When Sensitive is not Sensitive

When Joshua was colicky during the early weeks of his life, we switched to the most sensitive type of formula that Similac offers, Similac Alimentum.  At the time, there was a price war going on between a couple vendors, and we were able to get it for about the same price as Similar Sensitive (which is actually less sensitive than Alimentum).  He's not colicky anymore, but we've stayed on Alimentum because things have gone well, and it was just as cheap.

But recently the price of Alimentum went way up (back to the original expensive price), so we decided to see if we could step down to Sensitive. We switched a few days ago. The last two days Joshua has been extra fussy and generally very irritable and cries a lot. He often ends up looking like he does in this picture. We're not sure if it's related to not using Alimentum anymore or not. Perhaps it just coincided with him not feeling well. But if this keeps up for another day or two, we're going to bite the bullet and switch back to Alimentum, even at the higher cost.

Here Goes Nothing

We have decided to try solids with Joshua this week. We are starting with sweet potatoes. I am not sure how that will go. I guess we'll see. Today, in preparation for that, I made my first ever batch of baby food. What most people do is freeze it in ice cube trays and then thaw one cube at a time, since at first a baby can only eat a tablespoon or so. This prevents waste since food doesn't last long in the fridge. Here I am right before putting the sweet potatoes in the freezer.

5 Months

Today Joshua turned 5 months old. Unfortunately I could not get him to smile this time. He just learned to roll and therefore was quite irritated that I was taking him away from fun times rolling around on the floor to take a picture. And then he wanted to eat the bear and I didn't let him. Life is very hard when you are a baby.

Varying Degrees of Moving Success

Joshua is starting to become more mobile. Sort of. He's recently learned how to roll both from his tummy to his back and from his back to his tummy. That means he can get places he needs to go, but only if they are to his side. He wants to be able to go forward, but he can't figure out how to do it. Right now he stays on his tummy and he moves his little arms and legs as fast as he can (see the blurs in the picture on the right), but he doesn't seem to know why that's not good enough to allow him to move forward. He'll figure it out, but we're not necessarily hoping it happens any time soon.

Rough Day at the Sprint Center

Tony had an extra ticket to the Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Sprint Center, and he offered it to me.  I was able to find a way to clear out my afternoon schedule, so I was able to head downtown to see two of the games: KU's and K-State's.  Unfortunately, exactly the opposite happened from what I wanted, as KU won their game and K-State lost theirs, which put us both in a bad mood.  Here Tony and I force fake smiles in front of the Sprint Center after the games.

In Da Club

 

My flight home from Milwaukee tonight leaves very late, so I have about four hours here in the Milwaukee airport.  Fortunately my status with Frontier Airlines and my ticket allows me access to the Best Care Club in the airport.  It's a separate area where they have comfortable workstations, areas to relax, TVs, snacks and drinks, etc.  So instead of spending that time out in the regular airport area, I can spend it in here.  I have plenty of work to do, so I'm able to use that time to be productive in a comfortable environment.

A Quiet Mardi Gras

Today was not the most wild Mardi Gras ever. Jason is out of town so it was just me and Joshua. I ate gumbo to celebrate, but that's about it. Joshua had a frustrating time because he can almost scooch along on his tummy, but not quite. He can almost sit for awhile, but not quite. And he can almost roll from his back to his tummy but not quite. So he gets really frustrated when he tries to do all those things but can't. Here he is with some Mardi Gras beads to celebrate the day.