Monday, June 22, 2009
Sitting
Alexander managed to stay sitting solo for several minutes Saturday. Of course, as soon as I pointed the camera at him gravity took over and he tumbled off to the side. But, after a few tears and a hug from Mom he was ready to give it a try again, and this time the camera didn't break the spell.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
For Emily....
Alexander got a package!
Hmmm, this blanket is pretty, but how does it taste?
It passes the Alexander taste test!
And it's great for hiding behind and flirting....
And for resting on the floor with.
Hmmm, this blanket is pretty, but how does it taste?
It passes the Alexander taste test!
And it's great for hiding behind and flirting....
And for resting on the floor with.
Thank you Emily!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
He he!
I can't believe I almost forgot to post this - last night Alexander "really" laughed for the first time that I've heard! This was a full chuckling "he he he" rather than the squeals of delight and joy that has been his laughter so far. I have no idea what was so funny - he was sucking his fingers while I changed him into his PJs last night, and as I pulled his hand out of his mouth to puill the sleeve over his arm he chuckled at me. :) I then got a few more laughs out of him as he laughed at my delight in his laughter, but I coudldn't get him to laugh any more than that last night.
The next level
The play gym has now become a place to practice fine motor skills as often as coarse. Notice the delicate pinching of the elephant's ear as he tries to go for the difficult dual hold manuever....
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Irony is....
.... coming down with mastitis while on the way home from a breastfeeding support meeting. :(
When I went to the meeting Alexander hadn't eaten since he got up for the day, and didn't want to nurse much there, so I thought I was just engorged when I was uncomfortable when we were leaving around 11:30. By the time we got home I was in pain, and nursing wouldn't get rid of it. Within half an hour of getting home I had chills. I took a nap when Alexander did and when we woke up 2 hours later I had a fever and the classic "flu-like symptoms" to go with it. By 5 I was in the doctors office getting checked out.
Fortunately antibiotics seems to have nipped it in the bud - still low energy and achy today, but the fever is gone. So it appears to be going away as fast as it came on.
When I went to the meeting Alexander hadn't eaten since he got up for the day, and didn't want to nurse much there, so I thought I was just engorged when I was uncomfortable when we were leaving around 11:30. By the time we got home I was in pain, and nursing wouldn't get rid of it. Within half an hour of getting home I had chills. I took a nap when Alexander did and when we woke up 2 hours later I had a fever and the classic "flu-like symptoms" to go with it. By 5 I was in the doctors office getting checked out.
Fortunately antibiotics seems to have nipped it in the bud - still low energy and achy today, but the fever is gone. So it appears to be going away as fast as it came on.
3 months old!
Alexander is three months old today! Officially out of the "fourth trimester" and into being an alert, interactive baby. Although as is obvious by my other posts, he's been there developmentally for a while.
He's really enjoying standing up (with support from an adult, of course), and is getting pretty good at standing upright for a decent length of time. It's amazing how seeing him standing straight up makes him look like a very tiny, oddly proportioned "person" instead of a "baby". He's also getting better at sitting up - he managed a few seconds of unsupported sitting propped up on his hands yesterday before he started collapsing. And another first - on Monday when he lost his latch and rolled away from me a bit while nursing he managed to grab my shirt and pull himself back into position instead of having to have me help him on again.
Unfortunately, he is so enthusiastic about practicing all these new skills he's getting that he doesn't want to nurse as much during the day, because he's too busy playing to sit down and nurse for any lenght of time unless he's sleepy. As a result he's waking up more during the night to nurse - we had been pretty consistantly having him go down around 10 and not get up to nurse till 4 at the earliest., but now he's back to waking up around 1 or 2 in the morning and then every 2 or 3 hours after that. Oh well.
He's really enjoying standing up (with support from an adult, of course), and is getting pretty good at standing upright for a decent length of time. It's amazing how seeing him standing straight up makes him look like a very tiny, oddly proportioned "person" instead of a "baby". He's also getting better at sitting up - he managed a few seconds of unsupported sitting propped up on his hands yesterday before he started collapsing. And another first - on Monday when he lost his latch and rolled away from me a bit while nursing he managed to grab my shirt and pull himself back into position instead of having to have me help him on again.
