Big Brother
Taisei's just like his big brother, Hiro. Taisei communicates by panting. When he wants something, he pants. When he's scared, he pants. When he's happy, he pants. Taisei also likes to check things out the same way Hiro does - by tasting it. If he can't reach it and pull it to his mouth, then he'll lean over and lick it or put his mouth on it.Hiro still hasn't totally warmed up to new little brother yet, but he's starting to. He'll tolerate Taisei crawling towards him as fast as he can and trying to pet him. I guess the whole family's beginning to gel. ;)
I've been procastinating an update on Taisei. The truth is I can't keep track of all the new stuff that's going on. It seems like development has increased exponentially each week. Within the last two weeks, he's evolved from a happy mellow baby who can sit still to almost wildly out of control. Yes, it's probably only just the beginning of the end. He'll now lift up his arms and squirm to get out of your hands if he doesn't want to be held, arch his back and scream if he doesn't want to be in the car seat, and crawl at a furious pace to try to follow you out of the room. He loves his apple sauce, mashed carrots and green peas, but won't eat 2 bites of broccoli.
Also, we had his 9 month appointment yesterday. Wami got to the appointment early, and they took them in early, so I missed the appointment. Apparently, he's shrinking. He's only 16.5 pounds and ?? inches long. That puts him somewhere around the 5% range. But he eats a LOT, so I guess we're doing all we can. Dr. Lindsay still assures us that he's doing just fine and not to worry about it. I got to the appointment just in time to see Taisei get a flu shot and blood test. Amazingly, he didn't cry at all for either. Besides the shots, I did catch a few tidbits at the end of the appointment:
- Be extra careful to avoid sick people because baby lungs are particularly sensitive and fragile. Avoid crowded areas, including church.
- Feed him whenever you feed yourself. So three meals a day if that's what you do.
- Go ahead and let him try some of your meal, if he's interested. And I'm sure he will be.
- His episode of eczema will probably come back in an environment like Utah. Just put on the steroids again.
posted by Jerin at
7:17 AM
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There was a family in our previous ward with a girl (just under 2 years old?) that has a rare condition that makes her immunity level extremely weak. Essentially, she can't get sick or she'll probably die. I think she grew out of it but the family stayed home all winter, as advised by the doctor, to be safe. They just suddenly stopped going to church for several months, then reappeared again when it was generally safe.
That's pretty interesting that Taisei didn't cry when he got the shots.
And funny that he doesn't want to be held anymore. Sounds like you when you were a baby. Mom said you were the one that refused to be held.
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Esther, at
1/05/2007 4:33 PM
hello jerin, the blogger in you is alive again! it was funny to get your comments later than usual... not that we're on the ball about making comments, but you are usually extremely prompt. i can't wait until our little one can arch his back when he doesn't want to be in the carseat! sounds like so much fun!!! terrible. he already has had some very traumatic experiences in it. he has cried (more than a few times) for 30-40 minutes in the car with all the travelling and driving around we have had to do in the past four months. he wasn't the typical baby who could fall asleep in the carseat, so when he was tired and we were driving, sometimes he would just wail and wail and wail until we got to our destination. luckily he doesn't associate the carseat with negative memories because he can play in it just fine when not tired. and just recently he has been able to fall asleep in it without too much struggle. that doesn't happen every time, but more often than not now. that's a huge improvement.
anyway, nice excuse to go inactive! haha, just kidding. we just went to our new permanent ward for the first time last week. seems like a really great ward. it's nice to have a home base. just in time to pay our tithing-- we haven't had a home ward since september! it's great to settle down.
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Michelle, at
1/06/2007 6:33 AM
Thanx for the comment, Es and Shellers! Lately, I've begun to remember what it's like to be a student again. The truth is, all my MBA apps are due now, so I've been going CRAZY writing essay after essay. I've been hesitant to blog about what's really going on around here b/c I have a good chance of getting into none of the schools. :| Anyway, now I've gotta go fill out 3-4 pages about "What matter to me most." Ugh.
Good luck on driving around, Shellers. Emily's baby Adele seemed like she was that way too. Adele got better though, i think.
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Jerin, at
1/07/2007 8:59 AM
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