5 months
One more month… We have been really busy in the past few weeks, and this explains the lack of updates: Tizi went back to work on April 9, and she had been spending every free moment prepping for the new class she was teaching. It went really well, but it was challenging trying to find the time to do everything. Matt has been a huge help, taking care of Keegan in the evening to give Tizi some computer time. Tizi enjoys going back to Platt college, and the adult conversation, and enjoys even more spending the afternoons with the little guy: it is the best of both worlds. We celebrated the 5 month occasion with a weight-in and nice walk on a warm, sunny San Diego weekend.
Keegan is doing well and growing steadily, if not rapidly. He is now 11.9 lb (5.4Kg) and 25 in (64 cm) long. He is still very active, and not a big sleeper. He still wants to stand on his own two feet. In fact, he even held himself up all without support one day. He is trying to roll over (back to belly) but so far he has only made it half way. We are trying to get him to sit down, but it is not easy. Our friend Jennifer lent us a Bumbo seat, and we put him in it a few times. He was at first perplexed, but now he likes it a little more…for a whole 5 minutes at a time. We are not giving up!
Keegan seems to enjoy daycare. He eats and sleeps quite a bit there, and he doesn’t drive everyone crazy (or so they say). We had to add some formula to his diet, which didn’t make Tizi very happy. However, a nasty stomach flue virus that wiped out both Matt and Tizi during a single weekend, in the middle of a heat wave didn’t leave us any choice. I guess this is the first real bug Keegan brought home from daycare (colds don’t count): he got it first, but he was not nearly as affected. Fortunately Keegan didn’t have any problems with the formula, and Mattie quite enjoys being able to do some of the feedings. In the next few weeks we will introduce some rice cereal, and we will see if he likes it.
getting his first formula bottle
