Teething really does suck

My friend Lindi blogged yesterday about how much it has been "sucking" having her daughter scream and yell while teething. Same here. Solomon goes through phases in the day when he cannot be pleased and is just sad and weepy and needs constant attention. I guess I'm a bad mommy, but it gets on my nerves. I just need him to self-occupy and he's not capable of it when his gums hurt so bad. Poor guy. Anyway, Lindi said her first daughter had no teething symptoms, so I sure hope that's the case if we ever go insane and have a second child. Maybe the 2nd will be fine with having teeth pierce his or her gums. Thank God that he seriously is the cutest child ever or I would have thrown him through the window so many times.

On a lighter note, Solomon is finally exploring real solids. He snarfs babyfood, but has been reluctant to eat anything that isn't pureed. He will actually now put cereal puffs in his mouth without gagging. He seems to like them and I love watching him negotiate picking up the cereal puff and then getting to his mouth. It's funny.

He is into EVERYTHING. He absolutely pulls on, chews on, stands up on, crawls through and falls on everything he isn't supposed to be in or on. It's cute, but we're dismantling everything as we go so he won't hurt himself. The standing, sideways walking and crawling has definitely moved the whole thing to a new realm. Our house is really not babyproofed at all!

I've posted a few pictures: http://www.haverhillstudios.com/gallery/9-months. Some of them show him digging into all of the places he shouldn't be. When I tell him "no", he simply turns around and giggles at me and goes back to what he was doing.

Alex and I just got back from tile shopping. We are redoing our master bathroom. It's basically gutted right now. I can't wait for this little project to be over. It will be so nice.

I can't wait for a day off this Friday!!

1st Tooth

It's coming. I can feel a very sharp little tooth starting to poke through. Solomon was a complete mess yesterday so that explains why. Poor little guy. Oh well, soon enough, he'll have a mouthful I'm sure.

Our Little Teapot

Alex with the plaque that Solomon made him at daycare.

This is super cute..

Road Trip and Kisses

We went to Dallas last week for my job. Alex and Solomon came along. Solomon did really well in the car. We were kind of scared about it, but it was fun. The first pic is from my phone in the car.

I found myself googling kids songs/nursery rhymes on my phone on the way back from Dallas. I don't know the words to many of those songs and felt kind of strange making them up.

While in Dallas, we saw Alex's ex-roommate, Doug and my friend, Brett, a.k.a. Bretty Crocker. I ate a lot of good food too.

We had a good Father's Day. I gave Alex a shower radio that he wanted because he's somewhat addicted to his morning radio. Solomon gave him some flip flops and a super cool plaque that he made for him at daycare. I'll have to post a picture of it later.

Solomon has been a bit fussy lately.. drooling non-stop. Still no teeth though. My sister had good luck with some homeopathic teething tablets by Hyland, so we bought those. They seem to work a bit. Whatever works, I'll try!


On Saturday, we saw Molly and Dan and their sweet little baby, Louis. He is just the cutest. Molly joked that she liked holding him b/c he makes her feel so tan. However, when I held him, I discovered that I am the same color... :) Yes, the same shade as a caucasian infant. :)


Solomon turned nine months old on Sunday. He is a big-time giggler these days. It's so cute, so I'm always getting it on tape. He also loves to kiss people and stuffed animals and once in a while he likes to wave at people. He's starting to use his M's more now. I love that b/c of course he can say "Ma Ma".

Excuse my ugly leg in the second video below! I promise I washed his pacifier that I touched with my foot! Gross... someone send me a giftcard for a pedi! :)

6/6/...08

Remember a couple of years ago when everyone was freaking out not wanting their baby to be born on 6/6/06? Kind of funny.

Nothing too big going on. Alex and I worked hard most of the morning from home. Then, I worked from his office for a few hours while he met with some potential clients. Solomon was a bit restless b/c he was confined to the stroller. However, it's always fun taking him somewhere that people don't see babies everyday. Everyone said how cute he was. :) We also went by the garage sale they are having for the owner of Kirby's Beer Store. Steve passed away about a month ago. Alex picked up some CDs, a record and a beer poster. Steve, being the owner of a bar where a lot of small bands had played over the years, had a very different music collection than that of most 61 year olds.

Solomon is pulling up on everything and crawling everywhere. It's nice on one hand b/c he's much happier being able to get around. However, it requires constant observation. I like to put him on the floor downstairs b/c there's more open space. He can go for a while without really bothering much.

Alex and I are watching "Band Of Brothers" on DVD this summer. It's a good series so far. They have some of the actual vets that are portrayed in the show talk a bit before each episode. Pretty cool. It reminds me of my grandpa's twin brother, Uncle Bob, who died several years ago. He served in the war.

Speaking of older relatives, we are going to my Great Aunt Sister Hildegarde's 90th birthday party tomorrow. She's been a nun for 75 years! Isn't that crazy? She was just 15 when her parents "let" her go into the convent. Wow, I can't imagine. She is my mom's step-aunt technically because my mom's real mom passed away when my mom was a young girl. So, my grandpa remarried the grandma I knew growing up. Sister and her sister, my late grandma, are/were truely two of the best people I've ever known.. always positive and friendly. Sister has had several strokes in the last few years so her memory is now failing a bit, but hey, she is 90. She worked for years as a teacher and librarian. I believe she has a masters in Library Science. She knows her Dewey Decimal system. Congrats Sister on 90 years!

Alex just left to record a podcast that he is doing with some of his friends now every Friday night. It's pretty funny. I think you can listen live or they also post it at http://www.thebasementshow.com/. Just FYI, not too kid friendly, but funny. It's a lot of guy humor. Just don't get too worked up by anything they say b/c they're just being funny. They really are all nice guys, Alex included. :)

And finally... another video of our little guy. I again, for some unknown reason, turned the camera sideways... I don't know why... I guess b/c I'm used to doing that when it's in regular photo mode. Anyway, "taco" your head to the left and view if you wish. Solomon is just playing with one of his toys and then crawls away towards Alex's old chest of drawers that I refuse to keep upstairs.

Half a decade!

So Alex and I celebrated our fifth anniversary yesterday! I can't believe it's been so long. That's nothing to people like my parents who are celebrating their 40th next January... but it's still an accomplishment in my eyes. We didn't do anything too crazy. We bought each other a pair of shoes :) after lunch, watched the season finale of Lost at home, went out to eat and then to the Delano District to The Vagabond for some coffee and a few drinks. It was nice and low key, but fun. While at The Vagabond, we were able to watch the fireworks going off just for us I'm sure (at ballpark, for the new baseball team, the Wingnuts). My parents had Solomon for the night, so we were able to hangout, which was nice.

Also, while in D.C., I was able to see our friends Chris and Kristen Burley. That was nice. We had a nice conversation and were able to catch up a bit. Getting back to the hotel proved to be quite a challenge but I'm obviously back in Wichita so all is well.

Alex is playing a little softball today despite the soggy ground and I'm getting caught up! The three of us are headed for Dallas next week. The drive should be interesting! :)