It’s been an exciting past few months! Bert is continuing to fill our lives
with joy! These past couple of months he
has started sitting up by himself and babbling (mostly da-da-da-da). His
personality is definitely starting to show, and we have determined he is going
to be more like daddy than mommy. He is a very laid-back baby. He rarely cries
or gets upset. We laugh because when we pick him up from daycare, he is always
chilling in a baby lounger while it’s chaos around him, with all the other
babies screaming!
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| Bert's "football" helmet |
He is now on helmet #2, and he will be in it until January. He seems to be making good progress, so we are pleased. We had his first helmet decorated as a football field, and his new helmet has planes on it. He is STILL not sleeping through the night (much to our
dismay). He goes to sleep between 7-8 pm, and wakes up around 1 am and then at 4 am, then again 5 am, after which he is pretty much awake for good. We’ve tried everything to keep him asleep: swaddling, noise machines,
humidifiers, keeping him up late, giving him formula/warm bath before bed, etc.
He is just not much of a sleeper, and he really doesn’t nap much at daycare
either (surprisingly). We are
transitioning him to a mix of breastmilk/formula/baby food, which has been crazy. We think he may have a formula allergy, and we've gone through 5 different types so far, but we’re not really sure... He keeps getting this terrible rash. Feeding him baby food is hilarious! He makes the funniest faces when he first
tastes the food – it’s a mixture of surprise and disgust!
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| First foods |
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| New "Planes" helmet |
He has begun recognizing us
much better as well, and he reaches out for me at daycare when I come in the
room. He whines if I don’t pick him up right away when I walk in – it’s so
sweet; it melts my heart! Rob’s parents (Grandaddy
and GG) came up for a visit, and we took Bert to the Texas State Fair for the first time. He
also took his first road trip to
Memphis for Thanksgiving, where he met his great-grandma Lynch and great uncle
Brian for the first time. We had a
great time, and I loved having all my friends meet the baby. He also got to
meet some of my friends’ children, who are close to his age. It’s so surreal
when you are introducing your children to your best friends’ children!
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| Ryan and Bert's first meeting (one month apart in age!) |
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| Bert and Luke's first meeting |
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| Future Dr. Bert Bratton in his scrubs |
