The gum massage attachment helps with teething too!
Showing posts with label teething. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teething. Show all posts
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Toothbrush
We're crazy about this toothbrush. I found it at TJMaxx for less than $10. Ethan has gone from major meltdown when we take him out of the bathtub to nearly asking for bath time to be over so that he can brush his teeth. I ask him if he wants to brush his teeth and he reaches up for me to get him out of the tub. Let me tell you, any help during the after bath skin care/eczema, routine/maintenance is very much appreciated.
The gum massage attachment helps with teething too!
The gum massage attachment helps with teething too!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Months 8-10
The past two months have been absolutely amazing. We've been blown away by Ethan's development. Watching him grow and change is so amazing. What has he happened during months 8-10?
-He went on his first outing without his mom & dad. He went to church one evening with his great aunt & uncle. We heard he behaved very well for them.
-He started eating green beans, peaches, mangos, oatmeal (which he may have reacted to), and buckwheat pancakes.
-He started working on his pincer grasp and within a week he attempted to feed himself. Less than two weeks later he fed himself chunks of sweet potato. On Thanksgiving he showed us that he has mastered this skill and LOVES to feed himself small chunks of food. I love the way he uses the back of his chubby, little hands to push in any food that didn't make it all the way into his mouth.
-He acquired 3 more teeth!! His Right Lower Lateral Incisor, Right Upper Lateral Incisor, and Lower Left Lateral Incisor (took forever to break through and just broke the surface last week so it's still an itty bitty tooth) have arrived. At 10 months old he has a total of 8 teeth.
-He started pulling himself up on us while we are sitting or laying down. A month later he is pulling up on low fixtures and loves to stand. I'm thankful for the dryer door so he is busy while I do laundry. Our leather bench/ottoman is also helpful. He stands next to it and I don't have to worry about him injuring his face if he falls down since there are no sharp corners. He loves to bang on both the dryer door and the ottoman. Throwing laundry off the dryer door and toys off the ottoman is another fun game.
-He signed for milk a couple of times. Before he nurses I say milk and show him the sign for it. Now he waves like he's signing for milk so most of the time I think it's waving vs. signing.
-Has really gotten into touch and feel books. He has always liked them but now he remembers where to touch in each book. He has also figured out how to put his fingers through the holes in The Very Hungry Caterpillar book, which is still a favorite. He likes to turn the small pages to race ahead to Saturday. He also loves to lift flaps in books and does it on his own now.
-He babbled Ma-ma-ma for the first time. It was the greatest thing I've ever heard. He is now connecting Mama with me and Dada with Matt but sometimes looks at me and says Dada or looks at Matt and says Mama. Cute.
-We went trick-or-treating for the first time. He was in his first parade at daycare.
-We celebrated Ethan's first Thanksgiving. It was a great day!
-He has started to really play with other children. His interaction with them is advancing. We play a chase game with him at home where he crawls and we chase after him. He looks back, laughs, and then races off. We were excited to hear that he initiated playing the same game with another child at daycare. Ethan also had playdates with his friends. He played with friends at our mom & baby group too.
-He learned to throw balls and will throw or roll the ball back and forth with us. Of course, sometimes the ball still goes behind him, in the opposite direction of us, but he's working on it.
-He started doing "tricks" on cue. His tricks include waving, giving big, cheesy smiles, clapping, and dancing. Most recently he does all of them in a row and it's hysterical. He claps whenever he hears someone say "yay". Matt was watching a Pearl Jam concert on tv. Ethan heard the crowd clap after a song was finished so he started clapping too.
-He gives kisses when we ask for them. He's not consistent with it yet, but they're definitely kisses. Big, slobbery, open mouth, leaning into you kisses. Too cute!
-He learned to initiate playing peek-a-boo. He knows to hide around a corner, a book, a blanket, etc then peek out and smile.
-Ethan's weight has remained steady between 21 and 22 pounds but he grew in length. He is definitely still nursing and eating enough but is also very active so we are not concerned.
Some pics of Ethan over the past two months:
Ready to go outside and play
Reading and cuddling with Daddy before bed.
Playing ball with Momma.
He needed another haircut already!
So did his Momma.
Looks like he's asking you what you think of his hair. Really he's putting peas in his hair.
Another new fun thing to do...
He climbs into the shower after we get out just to splash around.
Still throwing baby tantrums, which are growing increasingly more intensive. Here he was mad at me for having him lie on his back for this photo.
Still easily distracted. I'll look back on these tantrums as easy to deal with.
Playing peek-a-boo
Enjoying the view of Fall in our neighborhood
Jammin'
Eating his pancakes!
Exploring the leaves
-He went on his first outing without his mom & dad. He went to church one evening with his great aunt & uncle. We heard he behaved very well for them.
-He started eating green beans, peaches, mangos, oatmeal (which he may have reacted to), and buckwheat pancakes.
-He started working on his pincer grasp and within a week he attempted to feed himself. Less than two weeks later he fed himself chunks of sweet potato. On Thanksgiving he showed us that he has mastered this skill and LOVES to feed himself small chunks of food. I love the way he uses the back of his chubby, little hands to push in any food that didn't make it all the way into his mouth.
-He acquired 3 more teeth!! His Right Lower Lateral Incisor, Right Upper Lateral Incisor, and Lower Left Lateral Incisor (took forever to break through and just broke the surface last week so it's still an itty bitty tooth) have arrived. At 10 months old he has a total of 8 teeth.
