Litte Man, this past week has been among the most fun for mommy and daddy. You are giving smiles more and more freely. And along with that you're starting to coo with your voice, just a little bit each day. You smile at different people too. The most precious thing this week was while you were nursing you were looking up at mommy and first your eyes started to sparkle, then you started to grin, and you intentionally pulled away to shine a huge smile right up at me. This has happened a few times this week. I just melt like butter, you little charmer.
You've become more interactive this past week. Really soaking in your surroundings, listening carefully when we talk to you. Obviously, responding to our cooing over you with smiling. You seem to be aware of, and really enjoy music. You relax when we play spa radio or classical music. (But lately we have Christmas music playing and you like that too).
The second theme for this past week has been S.L.E.E.P.
You've been sleeping like it's going out of style son! These are a few of the spots and positions we find you sleeping in. A few days this week you were only up a few hours, and snoozed the day away! At night you like to be in your 'woombie' (it's stretchy and lets your arms move a little bit still compared to a swaddle) and a blanket around your legs.
We think you must be going through some sort of growth spurt; extra eating and sleeping, and more cranky evenings. Daddy has found that you like to be held in this position. (see picture above). You also like your vibrating bouncer quite a bit. *A huge step forward this week is that you've decided to sleep from 9:30pm - until about 4 or 5am! Mommy LOVES this! And then most days you'll go back to sleep and eat around 7:30am and back to sleep until 9am! I'll take the little bit more fussy evenings in turn for an full night of sleep. What a special gift baby!
These are a few of your favorite "perches" around the house. In the morning you like to be in your "nap nanny" in the kitchen and you watch mommy make coffee and have breakfast, and then gaze outside at the trees and snow. You also do a lot of smiling and talking from here in the mornings.
You spend at least half the day on your tummy (& often in the 'boppy pillow'-you love that), sometimes awake but mostly snoozing. We think it makes your tummy feel good, and when you sleep your body weight keeps your arms from startling awake. This has also made you super strong in your neck and back. You're such a big boy honey!
Mommy bought you "baby legs" this week. I think they're so cute and comfy. You can hang out in your onsie and keep your legs warm too. Auntie Cally bought you a super cute navy and gold pair too- but they're in the wash right now. Thanks Auntie Cal!
This past weekend Grammy and Papa and Auntie Cally and Anna came up to visit. And they watched you for about four hours. You continue to take a bottle pretty well. Mommy and Daddy got to go on a date (Christmas shopping and dinner- it was wonderful to be 'just us' again) but we missed you Little Buddy!
You've started to handle the 'over supply' of mommy's milk better. You don't choke as often, and your clicking/smacking is ever so slightly decreasing. I think I might see a glimmer of nursing hope in the distance. The lactation consultant said (in addition to the tricks we're already doing to fix this problem-only one side per feeding, expressing fore-milk, and two feedings in a row on the same side) that you will probably get better and better with the clicking as you get older and will be able to handle the fast flow more easily. But it already seems that you may not feel like you're drinking from the Neptune Fountain (Fontana di Nettuno) in Bologna, Italy anymore! :-) lol!
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