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Nursing was much more relaxing before Austin's teeth came in...

Crib Notes - Week 27

Aunt Shay, we need to talk.  Mommy really loves her new camera that you got her for her birthday, but she's driving me crazy with all the picture taking.  I mean I know that I'm the cutest thing ever on two legs, but how many pictures does she need???  None of you grandparents are going to stick up for me, are you?

Well, I probably didn't tell you, but I had a hard time sleeping last week.  I kept waking up in the middle of the night STARVING!  I was about to be 6 mo old, and I went through a big growth spurt.  Plus, there was that tooth coming through.  I woke up calling out for Mommy.  I wasn't crying, but I made sure Mommy knew she was needed.  My lungs are getting pretty strong , you know.  One night when Mommy came to get me, I was so hungry that I tried to suck on her chin.  News flash:  Mommy doesn't have milk coming out of all her pores.  I'm happy to report that both my bottom front teeth have arrived, and my growth spurt is over for now.  I'm back to sleeping all night long like the big boy I am.

Mommy is back on that eating kick.  I am perfectly happy with Mommy's milk, so I don't know why she wants to shake things up.  This week it was something called avocado.  Now, that sounds like a mistake, don't you think?  I think the pictures speak for themselves as to how much I enjoyed it.

Mommy gets all these crazy ideas from books and the internet.  I mean, really.  First it was naps and bedtimes; now it's eating from a spoon.  Will someone please, please unplug Mommy's computer??

Then There Were Two

Austin popped out his second tooth in time to impress his doctor on Friday. Two cute little teethies.

We went in to the doctor for his 6 month well visit on Friday.  She found tooth number 2 during her exam.  We checked for the tooth before bed on Thursday, so it must have popped out during the night.

Austin weighed in at 16 lb10 1/2 oz.  He has slowed down on the growth scale to about the 27th percentile, but the doctor said he is still tracking well along his growth curve.  He is 26" long.  Even though he isn't rolling over, he has good trunk support.  He is sitting up unassisted for a few seconds before falling over, and he holds a three point stance pretty well.  She did give us instructions to give him more tummy time to encourage rolling.

Austin was a big boy for his shots, but this round was harder on him (and on Daddy who has to hold him during the shots) than previous shots.  He is more aware and was more upset by the shots this time.  He calmed down after nursing for a bit.  He also woke up with a low fever on Saturday.  A little Tylenol took care of the problems and made him feel better.  By Sunday, he was back to his normal happy self - especially after a 2 1/2 hour nap Sunday morning.

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January 25, 2011
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It's Okay, Mom. I've Got It.

Austin was having a rough night sleeping tonight.  He was restless and kept waking up.  I was watching him on the monitor to see if I needed to intervene.  The little guy found his paci in the crib.  And by "found" I mean the paci happened to be where his little hand landed.  He picked up his paci, worked it between his hands, and put it in his mouth.  Of course, it was sheer luck that he found it and even more luck that the paci was pointing in the right direction.  Still, it was pretty exciting to see him pick up the paci and get it to his mouth.  He's getting more coordinated every day.

Crib Notes - Week 26

I HAVE FEET!  And Mommy is right.  They are so much fun!  I love to play with my feet...when I can catch them.  They are always moving just out of reach.  But I'm getting pretty good at holding onto them.  It is super great entertainment.

And speaking of great entertainment....Sassy and Mr. Jim got me a DVD for Christmas.  I love to watch Ta, De, and Ed and all the kids and babies tell me about the seasons.  I mean I am FASCINATED by this DVD.  I will watch it for 15-20 minutes at a time.  Mommy and Daddy caught me watching a few times.  By the way, see that cute striped shirt I'm wearing with my uber-cool jeans?  Poppie and Mama Shoe gave it to me for Christmas.  It says "Mommy Needs A Date Night."  I don't know why she would need a night away from me.  However, I think I can take care of myself if Mommy will leave me with some milk and my DVD.  By the way, look how big I am sitting up without much help.

Speaking of things I like to watch, I love to watch the baby in my mirror when I'm on my play mat.  Watching the baby in the mirror is almost as much fun as the DVD.  Mommy keeps moving the mirror around above my head hoping that I'll want to see the baby so much that I'll roll on over.  I also love Daddy to make me fly!  Wheeeeee!  What an adrenaline rush!

So, you know last week when I told you about joining Mommy and Daddy at the table?  Well, this week Mommy did something even more strange.  She put me on the table again and gave me toys that tasted YUCKY!  I don't know what she was playing at, but somebody stop her.  She had names for the toys - carrots, cucumber, banana, green pepper, and apple. Strange.  I don't know why she'd give me these crazy toys.  As you can see, I much prefer my gorilla blanket.

The big news this week is that I have teeth...well, tooth.  I was sneaky.  I let that tooth pop out overnight and surprised Daddy with it on Friday morning, just two days before my 6 month birthday.  I was such a good boy during teething that Mommy and Daddy didn't expect my tooth.  I was hardly even fussy.  But that's not to say it wasn't a lot of work.  Daddy called me snaggle tooth, and I don't think that was very nice.  He doesn't know how hard it was to grow this tooth.  I mean teeth don't just grow themselves you know.  I had to eat lots of milk and take lots of naps and chew on lots of toys to make this happen.  Where's the respect?

****BREAKING NEWS***

In the early hours of the morning on January 21, only 2 days before his 6 month birthday, Austin Scott Brooks, got his first tooth!  This monumental event might have gone unnoticed for several more hours if not for the exceptional parenting skills of Dallas Brooks, proud daddy, who selflessly offered Austin his finger to chew.  When asked about his first reaction to the event, Dallas said he just thought, “ouch, that hurts.”  Upon closer inspection, the left front tooth was discovered poking through Austin’s gums.  When asked to comment, Austin pursed his lips and blew a few bubbles at our reporter.