-He started pulling himself up on us while we are sitting or laying down. A month later he is pulling up on low fixtures and loves to stand. I'm thankful for the dryer door so he is busy while I do laundry. Our leather bench/ottoman is also helpful. He stands next to it and I don't have to worry about him injuring his face if he falls down since there are no sharp corners. He loves to bang on both the dryer door and the ottoman. Throwing laundry off the dryer door and toys off the ottoman is another fun game.
-He signed for milk a couple of times. Before he nurses I say milk and show him the sign for it. Now he waves like he's signing for milk so most of the time I think it's waving vs. signing.
-Has really gotten into touch and feel books. He has always liked them but now he remembers where to touch in each book. He has also figured out how to put his fingers through the holes in The Very Hungry Caterpillar book, which is still a favorite. He likes to turn the small pages to race ahead to Saturday. He also loves to lift flaps in books and does it on his own now.
-He babbled Ma-ma-ma for the first time. It was the greatest thing I've ever heard. He is now connecting Mama with me and Dada with Matt but sometimes looks at me and says Dada or looks at Matt and says Mama. Cute.
-We went trick-or-treating for the first time. He was in his first parade at daycare.
-We celebrated Ethan's first Thanksgiving. It was a great day!
-He has started to really play with other children. His interaction with them is advancing. We play a chase game with him at home where he crawls and we chase after him. He looks back, laughs, and then races off. We were excited to hear that he initiated playing the same game with another child at daycare. Ethan also had playdates with his friends. He played with friends at our mom & baby group too.
-He learned to throw balls and will throw or roll the ball back and forth with us. Of course, sometimes the ball still goes behind him, in the opposite direction of us, but he's working on it.
-He started doing "tricks" on cue. His tricks include waving, giving big, cheesy smiles, clapping, and dancing. Most recently he does all of them in a row and it's hysterical. He claps whenever he hears someone say "yay". Matt was watching a Pearl Jam concert on tv. Ethan heard the crowd clap after a song was finished so he started clapping too.
-He gives kisses when we ask for them. He's not consistent with it yet, but they're definitely kisses. Big, slobbery, open mouth, leaning into you kisses. Too cute!
-He learned to initiate playing peek-a-boo. He knows to hide around a corner, a book, a blanket, etc then peek out and smile.
-Ethan's weight has remained steady between 21 and 22 pounds but he grew in length. He is definitely still nursing and eating enough but is also very active so we are not concerned.
Some pics of Ethan over the past two months:
Ready to go outside and play
Reading and cuddling with Daddy before bed.
Playing ball with Momma.
He needed another haircut already!
So did his Momma.
Looks like he's asking you what you think of his hair. Really he's putting peas in his hair.
Another new fun thing to do...
He climbs into the shower after we get out just to splash around.
Still throwing baby tantrums, which are growing increasingly more intensive. Here he was mad at me for having him lie on his back for this photo.
Still easily distracted. I'll look back on these tantrums as easy to deal with.
Playing peek-a-boo
Enjoying the view of Fall in our neighborhood
Jammin'
Eating his pancakes!
Exploring the leaves
Monday, June 22, 2009
4 am is still night time in this house
I thought getting up at 5am on Sat and 5:30am on Sunday was tough. Ethan decided that 4am was time to party today. He was WIDE awake, talking, cooing, and smiling. Cute but we were not amused. We finally got him back to sleep by 5:30am and he was up again at 6:30am. On a better note, he only woke up 3 times last night. I'll continue to TRY to be as patient as possible and hope to see more progress with this No Cry Sleep Solution. Again, this method is not a quick fix but it's getting better. Watch, now that I wrote those words Ethan will be up 6 times tonight. We'll see.
Ethan itches his head and eyes like crazy while he's trying to fall asleep. I'm sure his eczema is bothering him but we're wondering if that is contributing to our sleep issues.
This is what we're dealing with:
Bad pics. He did not want to sit still.
He's wearing an Amber teething necklace in these pics, in case you were wondering. You can read about them here. We don't think he's in pain yet from teething but I wanted him to get used to it. He doesn't even notice it though, which is great. I figure it may help prevent some teething discomfort too. You never know when that will start.
I don't think I updated on here about my overachiever. It was not a tooth coming in as we thought. The pedi said that the white bump was likely a cyst that forms before the tooth breaks through. Still no tooth but I'm in no hurry for that to occur. I love his gummy smile. No matter where we go someone tells us that he is teething. He's always drooling and chewing. Some days he drools more than a St. Bernard.
Ethan seems to enjoy sitting at the table with us during mealtimes now.
:)
Ethan itches his head and eyes like crazy while he's trying to fall asleep. I'm sure his eczema is bothering him but we're wondering if that is contributing to our sleep issues.
This is what we're dealing with:
Bad pics. He did not want to sit still.
He's wearing an Amber teething necklace in these pics, in case you were wondering. You can read about them here. We don't think he's in pain yet from teething but I wanted him to get used to it. He doesn't even notice it though, which is great. I figure it may help prevent some teething discomfort too. You never know when that will start.
I don't think I updated on here about my overachiever. It was not a tooth coming in as we thought. The pedi said that the white bump was likely a cyst that forms before the tooth breaks through. Still no tooth but I'm in no hurry for that to occur. I love his gummy smile. No matter where we go someone tells us that he is teething. He's always drooling and chewing. Some days he drools more than a St. Bernard.
Ethan seems to enjoy sitting at the table with us during mealtimes now.
:)
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