The first week of July, Austin had his developmental follow-up with Priscilla (NICU flashback). Her assessment was that Austin has made nice progress since his discharge from NICU. He is growing nicely and his development is in line or slightly ahead of his adjusted age. He is not a candidate for ECI, which is great news. His next developmental follow-up assessment will be in November.
He really likes to babble a lot and occasionally sneaks in a squeal too. He frequently has small screaming fits when you aren't doing something he likes or when he is bored.
We have been trying all sorts of new foods - oatmeal (LOVES), sweet potatoes (LOVES), peas (HATES), squash (liked a little in the beginning, then not so much), carrots (liked a little in the beginning, then not so much), green beans (does not like), and now we are on applesauce (likes).
Trying peas...
He has been scooting all around the living room. He really picks up the pace when he sees Baxter eating...surprisingly enough, Baxter is really good with him and just wants to play. He doesn't understand why Austin doesn't throw his toys when he brings them to him. I've explained to Baxter that Austin isn't old enough to throw his toys yet, but he doesn't get it and keeps bringing them to him, time and time again.
Kisses from big brother Baxter...
Austin is really starting to gain upper body strength and he brings his knees in and holds himself up, but he just doesn't seem to know what to do when he gets in the crawling position. I imagine it will be no time at all before he's off and crawling all around the house. He also recently started sitting by himself. He's not a pro at it yet, but we are working on it.
The infamous nightly melt-downs are a thing of the past - THANK GOD! We have minor fits occasionally, but I think he's grown out of the major ones. We happened upon a small saving grace - he has developed a complete love for the movie, Kung Fu Panda. When he starts to get a tad crunchy, we just play that movie and he will totally chill out and is all about snuggling up with you to watch the movie. We have tried other movies, but none of them come close to producing the calming affect that this movie has. I don't know...it just works. I'm sure all the parenting books would frown upon this tactic but whatever. We can just add it to the long list of other mistakes we will probably make as first-time parents. :o)
The most recent development is that Austin has two bottom teeth coming in. This might explain the drooling like a rabid dog as well as his constant need to chew on EVERYTHING. So, I guess we can now officially say that he is actually teething! :o)
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