Memorial Day weekend

We started a bedtime routine the week before Memorial Day.  First we take a bath in the little tub - I play with my rubber ducky and the cup Mommy uses to wash/rinse my hair!  It is fun.  I am such a big boy that I SIT UP in the bath everynight now!

After that, we put on jammies and a nighttime diaper and Mommy reads me 2 books in my room.  Then we will go get a bottle - sometimes we will sit downstairs with Daddy and sometimes we just have it up in my room.  I drink the whole thing, and I usually fall asleep.  But when I don't, we listen to the music from one of my toys and I curl up and fall asleep on Mommy and then we go to bed.

On Memorial Day weekend, Grandma and Granddad B came to visit me!  They came on Saturday and Mommy had me all ready to go to the pool.  Here are some pictures of me all ready to go!  Like my hats???

I LOVED it! It was great! We went to the big pool and we were in the little pool for a bit too.  I like watching the kids play and splash, and on Monday we went back and I splashed too!  Here I am sitting on the chair for Grandma!

After swimming on Saturday, we all went to Outback and had a yummy dinner.  I of course wanted to eat anything on the table that I could get my hands on, but Mommy said no.  She did have some peas for me though, and I ate those while Grandma cut her food and she ate a little at a time.   On Sunday, they came over again.  We were going to go to a basketball game, but I was really tired and cranky, and we decided to stay home.  I had a fun weekend though!

I've also been learning how to move around!  I'm "creeping" to get forward - like a commando crawl on my tummy where I use my arms to pull myself forward.  I'm trying to use my legs, but I can't figure out how to get them to work when I want them too yet!

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I have still been teething a lot.  I chew on everything I can put into my mouth.  Mommy and Daddy try not to give me the Tylenol more than once/day.  I have a few teething rings that are kept in the refrigerator, and this toothbrush thing Mommy bought that I really like to chew on!  I really just want to be close to mommy and daddy most of the time though.

The other night, there was a HUGE noise outside when I was sleeping!  And there was light!  They told me it was a thunderstorm with thunder (the boomy noises) and lightning (the quick light flashes).  I did pretty well.  I just watched it and woke up when it was too loud, but I didn't cry!

I have been turning on my tummy - can go in a complete circle, but usually I just go backwards when trying to go forward.

2nd tooth!

We have 2 teeth!  The bottom right one came through last night. 

We'll try to get a picture as soon as he lets us!  YAY!

I grew!

We had my 6 month checkup at the doctor's yesterday.  She was very pleased!  We saw the same doc that we saw at the 4 day checkup/consult.  We really like her!  Here are my new stats:

I weigh: 17 lbs 4oz (50th percentile),
I am 27" tall! (75th percentile - this is a change from the 50th), and
my head is 17.5" in circumference (75th percentile)!

I also - have a TOOTH that broke through!  Mommy and Daddy didn't know b/c I'm not fond of letting people look in there - that place hurts - leave me alone, people!  I bit the dr's tongue depressor in half while she was trying to look.  She was happy that I was eating one "meal" of solid food per day, but suggested we start 2 - adding one in the morning.  The doctor also said I could have Mum-Mums (Mommy's friend from work brought her in a pack so I could try) - we tried these the other day - I was very excited about them because I could hold it and put it in my mouth and no one yelled at me!  However, it didn't go very well b/c a piece broke off and didn't dissolve right away and I started choking on it.... so we'll wait a few weeks or so before we try another one.

Mommy and Daddy (who didn't go because he is still sick - his new antibiotic makes him feel like he's drunk!) were hoping the doctor would increase the dose of my Prevacid, but apparently that doesn't go by weight like most other medicines for me.  But she did tell Mommy that instead of 1 tsp of rice cereal in the 4oz bottle, we should put 4 tsp in it. So Mommy tried to refill the old prescription, but it only had 10 days worth left - not 30 days worth - but it said I had 1 refill - who knew things could work this way??? CRAZY.  So Mommy will have to call the dr on Monday to get another prescription for me. 

Mommy convinced them to only give me one shot, so we get the Prevnar when we go back in 2-4 wks.  We had the Pentacel and the last dose of the oral Rototeq.  I was very good last night and today I've been very chill and just want to relax... so we're guessing it was either the Prevnar or the combination of vaccines last time that made me so miserable. 

We tried carrots the other day, and oatmeal is a go too!  We're expanding our food intake! This morning we tried mixing a little apple in with the oatmeal, and that went well.  So we'll just watch for the reaction from that. 

Tomorrow we are going to watch Daddy play hockey outside!  Getting some Vitamin D!  Maybe I'll get to wear my cool new hat.  

Happy 6 month Birthday!

No one can believe it's been 6 months already.  Or is it only 6 months?

How CUTE am I??????

Well, since we never got around to updating with the 5 month picture, that's in here too :)

Mommy and Daddy have noticed that I'm getting lots of eyelashes lately, and that my hair is coming in faster too!  I am practicing sitting up, but I can't quite do it for very long by myself yet.  I prefer to be standing anyway!  I'm also getting agitated when people don't play with me all the time!  Mommy and Daddy are hoping this is a phase, but aren't sure.  We go to see the doctor for the 6 month well visit on Friday, so hopefully we will get some answers then.  We're also hoping for an increase in the Prevacid dose!  I think I can have Motrin now too, but since the recall, Mommy only bought the generic Tylenol.  She has to get the generic motrin yet.  

We just got a new camera today, so hopefully it will be easier to catch some of my smiles!  See you all later!

Happy Mother's Day!

Uncle Mike called this morning from Basic Training - he said he's done with Basic and has started AIT - he wished Mommy a happy first mother's day!  We also talked to Grandma this morning, and she and Granddad were taking Gma to Outback for lunch for Mother's Day.  More about Mother's Day later!

The other night, Mommy bought me a Nap Nanny, and I've been taking a few of my naps in it.  I like it ok.  It keeps me at an incline to help my reflux.  It's basically a big piece of foam to help position me while I sleep.  I also like to use it as a recliner to watch tv :)  Here's a picture:

Daddy and I got Mommy some cards for Mother's Day!  She was very happy reading them!  We also got her a book called Baby Laughs... Jenny McCarthy wrote it - the same woman who wrote Belly Laughs, which is a book Mommy read when I was in her belly :)

They used me as a model........

So Daddy had this project to do for school, something about a self-portrait in a parody of a movie poster. So Mommy and Daddy dressed me up and put this silly hat and Mommy's sunglasses on me and took a bunch of pictures with that thing with the bright light. They even tried to make me sit up by myself, but I just kept falling over and Mommy would sit me back up. Then I threw my head back and hit the wall, so they decided it was time for the Bumbo.

I still think I look pretty darn cute :)