Success?

Well, I hate to write this and possibly jinx it... but we are having a little success getting Max to nap in his crib. We moved the glider into the nursery so I can feed and rock him in there and he has napped in the crib today twice! The secret is to get him on his side and rub his back until he drifts off. I sure hope this keeps up so our summer babysitter can get him to sleep easily.

I'm not sure if I ever posted here or not, but Max rolled over for the first time about 2 1/2 weeks ago. He went from front to back just like a pro! Curtis and I were sort of stunned, then we started cheering him on. Since then no roll... until today that is! Today he rolled from back to front, again like he's been doing it forever. Hopefully when he starts doing it more regularly we will get it on film for everyone to see.

Max's eye is still giving him a few problems. The opthamologist tried to open the tear duct manually (basically this means he shoved his finger in Max's eye) and it seemed to work for a short time. We followed this with antibiotic/steroid drops which made the "laziness" disappear... so we now know what is causing the lazy eye. However, the duct may have closed back up. The opthamologist told us we can manually open it again but I am reluctant to stick my finger that deep in his eye. If we don't get it open before he is 8 months, then we have to have the duct flushed open. Ugh!

Veggies are going well. We have tried (yes we, I try them too) carrots and peas so far. He still spits quite a bit out but every once in a while he will swallow a good bite. We read that at this stage his nutrition is still from the formula, but we are just introducing foods now so he will be a good eater later. I am not producing much breastmilk these days which is sad for me, I wasn't quite ready to give that up. It makes me realize how much he's grown. Sigh!

"Bring on the real food!"

"This is what all the fuss is about? Eh, I can take it or leave it."

"Peas were just OK too."

"But I still prefer this!"

Max is showing off his flexibility and his Fuzzi Bunz.