Devin Kekoa Yee Izon

We're sad to announce that Devin's "too quiet baby" phase is over.  Yes, he still has some moments where he's quiet deep in thought, but now that he's mastered the art of rolling over both ways, he's back to cooing, babbling, screaming, singing, and vocalizing his needs for a bottle, his sippy cup, to eat solids, to be carried, or for toys he threw out of reach.  Since he is now able to recognize and vocalize his needs, we've decided to teach him how to relax and put himself to sleep for a nap or bedtime.  Until recently, we rocked, sang, or gave him a bottle to help him sleep so we thought he'd be completely resistent.  The first day was beyond difficult...we put him in his crib while half asleep and he woke up screaming bloody murder.  While he's still somewhat resistant for naps, he has no problems falling asleep on his own at night. 

Now that Devin can roll over, he chooses not to.  Instead, this week he is practicing how to crawl, stand holding onto us or the furniture, and sit up by himself.  Also, this past weekend we bought him an activity center-sometimes referred to as a stationary walker-which he LOVES.  We'll post pictures of him playing in his activity center and sitting by himself next week. 

Devin continues to do well with solids.  He is still eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner but is no longer eating an afternoon snack since he's taking in more solids and bigger bottles (8oz 3 times a day).  His meals now consist of 2 tablespoons of rice cereal and 2.5-3 tablespoons of vegetables or fruits with water (no more juice).  So far he's had peas, green beans, carrots, squash, apple sauce, pears, and bananas.  He LOVES everything, except for the squash. 

Devin had his 6 month check up on September 15th.  He's a lot lighter and shorter (please refer to his growth chart http://devinkekoa.webs.com/growthchart.htm) than we thought he was going to be, but was given a clean bill of health by his peditrician.  His next appointment isn't until December for his 9 month appointment. 

Well, Devin is screaming and crying in his crib refusing to nap so that's it for now.

Warmest Aloha,

Darin, Celina, & Devin