I look at my chubby, smiling infant with disbelief. How was she ever that tiny little newborn with skinny chicken legs? Her legs look like tied pork roasts for goodness sake! Sleeping is still "not so much" -- we're getting a long evening nap, which sometimes goes until as late as 10 p.m. Some nights, she'll sleep from 10 all the way til 4 or (even once) 5(!) a.m., but usually she's up at least once before that. She hasn't pooped in three days. This is normal for a breastfed infant, but new for her. She's getting crabby about it.
I started writing that post in early June.
It is now July 3. She's sleeping a bit better. She loves to chew on her thumb right before she falls asleep -- it has replaced the green binky. She rolls from her back to her belly, but can't roll back. Its a problem because she's fallen asleep on her belly a few times. This causes me no small amount of anxiety, but short of staying in her room and flipping her over repeatedly, there is not much I can do.
She's very smiley with big brown eyes. Everyone notices the eyes first. She's very alert and aware and curious. My son had similar eyes, but I don't remember him being as easy with his smile.
She wants very much to move and she's frustrated that she can't. She gets on her belly and starts kicking her legs, moving her knees and trying very hard to coordinate so she can belly crawl. She can change her orientation and move around a small space a bit, but you can just tell that she wants to be able to locomotor to wherever the action is, preferably near her big brother.
She's so curious! She starts to nurse, but then hears something or someone that makes her want to turn her head. She usually doesn't detatch in order to investigate (streeeeetch -- ouch!) and, when she does let go, she returns her attention to nursing with a vengeance that best resembles a shark attacking a baby seal.
The homemade baby food thing is going well -- sweet potatoes were a big hit. Oatmeal, carrots, green beans, peas and bananas so far. Gonna try to give her some avocado today because I am making my bean dip for a barbeque at my sister's this afternoon. Pretty soon she'll have sampled enough stuff that we'll be able to feed her some table food.
Yay 4th of July weekend!
Ben sleeps on his tummy full-time now and the pediatrician said it was fine because his head and neck are strong enough that he's not going to smother himself. Sounds like it's the same thing with Angelfish. Love those pork roast thighs!
ReplyDeleteBaby J is on his stomach as well. He flips over almost immediately when we put him down. And now I'm off to google when they can eat table food. Other than bread crust with Mr. V when they were out in California with the Italian family, he has not had anything but baby food.
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