Week 50

It just so happened that PEPS this week was an All Boys Club. Amazingly, we were able to get them to all sit still long enough for this once-in-a-blue-moon photo op:

From left to right: Avi, Marshall, Asher, Hayden, Carson.

Hayden had a lot of fun playing with the boys and Asher's cool toys.



He also had fun this week playing with his friend Taylor, who is about 7 weeks younger than Hayden.






Hayden's upper 2 molars have cut through completely and the bottom gums look swollen so I think they're not far behind. With all these teeth, you'd think he'd be a better eater, or rather "chewer" but he's still mostly on pureed foods. Even when I add in ground turkey meat, it takes him forever to chew it and swallow. He does ok with Cheerios and chrunchie things that kind of dissolve as he chews, but not with chewy things. He'll chew on a bit of dried apricot for 10 minutes before finally swallowing. Needless to say, mealtimes take a while! And he really hates getting washed up after eating, so that's another challenge.


"Excuse me, Are we done yet?"

Lately he's been making a funny face we call "The Popeye". He scrunches up his face and squints his eyes. I think he does it just to be funny.


He's been doing really well drinking out of a straw and also can drink directly from the glass if he's not in too much of a playful mood, in which case he dumps the glass out over his lap/tray/floor.



This afternoon Phil took Hayden on his first bike ride in the bike trailer. He seemed to like it, but his helmet was bothering him. It kept slipping down and he didn't like us messing with the strap under his chin. We'll hopefully be able to adjust it a little better so it fits more comfortably next time.