So I’m sorry to have missed an 8 month update but for some
reason the past two months have been crazy but a whole lot has happen. First about Alexander.
Alexander is now 9 months.
He is 29 inches long (75%) and 19.4lbs (50%). He has 4 teeth!!!!!! He is sitting completely on his own. He is yet to crawl but is getting really
close in doing so. Just the other night he
pulled or pushed himself up to a sitting position in his crib. He consistently wants to be with his mommy
and cries almost every time I walk away.
It was cute at first but gets old really quickly. He still drinks formula 3 times a day but
also has solids three times a day. He recently has dropped his bedtime bottle. He can
pick some his banana puffs and feed himself.
Today we tried an actually banana and he did very well. He is “chewing” and I can see him move the
food around with his tongue. His
favorite toys are anything that spins or has a mirror.
So I really want to talk about teething because it is very
big milestone and is an adventure.
Around 3 months, people started to ask me if he was teething because he
put everything in his mouth and drools a lot.
But of course he wasn’t. Babies
always put everything in their mouth and drool a lot. It wasn’t until about 3.5 months later I
could finally say yes to that question.
They say doctors won’t say there are actually teething symptoms because
they are same symptoms of a cold or flu and they don’t want you to dismiss as
just teething. The first symptoms
Alexander got was a decrease in appetite and this was two weeks before the
first tooth broke through. He started to
drink less and wasn’t thrilled about his solids. Then he got a runny nose. And let me tell you that nose ran and ran and
ran but I didn’t worry too much because it was all clear snot. His drool increased times two. Basically he opened his mouth and the drool just
poured out. So between the snot and the
drool, mine and his shirt were soaked.
He did get irritable on days and he also got a small diaper rash. Lastly he got mild fever. It was 98.8degrees at the highest. And then finally the tooth came!!!!! And then another right after it. We got a little break until the next two
came. But same thing snot, drool, mild
fever, and loss of appetite. To help him
with pain, I got him a Baltic amber bracelet that he wears around his
ankle. He doesn’t pay any attention to it. When Baltic amber is worn against the skin it
absorbs into the body helps with numerous things including helping with
teething pain. I and many of other
Colorado moms believe it works. I have
given Alexander Tylenol twice so far with him teething for over a month now.
So what have we been up the past two months?? A whole bunch. Let’s go back to the start of July. Since half of Colorado was on fire during the
4th of July we didn’t get to see any fireworks. But we did have a bbq at our house with some
friends. It was great to be play hostess
again and I really missed having people over at the house. One weekend we also went to see our friends,
Paul and Laura Galido, in Durango. Paul
and Laura have a baby girl name Alex that born 6 days after Alexander. We had
great time in Durango while walking by the river, going hiking, and just
being with friends. Towards the end of
July my parents, Brian and Mary, came out for a visit. I have to say huge thanks to my parents
because they helped us fix our front porch and paint all the fences in the
front. We also took a day to go up to
Cripple Creek and ride the train. This
was Alexander’s first train ride and he loved it!!! We also went camping with my parents at the
Sand Dunes National Park. This was
Alexander’s first camping trip and he did great. 
Along came August and my big trip back to the Midwest. Just Alexander and I went back to visit with
my family for 11 days. Eight of those
days were spent up in Hayward, WI camping and boating. We had a great time. Alexander had a ton of fun playing with his
older cousins, Connor and Aidan, playing in the dirt and the sand and riding on
Grandpa’s boat. While we were gone Eric
was busy back home working but also working on our downstairs. He took down our popcorn ceiling in the
kitchen and living room and painted both rooms.
We are planning on replacing our kitchen counter tops and sink and also
update the hardware on the cabinets.
Looking ahead we have a lot on our plate. I have MOPS starting up on the 12th
and have been busy with the steering committee in planning the year for
MOPS. I also have joined a bible study
called Entrusted with a Child’s heart.
This is my first bible study and I’m curious to see how it goes. I’m still going strong with Stroller Strides
and have gotten back to my pre-preggo weight.
Like they say, 9 months to put it on…9 months to take it off. Eric is busy as ever with work but has been
recognized for his hard and got a promotion last month.
They also hired another product manager in hopes that it will lessen the
load some for Eric. At the end of the
month we make our big trip to Columbia for Eric’s friend, Dave's wedding. We are there for four days and meet Eric’s
parents in Florida for a week’s vacation.
In end, I was so happy the past two months to spent so much
time with my family. I miss them greatly
but I love living in Colorado. Eric and
I are looking forward to the ski season and both have season passes this
year. The next couple months are going to busy
as always but I guess that is how I like it.
