On 12/24, Tyler and I were home while Eric was at work. I was on vacation, daycare was closed....anywho, I put him down in the pack & play to nap and turned my head, next thing I know he's up on his knees looking at me! He also crawled forward for the first time that day! Big day for the kiddo. We'd already baby-proofed because a few weeks prior he got the hang of rolling around to get where he wanted, but we really had to make sure to keep an eye on it all after that!
Christmas for Tyler was fun! He got a ton of great toys, got to see his whole family (in person or via Skype), and then spent the week at home with us since daycare was closed.
Other happenings:
- Tyler is totally pulling up to stand and also playing on his knees.
- we switched AR meds - now on Prevacid and it seems to be helping
- he has another little cold but was minor in comparison to the last one
- plans are well underway for his first birthday
- we met with a feeding therapist a week or so ago, and she had some good recommendations to get him eating more solids. we have a 2nd opinion at UNC in a few weeks
- finding toys on Craigslist rocks!
- we went to Stride Rite in the mall yesterday and bought him some cute new shoes. I wanted to get him properly measured and they noted that he has small, chunky feet, lol
- we also popped into Pottery Barn Kids to test out the Anywhere Chair - he liked it so he'll be getting one of those for his b-day
- today we had a playdate with RJ, his buddy from daycare (who has since switched daycares). RJ is 6 weeks older than Tyler and was also a preemie. He's a great eater and Tyler was trying to imitate him and ate a couple of things he'd never eaten before. He also took to a sippy cup, and had lots of fun seeing RJ again
and general news...
- we've decided to stay in this house for 5 years or so and now we're going to work on making it more comfortable. We're thinking new flooring (hardwoods/laminate) and new (smaller) furniture. More to come on this!
