The Elusive Smile

I'm the first to admit that my Owen isn't always photogenic. When the camera is on him, he mostly stares at the red light and flash, giving us goofy pics of this beautiful little boy, which is very disappointing!

I managed to snap these photos this morning while he sat at the table with me eating breakfast. A beautiful sunny morning and a beautiful, happy boy make a very, very, very happy mama.

Five Months

Our little guy is going to be FIVE MONTHS OLD on Friday. He's been really busy lately, travelling to the USA, lunches at Solly's, shopping trips to Ikea, and just generally amusing and impressing everyone he meets. He is such a happy baby, we are so lucky!

As he weighs 20 lbs (yes, you read that right), and he had been showing interest in food (mainly fussing when we ate in front of him), I made the decision to offer some rice cereal/breastmilk/fruit or veg to him after I nurse him in the morning and evening. Does he ever enjoy it! So far, he has tried avocado, banana, a little yogurt, mango, pear, carrot, and squash. He gets quite impatient, trying to grab the spoon if we don't shovel it in fast enough for him. Since we've offered him some solids after nursing, he has been sleeping a bit better and is generally a much less fussy baby. Naysayers be damned! We know our kiddo the best.

More and More

Owen is developing SO MUCH each and every day that it is, quite simply, mind blowing. He just started rolling over onto his side in the past few days. He can hold stuff with both hands. He can deliberately stick out his hand to grab onto something. He holds his soother in place with his little hand. He has found his left ear. Scarily, he seems to know what food is and wants whatever it is that we're eating. All of a sudden, our little protoplasm has become a little human with intent! And does our heart melt when he coos!

Listography

Since I'm at home most days with Owen, I spend a lot of time on the computer. I didn't think it was possible to lose oneself in the internet as much as I have when he's napping, but it is. Upon my travels, I came across the series of Listography books and immediately fell in love. As a listmaker, this kind of shortform autobiography was irresistable. I ordered the book from Amazon and it arrived yesterday. I think I'll pick one list at random each Wednesday and start another blog.

Bumbo Boo-Boo

Perhaps we'll hold off a bit on the bumbo.

He loves music!

Cradle Club was a hit again this morning. He is such a little heartbreaker!

He has been taking longer naps in the afternoons, albeit on my chest in the Moby wrap or in his swing, but he has started sleeping for longer stretches at night (4 hours! the other night he slept for six!) and feeds only once, maybe twice, a night. I hear there is something called the four-month regression, when sleeping habits go all to heck. Guess we'll just have to wait and see!

Cradle Club

Owen and I attended our first music class this morning. I was really worried that he would start fussing and embarrass me, but he loved it! He was mesmerized by the other babies and kept looking around the room with his big blue eyes. He cooed and laughed and smiled, even when I put him on his back...and he hates being on his back.

I think he was one of the younger babies in the class. Most of the babies were sitting up or crawling. I sat him up and supported him and got a little teary, looking at my little baby boy sitting up instead of in my arms or laying down was a real eye opener - he's growing so fast! He's up to 16.5 pounds now and full of chubby goodness.


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Over the last few weeks, I've changed my thinking. Instead of getting stressed out by what he wants, I am focussing on what I can give him. This simple shift in thinking has really made being a mum much easier.