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Quick Update

I know it has been quite sometime since we've posted something, so for the meantime I'll provide some quick info: Drake has 4 bottom teeth and almost 1 top tooth; he can say both "Mama" and "Dada;" he is pulling himself up on everything and can walk around as long as he has something to hold onto; he can shake his head (although, we don't know if he's saying 'no' or not); he is starting to understand the concept of no (we can tell him not to do something, and GENERALLY he'll listen). Hopefully the blog updates will be more frequent now that Lindsey is a Stay-at-home Mom.

We recently took Drake to a Pumpkin Patch near where we live. The OC Register was there taking pictures and he got one of Drake and I. Since it is the most recent picture, I figured I'd attach it to this post.

We love you all! Bye!

We had an eventful weekend! Drake got to meet his great grandma Ginder (GG for short) as well as his Great Uncle (Grunkle) Steve and Great Aunt Debbie! Also, it was his cousin Addison's 3rd birthday, so Drake went to his first birthday party. He got dragged all over the place this weekend, and he was such a trooper! It makes him so much easier to bring him places now that he is so interested in everything around him, and he is sooo much more interactive with people. It was so cute, on Saturday night we all went out to dinner, and Drake was tired and Grandma offered to hold him while Jason and I ate. He kept stroking her hair, and rubbing his face on it. His eyes kept closing while he was doing that, it was so funny! I guess it was soothing to him.

Also, last week I took him back to the ENT doctor for his ear check up. The doctor said that it's not uncommon for a child to get another ear infection after having the tubes put in after having so many ear infections like Drake has had. He said that Drake probably got this ear infection because his ears hadn't fully healed from all the previous infections, and when he got a cold it caused another one. So, we have to continue the Ciprodex drops for another week, and hopefully that will be enough time for his ears to heal. Pray that he doesn't get another cold for a while, because the longer he goes without a cold, the better a chance he has at having his ears heal!

Ear Infection

Poor Drake got another ear infection! We were really hoping that getting tubes put in his ears would solve this problem, but as soon as he got another cold, sure enough, his ears got infected. He has a follow up appointment with the ENT doctor who did his surgery on Wednesday, so keep your fingers crossed that he has another idea to try. I don't want Drake to have to go through this anymore!!!

Update

I think this might be the longest I have gone without positing. This has been a busy month!!! A lot has happened in the past month. To start with, Drake is now sitting up unsupported, rolling over both directions and is starting to eat veggies! He is getting so big! I look at him now and wonder where my little baby went:-) It is hard to imagine that he was ever 5 lbs!

Drake turned 6 months last week, so the pediatrician gave us the OK to start introducing veggies. I am trying to make them myself (we will see how long that lasts...) We first started him on green beans, which he loved at first until I gave him a bite that was too hot. Bad mommy! Ever since then he hasn't liked his veggies that much. A few days later we introduced peas, which he hasn't really cared for either. I think next I might move on to some orange veggies, even though the doc said to stick with green. If I were Drake, and had only had breastmilk and cereal, I don't think I would like icky veggies either! At least orange veggies are a little sweeter, and maybe a little easier for him to start with. We will see!

About Drake sitting and rolling over: He has mastered both, and he wants to crawl so bad, but can't figure it out quite yet. He will push up on his arms, then lay his face down on the ground and push his butt up in the air. He hasn't figured out how to do both at the same time, it is really cute! On occasion he will topple over when sitting and it makes him so mad! He hasn't learned to move into the sitting position himself, so once he learns this, I don't think toppling over will make him quite so angry.

One other big thing that happened last week was Drake got tubes put in his ears! The poor little guy has had 5 ear infections in the past 3 months, so the ENT doctor decided it was time. The procedure only took a couple minutes, but it really stressed Jason and I out having to put Drake under anesthesia. Drake was a trooper though, and did wonderfully! He had the tubes put in his ears in the morning, and by late afternoon he was basically back to his normal self. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this marks the end of the ear infections!

I have a bunch of pictures to post, but here are a few that we had taken recently:

New Milestones!

Drake has had 2 new milestones in the past week! 1st, on Saturday he had solid foods for the first time. We gave him a little rice cereal, and he didn't seem to mind it! When he got that first spoonful he made the funniest face. It was like he was saying "What the heck is this?!?!" He got more all over his face and bib than he actually swallowed, but it was a start none the less! Here are a couple pictures...

Then, last night Drake rolled over for the first time!! That was a surprise! He had just taken a bath and he was playing naked on the floor on his tummy while I gave him a baby back rub, and he just decided to flip over:-) He looked pretty surprised right after he did that! So, we put him back on his tummy and he rolled over another 3 or 4 times! Our little boy is getting so big!

4 months old

Our Drakey turned 4 months old on Saturday! I can't believe how big he is getting! He is really starting to fill out. He is getting the super cute chunky rolls on his legs, and is starting to get some on his wrists as well:-) Each day he is getting stronger and stronger, and he can almost lift himself up on his hands while lying on his tummy. He is starting to not mind his tummy time as much as before- He used to SCREAM anytime we placed him on his tummy, and now he will try to scoot his legs forward, pushing his butt up in the air, but still isn't quite able to get up on his arms. I think within a week or so he will have that mastered! Jason put together Drake's jumper the other day, and Drake loves it. I thought he would still be to small (which he kinda is) but he doesn't care! We put a pillow under his feet since they don't touch the ground, and he starts jumping away!

Along with that, Drake has been sleeping in his crib unswaddled for almost a week now!! For the longest time we kept him swaddled while he slept since he would flail his arms and legs and wake himself up, but he seems to slowly be learning not to do that. I think it is so cute to see him all sprawled out in his crib when he sleeps. There is nothing more precious than an adorable sleeping baby:-)

Drake also had his first Easter last week. I posted a couple of pictures below:-)