Trying New Things

Lately I have been terrible about blogging and really not sure why. So, I have caught up a bit, mainly just posting pictures on the date they were taken if you are interested at all in looking at them. However, I thought for at least this post I'd combine a few things together. I have been trying new things with Declan, some successful and others not so much.

11/07: The Mess Teether
I tried Declan on the mess teether today. Corin loved these when he was little. So I put a piece of frozen mango in it Declan just thought it was fun to have it and wack it He started by chewing on the hard plastic handle, but then I helped him get it situated and the mess with the mango into his mouth At first he didn't like i so well and I have found out that he doesn't like cold things. Once we thawed it out and he got the hang of it he enjoyed it fairly well, but still not his favorite thing to chew on.

11/27:

Another successful day with the mess teether. I have started giving him one with a piece of mango (that I have microwaved for about 10sec to thaw) after a meal. He now has been enjoying having it. After Thanksgiving I started him on 3 meals of food. He'll still have a late afternoon bottle and sometimes a small bottle after a meal and other times a bigger one because he has just not been in the mood to eat; it varies from day to day on what his meal time mood will be

11/28: The Sippy Cup

So, I thought I'd try the sippy cup today and it didn't go over so well, but than again I guess it depends on who you ask. Me, it didn't get used the way it is suppose to be use and he didn't drink out of it. Declan on the other hand did have fun with it doing his usual wacking (I found a great toy for him at Walmart on Black Friday that I think he'll enjoy wacking)and chewing on the spout.Speaking of chewing today, he thought it would be fun to chew on his toes. He hasn't done it much prior or since, but it was fun this day. Only on occasion does he play with his toes, but does seem to like them better when they are naked.

12/2: Celery

When I was picking Corin up from Preschool on day I was talking to another mother about teething. She said that her son (youngest who is 3month older than Declan) loved to chew on celery sticks. She would just cut him a big chunk and give it to him (she doesn't anymore because he now has enough teeth to completely bite through) So, I thought I'd give it a try with Declan. It came up because I had brought in with his mess teether that had some small pieces of celery in it because I was cutting it up before I left to get Corin and thought I'd try something different in the mess teether He likes the mess teethers with fruit pieces in it, but sometimes I think he doesn't because of the texture of the mess since he wasn't really chewing on the teether with the celery in it since it doesn't get the mess all favored like the mango does, so big pieces of celery sticks would eliminate that problem.He absolutely LOVED the celery stick!! No initial weird face, just pure delight!

12/4: Puffs

Our new thing to try this day was puffs and freeze-dried fruits. He did a fairly decent job in picking them up and getting them into his mouth. Some, as expected did miss his hands and mouth. It was funny to watch him try and get them because he would get his face really close to the high chair tray and as in this picture examine the puff.

As for getting them down and enjoying them, not so much. He swallowed them whole and than would cough. After that he would put them in his mouth and then push them out with his tongue.

He also has been having issues with the 3rd baby foods. He doesn't seem to like the chunks in it and will as well cough or push them out with is tongue. He rather stay with the smooth consistancies of the 2nd foods. But we keep trying and he is getting a bit better at the baby foods. His favorite is the Spagetti.

I just started putting him in 9month clothing (today he is 9months!). I may have been able to do it a bit earlier, but not too much (maybe by a month). I didn't because his 6month were still fitting fine, the pants started to look a bit short, but nothing extreme in telling that he was growing out of them. The shirt onesies were fitting perfectly and so do most of his pjs. The 6-9months clothes are fitting perfectly...well some pants are a little big, but not falling off when you pick them up.

Lets see..what else has Declan been doing that I have neglected to blog about....oh, he scoots on his bum, its slow and steady. He's not going extreme distances yet, just short and enough to get what he wants. I am also amazed at how far he can stretch himself while still sitting on his bum and still be able to sit back up. We do have the occasional fall overs because it is just a bit too far. He recently has been loving to sit in the small bathroom that is off of our kitchen. The floor is pergo, so it is easier to slide on. He has been saying da-da a lot lately and being very opinionated and vocal, when he wants to be. Just recently he has been adding de to da-da. Once I get a good video of him talking I'll post it. I tried to get one of him scooting, but on the video you couldn't really tell that he was moving so that will have to wait. Also, every time I pull out the camera to get a video he stops so that contributes to the non-useful videos to post.