Hayden is cutting at least 4 teeth. He is wanting to take very long naps, eating less, and has been having unusually spastic melt downs when he doesn't get his way (i.e. not getting to go outside when Paco does, not getting to jump in the shower with Daddy, etc.) One of his molars is nearly completely through. I can feel the other one cutting through, and I can see the white through the gum on his upper canines and one of his bottom molars. Hayden had his first dental check-up this month. We found a good pediatric dentist with a fun office. She didn't torture him any more than just looking at his teeth. He did really well and charmed all of the girls that worked there.
This week, Hayden has really learned to give hugs. He has been doing the leaning-into-you type hugs for a long time, but his arms are finally getting involved. He likes to grab hold of our legs while we're standing now. He also likes to try to love on Paco by laying his head on him.
A couple days ago, Hayden started doing the sign for "car." He moves his hands like he's driving a car. We have a video we watch occasionally with signs, but I think he also does this in bible class. Yesterday he brought one of his blocks to me (in another room) and said "ca" while pointing at the car picture on the block. He also pointed to the cars on his easter basket and said "ca."
Monday, March 29, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
A Face Planting and Hayden's other latest tricks
Our friends from Hawai'i, the Trask family (minus 3 boys), stayed with us a couple nights this week while they came here to buy a house. They'll be joining us in Grovetown in May. We all enjoyed the company, although Mike didn't get much time to visit. Hayden enjoyed having a couple of kids to watch and play with. We went to Monkey Joe's and Hayden loved the blow-up slides.
Before Monkey Joe's, Hayden and I walked around out in the back yard for a little bit. It was the first nice day in quite a while. When it was time to come back in, he was unhappy. I carried him back into the house and he was in a hurry to get back outside before I could stop him (the door was still open while I was waiting on Paco to come inside). He tripped over the threshold getting out the back door and face-planted on the back patio.
After much crying on mommy's shoulder, he started laughing when I got ice out of the refrigerator door. He thought that was magical.
The other day, I spoke with the Speach Pathologist that Hayden was referred to for texture aversion testing. I talked to her about his eating habits and progress and she said it sounds like age appropriate eating behavior to her. I will see how he's doing in a couple of weeks and talk to her again. Since our visit with Hayden's pediatrician (when the referral was given), Hayden has started eating the ground beef mixed with pastas and stuff. I also have gotten him to eat chicken pieces a couple of times. He now loves steamed broccoli florets, too. I think a lot of his texture aversion behavior was due to teething. He will reject something one day and eat it the next. Re-offering things to him another time after he has rejected them at a previous meal has been successful.
Today is another nice day outside, but I'm spending the day re-establishing routine. The daylight savings along with me having him out too late a couple times has really messed up his routine and bedtime. So far, we're back on the old routine, today, but I do want to take him outside some. I hope I can find a way to do both that and get him his afternoon nap.
Before Monkey Joe's, Hayden and I walked around out in the back yard for a little bit. It was the first nice day in quite a while. When it was time to come back in, he was unhappy. I carried him back into the house and he was in a hurry to get back outside before I could stop him (the door was still open while I was waiting on Paco to come inside). He tripped over the threshold getting out the back door and face-planted on the back patio.
After much crying on mommy's shoulder, he started laughing when I got ice out of the refrigerator door. He thought that was magical.
The other day, I spoke with the Speach Pathologist that Hayden was referred to for texture aversion testing. I talked to her about his eating habits and progress and she said it sounds like age appropriate eating behavior to her. I will see how he's doing in a couple of weeks and talk to her again. Since our visit with Hayden's pediatrician (when the referral was given), Hayden has started eating the ground beef mixed with pastas and stuff. I also have gotten him to eat chicken pieces a couple of times. He now loves steamed broccoli florets, too. I think a lot of his texture aversion behavior was due to teething. He will reject something one day and eat it the next. Re-offering things to him another time after he has rejected them at a previous meal has been successful.
Today is another nice day outside, but I'm spending the day re-establishing routine. The daylight savings along with me having him out too late a couple times has really messed up his routine and bedtime. So far, we're back on the old routine, today, but I do want to take him outside some. I hope I can find a way to do both that and get him his afternoon nap.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
15 months
Hayden was wonderfully happy when we got to the doctor's office for his check-up today. He had a good nap beforehand. However, it was 45 minutes past his appt time when the doctor finally saw him. He was not happy at all. He acted like every instrument (thermometer, stethoscope, pulse oximeter, etc.) was a torture device. Luckily we didn't have to do any shots today. Hayden just got through a major growth spurt. His whole life, he's been in the 25th percentile on weight and now he is in the 76th percentile, weighing in at 26.9 lbs. Height is usually in the 50th percentile and now he's up to the 72nd percentile.
I spoke with Hayden's doctor about his eating habits. He usually spits out any meat I try to give him and spits out most things that aren't mashable. She is giving him a referral to see a speech pathologist at the Medical College of Georgia for testing with different textures to see if they think he has texture aversion. I don't have an appointment for him yet. It has to be approved by Tricare first. I'll update when we do this.
I spoke with Hayden's doctor about his eating habits. He usually spits out any meat I try to give him and spits out most things that aren't mashable. She is giving him a referral to see a speech pathologist at the Medical College of Georgia for testing with different textures to see if they think he has texture aversion. I don't have an appointment for him yet. It has to be approved by Tricare first. I'll update when we do this.
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