My Sick Monster

Oh my poor baby is sick, sick, SICK!

When he refused dinner and started screaming, while blowing snot-bubbles and looking pitiful we took him to the after-hours emergency clinic part of our Doctor's office.

His lungs are clear, ears are okay...just a sick little boy who has a bad cold. Tylenol at regular intervals, Pedialyte and water for extra fluids whenever he'll take it, humidifier (which we were already doing) and lots of snuggles.

Poor Monster...doesn't he just break your heart?

An Evening in Pictures

Since we got home from Florida, things have been crazy busy...and I've neglected to take any pictures of the Monster!

We've changed a few things up, like his bed time. Instead of 9:30pm bath and 10:00pm bed, we've gone to 8:30pm bath and 9:00pm bed (the whole routine takes no more than a half an hour, so it's usually about 8:50pm when he's out for the count). It seems to be going well! Last night, he was in bed by 8:50ish and...well it's 9:53am and he's just waking up now.

We've also added in some cereal for breakfast, mixed with a little cinnamon to make it more appetizing. That Monster ate. it. up! yesterday. He was very happy with this addition, so I think we'll stick with it.

He's still not interested in crawling, and actually will scream if he flips over onto his belly. Rolling and crawling, apparently, are for chumps. He likes to sit and look, bounce on his bum and play with everything in sight.

Here are a few updated pictures from last night

See the teeth??

Looking oh-so-impressed with all of the pictures

Even upside-down, he's beautiful!

Y3W

That's it!

I surrender

I throw in the towel

I admit defeat

Owen will not...I repeat...WILL NOT...eat apricots! Be they mixed with banana and oatmeal, apples and oatmeal, peaches and oatmeal, or just plan oatmeal...it's not happening.

I give up.

Do your kids have any foods that they absolutely detest?

He's Got It!

The hang of the sippy cup that is!

Look, Look!!

Honestly, the best tid-bit of advice that I can share is to let them play with it for a little while. I wasn't sure if Owen would even take the sippy cup...so...after a meal I'd plunk him on the floor and put it with his toys. Sure enough...he'd grab it, chew on it...let the water spill down his face and giggle.

Now though...he'll grab it, tilt it, drink a little...and chew alot!

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Sippy Cups

Okay...I need some advice.

I was at Walmart yesterday, and happened to glance around when at the checkout. I saw a child, approximately 21-24 months old, with a bottle. A BOTTLE! I quickly thought to myself "Gee...Owen's 7mo now...maybe it's time for the sippy cup??"

We have a couple of different ones (Tommee Tippee Explora, and Nuby No Spill Trainer), and he knows to hold the handles and where his mouth goes. He doesn't quite get that he has to tip it up to get anything out of it.

So, my questions are:

- what sippy cups do you have?
- do you like them?
- what time of day/meal do you offer them at/with?
- what do you put in them?

So far, when we've offered, we've put formula in them. I'm wondering about water and juice, and at meal times.

We're wanting him to get the hang of it, and start using the sippy cup primarily at meals...but is introducing it for snacks the way to go?

His current feeding schedule is:

10am - 8oz bottle of formula

1pm - 2 veggie cubes, 3 fruit cubes (sometimes mixed with homemade oatmeal cereal), 6oz bottle of formula

5pm - 2 veggie cubes, 1 meat cube, 2 fruit cubes, 6oz bottle of formula

8pm - 4oz bottle of formula

10pm - 8oz bottle of formula


We're going to be adjusting that slightly to allow for an early bedtime (another goal for this week) so...we/I am not really sure what to do!

HELP!

To The Mattresses...

Well...well...well...

What did I find after Owen's nap this morning?

The little Monster was peeking over the crib, starting to pull himself up! Looks like we'll be moving the crib mattress down a notch!