Tuesday, January 31, 2012

4 months, 1 week

Let's see, what has been going on this past week?  Still can't believe you are 4 months old now!  Besides that, we started a big milestone: first solid foods :) I'm not counting the rice cereal, as that isn't the same to me as this. Your first "food"? Sweet peas.  I tried making a mash/purée of them (bought frozen ones and microwave-steamed them) using the food mill, which sort of worked, but not as well as I'd hoped.  I had enough to serve you, though, and you seemed to like them, even if you got a bit impatient with us trying to feed you half the time lol.  A few days later, you got to try your second "food": Fuji apple.  This one was much easier to prepare and you liked it rather well, too.
You are getting really good at grasping and holding things.  Dad got pix of you holding your bottle and even putting it in your mouth!  We love watching you play with your rattles and other toys.  You now grab the toys above you on the play mat.
One of my favorite things that you do now is the 'tickle-giggle'.  I hope I can get a video clip of it because it is too adorable, really.  When you are on the changing table, I tickle the sides of your neck and you giggle in a way that just melts my heart <3  I also love listening to you talk to yourself--you do this almost every morning while I am pumping milk.
This past weekend, you went with us in the car; daddy went to his meetup, we went to Tuesday Morning and Buy Buy Baby.  After that, we went out for dinner at Toscana; you slept through this and as we left, a couple sitting nearby admired and complimented you on being such a good baby :)
For some reason, you now really like baths but hate when I take you out.  I thought it might be the temperature change, but even with the space heater right near, you still become unhappy.  You also dislike changing out of your day clothes into pyjamas, as well as being put in the crib to go to sleep (you are happy after you get your pacifier and the lights go out).  You still aren't sleeping as long as you once did, but we'll settle for the 5-6 hour stretches you go.
You are doing much better about tummy time, though it's still far from a favorite activity.  You do like your new Bumbo seat, though, which will help a lot.
And last, you are now more smiley for the camera, though it continues to be a challenge to capture.  Thus, I am looking into getting professional pix taken soon (even if daddy thinks it's unnecessary ;) )  Love you always~mommy
bumbo seat/better at tummy time

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

4 months!!!

Wow, just wow.  You are 4 months old today (ok, technically yesterday, since it is 12:30am on the 25th now).  I have been wanting to write in your blog and simply not been able to find much time--mommy is one busy woman, let me tell you!  Gotta work a lot so I can afford you lol ;)  Honestly, one my resolutions for the year is to make sure I blog here more often than I have been.  Please forgive me for my slacking and know that it is not because of lack of interest in doing so.
You are still a "big boy"--at today's doctor appointment, you weighed 18lbs 10oz and were 28 inches long!  This put you at the 100th percentile for both categories.  Your head circumference was in the 95th percentile (think it was 17.5 inches).  You now wear 6-9month size clothing.  Since around Christmas time or so, you decided you needed to be fed during the night again.  This makes mommy and daddy very tired, but we are surviving :)  Today the doctor said if we start you on solids, you will most likely stay full longer and go back to sleeping through the night; we have our fingers crossed for this.  We tried giving you a tiny bit rice cereal a couple of times in the past couple of weeks; first time was rough, second time went pretty well, but third was rough again.  I think you may like it better if we mix it with some veggies or fruits, so we will try that tomorrow; would have done it today, but you were a bit fussy from the shots, so we thought it best to wait a day.
Well, I know it was a short update, but it's better than not writing at all.  Mommy is quite tired and needs to go to bed now.  Love you lots and hope you wake feeling better tomorrow!  ~ta mère