Today Gabe started his day at around 7:30. He watched a little of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on TV but got bored pretty quick and wanted to play. I pulled out the box of toys that I usually keep in the corner of the living room and pull random toys for him. This time I decided to give him the whole box and see what happened. I went into the kitchen (which is just behind the couch) for 2 seconds, turn around to see what he's doing, and I find this:
He managed to dump ALL the toys onto the floor, plus take out the bottom of the cloth box (that is what his foot is on. And he chose to play with the ball to the right, which was not in the box...
This was another bit of a cranky day. I wish those darn teeth would just come so I can have my happy baby back! I can see them at the surface on the top and bottom, and he is chewing and drooling more than ever so they are close, but they are making for a fussy baby, and I'm not used to that! He only slept for 37 minutes for his first nap today, but his afternoon nap was much better: almost 2 hours.
A friend came over during his second nap and we were planning on having lunch at a park near my house, but it was really hot, so we ate inside and when Gabe woke up we went for ice cream, and then we hung out for a while at the house. We enjoyed watching Gabe be his goofy self. :-) When she left I tried putting him down for another nap. He was tired so he didn't fight it too much, but he also didn't sleep long. I wasn't expecting him to, though, so I got him up and we played for a little bit. I was sitting on the couch and he was standing on my lap, and he looked over my shoulder and something caught his eye: his car seat! He recently started liking to play with his car seat. He really likes the straps, so I put him in front of it and he had a grand old time trying to climb in and chew on the straps.
I needed to fix myself some dinner, so I put him on the floor to play with his little kitchen that his Uncle John and Aunt Melissa gave him (which he loves), and he would be fine until I'd peak over the couch to check on him and he'd look at me and cry. Usually, he'll do that if I leave the room, but this time he just cried when he saw me...how nice. He would look at me, cry and throw himself back on the boppy pillow. But as soon as he got back to his toy, he was fine. So I would have this:
And then two seconds later, this:
He is so crazy, but I love him so much! After he had his dinner, we went to Wal-mart and I put him in the front of the cart like a big boy! He wasn't too sure about it at first, especially riding on the bumpy parking lot up to the entrance, but once we were inside he started to enjoy himself. He was a little wobbly, and I had a hand on him as long as we were moving, but he would hang on to the bar, and he had fun. I'm looking forward to going out to eat when Tim gets back and trying him in a high chair. It's just such a habit to keep him in his car seat, but he's actually about to grow out of it (the weight limit is 22 lbs) and he's big enough to sit in a high chair. He's growing up so fast, but it's exciting!
He is a handful, like I knew he would be when he became mobile, but he usually stays in one general area. He can belly crawl but he doesn't go for very long. I tried to see if he would follow me down the hall, but he just got frustrated. He almost "real crawled." He would put one knee forward and one arm and then fall down. It won't be long at all until we're chasing him around!
I haven't heard from Tim today. They started their actual work today so I'm sure they were very busy.
At some point I need to get the oil changed in my car. I don't want to. I hate getting things done on my car. Tim is so good and usually does it for me, but he told me "it would be nice" if I could do it before the end of the month because we budgeted for it this month. So I guess I'll do that probably Wednesday or Thursday morning. I go back to see Dr. Patty on Friday and we're having lunch again, and then Friday night is Bunco Night at the church! Angie and I are planning it and she's supposed to call me this week so we can iron out the details.
So stay tuned for all the fun ahead for the rest of the week! :-)
This was another bit of a cranky day. I wish those darn teeth would just come so I can have my happy baby back! I can see them at the surface on the top and bottom, and he is chewing and drooling more than ever so they are close, but they are making for a fussy baby, and I'm not used to that! He only slept for 37 minutes for his first nap today, but his afternoon nap was much better: almost 2 hours.
A friend came over during his second nap and we were planning on having lunch at a park near my house, but it was really hot, so we ate inside and when Gabe woke up we went for ice cream, and then we hung out for a while at the house. We enjoyed watching Gabe be his goofy self. :-) When she left I tried putting him down for another nap. He was tired so he didn't fight it too much, but he also didn't sleep long. I wasn't expecting him to, though, so I got him up and we played for a little bit. I was sitting on the couch and he was standing on my lap, and he looked over my shoulder and something caught his eye: his car seat! He recently started liking to play with his car seat. He really likes the straps, so I put him in front of it and he had a grand old time trying to climb in and chew on the straps.
He is a handful, like I knew he would be when he became mobile, but he usually stays in one general area. He can belly crawl but he doesn't go for very long. I tried to see if he would follow me down the hall, but he just got frustrated. He almost "real crawled." He would put one knee forward and one arm and then fall down. It won't be long at all until we're chasing him around!
I haven't heard from Tim today. They started their actual work today so I'm sure they were very busy.
At some point I need to get the oil changed in my car. I don't want to. I hate getting things done on my car. Tim is so good and usually does it for me, but he told me "it would be nice" if I could do it before the end of the month because we budgeted for it this month. So I guess I'll do that probably Wednesday or Thursday morning. I go back to see Dr. Patty on Friday and we're having lunch again, and then Friday night is Bunco Night at the church! Angie and I are planning it and she's supposed to call me this week so we can iron out the details.
So stay tuned for all the fun ahead for the rest of the week! :-)
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