4 December 2008 - Weight Update

Due to Megs and Phil being ill last week Nic missed his clinic visit, but after a very cold and rainy start, the clouds cleared and the sun appeared for a short while this morning which I took as a sign that we really should try and get there today. Nicholas now weighs 8.22 kgs (another healthy 760 gram weight gain) and has a head circumference of 43cms (8.1cm of brain growth) and a length of 65cms (15cm growth from birth) so there is no doubt that he is thriving. I mentioned his squint and slightly droopy left eye to the health care worker who is not at all concerned at this stage, in this it would appear that he is at his corrected age of 14 weeks and those muscles still need to strengthen up a bit, so again nothing to worry about. No sausage roll by the pond today I am afraid as it was just too cold, but we did enjoy a nice bracing walk into the village and home.

2 December 2008

Just over 4 months old.....

Aunty Tanya sent me a whole lot of Tom's "big boy" clothes that he has grown out of...mom loves these corduroy dungarees

30 November 2008

Yesterday Nicholas was four months old and in some ways I can't remember our family without him....or what it felt like to sleep all night....and in other respects I can't believe he is already four months and developing so quickly. We didn't make it to clinic this week due to Megan and Phil's illness (didn't think I would be very popular taking two sick children into a clinic full of babies) but I am sure that he has had another healthy weight gain as he certainly loves his milk.

According to "The New Parents Guide" these are the 4 month milestones....the ones in green are the ones Nic has mastered.

Most babies should be able to . . .

Hold up head at 90 degree angle while on stomach
Bear weight on both legs
Goo and coo when you talk
Laugh and smile

Some babies will probably be able to . . .

Grasp a rattle or toy
Pay attention to small object held in front of his or her face
Roll over
Reach out for objects
Do small mini push ups

Some babies could possibly be able to . . .

Turn in direction of familiar voices
Hold head level with body when pulled to sit
Sit without support
Make a razzing sound
Get upset if you take a toy away

I am sure that before long he will have completed the whole list....I must say I am thrilled to bits with his progress as when he was born no one could tell us the full implications of his early and traumatic delivery.

27 November 2008

2 days to 4 months old.......

I am getting so strong and don't like to lie down any more, I love to practise my sitting

My mom got me a graco swing through freecycle and it is my fav place to hang while she is ironing.

24 November 2008

Very close to 4 months old.....

mommy set up a photoshoot of me today....i didn't feel like smiling so this is my serious face

20 November 2008

Nicholas and I took our regular Thursday morning stroll down to the village this morning, first for his final set of injections and then to clinic (another 200 grams = 7.68kgs) and the weather is really really starting to change....it is getting very cold and I have to dress him up in about 3 layers with just his little face showing in order to keep him warm enough. He no longer sleeps all the way, but enjoys sitting up in his pram watching the world go by and whenever I stick my head round the side of the hood to check on him I am greeted with a huge smile. We have taken to stopping at the bakery on our way past and having breakfast in the winter sun on the benches by the pond....two white swans have taken up residence recently and it is so peaceful to while away 15 minutes watching them and enjoying home made sausage rolls and doughnuts....no good for the waistline I know, but gotta take advantage of the breastfeeding while it lasts.

19 November 2008

10 days short of 4 months......

We are going shopping today so mom dressed me in my first "big boy" outfit which she brought me from Brighton yesterday.