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Because Dan was gone on an overnight trip (the reason I didn't have the camera to take pix of Dex yesterday) I spent an entire 24 hours with the little man. Exhausting (as always) but he cracks me up all the time. One of his middle teeth finally broke through, and his drool level was off the charts today, so I think the other two are right there. So he's technically at 4 teeth...
He absolutely destroyed any fruit I gave him today! :)
No Dex blog tonight; I forced myself to wrap up our Boston trip here: http://honk4honeymoon.typepad.com/my_weblog/boston/
But here's one from the archives :) This was Dex at his 4 month doc appt!
Part 3: Sunday June 14th
The weather was pretty crummy on Sunday, so we took our time leaving the room in the morning. As we planned to have a big lunch, and we were still recovering from our blowout the night before, we opted to grab breakfast at Dunkin Donuts before hopping on the subway to grab a movie.
We got a little bit lost, but thanks to Google Maps on my phone, we finally found the theater, and saw 'Up." It was just as good the 2nd time, and luckily all the blabbing I had provided Dan with the week prior didn't spoil it for him.
After the movie, we found our way to Neptune's Oyster, the restaurant recommended to us by Nancy, one of O Ya's owners. Dan ordered the veal and tuna tartare sandwich, which he proudly displayed.
I got the Neptune Burger, which was a cheesburger with fried oysters on top. It was the best burger I can remember ever having in my life. Not pictured are the oysters we ordered, as well as some fish tacos. We shared with the tables around us, which included a couple from Greece, and another from Brooklyn.
After more walking around, we found ourselves getting out of the cold and watching tv in our hotel room. We had a ton of shows to catch up on, and after a couple of hours, Dan wanted a snack. Seeing as our hotel had no vending machine, and he was craving chocolate, he called room service, and the following tray arrived 20 minutes later.
While I had a bite of each, he was able to take down both desserts. And the hotel's coffee was to tie for!
Our dinner reservations were at 9:30pm at D&G Oysters. We had some oysters to start, and split a Lobster BLT as an entree. At this point, I think we were so over-fooded and over-seafood-ed, that it was a struggle to finish everything.
The next morning we left at 10am, and got home to see our little munchkin by mid afternoon. The next time we go to Boston, he's coming with us! :)
Dex did so much this weekend! It's so much fun to see him really turning into a little person.
'Real' food he ate this weekend:
Strawberries
Yogurt
Cucumbers
Watermelon
Tomatoes
A breadstick
Peaches
We took him to the public market on Saturday morning, and he had a great time. Grandma Michele came to visit on Sunday, and she brought him some new toys, including a pull toy alligator. Watch the video to see it. :) He's also a fan of playing the kazoo, and is getting much better at waving goodbye. Pillow attacking is still a favorite activity, and as he's on the go nonstop, all non-poop diaper changes take place with him standing up. Way faster and everyone's happy!
Walking the alligator from Dan Bezek on Vimeo.
This post is a day late because Wednesday night was busy! After work I went to an RIT alumni event sponsored by the College of Business Dean, and Dan and Dex met Becky out for dinner for her birthday. Dex tried a tomato for the first time, as well as a little bit of an olive. And of course he enjoyed cucumbers, as they're a tried and true favorite. Notice how his pacifier clip doubles as a food handle?
After dinner, I met everyone for a movie, while Grandma Linda took over evening Dex duties. It was a late night, so tonight's post is a catchup. Dex is still chatty and silly, and his 4 top teeth are going to pop through any day! Have a good weekend!
A week after last Tuesday's misery, this Tuesday was completely different. Dex was SUPER chatty and happy all day, and he ate well, and napped well. And he tore apart the front living room. He's a big fan of taking everything off the shelf and 'sorting' it all over the floor.
He's still attached to his sippy cup, and it was never far from him today.
He's so much more vocal now, and can definitely identify things with the routine they match. Getting out the highchair? A squeal of excitement! Running the water for the bath? Same noise! Putting on the front carrier? He crawls over at top speed and tries to climb you to get into it.
He also understands what to do when you say 'high five' or 'gimmie five.'
Here's a video!
Gimmie Five from Dan Bezek on Vimeo.
I also forgot to post this from the golf tournament last week; Uncle Tom made this wine and it's a photo of us from last year's tournament. Dex was there too :)
Dex got progressively better over the weekend. Now all that's left of his cold is a crusty nose and the occasional cough.
You'll see he was back to fine form in the cute department too :)
He made a cameo at the Bezek Memorial Golf Tournament, and even took a break to send some texts from my Blackberry (while Uncle Cory watched).
He slept great, enjoyed his baths (and peed in them a couple of times), crunched on lots of crackers and cucumbers, and practiced his pillow tackling skills. Then of course there was Father's Day, and he made sure to give his dad and grandpa lots of smiles and noises.
I am so relieved he's over that cold, and is back to our happy little guy. He stayed up until 9:30pm Friday night, but I didn't mind for one second as we were having the best time. :)
After a rough start, Dex got some solid sleep in Wednesday night, and was pretty close to being his old self on Thursday. Still a bit boogery and hoarse, but lots of smiles in between. And no fever! And no Tylenol needed! He's still not back up to eating like before, but that's probably not far behind. I tried giving him a blop of baby food to see what he'd do, and I think some of it wound up in his mouth. :)
He went to sleep no problem tonight (knock on wood), so I'm going to catch up on some zz's and keep this short.
Dex was up all night last night screaming. He was so congested and gooped up, that he screamed from 10:30pm to 1:30am. We tried a car ride and everything. Nothing worked.
Dan stayed up with him all night and let him sleep on his chest on the couch, the only place he'd conk out.
He stayed home sick today to at least get some sleep, and told Nicci to go home at noon after he got up because Dex was just so miserable. He had a fever of 101. Tylenol brings it down, and Dan did call the pediatrician for some advice.
He seemed to improve tonight, but he's still feverish and his nose is running like a faucet. I tried putting him down after a lengthy bedtime routine, but he's been howling for a little bit now. We'll see how tonight goes, but at least I have the expectation that I'll get no sleep. No trip post tonight, sorry.
Here he is in a happier moment today. :)
