7 weeks

Tomorrow is my 7 week birthday

As of today :

1. I smiled my first big smiles, possibly in response to Mom's funny vowel noises
2. I was grabbing at toys
3. I was kicking and wiggling and awake for large chunks of the day
4. I like to use my legs to jump in the air!

It's funny how they start doing things suddenly one day.

cuddly

Smelling baby heads all afternoon is the best

sleep

The past 2 days he's been doing great!!  I will believe it when it happens 7 days in a row though.  Not getting my hopes up yet that this is going to be a regular thing.  I think I got about 4/5 hours the first night, and 6 last night!  Really good sleep for us.

For the past 2 nights he has :

1. Been awake more during the day
2. Been quieter at night - bye bye earplugs!
3. Slept for solid 2 hours in between each feeding at night

he seems more like a human being with a personality every day

Also, I gave cooking an actual effort for a change and made braised pork carnitas (little meats) served simply with corn tortilla, homemade pickled red onion, cilantro, and a little lime!

 Recipes here : 

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2011/11/homesick-texan-carnitas/

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2011/02/green-bean-salad-with-pickled-red-onions-and-fried-almonds/

weekend off

I got a chance to go shopping and lunch with friends on Saturday and the entire day on the boat on Sunday!

Baby is looking bigger every day and seems to have either accepted that after we eat, the food has to come out, or the non dairy diet is working.  One day I might reintroduce dairy and see which one it is.

 

happy due date!

Happy due date birthday Elliott!

Due today, but instead 6 weeks old and I'm guessing 7 1/2 lbs or so

Last weekend we had mom, dad, and great grandmommy come visit for a day!  You had people holding you all day long, how spoiled you are!

still awake

yup its 6:17 am....got a half hr sleep so far

SUPER

wide awake

4 am...guess we're not sleeping tonight!

sigh

baby wearing

trying the baby ring sling out

enjoying some bach

Just preparing him to be a musical prodigy

hard at work

Turning his head during tummy time

5 1/2 weeks

 Good workout!

This was supposed to be supported seating at the waist, but I can't really support his waist and take a photo.  He does o-k on his own though!

I think he got really excited about the fact that he can lift his head up using his extensor muscles (muscles generally on the back side of your body, like back of your neck to bend it back), because after we "worked out" and I carried him around the house he was flailing his bobble head all over the place making himself dizzy.  I think he is starting to realize he is going to start becoming a real baby soon!

Things we worked on today :

• Bringing arms to midline and then to mouth (for pre-feeding movements)
• Pushing on feet and pulling legs straight to straighten and strengthen (for pre-walking)
• Massaging palms and digits (for fine motor later on)
• Sitting upright - he doesn't have much muscle control now but it helps him feel how the upright position feels in his semicircular canals and gives him a different viewpoint visually...helps him see his hands and feet better.
• Tummy time and neck strength