February pictures

Snuggling in bed

After bath

 Seamus is 7 months old today.  I can't believe it.  He's rolling around like crazy.  Today, we went to the grocery store, and I had him in the front of the cart (in one of those cart covers) and he did very well.  He leaned a bit, but for the most part sat up on his own.  It made shopping soooo much easier.  Prior to this, I've been carrying him in the Baby Bjorn.  He continues to be a happy baby. 

This past week, my mom came to stay with us.  Eve had school vacation, but Seamus and I did not.  Eve loved having Oma all to herself during the day.  It was a wonderful week.

overdue pictures

PaPa, Eve, Grammie, and Seamus at Christmas

Wearing Eve's hat

6 month well visit for Seamus

Seamus had his 6 month well visit yesterday.  He's doing great.  He's 27.5 inches long (82nd percentile) and  16lbs10oz (30th percentile).  He's right on track with his development (e.g., he transfers objects from hand to hand) and took his shots like a champ.  No teeth yet, but he drools a bit.  He still spits up like crazy. 

I told the doctor that his appetite has backed off a bit (he doesn't always finish his food anymore), but she thinks his eating schedule is just fine.  In fact, we are now able to add certain soft table foods like yogurt and mashed potatoes.  We can also give him dissolve-able solids (like puffs).  It's just so amazing that he can already have those foods.  I suspect he'll love it.  He eyeballs our food when we eat.  He makes you feel bad, like you would if you were dining in front of a starving person......or JoJo. 

All is well

Just a quick update about nothing. Eve is doing very well.  She is healthy and happy.  She has adjusted so well to her new bed.  She definitely keeps us laughing.  We were watching video that was taken a year ago in her school.  It is amazing how much older she looks now.  I suspect that is in part because her hair has changed - she is growing out her bangs.  She is so beautiful.

Seamus is also doing well. His next doctor visit is next week, so I'll report his height and weight then.  He doesn't seem too wild about his bottles and often doesn't finish them.  I have no idea how much fluid he takes when breastfeeding.  When it comes to food, however, he's a little eating machine!  It's unbelievable how much that boy fits in his stomach.  He quickly polishes off 3.5 oz of baby food (a size 2 container) and about a 1/4 to a 1/3 cup of cereal twice a day.  We've added a third fruit or veggie around lunch time, as well.  Jim let Seamus hold Eve's sippy cup the other day.  OMG, he grabbed right onto it and raised it to his mouth!!  So, I'm going to buy him his own sippy cup (with handles) and give him small amounts of water to experiment with.  Oh, and he has slept through the night for the past two nights.  I hope this trend continues! 
His schedule right now is:
7am awake and nurses. 
8:30 fruit and cereal.
10am takes a nap (not terribly long). 
11:30 nurses
12pm fruit or veggie
1pm nap
3pm nurses
4:30 veggie and cereal
6pm bath, book, nurses
6:45 asleep for the night.
He's been waking up around 3 or 4am to nurse, but I'm hoping that will get dropped from the schedule soon. 
He's a happy kid and really easy going.  We're very lucky.

Seamus and JoJo

Seamus has been obsessed with Josie and her tags lately.  It's so cute. 

Roll

When Jim got Seamus out of bed this morning, he was on his stomach! This is so exciting for me because Eve NEVER did that. Seamus can already do things that Eve cannot (which is bittersweet), but they have been skills she's lost due to regressions. This is the first skill she never had. It's encouraging. I'm so scared for him because we thought Eve was typical (with some slower development) for about a year after she was born. But every milestone he hits is encouraging.

Turned a corner

Eve turned a corner overnight. Her fever broke and she got more sleep than I expected. She's still very congested, but her cough sounds better.