Teething Pains.

We've had some teething issues this past week (or so it seems)! One night Baby Friday woke up and cried for almost an entire half-hour. Bummer. Poor little dude. It doesn't look like any new teeth are in just yet - I'm hoping for soon. The Little Dude has also been practicing his screamy voice lately - you know, all day long. Oh boy! The shrieking is somewhat taxing on the human (and cat) ears. We're hoping for a calmer, more playful, less um...noisy baby soon. Sure.



Tigger says "Happy Easter!"



There is some (minor) evidence that we are, in fact, in SPRING and not WINTER. The snow that fell yesterday all melted before noon today. And there is some plant growth, even!

Eight Month Doctor Visit

Today we went to the doctor for Boy Friday's 8-month visit. He's been rather cranky lately and we suspected a tooth or two might be coming in. Yep! They aren't in yet, but apparently FOUR teeth are coming in. All four upper incisors! No wonder the little guy is having so much trouble sleeping.

Boy Friday hasn't grown very fast lately - just one inch in length in the last two months, and less than one pound in weight! Now he's at the 10th percentile for weight, 40th for height. And I thought he was going to be huge based on how big he got in the first couple of months!

He's moving around quite a bit now - no crawling yet, but he can definitely get around. Not too speedy yet, either - which is a good thing! The doctor says we can phase out the pureed foods, and move on to mainly finger foods. The little dude has gotten really good at his pincer grip and putting little puffs and o's in his mouth (and he seems to enjoy it).

And another tooth...

Yep, Boy Friday has another tooth! His second tooth started coming in a few days ago. He's still chewing on everything in sight, but it's difficult to see his upper gums - so I don't know if he's working on a couple more just yet. 

If you look closely (and perhaps get a magnifying lens or something), you should be able to see Friday's first tooth in that photo. That was taken before the other one started coming in. It's now much more obvious that he's got two teeth in there.

I wasn't feeling so hot the past couple of days, and the Little Dude thought the best way to celebrate with me would be to boycott sleep. Awesome. Today, however, I am feeling better, and the little guy is back to taking naps (for more than 20 minutes, even!). 

This isn't a great shot (and it's pre-crib), but this is how Friday likes to sleep - on his side with his arm over his face. Cute, huh?

Here's another not-so-great photo. Crib (pre-bumper), as well as the new dresser/changing table (on sale at Ikea!).  Looking closely in the lower right-hand corner you can see Lotus' head. I think she might be guarding.  We do have a bumper for the crib now, and the aquarium has been moved (since he spent much of his time in the crib kicking the on-off button rather than going to sleep). 

I took some video today (all of these photos are from a week and a half ago already) - so hopefully some of it will be interesting enough to post!

No, there is no crawling yet. Or pulling up on anything. Good thing, too, since I'm not ready for that.

Chewing on Toys...

Boy Friday has been sucking on his hands quite a bit lately. Sunday was a rough day for us - he was rather cranky for most of the afternoon and evening, and I had some trouble getting him to sleep soundly. Perhaps he's teething already?! He's beginning to be able to hold things, too - although it takes some persuading. I've also noticed Friday moving around quite a bit more than he was only a week or two ago. He'll often get himself into a position at least 90 degrees from where I put him down - but I don't have any video of that (he seems to do this when I walk away). Here's a playful baby, Sunday morning: