Hayden's most recent new words are Bubbles (bubba...bubba) and Cheese. Sometimes he just makes the "ch" sound, but we've heard him say the whole word a couple times. It is usually his favorite thing to eat right now. I buy the Baby Bell individually wrapped wheels, mozarella sticks, and cottage cheese. He also likes slices of mozarella rolled up with deli meat. I've been buying little individual size cottage cheese servings for him. They look like yogurt containers. He loves cottage cheese and it is the perfect consistency to stay on his spoon so he can practice feeding himself.
In church on Sunday, I had Hayden's (safe for under 3) cars for him to play with. The boys behind us were playing with "big boy cars." He was very covetous. One of the mothers made her older son share his "big boy car." Hayden was very happy. So this week I bought him a couple of "big boy cars." In church on Wednesday night, I gave him his cars and he played with them the whole devo time. I didn't even have to open his "church" bag. Hayden has some other big boy cars at home that my mom and his cousin Joe have given him. He is playing with them quite a lot. He likes to sneak up behind me and drive them on the back of my leg, while making vroom vroom noises.
Another one of Hayden's molars finished cutting this week. We had a good day today now that that one is through, but we have several more to go still. By the way, it's amazing how well they sleep when the monitor is set on the wrong channel. Hayden found the input end in his room yesterday and played with it. I didn't notice he switched the channels, so I got a little extra sleep. :) I have no idea what time he woke up this morning, but he was in a good mood when I did get up and go get him. Two molars in, no eye teeth yet.
It seems that Hayden has decided to drop his afternoon nap. This is fine with me, because it allows us to get out and do more during the day. Also, he goes to bed easier at night. Sunday and Wednesday nights are kind of hard on him since he has to stay up later.
I know later I'll think of more that I should have posted on here. I haven't been writing anything down in a real baby book, so this is my record of things.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Cars, Hugs, and melt downs
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."
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."
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.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Puppy Uppy
Hayden's favorite thing to say right now is
Puppy." Often times it comes out "Puppy Uppy." I can't get him to say anything else (besides Mama and Daddy and bye bye). He is trying to say Paco. It comes out Pa-pa, Pa-po, or Pa-pu. Once in a while he'll say "baby" but usually he calls everything puppy.
Hayden is getting too tall for me to keep everything out of reach. Just when I think he can't possibly reach something, he surprises us. He really stretches to get to stuff. I've had to take the knobs off of the drawers to the antique sewing machine. I can push them open from the back, but it will be a long time before he figures that out.
Our house is shaped just right that you can walk/run laps around the inside between the dining room, family room, and kitchen. We spend a lot of time playing follow the leader. Hayden will grab something and take off and walk around with it for a while. Sometimes I'm the leader and he'll follow me and laugh at me while I gallop or "run" away from him. He isn't running yet, but it won't be long.
Hayden has two top molars that have cut half-way through. He has swollen gums on the bottom where his bottom canines are trying to break through. We have a doctor's appointment for his 15 month check up next week, and his first dental check up the following week.
Puppy." Often times it comes out "Puppy Uppy." I can't get him to say anything else (besides Mama and Daddy and bye bye). He is trying to say Paco. It comes out Pa-pa, Pa-po, or Pa-pu. Once in a while he'll say "baby" but usually he calls everything puppy.
Hayden is getting too tall for me to keep everything out of reach. Just when I think he can't possibly reach something, he surprises us. He really stretches to get to stuff. I've had to take the knobs off of the drawers to the antique sewing machine. I can push them open from the back, but it will be a long time before he figures that out.
Our house is shaped just right that you can walk/run laps around the inside between the dining room, family room, and kitchen. We spend a lot of time playing follow the leader. Hayden will grab something and take off and walk around with it for a while. Sometimes I'm the leader and he'll follow me and laugh at me while I gallop or "run" away from him. He isn't running yet, but it won't be long.
Hayden has two top molars that have cut half-way through. He has swollen gums on the bottom where his bottom canines are trying to break through. We have a doctor's appointment for his 15 month check up next week, and his first dental check up the following week.
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