Ok - so Nicholas has teeth! They are so tiny, they are hard to see. But they sure are easy to feel :)
The way I found out his teeth were breaking through his gums is because he grabbed my finger last week and was sucking on it (like he normally does) and then he drew blood. The corner of one of his teeth had broken free and I had a little vampire on my hands. I was really excited. It meant that several of Nicholas' favorite habits had to be discontinued - mainly grabbing my fingers and sucking on them. But the corner was there - you couldn't see it - but you could feel it.
And then a few days ago you could actually see his teeth! The bottom two front ones are up, and I am so excited. It means that he can start chewing things, and we can start experimenting with more foods - well when he gets the top two in as well. But his current hobby is biting Cheerios in half, and then spiting out the half that is not in his mouth and then biting the other half into little pieces. He laughs as he is doing it. I think the sound amuses him. But then the Cheerios fall out of his mouth. It is really cute.
As a side note - he says "mama." Well, "mamamamamamamamama." And then I go to him and kiss him and praise him because mama came before dada :)
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Our Afternoons
For those who are interested- this is what we do with our afternoons.
Nicholas and I come home, where he plays with me - generally by walking on me - and then he gets a bottle. I tend to hope that this bottle puts him to sleep and that I can put him to sleep in his crib. No such luck with that today. The bottle put him to sleep, but if you took the bottle out of his mouth, he decided to wake up and protest. So he didn't nap. Which is always a great start to an afternoon.
But he did play well, and happily. He was excited to spend as much time as he could standing up. we went on a little nature walk around our complex courtyard. He loves the bark of trees, watching leaves blowing in the wind, and any animals he can find. There were a few dogs out, so he spent a lot of time laughing at the dogs. We always take a nature walk in the afternoon, because he does need to get outside and hear/see and explore new things. Like grass. He tries to eat grass.
Then we build towers out of blocks. Well, I build towers, and he knocks them over. Then I build towers, and he knocks them over....ad infinitum.... until I go nuts.
We also spend time reading and talking and just walking around the house naming things. In between these activites, I try to get chores done. I spend 5 minute blocks doing chores, and he spends 5 minute blocks playing on his own.
Sometimes he even gets tummy time - well most days he does. He doesn't like it. But hey - I don't like vegetables and I eat them anyways because my doctor (and my mother) told me they were good for me. So his doctor (and his mother) say that tummy time is good for him. So he does it.
So this sounds like a lot of activity, and things take up a lot of time. But here's the thing that takes up the most time - feeding him.
I thought boys didn't turn into never ending bottomless pits until they were teenagers. Nicholas has turned into one now. If he sees food - he wants it. I gave him a piece of lettuce from my salad today and he ate it - not well - but he ate it. I give him babyfood mixed with baby cereal in the hopes that it lasts longer. He eats Cheerios, bananas, and pears. Yet, 20-40 minutes later he's hungry again and wants a bottle. So I spend a lot of the afternoon feeding him. A lot of time.
Eventually he tends to take a nap. Sometimes you can put him down, and sometimes you cannot. Today he was so cute. I tried to put him down, and he objected - strenuously (who knew that such a small human could make such a big noise! Not that he's that small, but relatively). So I picked him up and he cuddled right into me and latched onto my shoulders with his hands as if to say, "I'm not going anywhere." So he got to nap on me, and I spent an informative hour watching the History channel.
Anyways, that is how our afternoons tend to go.
Nicholas and I come home, where he plays with me - generally by walking on me - and then he gets a bottle. I tend to hope that this bottle puts him to sleep and that I can put him to sleep in his crib. No such luck with that today. The bottle put him to sleep, but if you took the bottle out of his mouth, he decided to wake up and protest. So he didn't nap. Which is always a great start to an afternoon.
But he did play well, and happily. He was excited to spend as much time as he could standing up. we went on a little nature walk around our complex courtyard. He loves the bark of trees, watching leaves blowing in the wind, and any animals he can find. There were a few dogs out, so he spent a lot of time laughing at the dogs. We always take a nature walk in the afternoon, because he does need to get outside and hear/see and explore new things. Like grass. He tries to eat grass.
Then we build towers out of blocks. Well, I build towers, and he knocks them over. Then I build towers, and he knocks them over....ad infinitum.... until I go nuts.
We also spend time reading and talking and just walking around the house naming things. In between these activites, I try to get chores done. I spend 5 minute blocks doing chores, and he spends 5 minute blocks playing on his own.
Sometimes he even gets tummy time - well most days he does. He doesn't like it. But hey - I don't like vegetables and I eat them anyways because my doctor (and my mother) told me they were good for me. So his doctor (and his mother) say that tummy time is good for him. So he does it.
So this sounds like a lot of activity, and things take up a lot of time. But here's the thing that takes up the most time - feeding him.
I thought boys didn't turn into never ending bottomless pits until they were teenagers. Nicholas has turned into one now. If he sees food - he wants it. I gave him a piece of lettuce from my salad today and he ate it - not well - but he ate it. I give him babyfood mixed with baby cereal in the hopes that it lasts longer. He eats Cheerios, bananas, and pears. Yet, 20-40 minutes later he's hungry again and wants a bottle. So I spend a lot of the afternoon feeding him. A lot of time.
Eventually he tends to take a nap. Sometimes you can put him down, and sometimes you cannot. Today he was so cute. I tried to put him down, and he objected - strenuously (who knew that such a small human could make such a big noise! Not that he's that small, but relatively). So I picked him up and he cuddled right into me and latched onto my shoulders with his hands as if to say, "I'm not going anywhere." So he got to nap on me, and I spent an informative hour watching the History channel.
Anyways, that is how our afternoons tend to go.
Welcome to the Wunderlich Family Blog
Hi everyone!
Welcome to the Wunderlich family blog. I decided to do this so that I can keep an online journal that everyone has access to about our family.
This is specifically for my friends and family members who don't think I share enough information about the famly ---well about Nicholas.
I hope you read it occasionally!
Welcome to the Wunderlich family blog. I decided to do this so that I can keep an online journal that everyone has access to about our family.
This is specifically for my friends and family members who don't think I share enough information about the famly ---well about Nicholas.
I hope you read it occasionally!
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