Things have been pretty uneventful at our house lately, but here's what we've been up to.
Some nights, Felix sleeps through the night. Other nights, nope (like last night when he was wide awake at 3 am and would only go to sleep if he was gripping my hand, something I didn't want to get in the habit of. Result? Crying for over a half hour.)
Felix has been showing a tendency toward stranger aversion, or people he doesn't see often. I think Cassie messes with him a bit, because she's a woman who sounds just like Mama but isn't Mama.
I'm trying to encourage him to figure out the whole crawling thing (yes, I know I will regret this when he learns how), but so far, he'd rather lay on his tummy than be up on his knees. Nick and I did purchase a number of baby-proofing items for him, so we're ready once he does start moving. We also upgraded him to a bigger car seat, since his ~17 lb weight was getting too heavy for the infant carrier. We bought a doorway jumper for him, and he seems to like that a fair bit. He looks like he's dancing a jig in it, which is pretty cute.
Felix has nommed his way through sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, carrots, bananas, rice and oatmeal, and has tried a few cheerios. I'm thinking about making him winter squash next before introducing more fruits.
Nick's businesses have been taking off. He's meeting lots of people, forming lots of relationships, and generally trying to get his name out there. We know it's going to pay off big time! Along with that, Nick and I have decided to learn Spanish. Nick'll have an easier time with it than me (German's not going to do me any good, but maybe the semester of French I took will help), but I'm excited to give my brain a challenge.
My evenings generally look like this: Pick up Felix on the way home from work after 5, change, make dinner, eat dinner, feed Felix, play with him, give him a massage, bathe him (every other night), feed him again before bed, put him to bed, make my lunch, get his bottles and food ready for the next day, get my pump stuff ready, then collapse on the couch at about 8 pm. At least there's been a lot on TV this year that's given us plenty to relax to. New shows this year we like are FlashForward, Glee (well, me anyway), Community, White Collar, and Archer. Those in addition to Psych which we love. And now we've got Olympic coverage to watch. Bring on the curling!!
Tomorrow Felix turns 7 months old, so I'll post some updated pictures soon!
Felix: 6 mos
We knocked out three firsts yesterday: First temperature over 103°F, first trip to urgent care, and first ear infection. That was the diagnosis after Felix was sent home from day care yesterday. We knew something was up with him, because he had a pretty bad cold over the weekend, and for the first time ever, showed little interest in eating.
