So far he
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
"Eating"
Baby A has had his first tastes of food! Last Thursday night, we told D that she could feed A some baby cereal the
next day. She was so excited that she tearfully protested having to wait
all the way until morning. Then she woke up early saying, "I'm ready to
feed A!" (He was still sleeping.)
So far hehas eaten has been offered rice cereal and homemade carrot puree. He also ate played with some pieces of avocado and cooked broccoli. He likes carrots best, by which I mean that he may have let a little bit of it go down his throat. Obviously nothing tastes as delicious as my milk but hopefully this is nonetheless the beginning of a healthy lifelong love affair with yummy food.
So far he
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Logic of the Sweet Tooth
D: "I wish that the stuff that we usually eat that is not dessert would be not good for our bodies and dessert would be good for our bodies!"
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Family Bedtimes
At bedtime we always read four books. Three of the books wait in their little pile on the side of the bed but the fourth is in a hiding place (usually in A's co-sleeper). This fourth book is called "Last One." Its identity developed out of D so consistently asking for "Just one last one" that we started to prep for it. We have an implicit understanding that Last One will be especially carefully selected: a new one, a favourite, or one that we haven't read for a while - bref, something to elicit a bit of excitement. After her bath and just before reading time, D will often ask, "Did you remember to hide Last One?" We also sometimes hear, "But I don't want that to be Last One!"
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Sometimes bedtime is tough (surprise, surprise). Luckily, D is generally a happy participant in the bedtime routine. She likes to play in the bath, likes to jump on the bed and likes to read books. The problematic moment comes when the lights go off and D wants me to lie with her until she falls asleep. (Actually, I`m pretty sure she thinks I`m going to sleep for the night too.) It`s okay with us that she doesn`t fall asleep alone; the problem is that she wants ME to lie with her. If I happen to be out of the house she`ll be fine going to sleep beside LePapa, but if I`m home and busy with A, or if it`s just LePapa`s turn, crises can ensue.
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A`s bedtime usually coincides with D`s bedtime. Once in a while, we`re feeling all thrilled that they`re both asleep at the early (to us) hour of 8:30pm and then A wakes up and makes it clear that he had not gone to bed for the night but was instead indulging in a third nap. And then he`s up late.
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Sometimes at my own bedtime I climb into bed between my two sleeping children, my husband an arm`s reach away, and I have a serious moment of grateful bliss. I am a mama bird, all satisfied and relaxed because everyone is together and peaceful in our family nest. Alternately, sometimes I wake up in the morning after a night of interrupted sleep and I say to LePapa, "Can you please get up with them so that I can have just a few minutes in this bed without anyone touching me?"
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Sometimes bedtime is tough (surprise, surprise). Luckily, D is generally a happy participant in the bedtime routine. She likes to play in the bath, likes to jump on the bed and likes to read books. The problematic moment comes when the lights go off and D wants me to lie with her until she falls asleep. (Actually, I`m pretty sure she thinks I`m going to sleep for the night too.) It`s okay with us that she doesn`t fall asleep alone; the problem is that she wants ME to lie with her. If I happen to be out of the house she`ll be fine going to sleep beside LePapa, but if I`m home and busy with A, or if it`s just LePapa`s turn, crises can ensue.
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A`s bedtime usually coincides with D`s bedtime. Once in a while, we`re feeling all thrilled that they`re both asleep at the early (to us) hour of 8:30pm and then A wakes up and makes it clear that he had not gone to bed for the night but was instead indulging in a third nap. And then he`s up late.
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Sometimes at my own bedtime I climb into bed between my two sleeping children, my husband an arm`s reach away, and I have a serious moment of grateful bliss. I am a mama bird, all satisfied and relaxed because everyone is together and peaceful in our family nest. Alternately, sometimes I wake up in the morning after a night of interrupted sleep and I say to LePapa, "Can you please get up with them so that I can have just a few minutes in this bed without anyone touching me?"
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Optical Delusions
"Mama, when I'm all grown up can I wear your glasses?"
"Mama, when I'm all grown up will my eyes be blue?"
"Mama, when I'm all grown up will my eyes be blue?"
Friday, January 13, 2012
Half a Year
Baby A is (over) six months old now! He merits a post detailing what he's like at this point in time...
I suppose the first thing to report is that he's still a smiler. I mean, he can wail if he needs to (like when I took a bit too long coming back from the grocery story yesterday - oops) but in general he is an extremely happy boy. People continue to comment on his engaging and joyful smile. It's awesome.
