All things Sean

A fun video of Sean on his fancy Exersaucer - which he loves! Video here

So, size 3 I just can't believe it. Sean is just shy of 19lbs.. and it's time we moved onward and upward to size 3 diapers--shocking. We got a few free ones from a neighbor, and it's true--it's been true for some time.

What this means is we need to say bye-bye to the cutesy little Pampers Swaddlers! I'm so sad, they treated us well--never leaked, always so soft and did their jobs...so cute with the little Elmo's. Sigh. (Unless they read the blogs and want to start making them in size 3's?) Sniffle, sniffle.

So many people claim Target have great store brand items now. I'm curious about these "Target up and up diapers", at 14 cents a diaper, I'm intrigued. It may have to happen, and soon.

He is grabbing things, holding things with his vulcan grip. He still pinches the underside of arm, really hard to tell me he's hungry. That little trick hasn't ceased I'm sorry to say. :)

We're 2 weeks shy of 5 months old, he's so fun. He definitely knows who people are now by looking at them. He's figured out how to throw things within his crib which makes for funtimes on the baby monitor. Which, by the way we could not live without (still). There was an email going around on which one is best thru one of the Moms Group's list - here it is the "Summer Infant Day and Night Video Monitor", love it.

He only takes his paci now when he's really tired. He's funny I guess something just happened I have no idea how to figure it out, but he just suddenly hates it--I mean takes it and literally spits it out. He's been trying so hard to make sounds, all kinds of sounds when he plays, to get our attention it's great. We've moved on from the lowly bubble making that drips all over the floor to actual sounds that almost make their way into "bub" and "ahhh". I'm hoping he's trying for "Baba" which is Daddy in Turkish, that'd make Eko proud.

Sean is still a fickle baby, well what baby isn't? He must have his bottle warm, he "was" trained when I left maternity leave and went back to work but his nanny is so loving that she warms it all---ugh, sigh. :) He's still taking cereal at night with his dinner bottle and during the day with her in the morning. It fills him up and he's almost used to the act of eating now. We mix it up. I'm on the hunt for the first veg to introduce. It better happen quick I figure since he needs to start really eating in a month and half---yikes.

This adorable giggle continues. The kind that makes you want to keep tickling just to hear it. It's adorable, he loves watching us laugh and laughs along and mostly loves having his sides tickled. It's our favorite time at night before dinner playtime. It feels like we're just starting to see what he'll be like when he's older. So observant, so loving and loves attention--so mild mannered overall. We shall see!

Here's a photo of Pop-Pop with baby last time we were up in Bmore :).

Halloween!

Sean's 1st Halloween has already come and gone... 

So much fun despite the rainy weather. We went down to Old Town Alexandria to Lee Street, it was so cute. Sadly, we missed the fun Moms Group tour, but made the best of it in the rain with Sean's new pumpkin costume, ala Aunt Joanne. How cute!?!? He was loving all the attention and the lights. He's so much fun now, he loves being held and smiling at strangers (could be a problem :).) staring at the costumes and people. I tried to get a few shots of him the minute we arrived with all the hub-ub up and down the infamous Lee Street, but Eko pointed out a good thing, 'Nikki, he's sleeping--let the kid sleep!' :)

Thanks Baba, I am a baby paparazzi.

Funtimes

This weekend we took Sean up to see his Gigi and Pop-Pop up in Bawlmer hon. It was fun to watch them interact. Sean had a blast and thank god, only woke up once through the night. I always wonder how he'll do when we're away from home, but he's for hte most part pretty good. We went for a fancy dinner with a few of their friends, very fun to "Corks" in Federal Hill, very nice (not kid friendly) but very good food and wine! Mamma indulged a bit even though I'm still nursing, its ok--just one and a little formula later doesn't hurt. 

We're really excited we bought Sean an "exersaucer" from a Mom here in Old Town.

It's all cleaned up and almost ready for action. Tonight we'll see how he does in it, he's dying for some fun he's gets easily bored these days and hates lying around in the boppy and the bouncer and on a blanket--he's such a boy! I'm afraid that little window of "baby" is growing smaller and smaller. So was the case atleast in "Corks" as well. No more sleeping thru dinner it appears, wah wah wahhhh!

Sunday we went back to Annapolis to look at the boats. Daddy is a big sailor so was really excited to look at the boats and race that was there for "M24's" Melges 24 World Championship. Sean was very excited too :).

Cereal - Ugh! Still hates it but we're keeping it coming. I've trying it tonight mixed with Apple Sauce. He's got that baby reflex that auto rejects it. It's sad but hilarious all at the same time. One day he'll like this stuff! We've tried a cereal from Whole Foods - Earths Best, hated it now we're on Gerber Mixed Cereal, hopefully fingers crossed he'll like it better!

Reading, Playing & Cereal

Sean is doing so much more these days. It seems like it happened overnight. All of a sudden he’s reading, writing and holding his own public speaking engagements.

His favorite book to date is a book from his friend Mrs. Cartlidge, lovingly entitled “Noisy Pals”. I believe you can get that here. He reads it all the time, even over coffee on Sunday mornings after he finishes the NY Times. When’s done examining all the images on one page, then the other, he attempts to hit the side of the page with his fist—which we interpret as ‘hey I’m done here folks, page-turn please’.

Last weekend one of Eko's best friends came to visit and brought Sean two very cute, very notorious stuffed animals. Sean would not stop holding Minnie and was mystified by her polka dotted bow. He's playing with toys now and holding things with two hands, a huge achievement!

So we need some advice... He hates rice cereal--bad, real bad. It's painful trying to get him to like it. He's 4 months old and 18 pounds, so he definitely does not need it for the weight, just the act of learning how to chew. The minute a little bit touches his lips he sticks out his tongue and throws his chest out. Maybe we'll try another kind?

At his 4 month check up the doctor said, more tummy time and more cereal! He's got a big body so they are telling me its harder for bigger kids to lift themselves. He does but she wants to see more. :)

He's sleeping "through the night" 8:45pm-7am--this is new thank god! He was getting up once a night for the past 3 months but the entire night is a huge gift for Mom! He's huge--he's really tall for his age, we'll see if that sticks b/c we're not that big. The weight is holding strong and he's at 95% for both weight and height so he's in proportion, we were worried he was a chunky boy, but he's good. :) My favorite part you ask? Yep, those little baby rolls of fatty and the second chinny chin chin.

Baby Necklace

I wanted to share something that I recently received for my birthday that is quite possibly the cutest thing ever. My sister and her husband bought me a beautiful handmade necklace from an artist, Rosalynn Borsky, in Utah. She makes absolutely lovely dainty necklaces that come with so much meaning. The necklace is a round piece of silver with a little pearl dangling in the center, Seans birthstone, and his name engraved aroudn the bottom. It is precious and I will keep it forever.

Thank you Joanne and thank you Rosalynn!

Check out her store here: rhbdesigns.etsy.com
-Nicola

Serious Weight Lifting

It takes a village to lift our heads :). Much more happy now lifting my own head and trying to do push-ups. So fun to watch!

The fun happens at 4 months....

Since he hit four months he's gone from a cute piece of furniture to a movable baby with giggles, laughs, funny noises and sitting up (well sort of). He's so much fun and loves to play. Presenting our bumbo or as I call it at home "Le Bumbo" just to make it fancy. Loves it, but his chunky thighs present a problem for long-term use. :) Our 4 month old is wearing 6-9 and sometimes 12 month shirts. Scary! I can't wait until our appointment tomorrow to see how much he weighs, last weigh in was 16lbs., that was a month ago. :)

..and "the blue steel"...