Chester

Chester
Chester at 5:30 am on his 3 month birthday!

The Chester Diaries: Celebrating the feast and famine known as new motherhood.

Welcome to my blog! My name is Lara and I gave birth in April, 2010 to a baby boy. I've been calling him "Chester" since he was a little chestnut in my tummy. To commemorate his three month birthday, I wanted to write about the crazy, joyous and exhausting ride I've been having as a first-time mom. If you're interested in reading about the highs and lows of uncharted mommy territory as well as my unhealthy obsession with shopping, (particularly baby gear), reviews, and pop culture observations, then you've come to the right place. Be warned: This cute kid has a mommy who can be a bit of a potty mouth.

Note: This blog is no longer active but please enjoy Chester's journey from 3 months to 2+ years.


Tuesday, November 30

Happy 7 months!

Can you believe it's been a month already?  Happy birthday to little C who turned 7 months today.  As per tradition, these were taken this morning when he finally decided to awaken from his slumber WELL after 9 am!

Milestones this month include him starting to talk.  Well not really talk.  More like random jabber.  Although he does say something that sounds suspiciously like "Dada" over and over which I'm not exactly thrilled with.  lol... Other neat things:
FU toys.  Remote = Win!  I think we watch too much TV.
He's started to sit up.  Not really on his own though and certainly not unassisted, although I think he's past the Bumbo stage.

Rockin' the Saturday Night Fever split.
He's gone from the sink to the big boy tub.



He's enjoying his toys, kicking his feet, and splashing around now that he has some space.

He's begun to eat.  He seems to even like it now.  He's digging peas, pears and sweet potatoes.


He's starting to enjoy water quite a bit.  I'm going to try the sippy cup now that he seems to have mastered the bottle.

 Lastly, he's been crying a lot in the last few weeks and he hasn't been nursing well at all.   It's non-stop crying/whining/freak-outs all day, which is a little OTT after dealing with it for days on end.
We suspected teething since it's been going on for MONTHS on end with no teeth in sight.  But finally, we noticed the appearance of two little front teeth on his bottom gums tonight.  They haven't broken through but you can clearly see their outline.  Uh oh.  Does that mean they're going to break through any day?  They weren't there last week. Looking forward to all the new things that will happen in the next month.  We'll be right in the thick of holiday season.  Chester's first Xmas and our first as a family!  So much to be thankful for.

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