Baby Gabe

Baby Gabe’s cold is over, and he’s all better now.  He’s back to his usual eating and napping routine.   Unfortunately, his days of sitting contentedly in his bouncer while his parents ate are over.  He always wants to be up at the table with us.    We got him a space-saver high chair so he could sit with us during meals.  We usually feed him his dinner before we eat.  So far it’s been a success, but we sometimes put him to bed before we have dinner in case we want a more leisurely meal.

Some big milestones this week.  First, Baby Gabe made a smooth transition to solid foods (or what passes for solid food for infants).  Then, he started sitting up unassisted.  He still can’t get himself to a seated position, but he can stay seated once we get him there.  Also, he got his first cold either this past week or last week.  Tough to say because we completely missed it.  The “allergies” mom and dad were suffering from was actually a cold spread from Baby Gabe.  We only know this because Marcia, his child care provider, said he’s had a bit of a runny nose during the week.  Baby Gabe’s pediatrician confirmed the remnants of a cold at his six-month checkup this week.  So his first cold was pretty much a non-event for him.  It hit us a lot harder than it hit him.

On the one hand, Baby Gabe has grown so much over the last three and half month that he can enterain himself while his parents work, and he’s graduated to being forward-facing in the baby carrier.

But on the other, he’s still so tiny.