Well after at nine months old, Gabriel has just seen the pediatrician.
The doctor says that Gabriel is physically healthy. Yay! He doctor recommends a greater variety of baby food and ground up fruits and vegetables so we will be introducing those slowly as not to upset his digestion. I was a little scared to introduce him to too much to fast so his suggestion is good to know. Gabriel is advanced in his gross and fine motor skills! I am so proud! He is already crawling, pulling himself up to stand and can manipulate objects.
I would classify Gabriel as a "slow-to-warm-up" child as far as temperament. He is not a "difficult" child, but not a "easy" child either. When he becomes upset it is hard to soothe him and he sometimes accepts my hugs, sometimes not. He has typical emotional reactions for his age: he is fearful of total strangers and is quick to cry when upset or in pain. He is cautious at first around new people, but warms up fairly quickly to friendly people and to new activities and then will vocalize a lot and make eye contact. I don't understand why he is willing to accept my embraces at time and at times not, but I am hoping that this is corrects itself.
Gabriel is extremely attached to me and not quite as attached to my husband. He gets separation anxiety but we realize that is normal for his age. He is making an effort to increase the time he spends with Gabriel, changing diapers, playing and feeding.
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It sounds as though your son and my daughter have very similar characteristics. Emelia is difficult to warm up and console as well. Hopefully this will change with time and some effort.
Aw I'm so happy for you that he's advanced in his motor skills! My Reece is a little behind right now but we're hoping he'll catch up. He also has some separation anxiety with me and my husband, he is much more attached to me but yet again it is just one more thing for us to work on together.
My daughter is advanced in motor skills as well. She's grabbing things to pull herself up, and I can't wait until she can stand up on her own.
I have the same problem with my son Cillian, where sometimes he'll accept being soothed and sometimes will push away. He can be very difficult to console at times. Don't know how we're going to correct that, hopefully it fixes itself in time as long as we keep caring for him properly and he builds a stronger bond with us!
My daughter Rosie is also slow to warm up. I wonder if that's an issue, or if a little caution might be a good thing. I'm less afraid of that than I am of completely eliminating any need for discretion on her part. She is going to be a part of the real world some day!
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