Oct 3rd, 2007
Holden’s first tooth and Colin’s earache
Holden’s first little tooth popped through today. The lower center right tooth is just coming through and it looks like the other one will be there soon. He is just over 7 months old now. He has been talking a lot, making B and M sounds. He is army crawling all over and never wants to sit still. I haven’t baby proofed the rental house so I am just hoping to keep him at a somewhat slow crawl for a couple more weeks.
I really can’t get over how cute I think Holden is, I just love to hold him. This will sound somewhat cheesy I am sure, but the weight of him now (about 19 lbs) just feels so good. He just totally lets go and relaxes when he falls asleep in my arms - it is really the best.
Colin stayed by himself at preschool yesterday. He cried really hard for about 3 or 4 minutes when I left. Then they said he was pretty subdued for the next 20 minutes or so. After that he got into things and when I spied on him he looked pretty content. When I picked him up and we came home he was in a great mood.
Of course then last night he woke up screaming at 1 AM. We weren’t sure if he had a nightmare or what, but he just couldn’t fall asleep. We brought him in bed with us and he slept for about 20 minutes and woke up again. Then he said “Mommy, my ear hurts - will you rock me?” Chuck ended up sleeping out on the couch/chair in the living room with him. It was a long, sleepless night - I took him to the Dr. at 8 AM and he has an ear infection, so he is on antibiotics and didn’t go to school today. He seems pretty happy overall though, so let’s just hope we get some sleep tonight.
We got some cute new Colin pics and Holden video but I don’t have the energy to get them up tonight…sorry.
I’m sure sorry to hear that Colin is prone to the “Fuller ear infection” problem. I must have logged a thousand miles in the rocking chair with all three combined! It was the only place that would comfort them when they came down with it. The good news is that they do outgrow it!