He really likes to grab things and he now has his own little basket of baby toys. He doesn't put stuff into his mouth so much; these days he'd rather hold things and contemplate their textures. He has an impressively wide reach while sitting in his bumbo and has managed to knock over some items, such as his father's coffee cup. The bumbo has come in really handy. He sits in it while we eat or cook and is generally content for quite a while. This is a phenomenon (that is, sitting contentedly) that we never experienced with his sister so we are quite amazed.
And speaking of his fabulous older sibling, D loves to give A a hug and kiss every now and then and to report on what he's doing. She'll say, "Did you hear A making those baby noises?" or make up something like, "A's talking about computers again." or "A's saying, 'why is my house moving?'" when we're in a car. In turn, A is visibly adoring of his sister. He finds her almost as riveting as he finds the cat. Sometimes he'll sit by her in the bumbo while she's playing on the carpet and we parents marvel from a distance at this glimpse of future shared play.
He hasn't been sleeping as well for the past while - and by "while" I mean approximately six weeks. We don't really have a concrete theory on why he's waking up more often in the night. At first I thought it was teething... and then maybe the unfamiliarity of travel... and then he had a bad cold... and perhaps now it has just become the new norm. Sometimes he wants to nurse but sometimes I just need to pick him up and cuddle him for a few minutes.
His napping habits have changed in the different way: a couple months ago, he would only nap in our arms or in the baby carrier and he would wake up almost immediately if we tried to put him down on a bed. Now we can gently put him down (usually on his belly) when he's asleep and he'll keep on sleeping. He takes 2 or 3 naps a day of varying and unpredictable duration.
His eyes are brownish-gray at this point and his hair is similar to mine and D's. His skin is as soft as all the clichés about baby's skin and his cheeks are endlessly kissable. I just love his little body as well as his personality: he's curious but not demanding, generous with his smiles but fiercely attached to his family, and mellow without being passive. Six months in, we're entirely convinced that he's the perfect addition to our family.
I suppose the first thing to report is that he's still a smiler. I mean, he can wail if he needs to (like when I took a bit too long coming back from the grocery story yesterday - oops) but in general he is an extremely happy boy. People continue to comment on his engaging and joyful smile. It's awesome.
He really likes to grab things and he now has his own little basket of baby toys. He doesn't put stuff into his mouth so much; these days he'd rather hold things and contemplate their textures. He has an impressively wide reach while sitting in his bumbo and has managed to knock over some items, such as his father's coffee cup. The bumbo has come in really handy. He sits in it while we eat or cook and is generally content for quite a while. This is a phenomenon (that is, sitting contentedly) that we never experienced with his sister so we are quite amazed.
And speaking of his fabulous older sibling, D loves to give A a hug and kiss every now and then and to report on what he's doing. She'll say, "Did you hear A making those baby noises?" or make up something like, "A's talking about computers again." or "A's saying, 'why is my house moving?'" when we're in a car. In turn, A is visibly adoring of his sister. He finds her almost as riveting as he finds the cat. Sometimes he'll sit by her in the bumbo while she's playing on the carpet and we parents marvel from a distance at this glimpse of future shared play.
He hasn't been sleeping as well for the past while - and by "while" I mean approximately six weeks. We don't really have a concrete theory on why he's waking up more often in the night. At first I thought it was teething... and then maybe the unfamiliarity of travel... and then he had a bad cold... and perhaps now it has just become the new norm. Sometimes he wants to nurse but sometimes I just need to pick him up and cuddle him for a few minutes.
His napping habits have changed in the different way: a couple months ago, he would only nap in our arms or in the baby carrier and he would wake up almost immediately if we tried to put him down on a bed. Now we can gently put him down (usually on his belly) when he's asleep and he'll keep on sleeping. He takes 2 or 3 naps a day of varying and unpredictable duration.
His eyes are brownish-gray at this point and his hair is similar to mine and D's. His skin is as soft as all the clichés about baby's skin and his cheeks are endlessly kissable. I just love his little body as well as his personality: he's curious but not demanding, generous with his smiles but fiercely attached to his family, and mellow without being passive. Six months in, we're entirely convinced that he's the perfect addition to our family.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Elves
Looking at a picture of Santa Claus and his team of identical elves, D commented, "Look, there's Santa and his little twin things!"
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Yes, we're back. I neglected this blog while we were away on holidays and then couldn't access it once we came home because our laptop was dying of old age. But now we have a brand new laptop and it works fast. No more "I'll click on this email and then go tidy up while it loads onto the screen." So here's to lots of posts in 2012!
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Yes, we're back. I neglected this blog while we were away on holidays and then couldn't access it once we came home because our laptop was dying of old age. But now we have a brand new laptop and it works fast. No more "I'll click on this email and then go tidy up while it loads onto the screen." So here's to lots of posts in 2012!
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