Category: Weekends

Ok, so today I had a bit more energy and motivation (not much, but some).  My parents came over and we all went out to lunch.  At lunch we were placed in the children section of the restaurant, which was fine, but when a little girl near our table started to cry Ajax became frightened and started looking around.   Then his eyes teared up and his lower lip stuck out and before we knew it Ajax was sobbing!  As the little girl cried, Ajax’s cry intensified and he let out an ear piercing shriek.  I had to put him on my lap and he didn’t calm down till the girl calmed down!  lol.

After lunch we all went to the mall as there was a HUGE used book sale going on.  My mom and dad watched Ajax while Dave and I searched for paper treasures.  My parents let Ajax play in the mall playarea for children and he had a blast, he went nonstop for two hours.  Oh and he was also walking all around unassisted.   This kid can totally walk.  My parents said he did great and played well with the other kids, but he kept going to the shoe area and tried playing with all the shoes.  Ajax has a thing for shoes.  Yesterday we went to the shoe store as he needed a pair of sandals and all he wanted to do was throw the shoes from the display.

I do believe Ajax is either teething or coming down with a small cold.  Dave is just getting over something, so it’s going around.  Dara said that it’s most likely teething, but to watch out for chicken pocks as he did have the vaccine at his last checkup.

Today I had no plans and that was a good thing, because honestly I got absolutely nothing done.  It was cold and overcast all day and I had no motivation, I didn’t do coupon stuffs, I didn’t do laundry, and I didn’t even clean my house (yes I admit it).   So we hung around the house and played for most of the day.

Ajax is really into stacking things and kept lining up his little toys on the windowsill, but every now and then he’d smile and start banging his toy against the window.  He now thinks that “no” is a game and that it’s pretty funny when mom or dad tell him “no.”   I need to be more serious.

Ajax has to be going through a growth spurt; he is eating a ton!  For example, at breakfast he had oatmeal with apple sauce and 1/2 an English muffin and 1/4 of an apple with a cup of milk.  For lunch he ate peas, meat, and rice over my grandpa Naders (my favorite grandpa meal ever) with a cup of milk.  For his afternoon snack he ate a whole cheese stick and 1/2 an apple with a cup of milk.  For dinner he ate a little pulled pork and steamed veggies with a small slice of bread with 1/4 of an apple, with a cup of milk.  He is a growing boy! He’s also starting to like meat a bit more, he likes ham, chicken, and today was the first day he ate beef willingly.

He’s also pretty close to walking, I think it’s going to be this week, but we’ll see.  He’ll actually let go of the couch and walk to you.  It’s darn cool.  On a down note, I don’t think we’re going to be down to 2 bottles by his birthday.  I have come to realize that a gradual weaning off the bottle is not going to work with this nino and we’re going to have to switch cold turkey.  I am however waiting till after his birthday for this transition (kind of like how you don’t go on a diet right before the holidays).

Dave and I are coffee drinkers; it’s certainly a necessity before starting my day.  For Ajax his daily starter is his morning bottle.  It’s his coffee.   For a while we had been tapering the amount of his morning bottle and really he was only drinking about 2 – 4 oz, but we’d all gotten into the habit of giving him a bottle first thing when he got up.   Since we decided to start weaning off the bottle we thought that starter bottle should be the first to go.   Ajax, however, is having a hard time of it.  I’ve given him a sippy cup in lieu of the bottle first thing in the morning, but he is unconvinced that that is how he should start his day.  It definitely going to take a while for him to let go of his bottle.

On another developmental note, Ajax can totally walk, he just chooses not to.  Dave and I sat on either side of the living room, spaced about 10 ft apart and Ajax was perfectly capable of walking back and forth between us.  He even at one point started to lose his balance, stopped, corrected himself and then continued walking.  It was hilarious.

While we were out and about today we let Ajax play on some mechanical rides.  I just emptied my wallet of change, but Ajax didn’t seem to mind that the rides weren’t moving.  He sat there and played with the steering wheel and just laughed and yelled.  He’s going to be a great driver, just like me.

Today Ajax and I went visiting over my grandpa Nader’s house.  It wasn’t terribly crowded and Ajax had fun playing with his cousins.  He really needs to learn to walk so that he can keep up with the older kids.

Ajax also attended his first wake as my great Aunt Helen passed away.   He did very very well; we couldn’t have asked any more of him.

These past few days Ajax has been eating pretty well (I know this statement comes on the heels of a previous post where I indicated a growing concern over my child’s eating habits… I have no explanation besides the fact that kids are fickle).

This weekend Ajax tried beef and ham and seemed to enjoy them both!  We were amazed.  I made a potato soup with ham and Ajax just gobbled it up.  We also made taquitos as a snack and of course Ajax wanted to try one, so I jokingly gave him a taste, well the next thing you know the kids ate 1/2 a beef taquito.  I would like to note that we don’t generally feed our 11 month old taquitos… we really didn’t think he’d eat it. lol.