Look Ma, both feet!
Well we have reached a couple developmental milestones around here. As his pediatrician said "he's growing like a champ." and he weighs 19 and a half pounds now. So I guess his lack of sleep isn't holding Charlie back too much from forging ahead towards being able to walk around his college campus someday.
As I type this he is going berserk in the Johny-Jump-Up.
What a fabulous invention for little boys who like to kick!
In the last two weeks Charlie has:
1. Decided to start waking up every two to three hours at night again. He has also decided to continue with the two-month trend of taking only 35-45 minute naps.
He doesn't seem to mind being sleep deprived, and carries on cheerfully with his days and nights.
For his mama's sake however, we are looking into what could be causing this lack of sleep.
2. Started rolling over both ways. But he only goes one direction, so he barrel rolls until he reaches an obstacle too big to push over. (...though that doesn't stop him from trying....) Then he grunts until I put him back in the middle of the room again. I found him repeatedly attempting to move the dresser with his head yesterday. Let's just say the dresser won over his poor head...each time! It is weird to have to remember he won't stay where I put him any more!
3. Gotten a highchair.
Mealtimes have become quite amusing around here. I've been giving him cereals and pureed fruits for the last month or so. He loves pears and nectarines, dislikes peaches, and feels neither here nor there about squash and plums. Last week, Charlie started eating solid food...sort of. Meaning he tries like mad to put the stuff in his mouth and sometimes it actually makes it! Like the hungry caterpillar in Eric Carle's book, he has eaten through one green bean, two blueberry bagels, three quarters of a waffle, four pieces of tortilla and a multitude of rice grains.
He is showing off for his Grandparents and friends in the Philippines in this picture, I'm pretty sure!
We also introduced him to the sippy cup thinking it would take him a while to figure it out...nope! This video was taken shortly after its maiden voyage to his highchair. It was love at first sight. It might even have replaced the Nalgene bottle.
The boy would certainly not starve if something happened to me! He has loved everything we've given him so far.
4. Had his first... and second and third... grown-up shower. (Our solution to his being too big for the baby tub and too small for the regular tub.) He loves playing with the water and just takes a cute little sharp deep breath when you put him under to rinse him off. Holding a naked soapy baby is a hair-raising experience and reminds me of all those stories I've heard about trying to catch a greased pig!
5. Started sitting up on his own for a couple minutes at a time. I don't think we are ready for this...but here it comes regardless. Whoa! Just what do we need to do to baby proof this place again?
5 comments:
It is such fun reading your comments on Charlie's development. He is so adorable. You can tell he is enjoying all his new discoveries!
Keren! I love the updates. It was so fun to see you in Seattle, I'll have to call soon to find out what is new with you three.
oxoxo jen
Sympathizing with your sleep troubles, Keren! It's hard to know when sleeping problems are totally random and when they're fixable. We found that Elijah slept poorly if he had a long, late nap, and that he seemed to have tummy troubles with certain things I ate. And those tummy troubles started and stopped abruptly and randomly. I hope you're able to figure out some fixes to the sleep issues!
Great update! It was lovely to see you in Seattle.
My godmother gave me a great gift at my baby shower: white cotton gloves (like the kind you can use overnight with lotion on your hands to help dry skin--i think any pharmacy has them...) for baby bathing. The gloves act as washcloths, but they also help keep a better grip on a slippery baby !
Darling pictures--can't wait to read more and see more!
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