Jan
31
<3 My Boys
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Jan
30
Sleeping a lot lately
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Last night’s sleep went like this:
6:45pm: Ash goes to sleep after being swaddled and nursed
7:30-11:30pm: Ash wakes about three times, due to gas. He is burped and the soother is put back into his mouth. He’s awake for less than five minutes each time.
11:30pm: I come to bed. Ash is unswaddled and I’m relieved of […]
Jan
28
Almost there
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Ash is getting stronger and stronger and has been able to move himself around a lot more than usual in the past couple of days. Last night I tested him to see just how mobile he was… I laid down beside him with my breasts exposed (I knew he was hungry), and after a couple […]
Jan
28
LOVES drinking water
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For the past couple of weeks I’ve been letting Ash drink a small amount of water almost every day. He initiated it, reaching out and grabbing for my glass, and he LOVES it. I think it’s partially because it’s cool on his gums, and partially because now is about the time when babies start noticing […]
Jan
23
A Huge Milestone: Teeth!
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I had to hold back the tears today at lunchtime in a restaurant with my sister when I realized that Ash had cut TWO teeth overnight. I had no idea. He’d been sucking his bottom lip in the past couple of weeks, but I figured I had another six weeks before this milestone, as he’s […]
Jan
20
15.5 Pounds of Puuure Baby
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When Ash isn’t using his Jolly Jumper, Clive is using Ash for weight training.
Jan
20
Hair… a puberty of sorts
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Right around the four-month mark, Ash started growing hair on his legs, arms and even his little knuckles.
Jan
18
Giggles
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Ash had his first REAL giggles today as I was snorting his neck under his ears. MUSIC TO MY EARS, I TELL YA.
Jan
17
Recognizing Words
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Ash seems to understand what it means when I say the words “naked” and “standing up.”
I’m trying to get him to know what “kiss” and “up” and “bath” mean as well.
Jan
17
Touching Face
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The baby has started grabbing at our mouths and really looking into our eyes.