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Monday, January 23, 2012
Caleb Chronicles: 3 Months Old
Caleb is now 3 months old and getting cuter every week. He steals my heart and makes me laugh every day with his myriad of facial expressions and toothless grins. In the morning, he is just so happy to be awake that he might just turn me into a morning person yet. I seriously adore this kid.
This month, Caleb learned to giggle. He doesn't do it very often, but sometimes if you make faces at him, tickle his foot, or buzz your lips he will reward you with a couple chuckles. He also seems to like being surprised and smiles when he gets over the shock. It's very difficult, though, to get a reaction twice in a row with the same clap or loud noise.
Caleb is also growing bigger and stronger. At the doctor's, he weighed 17 lbs with his clothes on and is way ahead of schedule for nearly doubling his birth weight. He's developed a double chin and has big rolls on his neck and legs. Too cute! We are transitioning into 3-6 month and 6 month clothes already and several of his cloth diapers are too small. Caleb still can't balance enough to sit up on his own, but he's strong enough to support his full weight on his legs and move his head and neck freely. He's also getting coordinated enough to get his hand in his mouth to suck on the back of it. He never quite figured out how to suck on his thumb so he shoves his fist in his mouth and licks it instead.
Other "events of this month include Caleb's first and second 10 hour straight sleep, the first one occuring on New Year's Day after keeping him up until 1 am at a friend's house. (To be fair, we tried to get him to go to bed earlier!) We also tried giving Caleb his first taste of formula from a bottle in an attempt to gain some flexibility and the chance of leaving him with a babysitter for a feeding. However, Caleb would not suck from the bottle and made faces when he got any drops in his mouth. He also made a big show of gagging noises and sticking out his tongue like he does when you put the pacifier in a few too many times. (He still only takes a pacifier when he's really tired.) Oh well. At least he's the sort of baby that you can take places! He hasn't given us trouble in a restaurant yet (knock on wood)... Caleb also saw his first snow, a record 6 inches in our area of Seattle (he was not impressed, especially when a few flakes melted on his face). And we all suffered a bit through Caleb's first minor cold (eye boogers, runny nose, and some coughing/sneezing- sad day).
This month, Caleb learned to giggle. He doesn't do it very often, but sometimes if you make faces at him, tickle his foot, or buzz your lips he will reward you with a couple chuckles. He also seems to like being surprised and smiles when he gets over the shock. It's very difficult, though, to get a reaction twice in a row with the same clap or loud noise.
Caleb is also growing bigger and stronger. At the doctor's, he weighed 17 lbs with his clothes on and is way ahead of schedule for nearly doubling his birth weight. He's developed a double chin and has big rolls on his neck and legs. Too cute! We are transitioning into 3-6 month and 6 month clothes already and several of his cloth diapers are too small. Caleb still can't balance enough to sit up on his own, but he's strong enough to support his full weight on his legs and move his head and neck freely. He's also getting coordinated enough to get his hand in his mouth to suck on the back of it. He never quite figured out how to suck on his thumb so he shoves his fist in his mouth and licks it instead.
Other "events of this month include Caleb's first and second 10 hour straight sleep, the first one occuring on New Year's Day after keeping him up until 1 am at a friend's house. (To be fair, we tried to get him to go to bed earlier!) We also tried giving Caleb his first taste of formula from a bottle in an attempt to gain some flexibility and the chance of leaving him with a babysitter for a feeding. However, Caleb would not suck from the bottle and made faces when he got any drops in his mouth. He also made a big show of gagging noises and sticking out his tongue like he does when you put the pacifier in a few too many times. (He still only takes a pacifier when he's really tired.) Oh well. At least he's the sort of baby that you can take places! He hasn't given us trouble in a restaurant yet (knock on wood)... Caleb also saw his first snow, a record 6 inches in our area of Seattle (he was not impressed, especially when a few flakes melted on his face). And we all suffered a bit through Caleb's first minor cold (eye boogers, runny nose, and some coughing/sneezing- sad day).
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Caleb Chronicles- First Two Months
My goal is to post on Caleb's milestones about once/month along with a few of the new pictures with his stuffed animals to see how he's grown. And boy has he grown! (You can click on the pictures to make them bigger...)
Caleb was born 8 lbs. 12.5 oz but lost the usual 10% in the first few days. At first, he slept most of the day and was only awake and not eating for about 1/2 hour or so. We had to wake him up for most of his feedings or he would just snooze away next to us in bed. As an added bonus, he cried only about 10-15 minutes total per day, so I'd say we had it pretty easy...
In the first month, Caleb quickly learned to hold up his head and even smiled at mommy around 3.5 weeks old. Boy, how that smile can melt a mom's heart and make it all worth it. Caleb also stuck out his tongue for the first time after getting his tongue frenulum (little flap of skin underneath) clipped so he wasn't tongue tied anymore. If he wasn't eating fast enough before, now the floodgates were opened! At 10 days old, Caleb settled happily into his first warm bath (he really likes baths!) and, at 1 month, slept his first night in his bassinet. Rather quickly, the bassinet moved from beside our bed to Caleb's new temporary sleeping quarters, Kayle's walk-in closet. Mommy just couldn't sleep with her super sonic hearing and Caleb's baby dreaming sighs and moans. Daddy, however, doesn't seem to have much trouble sleeping through the night feedings and changings! Even with him farther away, I can still hear him move and cry without a baby monitor, but at least it's not QUITE so sleep-depriving...
