Sunday Night Dinner

mmmmmm...avocado is so tasty!!

reflections

trials and tribulations of dinner

For a while Logan was doing so well at dinner time eating his purees.  He loved the acorn squash and the sweet potatoes.  Then he had a little cold and he wasn't really into eating.  Once he got better he ate dinner again, but it became hit or miss.  After some searching, we decided to just let it be what it is.  If he wants to eat, then he will eat.  If he isn't interested, we will give him his bottle instead.  Things will be better that way.

Last night, we tried avocado for the first time.  He only had a few bites.  I had dinner with him, not after him.  Tonight, all 3 of us had dinner together.  He had more of the avocado.  It's going slowly, but well. 

Logan has started to bring purees for lunch.  The ladies at daycare say it is going very well and he was really into eating lunch.  It's the little things.

Logan's New Ride

After months of carrying Logan around in a ring sling, I felt it was time to mix it up a bit and give my one shoulder a rest.  Don't get me wrong, I love my maya wrap, but Logan is getting a little heavy to be carried around on one shoulder like that.  I read a lot of posts about other carriers and decided upon the Mei Tai (pronounced may-tie).  I then saw a link where I could make my own.

So, with notes in hand, Angela and I headed to Jo-Ann's and I picked a bunch of fabric.  I did have to go back and exchange the denim I bought because it was stretchy and you shouldn't use stretchy fabric for a Mei Tai.  Luck would have it that regular denim was on sale and I saved 21 dollars when I exchanged the stretchy.  Finally, I was able to make my new carrier.

Things I learned from making this carrier:

• ...pre-wash, pre-wash, pre-wash.  I washed the carrier after it was built because the dye from the denim was coming off on my hands.
• ...pre-wash, pre-wash, pre-wash.  Canvas shrinks when washed--even in cold, so it is best to wash first so that the fibers tighten then go from there.
• I learned that I didn't make it too long and that I can fold up the bottom before tying it around my waist.
• make the hood and body as one...I don't think I am into the separate hood.  If I make another one, maybe I won't add a hood.

Here is my Mei Tai.

First pic of the front with the hood folded up to see the back side of the hood--with the denim.  The second pic is a close up of the fabric--the other photos didn't do the blue in the fabric justice--this one is a little better.  The last one is showing the reverse side of the body.

Sippy Cup?

We tried the sippy cup one day and one day only.  He didn't really go for it.  We know we have to keep at it, but I don't want it sitting around with formula in it.  Can you put water in it?

The Nighttime Routine Gets Tweaked

So, we had been doing the nighttime routine for about a week.  The last few days, Logan had been waking up at about 5:30--a half hour earlier than normal.  Also, the night before, he would take a nap after his last bottle and we would then wake him up to bathe him just to go back to bed.

After doing some reading and looking to other moms to see what they do, I decided that we needed to tweak Logan's bedtime routine.  We have decided that after his last bottle--usually around 8-ish, we will draw his bath, read him his story, rock him, then put him down.  We don't know what time he will get up, but he was in bed by 8:30 tonight--a full hour earlier.  I hope he will sleep until 6 am, but perhaps he won't.  I'll update tomorrow.  I do think in the long run this is a better routine.

ETA:  We've been doing the bottle after the bath.  He's been doing well on that, but he has been waking up early (between 4-5:30) for his morning bottle.  We don't like that.  Otherwise, it's been good.

Logan can just about sit up from being down

Logan has been sitting very well...but assisted by us or by the boppy pillow.  Well, tonight he laid back onto the boppy and then was able to pull himself up into the sitting position.  Yay Logan!!!!  We are very proud of how far he has come.

Attempt at Acorn Squash

I am going to attempt making my own acorn squash baby food.  I've included the link at the side of the page for baby food recipes.  I hope all goes well.  Below are pics of the backed squash and the puree before going into the freezer.  We tried it tonight.  Logan did okay. 

Tooth or no Tooth

We are thinking that maybe, just maybe Logan is finally started to teeth...He has been drooling constantly.  I hear it can take up to a month for a tooth to come in.  He was a little fussy today.  Who knows what is going on.  I hope it comes in quickly and it doesn't hurt him too much.

Nighttime Routine--Day 2

Logan was not having the bath tonight. He screamed. At first I thought the water was too hot (even though it didn't feel hot and I think the water has been hotter before), so I added some cold and put him back in the tub. He didn't really like that either. So, we brought him upstairs. Kevin read him his book and then we put him down. He cried for a few minutes. I picked him up and rocked him for a few minutes and then put him back down. He cried for another minute and then played with his tigger and went to sleep.

I guess, so far, so good.

Nighttime Routine--Day 1

We decided that we needed a nighttime routine for Logan...we would (most likely me--sad) bath him around 9pm. Then "we" would read a story and he would go down into his crib around 9:30

So, today was the first night we are doing this. The bath went well, but he loves his bath. He is in his ducky tub, which I use in the big tub in the downstairs bathroom. I like that he is no longer in the stages tub, but I hate having to sit on the ground to bath him...it totally sucks. We went up, I put him in his sleeper, and put him in the crib. But first, I read him Are You My Mother? He kept trying to pull the book from me.

I laid him on his tummy, which he didn't like. It's a shame because I hate that he sleeps on his back--his flat head really, really bothers me. Maybe I can roll him when we go to bed. Anyway, He did okay. He fussed a few times, but it was because he lost his paci. I think it went well. It took maybe 5-10 minutes before I left the room--I hung out in the glider for a while and almost fell asleep myself. I hope tomorrow goes as well. It'll be great to have a routine for Logan.

I can't believe how big he is getting... time is just flying. I barely remember what he looked like when he was so tiny.

Splashing in the Ducky Tub

Tonight was the first night in the ducky tub.  We are no longer going to use the stages tub as I feel Logan is too long for it.  Logan likes the tub.  He sits well in it and it is easy to wash his cute little tushy in it and for him to "lay back" so I can wash his peach fuzz (hair).  The only downside is now I have to sit on the ground to wash him as the ducky tub is in the big tub and the stages tub could be used in the sink.

So, thanks to Libby Fischer for the tub...we love it.