? Madelynn always loved it, and now Xander has a copy. I think he likes the bright pictures. Anyway, I can't help but think of my little guy every time I read that book. My kid LOVES to eat. A lot of the time, particularly in the evening if people are around and I'm using a nursing cover, he screams his hurting cry when I switch him from one breast to the other. It takes less than a minute to rehook, unhook, and flip him, but gosh you'd think I was torturing him. Lately, we have been giving him some baby food, just to try out tastes and textures. I try to feed him either while I am eating breakfast or lunch, just so it feels more like "meal time." Well, today I had him playing in his high chair (I know, when did he get old enough for that??) while I was making my lunch. I got out his little bowl, spoon, and the jar of baby food while I was finishing up. Well the little stinker saw it and apparently made the connection. When I hadn't started feeding him within a couple of minutes, he started to cry. Then he made cooing noises the whole time he ate, and cried and cried when he was done. He was so upset that I wasn't giving him more, I called the nurse to ask if we could start increasing his portions. He is only supposed to have 2-3 teaspoons a day at this point, so I was very relieved when she said we can slowly increase his portions, as long as we stick to one food at a time still. I may need to make a trip to the grocery store!
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| "I got this, Mom. I'll just feed myself." |
). My carpet is thick, so Xander has trouble moving around on the floor. If I put a blanket under him, he usually balls it up rather than accomplishing any movement himself. He'd get frustrated, I'd worry about him developing enough muscles to move his ever increasing weight, and Toby would steal the blankets, so - floor mats. Now that I have them, I don't know how I got by without them! They came in 8 big puzzle pieces, so I put half together at my house and half at my parents house. Since then, I've noticed a big change in his physical ability. He can rotate around pretty well, particularly if he is mad. He is getting better and better at holding his chest up, or reaching for a toy while propping himself up. He still only rolls from front to back, but every once in a while he can scoot himself backward on his tummy. On his back, he now pushes himself up with his legs, almost into a bridge position (without the arms over his head, of course). He has a toy that plays music if you spin it, which he has figured out from the sitting position. I put it in front of him while he was on his tummy to see what he would do. It took a while, and a couple of face plants into the mat, but he has now mastered spinning the toy with one arm while supporting himself with the other. Yesterday, he lay there and spun it for a good 20 minutes straight.
Oh, and today is Grandpa's birthday!
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