Since the last post there already needs to be an update on "What Kegan can do now".
Good things learned:
1. Waves "hi" and "bye" more consistently now (not just at the one set of neighbors)
His wave involves the whole arm moving up and down...or course...not just a little hand movement for him. No sir, he gets in as much movement as possible in his waving!
2. Saying "momma"...well I am counting it as saying momma. He will crawl toward me/up to me and say "momma". When he really wants my attention he pulls on my legs and says it. I really don't think he knows what he is saying, but he knows it gets my attention...so I guess I can half way count it!
3. Has finally started to sort-of cruise around furniture...not a lot, but some little bitty steps.
4. He has learned how to put the rings around the center "pole" on that little toys that has 5 rings that get smaller as they go up and the kid puts the ring around the center "pole" that is sticking up.
5. Problem solving: He was playing with his cymbols the other day and dropped one and it rolled away. He picked up a nesting cup that was laying around and tried to hit the cymbol left and that together...stopped, thought about it...and dropped the cup. He then found another cup, tried it, decided it was not the correct sound either and dropped it. I, by this time, had found the cymbol placed it amongst all the cups and toys in front of him. He spotted it, picked up the cymbol, hit the cymbols together, decided that sounded right and when along merrily playing his tune. How cool! He knew what did and did not go together!
Not so good things learned:
1. Climbing. I have seen him try to climb on things that were too high, like the fireplace, but he has never been able to get that little knee up to get the rest of the leg. He also loves to crawl up me while I am holding him. However, on Friday, when we were at my grandparents, I had the pack and play, still all packed up so it makes a sturdy step, sitting in front of Grandma and Pappa's coffee table and Kegan crawled over to the pack and play climb up on that (it was low enough to hoist his knee on to) and then tried to continue and climb up to the coffee table, but was snatched up before that could happen. Little stinker! How come they need to be taught how to do so many other things in life, but climbing, he knew how to do that all on his own?
Bad habits:
1. Biting! Ouch! Again...not learned, he just figured it out. Therefore, we are trying to UNLEARN that habit quickly. Any ideas?
A quick run-through of the time passed:
Tuesday mommy and Kegan went to the doctor for a runny nose and bad cough that he had for about 3 weeks that was not going away. They weighed him and we found out he had only put on about 8 ounces (I think less than that because of what came out about 30 minutes later...gross...I apologize). He eats a lot, but he must move even more. Trust me...he moves A LOT! Kegan did ok, when the doctor came in, just crying when he had to be held still so the doctor could examine him. He got some medicine for a slight ear infection and something to take care of the cough and some wheezing (still keeping an eye out for signs of asthma) and we were on our way. That night he joined us at a farm insurance dinner/meeting (we were told we better bring him). He was quickly snatched up and taken around by one of our friends there, for a while. He did so good that night. He did not fuss or anything through the meal or meeting part. What a good baby boy!
Wednesday Kegan and I had lunch and some playtime with my friend Stacy and her little boy August. The boys mainly looked at each other and played with their toys just sitting by each other. Of course, there was the, "oooo...I like that toy because he is playing with, so I am going to go get that." Then, as soon has he got the toy "Oh, he is not playing with it anymore...it is not nearly as interesting." The boys had us laughing and they both seemed to enjoy seeing another baby!
Thursday - hung around the house till Matthew and I went to a cotton meeting that night and Kegan spent some time with his Grandma and Aunt Stephani till we got home.
Friday - Off to Wharton! We spent time with Grandma and Pappa all afternoon. Both agreed he had grown and was a big boy! That night we went to go see Tori, one of our cousins, cheer at a football game. We also got to see Lynne, Kaycie, Julianne (cousins) and my Aunt Betsy. Kegan loved the football and really seemed interested in it for part of the time (men!). Everyone said he was so cute and had the most beautiful skin coloring. Thanks - I agree!
Saturday - We spent some more time with Grandma and Pappa. That morning when we got up, Grandma said she thought it looked and felt like he had grown over night - very possible! We spent all morning and a little of the afternoon at their house. My great Uncle George came over for lunch and Julianne came over to "help" with Kegan and we got to see Lynne and Kaycie for a little bit. It was a nice time visiting with some family!
(Here are some pictures from the weekend)
Sunday - Church...and as always, a favorite in the nursery!
Monday - Packing up and getting ready to go to Plano.
Tuesday - Drive, drive, drive! He did really good in the car, actually. I was proud of him. He got a little fussy about 4 4 1/2 hours into the trip (we got out and stretched some) and was not too thrilled to be getting back in the car, but basically did ok. I eventually crawled into the back with him to feed him dinner and entertain him the remainder of the trip. I can see why people are ready to turn the car seats around at one year of age. Baby boy is ready to see more of the world...not the back of the seat or toys handed to him. He wants to be apart of things!
We are now in Plano (My dad, Nolan, and Matthew left for the canoe/fishing trip this morning) and Kegan and I are gearing up for another full and fun visit up here!
Below are some cute pics from the past week and a half.
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