Day 52: Playing at the beach

Day 60?

You're a little over 8 weeks old now. Let's run down your talents so far:

• Able to lie on stomach for short periods and hold up your head.


• Able to turn head side-to-side completely while lying on stomach.


• You love to kick straight out with both legs.


• When lying on your stomach on a pillow, you can actually almost move yourself with a kick.


• You're trying very hard to talk...you make "ooo's" and "aah's" in response to people talking to you.


• Sometimes you let loose with your own sounds when you look at your toys.


• You move your hands in the direction of toys but can't get ahold of them.

Day 53: Home from the beach

We just got back from your first beach trip. You were exhausted but today you're talking up a storm! Actually the sounds are more like "aaahs" and "ooos."

Here's a closeup of you sitting in your Aunt Rachel's lap:

Day 38: Falling asleep by yourself

We're trying to teach you to fall asleep by yourself. That's the premise of a book Dr. Stein recommended called "on becoming baby wise."

The idea is that parents need to establish a schedule and get the baby to conform to it. It helps stabilize their feeding/wake/sleep cycles which leads them to sleep all night. It takes about a week for the baby to adapt to the process.

The hard part is getting the baby's buy-in on the process. Instead of going to sleep, babies will cry for awhile. The book says this is normal and we should just let them cry, as long as nothing is physically wrong with them (wet diaper, bad position, etc.) The biggest problem is getting Mom to let you cry.

Day 37: Sitting up in the Bumbo seat

Somebody is putting on weight! I'll bet you are up to 11 or 12 lbs by now....mostly in the cheeks I think.

You allowed us to put you in your Bumbo seat for a few minutes and you even cracked a smile! You can't quite hold your head straight for a long time but you're making great progress!

Day 39: Seeing things?

Today it seemed like you were reacting to the kitty going by. You were lying on the floor looking up at the ceiling skylights, etc. When our black cat Ezzy walked by you definitely noticed. Your eyes tracked her movements and focused in on her. I think you're seeing the contrast very well!