Davis Partying in His Bouncy

After finally downloading a whopping 8 hours of video we took on this little guy since he was born in March, I also figured out how to put video on my blog. Here is Davis last weekend partying in his bouncy.

Davis Has 6 Teeth

Strange, right?? Not even 6 months old yet and almost a full set of chompers!! Of course some people have me freaked out that he is going to have bad teeth, but what can I do, it isn't like I asked for them. The story is that the earlier a child gets teeth, the more those teeth are prone to cavaties because they have a longer exposure to food, formula, breastmilk, or whatever. I guess Davis has to do everything early, he had to make his grand entrance into this world early and he had to get teeth early. What is next??

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Davis had to go for the 2nd half of his 4 month shots today. I split them up because I don't think he should have 4 shots in one visit, so we did 2 at 4 months and the other 2 at 5 months. So he pretty much gets shots every month on the alternate schedule, if we chose to do the AAP recommended schedule he'd get them every 2 months. He was a little trooper, he cried for about 2 minutes and then he was done. He fell asleep on the way home. After he woke up from his nap we played for a long time, took a long walk with Daddy, came home, had some green beans and pears for dinner, he took a bath, had a bottle and went to bed around 8 p.m. Pretty good day!

I made crock pot lasagna tonight, it was a new recipe, it was so-so. It was easy so that is a bonus, but if I make it again I'm going to have to spruce it up Jilly style.

We got season 2 of Californication from Netflix today, so guess what we are doing? Watching it tonight :o)

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Davis is looking cool in his shades on his walk today.

I Almost Forgot

Tooth #5 is making an appearance, Joy!!!

Leave it to my child to have 5 teeth at 5 months.

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Here are some pictures I took of our little man last week:

Hanging out with Daddy

Sporting his MC Hammer pants, Mommy knows these are too big, but you are so cute in them

Oooh, the remote

Mmmmmmm, an arm

Practicing sitting up

Tooth #4

Is this kid ever going to stop teething??? I noticed a 4th tooth working it's way through the gums today. #3 still isn't all they way through yet and #4 has already started.

Poor Davis.

Now I'm a Blog Updating Fool, BUT

I had to post a picture of Davis' bottom teeth, look close, they are there!

What's For Dinner? And a Sitter

French Toast and Eggs

Yeah, really healthy Jill. BUT, my hamburger didn't thaw out and I've really got nothing else. Unless Jeff wants a tub of cookie dough for dinner.

Davis and I have been doing what I call "sit training" for a week or so now. He can sit unassisted without the use of his hands for about 5 seconds. I hope by the end of next week he can sit on his own for as long as he wants :o)

Where Does It Go?

Time that is. A friend of mine just had her baby and it seems like last week that I had Davis, honestly, it does. I swear she was just announcing her pregnancy. It just goes by so fast. Davis went from doing nothing but eating, sleeping, pooping and crying to a 5 month old with a personality and a few teeth overnight. Everyone told me to enjoy that little newborn stage because it goes by in the blink of an eye, at the time I thought it was nuts, just because that adjustment period with a newborn seems never ending. Everyone was right though, I look back at pictures of him after he was born and cannot believe that tiny thing is my little man.

My cousin had her little guy 2 years ago, can I believe he is going to be 2 already? NOPE! See how time flies.

Does it make me want another baby right now? NO WAY!!!! I'm having too much fun enjoying Davis right now to even think about it. Every day is a new adventure for us and it is fun to see the different things he can do from week to week.

Is a 3rd Tooth Going to Make Its Appearance??

Davis has been super fussy since yesterday, the same fussiness he was last week when he got his two teeth. I read in my baby care book yesterday that the two bottom central incisors (the ones he just got) are followed by the 4 upper incisors. I wonder if that is why his upper gums look funny. Is it possible he could be getting an upper already??? Man, this seems so early. My neighbor told me her little guy didn't get a tooth until he was 7 months old. I guess Davis is just an over achiever.

