Yes, david jr. is that old. I can hardly believe it. He weighs (are you sitting down?) 23lbs 8oz. He is, however, growing taller so that all the rolls are getting slightly smaller. I still have a job in cleaning in between all the fat, though. He has two bottom teeth and two top teeth. However, the top two teeth aren't the front ones. One is but the other one is his side tooth...strange. We survived our first ear infection and I was traumatized by the constant night wakings. Nothing like a sick baby to make me appreciate how wonderful he is when he is healthy. It was so sad to see him sick. The worst is over (we hope) but he is still recovering. Yesterday, I set him in his jumper. A few minutes passed and I didn't hear anything as I was fixing breakfast. I walked over and he had his head resting on the side, just staring. *sigh* so cute, so pitiful.
It is a bit easier to get out with him. He enjoys his carseat and it usually lulls him to sleep. He is more willing to hang out with me in the sling and I'm more amenable to not being in stores as long as I used to. So, I've adjusted to my new lack of freedom. David Jr. is smiling and laughing more and we love it. He has us chuckling with every giggle. There is no happier sound to my ears this side of heaven. He shows desire to move beyond the place he is sitting but just hasn't quite figured out how to accomplish it. He will bend far over his legs which manages to get his head closer to his destination but that's all. He also will manage to move to his stomach. Depending on his mood, he will like it or hate it.
The foods he has had up to this point (and in order) are:
rice cereal, butternut squash, avocado, sweet potato, banana, apple.
He loves the squash, avocado, sweet potato, and banana. Apples he turns away but it also might be because he wasn't feeling well this week and just didn't eat much of anything that wasn't momma's milk.
He is playing with his toys and making noises (usually when he is displeased)that sound like "nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah". We hear it when he wants out of his jumper or when we are giving him medicine. David Sr. thinks its cute but I'm not so sure. I think this is a precursor to "no".
I see him turning his attention to the t.v. now and this has me much more aware of what I watch and what he is exposed to. He seems pleased with musicals. He really liked Annie when it was on. Or it was just gas. ;)
How Not To Be The Charlie Browniest
6 years ago
So glad he's starting to feel a little better! We must plan a get together again soon after Thanksgiving!
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yay for the fun stuff! boo on the ear infection. I am scared to death of whenever oliver gets sick the first time. i need to pick your brain about avacado. andrew nor I eat it, and I'm concerned with it turning brown and ruining. everything i've read on it says to consume it immediately - don't keep/freeze/etc. well, that has mostly been the advice....something about the browning of an avacodo, unlike bananas, etc, actually affects the nutritional value. so....what are y'all doing? so far, oliver has enjoyed apples, sweet potatoes, and bananas (in order). but the bananas, i think, have been too binding for him, so I'm going to have to mix it with other stuff/offer other foods at the same time in the future. in a day or two i hope to introduce acorn squash. hope it goes well, since andrew nor I eat squash, either!
ReplyDeletehey sweet Guitta! It's so good to get an update on our sweet little nephew, I can't wait til we get to see him and yall again. I will miss hanging out with you at Granmere's over Thanksgiving! Things are going pretty well over here. Hutton weighed 14lbs. at his 2 month. And he is smiling so much, I love it. Well, I hope little David keeps feeling better and better and will get back to sleeping for you. And congrats on surviving your first illness and fever! love you, kathleen
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