Scott has been spending some extra time with Dougie this weekend (part of my Mother’s day gift). They were hanging out this morning at the computer when I grabbed this shot. They just looked so cute together.
We took Dougie to the park today. We’ve done that before but this time, we decided to try him on the baby swings.
Unfortunately, when we arrived, Dougie had fallen asleep. So, we had to wait a while for him to wake up again.
Once he was up, we put him in the swing. He really wasn’t sure what to make of it at first.
Maggie stayed under the swing the entire time. A few times she sat up and got bopped but apparently that wasn’t enough motivation for her to move.
We really did have a fabulous time. If the weather holds out, we’re going to go back tomorrow.
Dougie has been eating avocado for a week now so we decided it was time to introduce a new food. The next food on our list was sweet potatoes. Dougie had his first taste yesterday. He seemed to like them though he ended up wearing a lot of it.
Sweet Potato War Paint
A lot of the mess comes from feeding himself.
With the bad weather we’ve been having lately, Dougie has been getting a lot more exposure to the puppies. Most of them continue to ignore him, which is great. Maggie is still his protector though.
Maggie checks up on Dougie
Sometimes, she just hangs out to make sure he’s okay
Miss Kat is moving. She’s going to stay for the first summer session (which we have signed up for) and then she’s moving away. I’m quite disappointed. The little kids in our class who have been doing it for a while love her. She gets lots of hugs from everyone throughout the entire class. Looks like we’re going to have to find another teacher. She has someone she’s recommending but it won’t be the same.
The My-Gym near us finally opened. We went to the Grand Opening this weekend to check it out and we were pretty impressed. The staff there are all really nice and it looks like it will be a good fit for Dougie. Unfortunately, we were the only people who signed up for our class so we were moved into the next class up (for 7m-13m) which runs on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays.
So, our first class was today. It was okay but not quite as wonderful as I had thought it would be. Most of that was likely related to the fact that Dougie was just getting tired when class started (he napped too early yesterday morning). Also, while some of the activities were right up his alley, some where a bit too much for him. They indicated that there would be some special activities for Dougie since he was the youngest one in the class and we had to switch classes but there was only one “special” activity. A few of the regular things were just not meant for someone his age (i.e. they were geared toward a child that can sit unassisted).
We’ve decided that we’re going to go back. Dougie isn’t too far from being physically ready for the class and I think if we can get a better nap in him, he’ll be a lot more likely to enjoy it. I will talk to them next week if they don’t have enough activities that Dougie can participate in.
Dougie is getting better at this solid food thing. He’s still eating just avocado but he’s learned to feed himself a bit — okay, he’d starve if he had to rely on his skills alone, but he’s getting there.
We think it’s pretty cute, so for your view pleasure we have two short videos.
Dougie Feeding Himself (with a bit of Dad’s help)
Dougie Even Cleans Himself Up
At our last doctor’s appointment, he again mentioned that he thought starting Dougie on some solids would help with the reflux. We had originally planned to hold off solids until he was 6 months but the doctor said that based on his activity level and development, he is definitely ready. So, we decided we’d give it a whirl.
Yesterday, I spent a bit of time making baby food. We now have tons of avocado, sweet potato and banana cubes. We decided to start with the avocado since they are so high in calories and fat.
Getting ready for the first bite
Dougie helps get the first bite in
A lot didn’t make it in
Daddy had a turn feeding as well
Edited to Add:
We did more avocado at dinner tonight and Dougie has found a way to help. He uses his fingers to pull the food off the spoon and put it in his mouth. It really is too cute. We’ll try to get a video to you all can see it.
I was just working on a post to show you Dougie holding his feet when he pulled his sock off. He’s never actually gotten the sock off before. So first:
One Sock Dougie
Holding Feet for Diaper Change
We took Dougie back to the doctor yesterday. He’s been throwing up again and seems to spend quite a bit of time in pain. The doctor increased his medication to half a Prevacid in the morning and another half in the evening. He said that if this doesn’t correct the problem he wants to do an ultrasound just to be sure there isn’t something else causing the problem. Hopefully, this will be all Dougie needs to get him fixed up.
Also, Dougie has increased his fascination with his feet. He’s been playing with them for a while but they are irresistible now. He actually grabs them while we change his diaper and it makes it almost impossible to do it up.
Dougie Foot Photo Montage
My favourite one is the last one. He has a “I know I’m cute and I know I can get away with pulling off this sock” look.
We are back from Toronto and we had a great trip. The jewelry show went really well. It was certainly harder to get ourselves ready before the show with Dougie around but we had some extra time and managed to get everything done.
Some pictures from the show:
During the show, Dougie hung out with my mother’s friend, Naz. She was absolutely fabulous with him and he sure loved her.
Naz and Dougie (ignore the mismatched pants — it’s Scott’s doing)
Napping With Naz
Our flight back was a bit more eventful than the flight to Toronto. Dougie didn’t sleep through the landing and it was hard on him but he made it through. Unfortunately, when we arrived in Dallas we realized that Scott had taken the car keys and the house keys to Houston. It was a bit of an ordeal to get ourselves home and then get the car back from the airport but we managed.