he loves their back yard and all of the fun toys. He took another long nap (3 hours) so Jammer and I were anxiously awaiting him waking up so we could eat lunch, we were starving!! Finally when he woke up we went to get sushi and then took Tre to see Santa. Here is the blog post regarding Santa, click here.

December 9th Tre and I ran some errands after his nap and then came home to wait for my Mom to come down. I had planned a Holiday Lights Tour and she was coming down to join me for the festivities. To read about the Holiday Lights Tour, click here.

As each month passes, I stumble more and more over his age when people ask me. The first year it's like okay he is getting a month older, now that he is past 12 months it is going so fast that I forget that he is a month older each time. It never slows down. As the holidays are approaching I am anxious to see how Tre handles Christmas morning and all of the festivities. I wonder if he is going to get into opening presents or just want to go do something else. We shall see!

Here is a collection of pics from Tre's 16th Month of Life:
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