July 13, 2000 - Thursday
We're still not settled into our new house or our new schedule commuting. The good news is that Harry seems to be handling all the time in the car quite well. Sometimes his mother or I will sit in the back with him and keep him entertained, but other times he just sleeps. However, that can be both good and bad and we haven't decided which it is yet. It's good, obviously, because he's quiet in the car. The trouble is that he has lost virtual any schedule he had before we moved and that may be causing him anxiety elsewhere in his life. Fortunately, for the most part his sleeping at night doesn't seem to be suffering, even though he now has his own room in the house and no longer sleeps in a crib in our bedroom. We still have a baby monitor on, but he's alone.

Harry's two morning a week daycare provider, on the other hand, has not been able to successfully give Harry a bottle for a while. I think this difficulty started before we moved, but it's hard to remember exactly and there's no doubt that the problem has reached a head. We understand that refusing to eat is a normal phase for babies, but the fact that Harry's been with his mother so much over the last few weeks and almost always has had a direct-from-the-source milk supply, and the lack of a schedule of morning bottles, is likely no help. And, whether it's related to him not getting enough to drink or not, Harry's been a bit constipated lately. The doctor says not to worry yet and we've been giving him some prunes. So we'll see what "happens".

Finally, Harry is really stepping up his independence when it comes to eating with a spoon. He does pretty well at lunch sometimes, but dinners have been busts many times lately. He'll shut his mouth and keep it closed longer than before and now he's started to use his hands to swat at incoming entrees.


Comments, opinions?