Devin Kekoa Yee Izon

Celina's cousin Sheena says "a quiet baby is better than one that cries all of the time."  She's probably right and we should be thankful that Devin's screaming and spitting fit has ended.  But now he's SUPER quiet...only laughing or whinning when we put him down, he's hungry, or he's in pain.  Being the over worried parent that Celina is, she searched the internet for "baby too quiet."  Other parents have had the same "baby too quiet syndrome" between 6-9 months and speculate that it's caused by the baby concentrating on other skills, such as learning how to roll over, crawl, and sit up.  And since that's just where Devin is at developmentally...Celina isn't so worried anymore (but she'll still check with the doctor at his next appointment). 

Speaking of learning how to roll over, crawl, and sit up...Devin continues to enjoy the freedom of rolling over from his tummy to back and is still trying to perfect rolling over from his back to his tummy (that darn arm keeps getting in his way).  He loves slug-crawling or walking [with our help] and chasing Audi.  Audi also loves it! 

As you can tell from Devin's Growth Chart or Photo Gallery, Devin LOVES eating.  He is now consistently eating 6.5oz of formula 4 times a day, 3 meals of 2 tablespoons of rice cereal mixed with 2 teaspoons of either pureed fruits or veggies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and 4 teaspoons of apple sauce or a slice of mashed banana for afternoon snack.  Solid meals and snacks are accompanied with 2oz. of fruit juice and water mixed together.  Boy, oh boy...we wonder how much he's going to tip the scale next week at his 6 month appointment. 

Warmest Aloha,

Darin, Celina, & Devin