I think I will start with the question... I hope this is something that another parent has had to deal with because I have no idea what to do. Okay...so, David gags himself. Yes, gags himself. Since he has been able to eat solids I have made his food and he has always been a wonderful eater and eaten everything I give him. As most of you know, he's a wee little thing... even though he is a good eater. Over the last two weeks he has started not eating. Sometimes he will scarf down everything you hand him and then others he pitches a fit. He has even gone a whole day with only milk and a little bit of hotdog and animal crackers. What can a mother do to a 13 month old? (Any suggestions there... I'll listen!) Back to the main question... so, last week he started sticking his hand down his throat and gagging himself! No... I am not a "purger!" NEVER have been. So, I ruled that out. He hasn't witnessed Matthew or I doing that. He has been home with me all summer, so I know he didn't learn it at daycare. He doesn't vomit when he does it, just gags himself. He ONLY does it when he is in his highchair and after he has "finished" eating.
I have tried several things: 1- ignore him, but he keeps on doing it 2- pop his hand, but he continues to do it or 3- take him out of the highchair, and he stops!
So.... what do I do about my little gagger? And why do you think he does this? Help please!
Now, onto the "news" in the Coblentz household:
David had his first trip to the beach! We had a blast. We went with "Uncle" Spears and "Aunt" Meagan, "Uncle" Wylie and "Aunt" Hilary, and "Uncle" Allan and "Aunt" Somer. David loved the wade-in pool, the beach, and the ocean. We stayed for five days and had the best, first family trip ever! Here are a few pictures of that!
At the beginning of June I had my wisdom teth taken out. While I was under anesthesia, they discovered that my heart was producing PVC's. That stands for Premature Ventricular Contractions. It just means that there were times where my heart would beat faster than it was supposed to. They recommended I see a cardiologist. Lovely. Another thing to deal with. So, I saw my cardiologist last two Wednesdays ago and he heard "several" PVC's. He said it was probably nothing to worry about, but he wanted to go ahead and eliminate problems. Guess what his "prescription" was? A beautiful heart monitor. Yes... you would think that these days they would have some type of digital, small device. Oh no... it's about the size of a handheld cassette player (if you can even imagine those anymore) with three, yes 3 probs stuck to my chest. It looks great in clothes! :) I would post a picture, but it's too much of a hassle. Maybe I will later... because, don't worry, I get to wear this baby for 30 days! We are on day 11.
David began standing and walking on his own. He has been taking steps for a while now, but he would only do it if we put him down or he pulled up on something. Now he stands where he is and goes. I think that's called "walking!" Scarey. He is ALL over the place! I love it!
David also had his 12 month checkup. We went last Monday. He was 18.5 lbs. (under the 5%) and 28 1/4 inches (8%). Yes, we are tiny. When I got home Matthew was not happy. Not that he was upset, but every male wants their son to be a "big" boy. Well, we went back and looked at Matthew's baby book to see where he was at 12 months. You won't believe this.... Matthew was 18.14 lbs and only 28 inches!! Isn't that crazy. That'd eased Matthews mind. There's hope out there for our "little" man!
The school (Wilson Elementary) I will be teaching at finally opened up on Thursday. We were able to move stuff in. I will post pictures once I get something in there. I took all the stuff I had up there and unloaded and unpacked it. We still don't have desks or boards on the walls so we can't do any decorating yet. I am still looking for ideas on how to display the birthdays of my class in my room. (I'll be teaching fourth grade.) Any ideas... throw them my way!
