Hi everybody!

Gwydion visits Santa

We went to see Santa last week and Gwydion had a great time! He was a little confused as to why this strange person was holding him, but as long as Mommy was there everything was just fine. As you can see, he was so excited he just couldn't stop wiggling! We tried several times to get a picture with a smile and no wiggling, but apparently Gwydion just doesn't work that way. He's a happy boy, and when he's happy, he's moving.



We're going for a late Thanksgiving dinner at Mom's house today, so I'll post another update and a few more pics later. Hope you all had an wonderful holiday!

A visitor, and yes, new foods to taste! (click here for pics)

Gwydion had a very special visit at the beginnning of this month. Our friend Chelsea made a special trip to Oklahoma just to see him! They got along fabulously and I think Gwydion misses her a bit. We went to the zoo for the first time and wandered all over town looking at stuff. It was loads of fun!



We also took Gwydion to get his chest x-ray. Not fun!! He cried the whole time, but at least we finally got some good pictures for the doctor to look at next month. We also got an unexpected bonus! His lower jaw just happened to be in the x-ray, so we know which tooth is coming in next! (it is a 3rd lower incisor). We can't wait! He's also been trying lots of new foods lately- biter biscuits, apples, bananas, pears, green beans, and yellow squash. I just finished making butternut squash, sweet potatos and asparagus! Hopefully he'll like those too.

6 Month Appointment

Gwydion's 6 month appointment was yesterday. He's getting longer and thinner every time we get him measured! He is 16 pounds (30%) and 27 inches (70%). The doctor said everything looked good and we are clear to start solids. He had yellow squash for lunch yesterday and loved it! The only thing we have to watch is his heart murmur. The doctor said it was left over from when he was in utero and should have closed shortly after birth. There is still plenty of time for it to close. We are taking him to get an x-ray and an ultrasound next month just to keep tabs on it. It really isn't anything to worry about though! The doctor said he is quite healthy. His next check up is in 3 months, so we'll see how much bigger he's gotten by then!



His 6 month pictures will be done in a few weeks and I'll send them as soon as I can. We also plan on sending photo Christmas cards, for those of you that can't get enough of our sweet, handsome boy!

A long expected update (click here for pictures!)

I've got lots of pictures to share this time around, so I'll be trying a new format. Click on the title to this section for pictures. If it doesn't work, let me know and I'll try something different.

Gwydion has done quite a lot of growing in the last two weeks. I weighed him last week and he was 16.5 lbs and 26 1/2 inches long! He's getting so big! He can sit up on his own, though he's rather wobbly. He loves to stand against the back of the couch and look out the window. He grabs everything he can reach. If he can't reach an object, he projects his whole body toward it! More often than not, this ends with him flat on his face, but he doesn't seem to mind.

He's also gotten his first tooth (after 3 months of chewing on things and generally being fussy!). He's much happier now, but also seems to be working on another tooth.



His 6 month appointment is next week, so I'll post official weight and length then. We're also getting pictures taken for his 6 month birthday, I'll post (and mail) them as soon as I can.