Seven Months!

Time keeps marching forward, and here we are seven months from the birth of Felix (well, yesterday, anyway). And to celebrate, new pictures!

 

Felix: 7 mos

Merrily We Roll Along

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

Slept Like a Baby

I just wanted to share that someone slept through the night... Me!  Last night, I got my first full night of sleep since, oh, June or so.  :o)  Felix has also decided that he can hold a bottle himself as well, another first yesterday.

Felix: 6 mos

Firsts!

It was quite a weekend for firsts for Felix! First taste of bananas, first time sitting unassisted for longer than 30 seconds without toppling over, and (drum roll, please) first time sleeping through the night! We were quickly brought back down to earth when he woke twice last night and cried on and off from 3 am to 4:30 am. At least we know he's capable of sleeping that long!

Felix: 6 mos

Happy Half Birthday

On Tuesday, Felix turned 0.5 years old! Like everyone always says, it goes by so fast, and that sure was the case with Felix. We scheduled his 6 month check-up on Tuesday as well, which wasn't the happiest half-birthday present. Felix is officially 26" and 15 lb 15 oz now! He fits well in 6-9 month clothes, but probably not for very long at the rate he's growing. He's still in the 25th percentile, which is consistent with where he's been. We did give him a bit of a present after we got home from his appointment - we gave him baby food for the first time! Mushed peas was on the menu, and after an initial "huh" reaction from him, he continued to eat it. We finished the jar last night and he was unhappy there was no more. Tonight, we're going to try green beans or sweet potatoes. I want to get him a taste of the harder-to-like vegetables first, so that the sweeter ones are easier to introduce later. I'm planning on making my own baby food this weekend. Steamer, food processor and ice cube trays at the ready!

He still has no teeth showing, but he's babbling quite a bit (loves the buhs, duhs, and blowing raspberries). It's funny how much it sounds like he's talking, even if it also sounds like it's Czech. He grabs for everything I'm holding, which means his daily sheets at daycare end up crumpled and wet (since he also sticks everything in his mouth). Eh, it's fiber, right? ;o) He's not terribly mobile yet, which is good since we still haven't baby-proofed completely.

Nick's legal practice is up and running now, and we can happily announce that he has a few clients! All his hard work in law school and getting this business set up will be paying off in spades shortly. His financial representative career is also working out well, and he and his new partner just rented office space in Verona at a high-visibility location.

Hope everything is going just as well with you and yours!

Felix: 6 mos

Sleep Training

As Felix nears being alive for six months, I decided that it was high time for me to get a full night's rest. Two nights ago, we started sleep training Felix, who up to this point had been waking at least once a night for a feeding. Well, he wasn't too happy that first night, waking up twice and crying for nearly a half hour each time. But he was all smiles the next morning. Last night was much better. A few whimpers and settled himself down the first time, then just needed one visit to calm him down the second time he woke. Hopefully things will continue to improve tonight, and we'll be on our way to getting a full night's sleep!

In other news, Felix is growing like a weed and now into the 6-9 month clothing. Felix's hands have improved and now he's playing more. He is starting to make more attempts at movement, like rolling and taking "steps" when we hold him standing. It won't be too long before he's actual on the move. Look out!

Felix: 5 mos

Happy New Year!

We hope you had a great [insert holiday here] and New Years! We sure did! We started a new tradition and avoided traveling by hosting our respective families for Christmas. It did feel rather odd not to do anything on Christmas Eve or Christmas day, since we had the Abts family over on the 19th and the Kienerts over on the 26th. Great times, both. Felix wasn't quite sure of what was going on, but he enjoyed visitors and grabbing bows. The Kienert side continued our Ugly Sweater tradition from last year. Classic!

Felix has been doing extremely well. He still doesn't sleep through the night, but getting up only once at night is a major improvement. He rolled over for the first time from back to front on 12/30! So, we got the rolling over before his first tooth. That seems like it might be coming at any time, though. He still spits up like it's going out of style, and that's probably the only stumbling block on his way to become a baby model. He's all smiles and giggles when he's not nomming his fingers (oh, gotta do something about that, too) or spitting up. Just today he started "walking" when we held him up.

And as a holiday present to all, a short video of Felix "dancing". Enjoy!




Also, I've determined that it's a Padiddle Economy. So many people are using their income for important things, and putting off things like getting their headlights fixed. So many more padiddles on the road, though it might just be a Wisconsin thing. [I came up with it. Use it. Tell your friends. ;o)]

Felix: 5 mos