Diet
Kaiden is still breastfed (yay!). These days, it is a little harder because he always wants to do baby gymnastics, or pop on and off to have a conversation (or stare down other people who are having a conversation and DARE to interrupt his eating). This makes nursing in public a little more difficult because he keeps exposing his boobies to the world while he is going on and off and on and off. Meh.
In addition to "milkies", Kaiden has yogurt or a fruit puree for breakfast, a fruit and a snack for lunch, and a veggie and a snack for dinner. I have been getting better with offering him finger foods, such as MumMums or Little Yums crackers, pancakes, Gerber Puffs and whatever I have that I am eating that he might be able to handle. I still get nervous about him choking, so my plan to do baby led weaning pretty much went by the wayside, but I am comfortable with that. It's just not what I was comfortable with doing my first time around. Maybe for baby #2! ;)
Health
I think that the worst of the reflux has passed. Actually, I think the reflux in general has passed. Kaiden's pediatrician did say that when he started solids, it would get better. We don't really give him his medicine anymore, unless he's having a bad day. All of the issues from the beginning seem to be so far away now. I am glad he has gotten over this. We still give him two rice cereal formula bottles a day, though, just to keep it in check. That, and my body is so used to him getting bottles twice a day, I doubt I'd be able to make more milk that would satisfy him while he is at day care. Once summer break starts, he'll only get one bottle of formula at night time.
Digestive wise, Kaiden is doing much better. All that painful gas seems to be a thing of the past as well. He will get stopped up because of the solid food, so we've been giving him prunes every two days or so to help his system a little better. It seems to be working okay for us right now!
Thank God for our healthy baby.
So, here's the list of things he knows how to do now! Hopefully, I get them all...
- can get up on his hands and knees with some help from mommy
- rocks back and forth on his hands and knees
- can get from a sitting position down onto his tummy without banging his head on something
- scoots EVERYWHERE on his butt while sitting
- can pivot 360 degrees on his tummy
- can scoot backwards on his tummy
- stands while holding on to something with someone spotting him from behind
- says ba-ba/bye-bye, mama, gaga, and a hard "c" sound
- throws tantrums/holds breath when he's feeling sassy
- seems to wave "bye bye" but he is always opening and closing his hands, so hard to tell
- knows what words mean, like "milkies"
- plays in his playpen by himself
- walks in his walker (and is getting better at it every day)
- makes a fish face
- holds his own bottle
- drinks from a cup with help
- laughs at the TV
- knows when mommy is leaving (and doesn't like it)
- goes for longer car rides without being cranky about it
- feeds himself finger foods
- can hold his own spoon, but is lazy
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