Unfortunately, he is so enthusiastic about practicing all these new skills he's getting that he doesn't want to nurse as much during the day, because he's too busy playing to sit down and nurse for any lenght of time unless he's sleepy. As a result he's waking up more during the night to nurse - we had been pretty consistantly having him go down around 10 and not get up to nurse till 4 at the earliest., but now he's back to waking up around 1 or 2 in the morning and then every 2 or 3 hours after that. Oh well.
Monday, June 15, 2009
New achievements
Alexander has been learnng all sorts of new things lately! On the drive to MA this weekend he learned to blow rasberries. In the car he was getting silent rasberries, and by that evening he was imitating Daddy's lip trills and putting some noise behind it.
He's starting to develop a sense of balance - when he's sitting up holding onto my fingers, he will pull on them to correct himslef if he starts falling over. And he will attempt to prop himself up with his arms if I'm not holding him in a sitting position, but doesn't have the strength to keep that up for long.
He has started pushing his upper body up with his arms instead of just raising his head when laying on his tummy. He has also started to really love standing up as long as someone holds on to help him - he can do it for a decent amount of time before his legs get tired and collapse under him now.
He is working on rollong over - he likes it when I let him hold my finger and help to pull him the rest of the way over when he's trying to roll. And he likes holding onto my fingers and being pulled into a sitting position from laying down.
As I was writing the first part of this post, he was for the first time sittiing on my lap a looking at (and feeling, and tasting) his baby book all by himself, instead of having me hold it up for him to look at!
He's starting to develop a sense of balance - when he's sitting up holding onto my fingers, he will pull on them to correct himslef if he starts falling over. And he will attempt to prop himself up with his arms if I'm not holding him in a sitting position, but doesn't have the strength to keep that up for long.
He has started pushing his upper body up with his arms instead of just raising his head when laying on his tummy. He has also started to really love standing up as long as someone holds on to help him - he can do it for a decent amount of time before his legs get tired and collapse under him now.
He is working on rollong over - he likes it when I let him hold my finger and help to pull him the rest of the way over when he's trying to roll. And he likes holding onto my fingers and being pulled into a sitting position from laying down.
As I was writing the first part of this post, he was for the first time sittiing on my lap a looking at (and feeling, and tasting) his baby book all by himself, instead of having me hold it up for him to look at!
Textures
Alexander has been fascinated with textures lately. He enjoys stroking different materials, holding fabrics, or shoving them in his mouth to explore them better. He'll often hold onto the fabric of his outfit or blankets or burp cloths, loves stroking the plastic sides of the car seat, and likes holding on to Mom's fingers.
Last night he discovered that Daddy's beard is fuzzy and tickles! James would rub his beard against Alexander's face and belly, and Alexander would laugh and laugh, and then reach up to stroke Daddy's beard.
I guess we need to get him a copy of "Pat the Bunny" soon!
Last night he discovered that Daddy's beard is fuzzy and tickles! James would rub his beard against Alexander's face and belly, and Alexander would laugh and laugh, and then reach up to stroke Daddy's beard.
I guess we need to get him a copy of "Pat the Bunny" soon!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Fair day!
This weekend Alexander went to his first ren faire. We went to visit friends who live in eastern Mass on Friday evening - Alexander handled the trip pretty well. As last time, he got tired of being in the carseat before we ran out of driving time, but he did as well as you can expect a 3 month old to do. And he handled sleeping in a strange place just fine once we got him to setttle down for the night.
Saturday we all went out to the fair together. The fair was a relatively small event, but lots of fun. There were some good performers to watch, and lots of boff combat. James brought his swords, and Alexander seemed ready to jump right in and help!
The fair was very family friendly - lots of small kids running around, and several other mothers of infants. I tended to run into the same women often, as we were seeking out the same shady spots to nurse in, so it got to be a very friendly atmosphere by the end of the day.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Yesterday
When I weighed Alexander yesterday, he was up to almost 18 lbs on the home scale. That means he's only got about 4 lbs left before he outgrows the official rating for the car seat, or 3.5 inches left by the last doctors appointment. When I look at this, I can believe it.
