I think Hubb's first Fathers' day was a good one. I got him a toaster oven (he's been coveting one since his brother moved out and took his with him) and let him sleep in. Rex was good almost all day, then skipped his afternoon nap, then was a terror all evening. He didn't want to go to sleep at bedtime, stayed up until 9:30, woke up at 2:00am, and wouldn't go back to sleep, even in bed with us. It's been so long since he slept in bed with us that now it's like play time when he comes to bed with us. So I was stuck sleeping with Rex on my chest downstairs from 2:30 until about 7 when Rex decided he could get up for the day.
Today he seemed like he was going to do well. He woke up and played happily. He wasn't too grumpy at all. Then he took a great nap at about 9:30 that lasted more than 2 hours! He woke up happy and played for a while. Then things started to go downhill. He got cranky, didn't want to eat, didn't want to play with his toys and was generally clingy. I was finally able to get him to take a nap at about 4:30 and he took a long nap again, but when he woke up he was still cranky. I can't tell if it's just one of his teeth coming in or if he may have an ear infection. It's so hard to tell sometimes. He did have a slight fever, and he was hitting the side of his face/head and tugging his ear. He also seemed to have a hard time swallowing. It could have been pain from the teeth or from the ear, and there is really no way to know for sure except to see the doctor. I will make the decision tomorrow whether or not to take him in. Maybe I will invest in one of those ear scope-y things so I can check things out myself in the future.
Other than that he's been doing really well. He still is refusing to stand up by himself, but we have been able to make him take steps when we're holding his hands. He doesn't like to, though, so he usually just tried to flop on his back or sink to his knees when we try to encourage him to walk.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
The past month.
Well, Rex has been practicing his crawling and pulling up. He's a pro at both of those but we're working on getting him to stand up by himself, so we can hopefully get him walking soon. Rex and I will be going to Florida in July to bring my oldest niece back home from her month long visit with her biological father. We'll be taking the trip with Grandpa Don, so it will be a fun family visit. We want him walking, at least some, so that when we stop to get stretch and get gas he can get out and burn some energy without having to crawl on the ground. Plus we want to make sure he takes his first steps when daddy is home (or at least in the same state) instead of so far away where he can't be there with him. The next month or so we'll be making sure we have the video on our phones ready to get to fast so we can catch those steps digitally to relive forever.
He was doing fantastic with sleeping until this week. Something has triggered him fighting sleep and crying when we put him down in his crib. It could be separation anxiety, but I really don't know. He has been taking naps in his crib most of the time for about a week now. He had to because it was really hot out, and his bedroom and our bedroom are the only rooms with air conditioning. So he was much more comfortable in his crib than he would have been sleeping on me.
He also has more teeth! He has his front teeth on top and bottom and then one more on top has poked through, but isn't all the way in yet and two on the bottom are poked through too. It's so crazy to look at my little boy with a mouth full of teeth! In just a few short days he'll be 10 months old and then only two months until a year old. It's just all going by so fast.
He's eating really well, too. He eats three meals of solids a day. Usually getting fruit in the morning with either yogurt or baby cereal. Then for lunch he gets a veggie and a fruit, and at dinner he'll get a veggie and fruit. He also gets some snacks during the day. Sometimes he eats the gerber puffs, sometimes he has little bites of my food (like broccoli with cheese sauce, he loves that) and sometimes I make him cut up fruit or give him some raisins or something like that. He's also had eggs and pancakes for breakfast. He really loves everything you give him. He'll eat green beans and peas as readily as he eats peaches and apples! It makes me feel good that he is going to have a nice broad base of tastes to build on as he gets older. Both Hubbs and I ate lots of veggies and fruits growing up, so I plan to continue that with our child/ren. Plus, now that Rex is eating more and more "table" food we're getting motivated to eat better. We want to make sure that when we're eating, and he's begging for our food (because he does. Like a dog. He goes from person to person and begs until he gets a bite. Then if he likes what he got, he'll stick around and beg for a while, then move on to the next person! It's funny to watch, but we'll be discouraging it pretty soon) that what we're eating is good for him. And when it's good for him, it's good for us. I haven't eaten fast food in a couple of weeks! I haven't lost as much weight as I hoped I would with cutting it out, but I guess just knowing that I am setting a better example for Rex is good enough for now.
We've been to the beach a couple of times already and Rex LOVES to play in the sand and in the water. He'll crawl in the sand near the water and the little waves will come in and he'll crawl out of the water, then back down to it. It's really adorable to watch him! This Summer is going to go very fast. Before you know it, Rex will be a toddler and as sad as I will be to not have my infant anymore, I'm so excited to experience all those firsts, for the first time, with him!
He was doing fantastic with sleeping until this week. Something has triggered him fighting sleep and crying when we put him down in his crib. It could be separation anxiety, but I really don't know. He has been taking naps in his crib most of the time for about a week now. He had to because it was really hot out, and his bedroom and our bedroom are the only rooms with air conditioning. So he was much more comfortable in his crib than he would have been sleeping on me.
He also has more teeth! He has his front teeth on top and bottom and then one more on top has poked through, but isn't all the way in yet and two on the bottom are poked through too. It's so crazy to look at my little boy with a mouth full of teeth! In just a few short days he'll be 10 months old and then only two months until a year old. It's just all going by so fast.
He's eating really well, too. He eats three meals of solids a day. Usually getting fruit in the morning with either yogurt or baby cereal. Then for lunch he gets a veggie and a fruit, and at dinner he'll get a veggie and fruit. He also gets some snacks during the day. Sometimes he eats the gerber puffs, sometimes he has little bites of my food (like broccoli with cheese sauce, he loves that) and sometimes I make him cut up fruit or give him some raisins or something like that. He's also had eggs and pancakes for breakfast. He really loves everything you give him. He'll eat green beans and peas as readily as he eats peaches and apples! It makes me feel good that he is going to have a nice broad base of tastes to build on as he gets older. Both Hubbs and I ate lots of veggies and fruits growing up, so I plan to continue that with our child/ren. Plus, now that Rex is eating more and more "table" food we're getting motivated to eat better. We want to make sure that when we're eating, and he's begging for our food (because he does. Like a dog. He goes from person to person and begs until he gets a bite. Then if he likes what he got, he'll stick around and beg for a while, then move on to the next person! It's funny to watch, but we'll be discouraging it pretty soon) that what we're eating is good for him. And when it's good for him, it's good for us. I haven't eaten fast food in a couple of weeks! I haven't lost as much weight as I hoped I would with cutting it out, but I guess just knowing that I am setting a better example for Rex is good enough for now.
We've been to the beach a couple of times already and Rex LOVES to play in the sand and in the water. He'll crawl in the sand near the water and the little waves will come in and he'll crawl out of the water, then back down to it. It's really adorable to watch him! This Summer is going to go very fast. Before you know it, Rex will be a toddler and as sad as I will be to not have my infant anymore, I'm so excited to experience all those firsts, for the first time, with him!
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