By 2 months old, Caleb was already 13.5 lbs and 25 inches long. His body was in the 95th percentile for weight, 90th percentile for height, but only 25th percentile for head size. Built like a linebacker! (although mommy doesn't want to think of her little baby playing football...ever.) He started sleeping through the night inconsistently, soon after mommy decided he was gaining plenty of weight not to be woken up to eat anymore. By the way, "sleeping through the night" usually means more like wake up at 4-5 am and 8-9 am, but at least there's a good 6-7 hour chunk in there somewhere. There is still no semblance of a regular schedule or daily naptimes, but I can hardly complain about that.
As for "talents", Caleb can now support his own weight standing and sitting (but not even close to balance), track objects and people with his eyes, and respond to voices. He is very strong for his age due to his small head and daily exercises with daddy, who rolls him on the exercise ball, hangs him by his arms and upside-down, has him stand and "jump," and holds him in a superman pose. Despite making mama nervous about baby torture, Caleb seems to enjoys playing with daddy and hardly ever cries. Of course, he could be concentrating too hard or just plain too stunned to cry...
In other news, Caleb loves to smile, especially when he's "rescued" from his bassinet in the morning. Of course, he also has much more "fussy time" than in the beginning and does a hyperventilating, hysterical cry if he doesn't get what he wants/needs almost immediately (sin nature peeking out?). Caleb's pediatrician said the dry skin on his head and face (cradle cap) might be worsened by intolerances to mommy's diet and suggested I take breaks from eating/drinking milk, citrus, eggs, and chocolate (what else is there?!?!). I still haven't quite figured out which ones bother him for sure, since I haven't been terribly consistent, and he alternates between getting better and worse without it ever going away completely. Finally, Caleb enjoyed his first taste of real food at 2 months old as he happily licked off of mama's fruit popsicle with a big grin on his face.
Caleb was born 8 lbs. 12.5 oz but lost the usual 10% in the first few days. At first, he slept most of the day and was only awake and not eating for about 1/2 hour or so. We had to wake him up for most of his feedings or he would just snooze away next to us in bed. As an added bonus, he cried only about 10-15 minutes total per day, so I'd say we had it pretty easy...
In the first month, Caleb quickly learned to hold up his head and even smiled at mommy around 3.5 weeks old. Boy, how that smile can melt a mom's heart and make it all worth it. Caleb also stuck out his tongue for the first time after getting his tongue frenulum (little flap of skin underneath) clipped so he wasn't tongue tied anymore. If he wasn't eating fast enough before, now the floodgates were opened! At 10 days old, Caleb settled happily into his first warm bath (he really likes baths!) and, at 1 month, slept his first night in his bassinet. Rather quickly, the bassinet moved from beside our bed to Caleb's new temporary sleeping quarters, Kayle's walk-in closet. Mommy just couldn't sleep with her super sonic hearing and Caleb's baby dreaming sighs and moans. Daddy, however, doesn't seem to have much trouble sleeping through the night feedings and changings! Even with him farther away, I can still hear him move and cry without a baby monitor, but at least it's not QUITE so sleep-depriving...
By 2 months old, Caleb was already 13.5 lbs and 25 inches long. His body was in the 95th percentile for weight, 90th percentile for height, but only 25th percentile for head size. Built like a linebacker! (although mommy doesn't want to think of her little baby playing football...ever.) He started sleeping through the night inconsistently, soon after mommy decided he was gaining plenty of weight not to be woken up to eat anymore. By the way, "sleeping through the night" usually means more like wake up at 4-5 am and 8-9 am, but at least there's a good 6-7 hour chunk in there somewhere. There is still no semblance of a regular schedule or daily naptimes, but I can hardly complain about that.
As for "talents", Caleb can now support his own weight standing and sitting (but not even close to balance), track objects and people with his eyes, and respond to voices. He is very strong for his age due to his small head and daily exercises with daddy, who rolls him on the exercise ball, hangs him by his arms and upside-down, has him stand and "jump," and holds him in a superman pose. Despite making mama nervous about baby torture, Caleb seems to enjoys playing with daddy and hardly ever cries. Of course, he could be concentrating too hard or just plain too stunned to cry...
In other news, Caleb loves to smile, especially when he's "rescued" from his bassinet in the morning. Of course, he also has much more "fussy time" than in the beginning and does a hyperventilating, hysterical cry if he doesn't get what he wants/needs almost immediately (sin nature peeking out?). Caleb's pediatrician said the dry skin on his head and face (cradle cap) might be worsened by intolerances to mommy's diet and suggested I take breaks from eating/drinking milk, citrus, eggs, and chocolate (what else is there?!?!). I still haven't quite figured out which ones bother him for sure, since I haven't been terribly consistent, and he alternates between getting better and worse without it ever going away completely. Finally, Caleb enjoyed his first taste of real food at 2 months old as he happily licked off of mama's fruit popsicle with a big grin on his face.
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