Oh and if you have a baby but they are not teething yet take my advice and screw the Orajel and pick up some Hylands Teething Tablets, they are the only thing that work for Davis. You can even use it with Tylenol because the tablets are all natural!

Davis Turns 5 Months Old!!!!! And Some Other News

Davis turned 5 months old on August 20! I honestly cannot believe he is that old already because it really seems like yesterday that I was in labor in delivery giving birth to him. They really grow too fast. Here is a list of his favorite things to do in no particular order: chewing on his feet, holding his feet, laughing, rolling over, trying to sit up, trying to crawl (god help me, this is a new one in the last few days), playing in his jumperoo, playing in his exersaucer and trying to pet the dog. He also enjoys drinking his formula, eating squash, carrots, bananas, sweet potatos and rice cereal. We are also buying him a convertible car seat this weekend because he is already outgrowing his infant seat. By the way the infant seat we have is supposed to go up to 30 lbs, but honestly I cannot imagine carrying around a 30 lb baby in one of those things. I think Graco missed the boat on that one, I can't imagine carrying around a 10 lb seat with a 30 lb baby in it. Although before I got pregnant that seat that went up to 30 lbs seemed so SMART, haha. Live and learn.

In other news, Davis has a girlfriend. Stella Jane was born on August 21 to Justin and Jen. Jen stopped by to visit us on August 20 and she mentioned some symptoms she had been having that day that were very similiar to the ones I had the day my water broke. She started having contractions that night!! I'm so happy for them.

Bumbo Fun

I bought Davis a Bumbo seat brand new on Ebay for $28 with the tray, I could not pass that deal up even though the seat is purple. He did not want anything to do with the Bumbo until today. He is obsessed with sitting up and almost can on his own but he can't support himself with his hands long enough to enjoy it. Today I decided to stick him in the Bumbo again and he loved it. He kept trying to eat his foot though!

Weekly Rant

I have some complaints to discuss.

Complaint #1

Insurance companies can suck it. My insurance company requires a pre-authorization every single time I need to get an acne medication filled at the pharmacy. Why? Because people over 30 do not get acne according to them. But the good news is if your husband needs to get it up, Viagra and Cialas are covered, no questions asked.

Complaint #2

The new siding being installed on the house. I know we needed it and we wanted it, but seriously, I'm sick of it. I'm sick of having to have the blinds pulled because my crazy dog doesn't know how to not bark. I'm sick of them waking the baby up and I'm sick of having to pack him up every day and take him to my mom's house.

Complaint #3

The infant carrier. Honestly, who invented these contraptions??? They do their job, protecting the baby and what not. But I had to haul the thing in and out of the Jeep 6 times yesterday and I think my back is out. That thing weighs nearly 30 lbs. with Davis in it. I try just leaving it in the car and putting him in it while it is in the base, but the way the seat is designed it is hard to do. I'm so ready for a convertible. I'm just waiting until 8/21 which is when my 15% off Babies R'Us coupon goes into effect. Somedays I wish I'd have just skipped the infant seat all together and gone straight to the convertible (most are for infants).

Complaint #4

We have spent nearly $300 on disposable diapers already and Davis is only 5 months old. I am thinking about trying cloth again, but this time it will be the BumGenius All In Ones. Of course this is a big MIGHT try again. We will see. But the cost of disposables makes me ill.

Complaint #5

Softball. I'm so ready for my husband to be done playing softball for the summer. It is nice to get rid of him for the day sometimes, but sometimes I need him here so I can get a baby break. I also had a laundry list of minor things that just need to be finished around this house, did any of them get done this summer?? Nope! Guess why?? A bunch of 30 year olds trying to relive their high school glory days through softball is why! I like that Jeff has a hobby, but playing 3 times a week, plus most weekends is a little much. I don't recall him playing this much pre-baby, I swear he just doesn't want to be here sometimes.