While I'm not looking forward to the fun of sharp little teeth on my breasts, I'd gladly take the pain if it would take his pains away.. My poor little guy has been unusually cranky and having trouble sleeping and napping. For him, "unusually cranky" means there are still smiles and fun, but with random bursts of crankiness, and LOTS of crawling to Mama and clinging to my legs... Since he hasn't napped, and somehow just fell asleep on me, I'm letting him nap, and I'm typing one-handed.
I haven't written in a while, so I'm just going to write about all of Cole's new accomplishments! I can't believe how quickly he's growing up! He's incredibly mobile now - at first when he started moving more I was able to just build a "wall" of laundry baskets and his car seat across the 5' doorway from our living room to our entryway, and that kept him in until the huge gate we ordered came in and was put up. It's strange how hard it is to find a truly sturdy gate that can span that width.. We ended up buying the Summer Infant Sure & Secure 6 Foot Metal Expansion Gate, and since it's metal (and since I have an amazing handy husband!), he's cutting and welding a kitty door in one of the pieces! For the kitchen to entryway and for the top of the stairs we bought the Summer Infant Sure & Secure Extra Tall Walk Thru Gate, which is similar except it closes automatically and isn't up to 6 feet wide. I just can't think of putting one of the gates that stay up with just pressure and not bolts into the wall. Cole's only 8 months old and about 18 pounds, and he's already pulling himself up on anything - the couch, coffee table, his Exersaucer, even a laundry basket! He often stops while he's crawling to push himself into the downward facing dog.. I think he's trying to stand, but who knows, maybe he's trying to reach some inner peace! We still don't have any words, but he has plenty of encouragement!
Around 6 months we started giving Cole more solids and cutting back on all of his purees. We're not doing Baby Led Solids exactly, because I'll still "assist" him sometimes, and I'll still feed him the occasional puree. We're doing our own thing now. Cole loves pastas - mac & cheese (mmm Annies!), ronis with sauce, pesto, even pasta salads! He'll hold onto his own asparagus stalk and gnosh it, and LOVES chicken. He'll take a grilled chicken finger in his fist and just gum it.. Terrifies his Nonna and Gram until they see that he's fine with it! He's eaten everything we've given him - fish, veggies and fruits if they're cooked or soft, even corned beef on St Patrick's Day! He loves his half waffle in the mornings, with some fruit and oatmeal on top! Even though these say they're for toddlers, he LOVES them! Plum Organics Fiddlesticks are hard, but one day I gave him one to see if he could eat it (I sat and watched him).. And he did! he held it just like he does with asparagus and gnoshed on it, and I think he really likes the hardness of it on his gums! He can gum a whole stick, which can be messy, but it makes him so happy! I much prefer to give him Plum Baby Puffs or Fiddlesticks over the Gerber snacks that just seem so salty.. He also loves animal crackers, or any cracker (great at parties!), breads, pretty much anything!
Things I'm looking forward to right now: ARUBA in August, hearing his first words and watching him start to walk! We're thinking about tethering him and starting skiing next year!
Things I'm not looking forward to: even though there are no signs of stopping, I keep thinking that he's getting older and eating more solids, and one day he won't nurse anymore :( I love that bond, even when it's tough and he wants to climb and twist while nursing, I know I'll miss it when he's done.
Good luck with the teething battle. It's a long one but it ends eventually. :)
ReplyDeleteThe teeth wont hurt unless he bites, in that case just pull him off, tell him no, and resume. Lily only bit me once or twice and had 3 or 4 teeth by the time we were done nursing. :-)
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