Last Thursday I began to give Ian his first haircut. I was giving the kids a bath and noticed that in the back his hair went all the way down to the bottom of his neck when wet. I grabbed a pair of scissors and started trimming the back while they were in the tub. Well I only took a few snips before Ian became really curious and kept turning his head to try to see what I was doing. So I wasn't able to finish his haircut. I gave it another whirl while they were in the tub on Tuesday and made a lot more progress - trimming his hair around his ears and more from the back. I can't say I did a perfect job, but considering how much my "client" was moving, I'd say I did just fine. I wanted to trim it a little before his one year pictures are taken at Sears. Nadia was much older before I trimmed her bangs for the first time, and I have yet to cut her hair anywhere else. It was easier to keep her still since she was older and able to follow instructions more than Ian can at 11 months old.
He never cried while I was cutting his hair, but shortly after I was done, Nadia bit him for the first time. I was sitting right beside the tub but wasn't looking at them when it happened. By the way he was screaming and the look on his face, I knew Nadia had to have hurt him in some way. I asked her what happened, and she said "I bite Ian." Poor boy. I gave her credit for being honest, but she was still reprimanded for that behavior. I'd like to say it was the first and last time he will ever be bitten, but given Nadia is only 2 years old I am assuming this will happen again at some point, although I hope it never becomes a frequent problem!
Yesterday was the first time I felt I could honestly say Ian was crawling. He was actually picking up his knees and moving forward. His hands were completely straight (palms on the carpet). He did it a few more times today. He crawls a few inches forward toward a toy that he wants and then sits back down and then crawls a few more steps when the ball rolls out of his reach. He hasn't traveled any great distances by crawling yet, but I can honestly say my boy can crawl. Whew. His favorite thing to do is stand, and he is cruising very far these days. He's taken one step now and then without holding on to anything (to go from one thing to another when cruising).
Today I tried giving him some stage 2 macaroni and cheese (totally pureed). It's too thick for him. He threw up all the contents of his stomach after bite number two. I will say though that instead of giving up, I went and got some pears out and then he ate half a container of pears without puking. So I guess I should be glad that at least there are some foods I can get down him now without him gagging. I still predict next week that he will smash the frosting all over his hands but not put any cake or frosting on his face. Nadia was shoveling the birthday cake into her mouth, but Ian definitely won't be doing that. I did buy him whole milk today to try to boost his caloric intake some.
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