After taking
a 4 month break from blogging, I decided to get back to it. Here are the
updates on Vincent since the last blog.
Month
5
When
Vincent was 5 months old his grandparents' Saumure sold
their house in Ottawa and officially moved to the cottage. It's at 5
months old we started bringing him swimming at the condo pool. He was
finally able to enjoying it since they warmed the water to approximate 82F. He
has really found his voice this month and loves to chat. If you are trying to
watch TV he will chat louder than the TV to get our attention. . We saw a
dietician to get him started on purees.
He had been on cereal for more than a month at that point. We started using our
blender a lot this month as we made all his foods for the first month. The food
we started him on was chicken, carrots, green beans and banana. He enjoyed the
bananas and the green beans. He HATED the blended chicken. He would not swallow
the chicken, he spit it out and rubbed it in his hair and face. One of the
milestones he hit this month was sitting unassisted. One day he woke up and was
able to sit. He really started enjoying his toys once able to sit. At his
pediatrician appointment this month he had met all his 6 months milestones.
He had also just turned 5 months when we saw her. A lot of babies
meet these requirements at this age but the reason the pediatrician
was happy is Vincent is still considered a preemie. Both Pat and I are happy on
how Vincent is growing and learning. Vincent also had his first boat ride at
the cottage at 5 months old.
Month
6
When
Vincent turned 6 months old, I was actually pretty sad, but happy. I
was happy he was healthy, but sad that he had already been here for half a
year. The first 6 months flew by very quick. It was hard to believe
it had already been 6 months since we had to visit him in the
hospital for three weeks. During this month, Vincent had his first
sleepover. It was harder on maman, then Vincent. The house was empty
and quiet. Vincent started doing something pretty cute at this age. He goes in
full giggles in his sleep. You will be snuggling him and he will giggle. He
also started doing it in his crib at night. This month, Vincent started getting
teeth. He got his first two teeth in one day. By the end of his 6 months he
had four. We had wanted to start sleep training, we tried doing it for a few
nights, but decided he wasn't ready. Thinking back now I don't know if it was
Vincent not ready or maman and papa. Vincent started really liking
music and dancing. If he was crying, we would turn on music or sing to him. At
this point, we have been taking him swimming almost every night at the condo.
He loves going under water, swimming, kicking. I also had started throwing him
in the air, letting him go and he falls in the water. Vincent would squeal of
happiness. When there are other people at the pool, they are shocked seeing his
reactions. He is now known as the swimming baby at the condo complex.
Month
7
When
Vincent turned 7 months, I noticed he was starting to really chew his
food. He loved the mum mum crackers. Pat and I had talked it over and decided
to start feeding him the same dinner as us (I will post a blog about him eating
what we eat). His first few real food was ribs and pizza. During this month we
went to Sudbury to see family and celebrate tante Mel's
30th birthday. We saw a lot family and got to play with cousins.
During this month, Vincent got two more teeth. This month was really quiet when
it comes to new things.
Month
8
This month
was definitely a hectic one for Vincent. Papa was on vacation for the first
week. We went to the experimental farm with Vincent. He loved the pigs and
cows. There were 11 piglets that were a week old and kept jumping all over each
other. We could have stayed there all day with Vincent as he LOVED watching
them. The long weekend, there was a Saumure family reunion. It was
fun to take up-to-date family pictures and Vincent got to meet more family.
Vincent also started army crawling at the beginning of being 8 months. At
the end he was crawling on his hands and knees. This month, Vincent went to see
the pediatrician for a check up to make sure he was well. During the
appointment, the pediatrician asked about his sleeping schedule. I advised he
wouldn't go to sleep until 11pm because he wanted to play with us. She advised
us that we should sleep train and put him to bed at 7:30pm. I am writing a blog
about the sleep training and if it's working or not. Vincent started swimming
lessons with maman at the local wave pool. Vincent loves swimming and
we get to learn new things. The last thing Vincent did before turning 9
months was pulling himself up on the stander.
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