Not Just Pathetic

And so people don't think Dexter is just sad and pathetic, here are a couple of new pictures of him having a "ball" at daycare this week:

The Fall

On Friday, Dexter fell out of his highchair at daycare and landed on his head. My first concern was a concussion. Here was that lovely goose egg:

Poor baby. I did take him to the pediatrician, since he seemed to be sleepier than normal, but she felt like he looked okay, especially since he fell on a tough part of the skull. Regardless, I took him home on concussion watch. He was clingy, but otherwise okay, and I got some smiles, too.

Fast forward to Saturday. He still wasn't himself. He was fine while he was still, but he was wincing and crying in pain whenever I picked him up or moved him or he tried to crawl. He wasn't wanting to do much of anything but sit on my lap and be quiet. So, I took him to the children's ER. Check out the cute hospital gown:

There, he got a CT scan (just in case on the head bump) and an x-ray of his chest, where the doctor was able to confirm a broken left clavicle. We got fitted into an apparatus like a backpack and a sling for his arm to help keep him from using it. Here he is right after getting fitted for his sling and hanging out with me in the ring sling. 

Between the two slings, that arm wasn't going anywhere. :)

We figured out how to manage the carseat straps, and headed home from the ER:

Monkey tried to make everything better. Dexter's been sleeping well (here he is sleeping in the set of stuff):

And I really think he's okay. He'll have to wear that for 4-8 weeks (we'll have a better idea when we meet with the orthopedist next week), but the ED doctor didn't think he'd have lasting range-of-motion affects or anything.

It's been a tough week turning one. He had hand-foot-and-mouth disease over the weekend (during his party), and he got 12-month shots on Wednesday. Together with this fall, we're happy to wait awhile for more birthdays.

Standing!

I know it's been a while since I posted. I'll try to do better and re-commit to posting pictures. Here's one from daycare -- he's standing more and more, these days!

And since it's been a while, here are some cute pics from the last 2 months or so:

But eating can get SOOOO tiring!

Introduction to peas!

The kid will seriously eat anything. The other night, he ate half a cob of corn, some steak, baked potato, and salad. With only 5 teeth!

He loves to open and close drawers. Even at the doctors' office where he really shouldn't.

Those are some cute bottom teef!

Yay! Happy boy!

Both my boys, enjoying a snooze.

The Pool!

Now that we've had a couple of nice days, we went to the pool -- I just couldn't wait any longer to introduce him!

Just starting out with toes in the water.

Made it to sitting, but already annoyed with the hat, so that went away.

After his first underwater dunking. Fine, but a little clingy.

Did great with the second dunking!

Sat him on the step and he pushed off into my hands.

Splashing and splashing -- hey wait! Why's my face getting wet?

We had such a blast. Only lasted about 20 minutes in the pool before starting to get shivery, so looking forward to it getting a bit warmer and being able to stay a bit longer. Woohoo! Summer!

At Daycare

It really is great that daycare sends us pictures of him playing. It's so nice to know that your child is happy and doing well throughout the day when you're off working. Here is Dexter playing with his favorite thing. The toy shelf.

I'm pretty sure that's the part he most loves. Unfortunately, the shelf doesn't always love him back, as he fell near it yesterday and got a little scratch on his head. But I have no doubt he will be right back at it today.

He is also a fan of the jumperoo thing. I don't actually know what it's called, but it's like a exersaucer with springs for extra fun jumping. And so, between all the fun toys to play with and the jumping, he's a fan of this one, too.

Enjoy your weekend!

Hello, I'm....

My name is Dexter and I'm a cutie-patootie!

Learning My ABCs

Apparently, little dude is learning his ABCs today.

Sitting!

Dexter would like everyone to know that he's pretty close to mastering this sitting thing. So exciting!

 

I Love Books!

 Daycare sent these pictures today. Looks like Dexter's going to take after momma and daddy in his bookworminess!

I Know, I Know

I already posted today. But I can't help it. The little dude is too freaking cute.

The little girl in the top of the picture is just 2 weeks younger than Dexter, so we will likely be advancing through daycare together. Meanwhile, Dexter spent a little bit of time today in the next class up when they needed to adjust ratios. Two weeks ago they would have worried about him getting squished. Now he's mobile enough on his own (but no crawling yet) to be able to handle himself fine.

I'm one proud Momma.

The Odd Way This Kid Sleeps

So, it turns out that this kid sleeps pretty oddly. Here's a collection of recent sleeping positions that we've seen out of him.

The pretty standard, tummy-lying arm tuck.

The fully spread-out, back-lying sprawl.

The tucked-knees, head-smushed into the slats look.

Not sure what this one is.

Hey. At least he's sleeping.

More Happy Boyness!

Here's today's pile of fun and cuteness!

What a glorious, happy smile!

Dexter's current favorite activity -- tongue sticking!

Who? Me?

Love this little dude!

Happy boy!

Friday morning -- happy boy!

No Complex Here

But I do love being the center of attention with most of the other babies still on vacation from daycare.

I can practically hear him asking if all these toys are really for him. He is apparently always good for a laugh when he rolls over and sees himself in the mirror.

Happy New Year!

Happy 2013 to you from the cutest little dressed-up dude on the planet. :)

Check me out! I'm dancing!