Happy Bathroomtism to Reid!

Yesterday Reid was baptized, or according to Cole, he had his bathroomtism. He was a very good boy and didn't cry at all!

Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate! Here are a few quick pics:

Cole at the Dentist

WOW! I am so shocked at how well he did. Brien, Cole and I all had appointments and Cole decided he wanted to go last. When I had to take him into Brien's exam area so they could do my x-rays, he started screaming, "Stop doing this to me." and I figured all bets were off for him actually cooperating with the dentist, but he did! He got to wear special sunglasses so the light wouldn't get in his eyes and he sat very still and let the dentist count and clean his teeth with that spinny brush (I hate that part). She said his teeth were very clean and that we are doing a great job with brushing. YAY Cole!

Look Alikes

There has been a lot of talk lately about who Reid looks like. I think this will clear it up a bit:

Cole, 3 months:
Reid, 3 months:



Cole, 6 months:


Reid, today:

Reid is 4 months!

I have been a very bad blogger. I apologize.

Reid is 4 months old. Can you believe it?

We went in for his 4 month appointment on Tuesday and he is doing well. He is 14 lbs 4 oz (25%), 25 inches long (50%), and his head is 42 cm (25%). I am a bit concerned about the percentile drop in weight, but the dr. is not. She also told us to go ahead and give veggies a try. Apparently they aren't recommending that you start with rice cereal anymore and want babies to start with vegetables to acquire a taste for them. It's amazing how things change so often. Just 2 years ago we started Cole at 6 month with rice cereal. Anyway, I stopped at the store on the way home and picked up some sweet peas. It did not go well.

It started like this:

Umm, what is this stuff?

Then he started gagging and his little eyes started watering.


I decided to put the peas away after just a few bites and Reid decided that he would eat his bib instead.


No long term damage done, but I think I will wait a few more weeks before trying again.



Cole is doing well too. We have officially made the switch to underwear and he's been keeping them dry. We do Pull-Ups for naps and bedtime and that is when he poops.

He is an extremely sweet big brother to "Reidie" (his pet name for Reid). Although at times he's a bit too helpful. I asked him the other day to bring Reid a toy while I was finishing up making dinner for him, and here is what I turned around to find:

He's not sleeping, just buried in toys.

And Cole, proud as ever of being so helpful:

Cole is going to his first real dentist appointment tomorrow. I will update soon on how that goes.

Quick Updates!

*Potty training is still going well. Cole has remained dry for the past 2 weeks. However, we had a major setback with poop, so he is currently wearing a Pull-Up at all times. Brien and I got very sick of bathing him several times a day, so underpants went back in the dresser. He did poop in the potty today before his nap, so we may bring them out again soon.

*Reid is finally starting to nap in his crib. Although his naps in there are short, it beats holding him while he sleeps. The trick is the swaddle blanket. When he outgrows it, we'll have to reevaluate things.

*I signed Cole up for 3 year old preschool for the fall this morning. He will be attending Monsignor Slade, 3 half days days a week starting in September. He is very excited. I don't think he has any clue how far away September is.

*Reid is rolling over from belly to back! We have tried to catch it on video, but he is too quick!

Mr. MoodSwing

As promised, here are some new pictures of Reid. They were taken all within 30 seconds of each other and in this order:

Tough Guy

So Sad

Everything is so funny!

Team Potty vs. Team Underpants

VS.

Things aren't going too terribly with potty training. Saturday morning was really tough. Cole didn't go in the potty at all and had 4 accidents in his pants. He didn't seem to be upset about it at all, so I had a few brief moments where I thought maybe he wasn't ready. At one point I told him that if he soiled his pants again, he was going back into a diaper. While playing on the floor he yelled out, "POOPY PANTS!" so I swiftly took him upstairs and put a diaper on him. During nap time I realized that I had to stick to my guns and put him back in underwear when he woke up. This time we decided to set a kitchen timer and make him try when it went off. SUCCESS! He stayed dry all afternoon. Sunday he had only 2 accidents.


All in all, Team Potty was victorious in the pee-pee battle (10, 2). Ten pees in the potty and only 2 in his pants.

However Team Underpants is holding strong with the poop (4, 1). We are sticking with it and hope to have less and less accidents each day. I am a little worried about tomorrow and going out in public, but we will just take tons of extra clothes along.