Wednesday, October 20, 2010
King of the Crib
So Victor growls now (yes, actual growls you can feel rumbling in his chest) and it's adorable. He growls when he's happy, growls when he's zooming around with his little army crawl, growls to say hello--so cute! Especially when he's pacing back and forth in his crib like he's a lion in a cage ;) He now has his fourth tooth popped out on top. Six teeth in two months, yeesh! Still doing his army crawl, always the same way-pushes with his left foot and pulls with his right arm so he goes in a straight line. Right now we're working on getting him up and down stairs. My parents have a single step down from the kitchen to the family room and another single step from the family room to the sun room, so it's good practice for him without being dangerous. He has had a few face plants, but he's also spun himself around and gone down backwords. Up still takes some work--he can raise himself so his torso is on the top and he's standing with his feet on the bottom, but he can't quite manage to get his feet up the step yet. He has also discovered the wonders of my mother's tupperware cabinet and lazy susan. Oh the fun!! He has to sit there won't move until he has pulled everything out. I may need to start reading about how to dismantle lazy susans as preparation for the day when he manages to crawl in there and get stuck. Silly baby! :)
Friday, October 1, 2010
Loco-motion
So I've been slacking on the blogging lately, sorry! I think I've been discombobulated by the move--not really comfortable in our apartment as it is. Hopefully we will be moving into a house soon. Things are moving pretty well on that front; small hiccup with a few termites but that will be taken care of before we get in. Closing date right now is Oct. 20, cross your fingers! :)
The other thing that's moving really well is my little wiggler, Victor! He has perfected his army crawl and can zoom pretty well across the floor (Hopefully there will be a video if it stops giving me errors when I try to upload). He wants do get up on his knees and go, but he can't quite manage it. He'll get up on his knees and kind of rock back and forth, but before he can go anywhere he'll slide or fall over. He's determined, though, and he'll probably be crawling before we move! My mom's cat Lucy is a big help--when he sees her, he gets a big smile on his face and tries to catch her. She's still faster than he is, but not for long!
We finally went to the doctor for his 6 month shots, almost in time for his 7 month birthday. He did very well again, but his percentages were a bit down--only 25th percentile for weight instead of 30th (meh, not a big change), and only 50th percentile for height instead of 80th. 26.5 inches and 15 lb, 12 oz! No wonder the 6-9 month clothes still aren't fitting properly!
He's really been enjoying trying new foods. Anything is fair game, but some of it he likes more than others. Right now he's really going to town on some musk melon--just hand him a slice and get out of the way! It's sweet, cold, soft enough to gnaw on with his little teeth but it won't make him gag when he actually gets a piece of it in his mouth. He's eaten a bunch of baby foods but also big people's food--sucks on apples, watermelon, squash, potatoes, lemons, tomatoes--it's all good! :) He doesn't like sucking on pacifiers or fingers any more, but he will chew on them (and anything else you put in his mouth). Another new fun game is dropping stuff on the floor to see what will happen. Yay! Fun times :)
He's getting a lot better at sitting up on his own, he can stay for a while now if he tries. Most of the time he'd prefer to get moving, though. I think the crawling and the sitting are helping his tummy, too. We took him off the tummy medicine a few weeks ago, and although he gets some stuff in his mouth every once in a while, I think he's a lot better off than he was when he started the medicine. We'll keep an eye on him, but hopefully he's off for good!
He likes to make happy noises, but he also cries more. Fortunately, he's back to mostly sleeping through the night after a few difficult nighttime sessions of denial. He's much louder than he used to be, though--another reason to get a house, as I feel so guilty when he cries so loud, especially at night, but sometimes he needs to cry!
Hopefully this video will load, if not, I'll try again when I'm back at the apartment :)
The other thing that's moving really well is my little wiggler, Victor! He has perfected his army crawl and can zoom pretty well across the floor (Hopefully there will be a video if it stops giving me errors when I try to upload). He wants do get up on his knees and go, but he can't quite manage it. He'll get up on his knees and kind of rock back and forth, but before he can go anywhere he'll slide or fall over. He's determined, though, and he'll probably be crawling before we move! My mom's cat Lucy is a big help--when he sees her, he gets a big smile on his face and tries to catch her. She's still faster than he is, but not for long!
We finally went to the doctor for his 6 month shots, almost in time for his 7 month birthday. He did very well again, but his percentages were a bit down--only 25th percentile for weight instead of 30th (meh, not a big change), and only 50th percentile for height instead of 80th. 26.5 inches and 15 lb, 12 oz! No wonder the 6-9 month clothes still aren't fitting properly!
He's really been enjoying trying new foods. Anything is fair game, but some of it he likes more than others. Right now he's really going to town on some musk melon--just hand him a slice and get out of the way! It's sweet, cold, soft enough to gnaw on with his little teeth but it won't make him gag when he actually gets a piece of it in his mouth. He's eaten a bunch of baby foods but also big people's food--sucks on apples, watermelon, squash, potatoes, lemons, tomatoes--it's all good! :) He doesn't like sucking on pacifiers or fingers any more, but he will chew on them (and anything else you put in his mouth). Another new fun game is dropping stuff on the floor to see what will happen. Yay! Fun times :)
He's getting a lot better at sitting up on his own, he can stay for a while now if he tries. Most of the time he'd prefer to get moving, though. I think the crawling and the sitting are helping his tummy, too. We took him off the tummy medicine a few weeks ago, and although he gets some stuff in his mouth every once in a while, I think he's a lot better off than he was when he started the medicine. We'll keep an eye on him, but hopefully he's off for good!
He likes to make happy noises, but he also cries more. Fortunately, he's back to mostly sleeping through the night after a few difficult nighttime sessions of denial. He's much louder than he used to be, though--another reason to get a house, as I feel so guilty when he cries so loud, especially at night, but sometimes he needs to cry!
Hopefully this video will load, if not, I'll try again when I'm back at the apartment :)
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