Some recent pictures.

Gabe's front teeth are fixed and Zane sat up on his own!

Gabe had his dental surgery yesterday. All went well. He has been sensory seeking and stimming a lot since then, but I don't think it has anything to do with the surgery. His front caps on his teeth look different, but I am sure in time I will get used to it. It just makes me sad that his teeth were that damaged and he had to have a root canal on them :-(.

Zane went from laying on the floor to a sitting position last night! He also said dadadada on Sunday and he got his very first tooth on Wednesday. He has had such a busy week. I can't believe he is going to be 8mo soon. He is getting so big.

This weekend we are going to a picnic with some of my friends from work. I hope Gabe behaves. And then we have a birthday party to go to as well. Daddy took off on Monday and I am thinking a trip to the Harbor might be nice. They have a lot of cool things there for kids. The last trip we took to the Harbor was cut very short by one stinky little boy. Gabe had one of the biggest tantrums and we had to leave. Maybe this time will be different.

mouthing and chewing

Sounds like the title of this post should be about Zane....but no...it's about Gabe. He is getting worse with mouthing things. We saw a decrease in his desire to put everything in his mouth, but the past month or so it's getting really bad again. I have tried his wiggle toys, chewy foods, sour foods, spicy foods, etc to "wake" up that mouth of his. So far today I have found a paint brush, a car, some paper, and his fingers in his mouth. I feel like all I say anymore is "please not in your mouth Gabe" I wonder how many non edible items my son has eaten in his 4 years of life?

Zane is growing so big

Zane had his 6mo checkup. Well it was more like almost 7mo checkup. They canceled his first one. He grew 3 inches and gained 2 pounds. His head is HUGE. He is in the 20th % for weight and height...but his head is in the 88%. WOW!!!

Zane isn't crawling yet and still tips over when he is sitting...but I'm not in a big hurry to have him crawl. We don't have any gates up yet. Zane actually prefers to be in his jumper chair more then on the floor. He loves to make that thing bounce. He is such a crazy baby in it!

I just can't believe Zane is almost 7mo old. Where in the world does time go?

Sonic

Gabe LOVES video games...more then any kid out there. I'm sure of it :-). He is obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog right now. Everything Sonic. Even his name is Sonic. I dare not call him Gabe. I remember a time when I couldn't call him anything but Gabe. Not even my "cutie pie". He would say..."NO, I Gabe" and I would just smile...now it's Sonic. I guess I am going to have to start looking for a Sonic costume for Halloween! Planning ahead...way ahead. I am sure it's not going to be east finding one...watch out ebay...here I come.

So Zane went to the dr. today. It's an ear infection. He is now on Zithromax for 5 days. I thought it was a three day thing...but his bottle of med says 5 days. I should call the dr. in the morning. He is sooo fussy poor little guy. In between the fussiness he smiles and plays.

We are skipping the fire works this year. Zane freaks out over loud noises. He is so not like his brother. Gabe didn't even flinch when he was a baby...he went to the fire works at 4mo and he didn't even bat an eye when the very loud cannons went off...not Zane though...if I yell at the cat he cries...

I better get off the computer...there's a big storm

no teeth, ear infection, wraparound

So Zane wasn't getting teeth. Nope...he had another ear infection. He just finished antibiotics...and I am thinking he still has one...so I am calling the dr. tomorrow. Zane is still just rolling over...no crawling or any real sign that it will happen. He continues to droll like crazy. I really thought he was getting those teeth. He realized he has thumbs...and he loves to push his thumb down on my arm, daddy's arm, the floor, his toys, or what ever he can and wiggle it back and forth...he does that when he is really tired. It's cute!

Gabe started wraparound. He was pretty good for the BSC and the TSS. The TSS did go out with us in public and noticed his stimming. He also ran from me but not too far. I am so glad we are doing wraparound. I think Gabe is going to learn a lot from these two ladies!!! And they are both really nice.

We took the kids to the amusement park over the weekend. Gabe LOVED the water park. Zane screamed. He hated the cold water...even the slow running baby water park. Finally we just covered him with his blanket and towel and he went to sleep. As long as no water hit him he was okay. If even a sprinkle hit him he cried! We tried to watch the live musical show they had but both boys were minding the loudness. Gabe kept his hands by his ears...and then every now and then he moved them and covered his brothers ears. It made me smile that he was worried about Zane.
Gabe rode every ride he could. He even rode a small roller coaster...and loved it. I figured he would like the fast rides...he is such a sensory seeker. The fast ones are right up his alley! It was a great day.

bleeping bank....

ERRRR.....AHHHHH.....My flipping bank changed names. They say they bought out another bank...but I don't buy it...if they bought out the bank then why did they change names? Hmmm...why? And they have to change their whole online banking system...and now I can't check my account and when I went to use my ATM card the flipping thing wouldn't work. I got denied. Do you know how embarrassing that is? And I had deposited cash....hard cash..not a check. That money should be available right away. Oh I am so flipping mad. Then I tried to call them...and whole phone system is down. And this is from a bank that had a "no merger mania" saying. BULL SHIT! Maybe it is time to go with a credit union...or there is always the mattress. Seriously....this is insane. Oh someone is going to get an ear full.....They are lucky I had cash to pay for my groceries that's all I have to say....