We're currently exploring other foods & food delivery systems. He can hold his own bottle (though he prefers not to), and will drink from a sippie cup (again, will hold it himself until I tip it up so he can get actual liquid, at which point he lets go completely) and here we have him drinking from a big cup with Grandma.
We're trying new foods, but so far that's not going as well. I expected him to to dig avocado more than he does, but we're working on it. He's still not thrilled with Cheerios, but we're working on that, too.
He's at the point where he wants to grab and gnaw on everything, up to and including Mama's face. Cute, but slobbery. And ouchie, when he gets the tooth involved.
Swim lessons are going, well, swimmingly. Unfettered ability to kick is great fun, though the jury is still out on the whole dunking thing. He's in his own crib now, which is going pretty well. I bought a glider today, as the chair setup we had just wasn't cutting it, especially for when he decides he needs help being put back to sleep. Which is most of the time. I hear rumors about these babies that you can put down drowsy and they just fall asleep, but I still don't believe such things exist.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
7 months
Nicolai is now 7 months old, and has changed a lot in the past month. He's now rolling over, both directions and starting to try to scootch around. He hasn't yet figured out that he needs his knees under him to move, nor that movement is a lot easier when you don't try to move both legs the same way at the same time, but he's getting there. He's now got one tooth in and another that should pop through any day now. he's much better at pulling himself up and sitting on his own, though he still does tend to lean waaaaay forward and get kind of stuck.
Solids are still going well, he chomps and makes "mmm noises" and all sorts of other cute things that he refuses to do once I set the camera up. *sigh* He's got pureed stuff under control, so I think we're going to get some avocados or bananas and try chunks in the mesh feeder thingies.
Here's a picture of Nicolai and Grandpa Warren at our wedding reception thingy this weekend. Nicolai was pretty well behaved, but he was clearly overtired and overstimulated by the end. Unfortunately, his first night away from home didn't go too well. He was hard on his grandma. Not sure if it was because of teeth or a strange place or the day or a combination thereof, but he conked out on the way home from Angie's lovely shower (we left early. Both of us were pretty much Done) and slept for almost three hours. He was much more cheerful after that, though tough to get to bed, as he woke up at 6pm. Mom sure appreciated the nap, tho'. :-)
In other semi-exciting developments, he goes in for a bit of surgery on Friday. The cyst thingie he's had on his bum since he was a few weeks old has been diagnosed and will be fixed on Friday. Minor procedure, no special care afterwards and he should be just fine. Very nice to have that dealt with, though we're not at all thrilled to be sending him off to surgery. Hoping everything goes well with that, obviously.
He's also starting to outgrow things. He's pretty much outgrown his car seat. He's not hit the height/weight limit yet, but he's long torsoed so his shoulders are getting above the top harness. We purchased the second convertible last night and they will be installed in time for me to take the infant seat to Angie at WW. He's getting too heavy for his swing, too long for the papasan seat thingie and his bouncy seat is even hanging a little low when he's in it (18 pounds now!). Some stuff we're lending to Angie, but now we're being faced with trying to find space for stuff he's outgrowing. It's a daunting task. He's even getting too big for the cosleeper--he moves around too much. He needs a crib, but he still wakes up a few times a night, and I was hoping to wait to move him to his own room until he was sleeping more reliably through the night. Not sure what we're going to do about that, yet.
But, growing is good, and things are good in general these days, and we're looking forward to fun summer things like the cabin and swim lessons (he starts Thursday). Yay, summer!
Solids are still going well, he chomps and makes "mmm noises" and all sorts of other cute things that he refuses to do once I set the camera up. *sigh* He's got pureed stuff under control, so I think we're going to get some avocados or bananas and try chunks in the mesh feeder thingies.
Here's a picture of Nicolai and Grandpa Warren at our wedding reception thingy this weekend. Nicolai was pretty well behaved, but he was clearly overtired and overstimulated by the end. Unfortunately, his first night away from home didn't go too well. He was hard on his grandma. Not sure if it was because of teeth or a strange place or the day or a combination thereof, but he conked out on the way home from Angie's lovely shower (we left early. Both of us were pretty much Done) and slept for almost three hours. He was much more cheerful after that, though tough to get to bed, as he woke up at 6pm. Mom sure appreciated the nap, tho'. :-)
In other semi-exciting developments, he goes in for a bit of surgery on Friday. The cyst thingie he's had on his bum since he was a few weeks old has been diagnosed and will be fixed on Friday. Minor procedure, no special care afterwards and he should be just fine. Very nice to have that dealt with, though we're not at all thrilled to be sending him off to surgery. Hoping everything goes well with that, obviously.
He's also starting to outgrow things. He's pretty much outgrown his car seat. He's not hit the height/weight limit yet, but he's long torsoed so his shoulders are getting above the top harness. We purchased the second convertible last night and they will be installed in time for me to take the infant seat to Angie at WW. He's getting too heavy for his swing, too long for the papasan seat thingie and his bouncy seat is even hanging a little low when he's in it (18 pounds now!). Some stuff we're lending to Angie, but now we're being faced with trying to find space for stuff he's outgrowing. It's a daunting task. He's even getting too big for the cosleeper--he moves around too much. He needs a crib, but he still wakes up a few times a night, and I was hoping to wait to move him to his own room until he was sleeping more reliably through the night. Not sure what we're going to do about that, yet.
But, growing is good, and things are good in general these days, and we're looking forward to fun summer things like the cabin and swim lessons (he starts Thursday). Yay, summer!
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Toof!
We have a tooth. The front lower right incisor has finally broken through. I think the other one will be a few more days, as it's still very blistery and not showing much white yet. I don't have a picture of the tooth yet, as it's kind of hard to see, but here's a picture of him being cute and sitting up.
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