Month: April 2011

My Dad visited this weekend and we took a trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. It’s cherry blossom season. Although, they weren’t in full bloom. Next week they will be for the festival. We got some gems, though. Definitely a few framers in the bunch. Theo had a blast with Papa. We also had Jay’s mom and Hank this past weekend after my Dad left. Unfortunately I forgot my camera when we went to NJ for Easter with Hank’s family. Theo was looking quite dapper. He had such a great time being around so many people. He hardly complained once. Hank’s grandkids were so sweet with him. It was really nice for us to have family around for 4 straight days. Oh, yeah, and Theo’s first tooth is coming in! I will post pictures once it’s all the way out.

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I had dinner the other night with my work girls from Spence-Chapin. It was supposed to be a night out for me but the ladies couldn’t resist a visit with this delicious little fellow. Since he sits up really well now, he can go in his very own high chair! The pics are a bit blurry since they were taken on an iPhone. You get the picture, though.

Theo is doing really well. I can’t believe he’s 7 months already! He is sitting up very well – still needing pillows around him and to be supervised, of course, but he’s strong. He likes to stand on your lap, or holding onto something. He loves peek-a-boo and being lifted high up in the air. He still plays in his exersaucer and jumperoo daily. He laughs and giggles a lot. Especially during tickles and peek-a-boo and when I sing badly to him.

He sleeps pretty well. Goes to sleep around 7-7:30 each night and doesn’t usually wake until about 6:30 in the morning. Sometimes he wakes at night and whines back to sleep, or we need to soothe/nurse him. His naps are up and down. Sometimes they are great, 1-2 hour naps twice/day @ 8:30/9am and @ 12:30/1 each afternoon, and sometimes they are not so great. We are still trying to figure this out. Mostly trying to break the swing habit.

He has been eating solids every day for the past few weeks. Mostly pears and sweet potatoes so far. He has tried avocado and liked it and I made him homemade brown rice cereal (Super Porridge!) that he also really likes and I plan to make for him regularly. We are ready to move on to some new foods. We have been doing the 3-day wait rule (introducing a single food each time) to make sure he doesn’t have any reactions. So far, so good.

Tomorrow is our first day of swimming class! We will be going for the next 10 weeks. I am really excited. I hope he likes it!

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