Yesterday James had the new mini laptop on the couch, and Alexander sitting next to him. Alexander managed to wiggle around in such a way that he flopped over with his face on the keyboard. When he did he had a huge grin on his face! James picked him up and he started crying, and I commented that he wanted to play with the computer. So James brought the laptop within reach, and sure enough....
Although he doesn't look exactly thrilled in that picture, he's happily playing with it. Here's the video..
Later James set Alexander in his bassinet....
"Row, row, row your bassinet, gently down the stream...."
Yesterday James had the new mini laptop on the couch, and Alexander sitting next to him. Alexander managed to wiggle around in such a way that he flopped over with his face on the keyboard. When he did he had a huge grin on his face! James picked him up and he started crying, and I commented that he wanted to play with the computer. So James brought the laptop within reach, and sure enough....
Although he doesn't look exactly thrilled in that picture, he's happily playing with it. Here's the video..
Later James set Alexander in his bassinet....
"Row, row, row your bassinet, gently down the stream...."
Monday, June 8, 2009
Aiming
Alexander is now actually aiming for things when he hits them, instead of just flailing randomly and being pleased by the results. This weekend I had him in his gym and he was looking right at the elephant toy, swinging his hand in that direction, but I'd put him down just too far away for him to reach it. Once I moved him a bit closer, it was a direct hit.
Here's a clip of him showing off what he can do....
Here's a clip of him showing off what he can do....
(Amusingly, when I was previewing the videos I have of him he was laying in the bassinet starting to get just a little bit fussy. As soon as he heard the baby cooing in one of the other videos, he got very quiet and very interested in what the noises coming from the computer were.)
Finally, more pictures
I've finally gotten a chance to upload some pictures, so here you go....
2 months old and Daddy's already making him help with the chores...
Wow, that wore him out!
Happy baby!
King of the roost - ready for his evening's entertainment!
For reference - the same outfit and same bassinet as the easter pictures, and the coming home from the hospital pictures.... he's getting big!
Showing off that newfound manual dexterity - he likes looking in the mirror on his gym, and now he can grab the mirror to get a better view!
Reading a story with Grampy
2 months old and Daddy's already making him help with the chores...
Wow, that wore him out!
Happy baby!
King of the roost - ready for his evening's entertainment!
For reference - the same outfit and same bassinet as the easter pictures, and the coming home from the hospital pictures.... he's getting big!
Showing off that newfound manual dexterity - he likes looking in the mirror on his gym, and now he can grab the mirror to get a better view!
Reading a story with Grampy
Saturday, June 6, 2009
What's new...
Let's see, what's new since the last time I posted....
Alexander continues to improve his dexterity. He's getting pretty good at hitting the hanging toys on his gym and rocker. He will hold a rattle for a minute or two, and wave it around and shake it. He's getting better at sucking his thumb, although he's still trying to figure out what to do with the other fingers while he's at it - shove them in his mouth too? Put them on his face? Shove them up his nose? He rotates between them.
He is working on vocalizations - lots of cooing at people. Very chatty at times. And he's started singing along with the radio, or me, or the songs at church.
More pictures soon, I promise!
Alexander continues to improve his dexterity. He's getting pretty good at hitting the hanging toys on his gym and rocker. He will hold a rattle for a minute or two, and wave it around and shake it. He's getting better at sucking his thumb, although he's still trying to figure out what to do with the other fingers while he's at it - shove them in his mouth too? Put them on his face? Shove them up his nose? He rotates between them.
He is working on vocalizations - lots of cooing at people. Very chatty at times. And he's started singing along with the radio, or me, or the songs at church.
More pictures soon, I promise!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Well Visit
Alexander had his two month well visit today. (A little late since the office had to reschedule us - he's 11 weeks old tomorrow). He's in the 99th percentile in both weight and height - 16lbs 5oz, and 25.5". He was decidely unimpressed with the oral vaccination, and of course very displeased by the shots, but he calmed down quickly afterwards and is now happily napping.
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