Well, I had Luke at the pediatrician’s office last Tuesday, and he suggested giving him some baby foods. I opted for Veggies first, only because that’s how I did it with Dylan and he turned out alright. So, Friday night, we did carrots. They went over decently well. He ended up wearing more than he actually ate, but I think that par for the course when it comes to babies eating veggies for the first time. Then yesterday, we tried peas! Let me tell you all…what a hit! I couldn’t get the spoon in his mouth fast enough! He would holler at me if I didn’t feed him the peas fast enough! So, I think all in all, we’re off to a good start. I was surprised at how early the Dr. has be starting him on his solids, but he said with his little tummy aches, that the solids might actually help him feel better. I must say, I think it’s working…I got my first round of giggles out of the boy last night…it’s just that it happened to be around 11:30pm…so needless to say, we were up past our bedtime, and I’m really paying for it today!
We have officially switched babysitters. We love Miss Shelley, the sitter that’s had Dylan since he was 4 months old, but due to a few different issues, we had to make a move. So, last week was their first week at Miss Melissa’s house. I think Dylan is having TOO much fun over there…he refused to nap for her either day. So this week, I’m going to run over to her house on my lunch break and see if I have any better luck establishing a routine for his nap over there. He’s never fought me on taking a nap, I think it’s just the fact that she has other kids there for him to play with that no longer take naps. She has 3 kids, Christina, Brian, and Bella. Christina is 6, and loves doting on my boys. Brian is going to be 5 in August, and he seems to be a typical boy who loves to run around the neighborhood with his friends. Bella is 16 months, and she is just a sweetheart. We’re hoping that things go well, because we really like the whole situation there so far! It was a hard switch to make, so I hope it will all work out for the best.
Dylan’s in swimming lessons now at the YMCA, or as we call it, the ‘Pool Park”. He’s learning all sorts of new stuff to do in the water, and seems to be really taking to it.
My fund-raising efforts for the Breast Cancer 3-Day seem to have slowed down a bit as I’m nearing my goal. I’m $400 short, but I still have two weeks left to rally for mail in donations, and 6 weeks for online donations. Our team had a fundraiser on Saturday night up in Round Lake. The turnout wasn’t what we were hoping for, but we still managed to raise some money, and if nothing less, we got to spend time working as a team. Which is going to pay off ten fold when the 8 or us are walking 60 miles together through blood, sweat, blisters, and tears! Thanks so much to all of you who have made donations to such a worthy cause!
