May has been a super busy month for me and Travis. This is our first week-end at home! I have a lot to blog about, but instead of doing one giant blog post, I'm going to do quite a few smaller ones, so stay tuned!!
Here's a picture just because:
A couple of weeks ago we bought Travis some pajamas for summertime. We've had a few really warm days and his warm PJ's are making him so hot at night. So, we got him some cute short/shirt PJ sets. He looks so big in them! It's so crazy how fast he's growing up. He isn't such a small baby anymore. Isn't he so sweet??
I was trying to think of what to make for dinner tonight, and decided that I wanted to do a picnic. I actually wanted to do one yesterday, but we had too much going on in the afternoon and dinner plans were already made. Since the weather was so nice today, I decided that today was the day. I didn't really have any good food for a picnic dinner so I decided that we would go to Costa Vida and then head over to a park to eat it. I actually wanted to go to a park with a swing set with a baby swing, but I didn't know of any so we went to Rock Canyon park. This also happens to be the park where Eric proposed to me! So we drove around a little bit and found the perfect spot in the shade. We set Travis up with some toys and enjoyed our delicious burritos in peace. It was a perfect evening. I think this might become at least a monthly tradition this summer. It was just what we needed. I think Travis loved it too! He even got his first ride down a slide. Thank you Utah for the perfect weather this evening.
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| Set up with his toys |
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| View to our left |
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| View to our right |
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| Daddy and his boy |
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| First time down a slide! |
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| Our little family |
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| Travis even got to participate in the picnic. Yummy prunes! |
About a week ago Eric's parents came out for a week-long visit. They found some cheap tickets and wanted to visit Travis. Well, us too, but Travis is more exciting! We had a fun visit! I failed at taking any pictures though. I can't believe it. That's my next goal: take more pictures. Anyways, we ate a lot of good food, and by a lot, I mean A LOT!! Probably too much. I guess that's what vacations are for huh? Travis had his first visit to Temple Square up in Salt Lake the day they flew in. We were just walking through to get to The Lions House restaurant, but I will count it. I was able to go to the dentist (oh joy!) and get my hair cut while they watched Travis. I really appreciated that. I hadn't had a hair cut in over 7 months. It was needed. Trust me. Eric and I were able to go on a date on Saturday night. That was lovely. It was nice to just relax and enjoy the company! I hope we can do it again soon! We also got to check out the new City Creek Center up in Salt Lake. That mall is awesome! They have all kinds of stores, some super expensive like Tiffany's, and then some normal stores. There is a creek running through the mall and a retractable roof. It's awesome. If you are ever in Salt Lake, check it out. Trust me! We also got to eat at The Cheesecake Factory that day. Oh my, it was delicious. I LOVE their cheesecake. We got to go on a lot of walks around our neighborhood. Travis loves going on walks. I was a little sad that the weather wasn't as nice the week they were here. It would have been nice to get outside more. The day after they left the weather turned great again. Figures. I'm sure there are things that I missed that we did. It was such a nice visit and we sure do miss them. I wish all of our family was close by. That would be so wonderful. Thanks for coming to visit! We love you!
I really thought my new approach at blogging would help to motivate me to do it. Like this blog post title said, I failed! I am going to keep trying though. A lot has been going on around here. Mostly we had to deal with teething and everything that came with it. We are actually still dealing with the repercussions of teething even though his teeth have been in for a few weeks. Mostly just his sleep has been HORRIBLE. I mean 30 minute naps during the day and waking numerous times at night. I think he forgot how to self soothe and I've been trying to reteach him but it is so hard! I won't give up though. We also stopped swaddling him since he is now too big for his swaddlers. He still likes to be swaddled so that is a challenge with his sleep too. He is still a pretty happy little guy. Some days are better than others but I love being him mommy no matter what. His little smile and laugh just make me so happy.
Moral of this blog: I am going to try harder to be a more consistent blogger again.
Today I was playing with Travis and wanted to take a picture of him wearing cute little khaki shorts. Whenever I pull out my camera he usually goes straight-faced, but not today!! He let me get two cute smiles. Check them out:
I have always heard that teething is not a fun thing for both baby and parent. I now can say for certain that it is not fun AT ALL!!
