Monday, July 26, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Walkin' Like A Man
We finally got back from our journey to Ohio last week, and we're full of updates and pictures.
Big news item: Ben is almost a walker! We've seen him take upwards of ten steps on his own, and he practices more and more every day. The only reason I say he's only "almost" a walker is that it's definitely not his primary mode of transportation yet. But that will probably change over the next couple of weeks. Here is a video of some steps, although it's not one of his more impressive attempts:
We had a great time in Ohio. Ben spent most of his time charming everyone he met. Here are some photos of him being adorable:
Our trip wasn't without its challenges. For the first week, Ben seemed very fussy, and I later noticed that he had a tooth broken through in the back of his mouth. The second week, while we were at the lake house, Ben got a pretty high fever that lasted for about 24 hours. It turned into a cold that made him pretty congested and phlegmy for almost two weeks. Then, on the night before we were going to head back to Florida, Ben swallowed a big chunk of watermelon that got caught somewhere it wasn't supposed to and started gagging up lots of mucus. He could still breathe, but we decided we had to call 911. A policeman and some paramedics came to the house and were about to take us to the hospital in the ambulance, when all of a sudden Ben threw up right outside the vehicle and at least one big chunk of watermelon came out. He immediately looked and sounded better, and started smiling at everyone. Fortunately, we didn't have to spend our last evening in Ohio in the hospital! Here are some pics of Ben charming the paramedics after he was feeling better:
Other developments:
Ben is eating lots of big people food. He likes just about everything, and wants a lot of it! Right now, he asks for about a third of an adult's portion for dinner, if not more. But we try to be careful after the ambulance incident, so I spend a lot of mealtime cutting things up into tiny pieces.
Ben takes one nap now, from 1pm to 4pm. I think he's probably still a little young to have that schedule, but he's been doing really well with it and it makes it so much easier for me when the kids' naps can overlap. I hope it keeps working.
For two out of the last three nights, Ben has slept 12 hours straight! Hooray!
Ben loves to go to places where he can see other kids. He's so social, but he doesn't get much love from his sister at home and sometimes a strange kid will actually engage with him when we're out, which he loves. On the downside, he thinks it's ok to climb on everybody, so I'm constantly pulling him off of people. When he's a real walker, I don't think that'll be as much of an issue.
Big news item: Ben is almost a walker! We've seen him take upwards of ten steps on his own, and he practices more and more every day. The only reason I say he's only "almost" a walker is that it's definitely not his primary mode of transportation yet. But that will probably change over the next couple of weeks. Here is a video of some steps, although it's not one of his more impressive attempts:
We had a great time in Ohio. Ben spent most of his time charming everyone he met. Here are some photos of him being adorable:
Our trip wasn't without its challenges. For the first week, Ben seemed very fussy, and I later noticed that he had a tooth broken through in the back of his mouth. The second week, while we were at the lake house, Ben got a pretty high fever that lasted for about 24 hours. It turned into a cold that made him pretty congested and phlegmy for almost two weeks. Then, on the night before we were going to head back to Florida, Ben swallowed a big chunk of watermelon that got caught somewhere it wasn't supposed to and started gagging up lots of mucus. He could still breathe, but we decided we had to call 911. A policeman and some paramedics came to the house and were about to take us to the hospital in the ambulance, when all of a sudden Ben threw up right outside the vehicle and at least one big chunk of watermelon came out. He immediately looked and sounded better, and started smiling at everyone. Fortunately, we didn't have to spend our last evening in Ohio in the hospital! Here are some pics of Ben charming the paramedics after he was feeling better:
Other developments:
Ben is eating lots of big people food. He likes just about everything, and wants a lot of it! Right now, he asks for about a third of an adult's portion for dinner, if not more. But we try to be careful after the ambulance incident, so I spend a lot of mealtime cutting things up into tiny pieces.
Ben takes one nap now, from 1pm to 4pm. I think he's probably still a little young to have that schedule, but he's been doing really well with it and it makes it so much easier for me when the kids' naps can overlap. I hope it keeps working.
For two out of the last three nights, Ben has slept 12 hours straight! Hooray!
Ben loves to go to places where he can see other kids. He's so social, but he doesn't get much love from his sister at home and sometimes a strange kid will actually engage with him when we're out, which he loves. On the downside, he thinks it's ok to climb on everybody, so I'm constantly pulling him off of people. When he's a real walker, I don't think that'll be as much of an issue.
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