Holden's Happenings: March 2009

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Happy Half Birthday!!!

Holden turned 6 months on Tuesday! He celebrated by being in a great party mood all day - it was heaven. No fussing, no crying - just a happy Holden and very happy parents. He had his check up today and he was 16lbs, 8oz (I think he's over 17 based on our scale but I'm not going to argue with the professional) and 27.5 inches. He got his last round of shots until he's 1 year old and will have another check up at 9 months. Solid food has been interesting...he warmed up very slowly with cereal then dove right in with fruits & veggies for about a week, then went on a hunger strike refusing to eat all solids until tonight. The adventure continues!

Sitting on his own

Happy in the high chair

Thanks for the bath toys, Molly & Lindsey!

Multi-tasking with avocado - dinner and a hair/face mask.

Monday, March 9, 2009

In Like A Lion

Can't believe it's March already. This past week we got around 6 inches of snow on Monday followed by temps in the '70s by the end of the week. We are completely over the cold so we skipped playing in the snow and waited to enjoy some warm outdoor fun instead. Holden loved the warm weather - we sat outside and played with bubbles, went on a few walks, checked out the flowers popping up, and hung the bird feeder on the tree. We hope to have the swing up soon - it's his favorite thing at the gym so I can't wait for him to have his own.

Holden's second tooth is now in...whew, that was rough. We're now enjoying a much needed break from teething until we start again with the top ones. He's doing really well sitting with little support but still gets scared out of his mind when he topples over. He's become very vocal and has a new funny sound (or yelp) every day. We're still going slow with food. So far he's had rice cereal, bananas and applesauce. Some days he's into it, others he's not. We'll try sweet potato, squash, and avocado next. He's also laughing alot which is the greatest sound ever. I'll try to get it on video and post but for now, enjoy the pictures...