We call this the giggle zone - 'nuf said...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Take me out to the ballgame
After our first trip to Colorado, we came home to DC to see our first baseball game. We hopped on the metro packed up in the stroller with the baby bjorn stashed in the basket (thank you Powells). When we arrived, we thankfully found out that we could stash the stroller at guest services. So, we tucked Casey into the baby bjorn and went to our seats. Casey did great.
First he spent some time with Daddy...and then when it was time for us to have a Ben's Chili Dog, he went to uncle Scott for a bit. We were really lucky, because we were under the cover when the massive rain storm blew by, so we stayed nice and dry.
After a couple of hours of enjoying the view, Casey started to get a bit tired, and came back to Mommy for a bit of nap time. Surprisingly, he napped quite nicely for an hour. We had a great successful day at the ballpark!
After a couple of hours of enjoying the view, Casey started to get a bit tired, and came back to Mommy for a bit of nap time. Surprisingly, he napped quite nicely for an hour. We had a great successful day at the ballpark!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
I Can Count to Three, Three Teeth
We woke up Sunday morning to find Casey's top front has started to break through! This time around has been a little bit better than the last, as the crankiness didn't kick in until the tooth started to come through instead of the 2 weeks before!
Who would have ever guessed that our son would be so busy talking that he couldn't focus on dinner? We tried to take some videos of Casey eating, but the video camera was a little distracting for him, and he jabbered through most of the entree. We do have this fantastic video of him rejecting spinach, though! Enjoy!
Who would have ever guessed that our son would be so busy talking that he couldn't focus on dinner? We tried to take some videos of Casey eating, but the video camera was a little distracting for him, and he jabbered through most of the entree. We do have this fantastic video of him rejecting spinach, though! Enjoy!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
I have two teeth!
Not that we have managed to get a picture of the pearly whites, but at the end of May, Casey's two front teeth emerged! This has really improved his disposition and has minimized his suffering from the teething. We've also seen a decrease in drool, which is never a bad thing.
Much to my dismay, and Robert's enjoyment, we have learned that Casey LOVES puppets. His current favorite is Gladys the Gorilla. She came from Grandma Denise, along with an amusing book about a zoo gorilla on the hunt for banana bread. You can see see her in the picture below.
...but now that he has a hang of it, we have yet to find much that he doesn't like. I'm beginning to think there is truth to the saying that what you eat during pregnancy is what your baby will like. Casey LOVES green beans and carrots, and did from the first bite, both of which I ate a great deal of towards the end of the pregnancy. This may explain why he didn't jump all over fruit, since I didn't have any during my last trimester. He now eats solid food three times a day, and sometimes even four!
We have now started finger food in the form of cheerios and puffs. About every fifth puff actually goes into his mouth before disinegrating. He has no trouble picking them up, he seems to just prefer playing with them right now. So we shall see.
Much to my dismay, and Robert's enjoyment, we have learned that Casey LOVES puppets. His current favorite is Gladys the Gorilla. She came from Grandma Denise, along with an amusing book about a zoo gorilla on the hunt for banana bread. You can see see her in the picture below.
Speaking of bananas, they sadly seem to be Casey's favorite fruit so far. Our first efforts with pears and apples proved to be a little tart for our little man. It's not that he dislikes them greatly, he just prefers them mixed into his oatmeal. They seem to make both items more palatable for him. As far as the cereals go, oatmeal seems to be his favorite, with mixed grains a close second. Rice cereal, sadly, is not to be touched (not that I would enjoy it either).
Solid food was a slow start, beginning with sweet potatoes which he didn't seem to like at all...
We have now started finger food in the form of cheerios and puffs. About every fifth puff actually goes into his mouth before disinegrating. He has no trouble picking them up, he seems to just prefer playing with them right now. So we shall see.
Other milestones recently are sitting up for long periods of time and pooping ridiculously smelly poop. He continues to enjoy daycare, even though it is the worst petri dish on the planet. I am pretty sure that he has brought home every random illness from daycare, except for the standard strep throat that went around. You name it, he's had it...congestion, cold, fever, and our favorite, hand, foot and mouth. Poor little guy was miserable for a week. But he is finally well now, and playing and eating as normal.
The best part of being back into a normal routine is that he is now back to sleeping normal hours. Last night we had a blissful night that began at 9:30pm and ended at 8am, with only a single 30 minute feeding interruption at 5am. We would have been happy with the 5am wakeup, and the sleep until 8 was a very, very happy bonus.
The best part of being back into a normal routine is that he is now back to sleeping normal hours. Last night we had a blissful night that began at 9:30pm and ended at 8am, with only a single 30 minute feeding interruption at 5am. We would have been happy with the 5am wakeup, and the sleep until 8 was a very, very happy bonus.
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