Two blog posts ago I mentioned how Travis had decided to only take thirty minute naps. I thought it was because he didn't want to be swaddled, and so I started doing what it took to break him of that habit. He wasn't taking to that very well and after a few days of a lot of tears, I went to a cooking group with some women at church and was talking to them about what was going on. They told me that it could be teething or an ear infection. I didn't think it was an ear infection because he didn't really have any symptoms for it. I let the bad sleeping go for a few days and then I was going to call the Pediatrician. Well, one week from when the bad naps started, I was at Costco and was trying to make Travis smile. It was then that I noticed a kind-of white bump in his mouth. I looked this up online and it turns out the white bump is what shows before a tooth breaks! Well that would explain the poor naps AND the night waking (he is a good night sleeper). Well, I kept questioning myself because the bump was sometimes hard to see, then on Saturday, 3/17, Eric felt his gums and sure enough a tooth! That sucker is sharp. It's nice that it broke through, but those front teeth come in two's, so now we're waiting for that second one to come and the poor sleeping and occasional crankiness persists. Middle of the night crying is so hard to deal with. Luckily Eric is helpful even though he has to go to work. It wouldn't be so horrible if I could take a nap, but by the time I'm falling asleep, Travis is waking up. It's SO HARD!!! I have to keep telling myself that this is just a phase and that his good sleep will return (fingers crossed.) Until then, I'm trying to get all of the sleep that I can.
I would show you a picture but he will barely ever keep his tongue back long enough for me to get a look. Maybe I can get a good picture when the teeth come up more. Oh how I'm going to miss that all gum smile. It's so sweet...
Travis had his 6-month check-up on Tuesday. Time is going WAY too fast. His stats are as follows:
Weight: 20 lbs, 1 oz. (88%)
Height: 28.25 in. (96%)
He's a BIG BOY!! I love that he's so big. I love the little rolls on his arms, legs and belly. They are just delicious. The doctor checked him out and said that he is a healthy little boy and that we're doing a good job. That made me feel good. I'm trying to be the best mom I can be and it's good to know that something I'm doing is working!! After I asked like 20 questions (Eric thinks I'm crazy, haha!) Travis got his 6-month shots. They didn't go as smoothly as the previous two visits, but I think he was a little tired and hungry by the end. He screamed when he got pricked and then kept crying until I picked him up and then a little after that. He calmed down soon after but I haven't heard him scream like that in a long time. Poor baby. He now has little bruises on his legs where the shots were. Sad. One funny thing is that later that night when I went to give him a bath I took off his band-aids and noticed that one of them was TAZ! This is funny because his initials are TAZ and before he was born we said we would call him TAZ. We only call him that every once in awhile, but we thought the band-aid was perfect for little man.
His next appointment is in June, and there won't be any shots at that one. Yay!!
I love my growing boy.
So remember my post last week talking about my new blogging approach? Well, I almost forgot about it this week. I have gotten so used to not blogging that I just didn't think about it until I sat down at my computer to do something else, and BAM! I remembered. Ha!
Anyways, this week has been an interesting one. Travis has decided that sleeping for more than thirty minutes at a time during the day is totally over-rated (I don't agree) and I don't know if it's because he doesn't like his swaddle anymore, or something else. Everything is like a guessing game at this age. I hope we figure it out soon though because he needs to sleep more. He's been pretty happy regardless though. He's such a sweet boy.
Last Friday, 3/2, we gave Travis his first taste of solid foods: rice cereal. He loves it! His first bite wasn't as funny as I thought it would be, but I think it's because rice cereal doesn't have much flavor. Maybe when we give him other stuff we'll got those awesome baby faces. Now he knows what's coming when you put him in his high chair and he gets excited and opens his mouth waiting for us to feed him. He whines between bites if you aren't going fast enough. It's funny. I'm glad he's doing well with solids. This video is from Eric's phone which is why it's sideways. I had one on our video camera but it won't upload for some reason. Sorry!
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| Mid-"chew" |
As you could tell, I have become even worse of a blogger than I was before. I haven't even blogged about our Christmas (which was fantastic). I decided I need to have a different approach to blogging since my current approach obviously wasn't working. After having lunch with two friends, and blog followers, they helped me to feel good about my new approach. So here it is. I am going to try to do a photo of the week blog. Obviously I will try to blog once a week, but no promises. I just want to have some memories on this blog because I want to make a book out of it one day. So, I am going to try this. Wish me luck and get excited to see more pictures of the cutest little boy in the world. Since it's been awhile, I will add a few photos to make up for the lack of posts. (I apologize if you've already seen some on Facebook)
Happy Friday!
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| Rock Star |
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| He loves this toy! |
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| He fell asleep in the car holding his favorite toy |
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| TAZ Velour Suit! (Travis Allan Zeugschmidt, get it?) |
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| Father and Son |
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| Mr. Lumberjack |
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| So Happy! |
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| On a walk with Mom |
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| On a walk with Dad |
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| Playing with Mom |
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| He loves his Aunt Heather |
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| Sitting by himself (Boppy is there for protection) |
