2. I wouldn't say Sam is crawling crawling yet but he is on the move. He has a few different techniques of moving.
(a) If he really wants something (usually one of Bo's sippy cups or the perfect train track Bo just built), he will do a sort of uncoordinated crawl scoot on one foot and one knee that is exhausting to watch because it is jerky and takes so much out of him to get where he wants to go.
(b) He also does this thing where he reaches as far out in front of him as he can from a seated position (almost into a plank) and then flings his butt back over to sit up again where his hands were. This technique usually gets him about 12 inches at a time, only it's 6 forward and 6 to the side, and it always ends up with him facing the wrong direction. Not very efficient or productive.
(c) He'll start (a) or (b) but end in a face plant. Unfortunately, yesterday he did this onto one of Bo's matchbox forklift cars which punctured his cheek next to his nose. Poor guy.
3. All this time I have thought Bo was a picky eater but we are really in store for it with Sam. Holy cow, the boy (don't let his size fool ya), does not like food. Almost everything I put in his mouth gets spit right back out at me. And by spit, I mean full on spitting contest spit. It splatters my face every time.
Things he does not like - all baby food, bananas (what baby doesn't like bananas?!), peaches, cottage cheese, yogurt, baked potato, avocado . . .
Things he does like - squash, sweet potato, mango, scrambled egg, cantaloupe, saltines, graham crackers, mum-mums and any other of the gerber graduate munchie fluff foods that are more air than food. So all in all, not much in the nutrient rich department but definitely heavy on the empty carbs.
I am beginning to think it is mainly a texture thing but with only 2 bottom teeth, it's not like he can gnaw down on a cheeseburger and fries, and he definitely doesn't eat an equivalent amount of the foods above to even come close to the amount in a stage 3 baby food jar, so I sure hope he's getting enough of what he needs. 4. Bo is finally over the stomach flu. Thank God. It was not a pleasant week of smells around here but he is all better and back to his usual fun self. We celebrated by going to the choo-choo house (Barnes & Noble) and McDonald's yesterday. It had been awhile since he'd been out of the house so it was a great trip for us all. We had a great time.
5. Sam has started to pull himself up on toys and in the crib. It's crazy to see him standing. He's not a baby anymore. And with all the new adventuring, he has his first head bruise from bonking it on the coffee table. If he's anything like Bo, it is only the first of many.6. Bo has always been really empathetic. Tonight was no exception. On the way home from town, Sam was a little fussy and then all of a sudden Bo started screaming. It took me a minute to realize what he was saying but he was all upset that Sam had dropped his stuffed puppy. Bo was borderline hysterical. I pulled into the nearest gas station parking lot, retrieved the puppy, gave it back to Sam, and Bo was happy as can be. Sam didn't even care but Bo sure did.
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