Now This is More Like It

Z struggled with life on earth in his first three months, as I have reported in many blog posts. I am a firm believer in the Happiest Baby on the Block, and Z was a textbook 4th trimester baby! I'm saying all of this to emphasize the complete shift he has made since then. Z has become a laid back, cool babe who rarely fusses, sleeps well, and is a pleasure to be around. I knew he had a laid back personality in there somewhere, and now it's finally coming through. Z is content to hang out on his playmat and roll back and forth or to sit up and bat at the toys hanging from the playmat. He is still happy sitting in our laps, being worn, even playing quietly in his crib in the mornings. The only bit of wild man that comes out these days in when he's in his exersaucer. It's like he gets carried away with the momentum he creates, and it takes over him. It makes me laugh so hard!


One of the sweetest things he is doing these days is that he loves to reach up and play with my face while he's nursing. He's been doing this off and on for the last month or so, but now it is the norm. I mean it's like we sit down, get situated and Bam! There goes the hand. He'll grab my lips or stick his hand in my mouth, but he pretty much has it up on my face the whole time. Makes it hard to do my makeup in the mornings before I feed him. Now, my theory on this is that he is getting me back for always picking at him when he eats, because that is my time to clean out his ears or any crusties on his face. I even usually cut his nails while he's eating. Poor guy, he's got a crazy mom who won't even allow him to enjoy his eating without being all over him, and he never even complains.

I am saying this to remind myself how blessed I am to have such a chill baby. There have been so many nights in our little condo when we have been talking so loudly or watching a movie loudly while Z sleeps quietly just one room over. There have also been many occasions when Nick and I look at each other and say, how sweet is he? Because he is so calmly sleeping through all kind of chaos when family comes over. I am so thankful for my sweet little angel. He is a blessing from God that makes my life infinitely better than it was before.

We had a fantastic weekend. We got out on Saturday and went to the Mount Laurel spring festival with some of our (and z's)friends. The weather was awesome. Then we had dinner at our place with my uncle and grandmother who are visiting from Houston (which was one of those loud chaotic events that Z slept through). Sunday we totally chilled at home then went to whole foods for dinner. We picked up some more produce for the Z man that I am looking forward to trying as well as some organic baby cereal.

This was the best picture we could manage from our outing. Z loved hanging with two pretty ladies.

Everything is going pretty smoothly on the food front, and I am having a blast making it, thanks mostly to the babycook.
So far we have had bananas, sweet potatoes, avocado/sweet potatoes, avocado/bananas, carrots, peas, peas/carrots, applesauce/strawberries, bananas/strawberries and rice cereal mixed in with those fruit combinations here and there. I can't say that he really has a favorite yet. For the most part he has been receptive to all of it. I usually start him out with a veggie then do a fruit or fruit rice cereal mixture for dessert. The constipation has improved since I have been giving him more variety. to put it simply, avocados work!

He has a few sips of water here and there. He seems to like a regular cup more than the sippy, although the Nuk sippy seems to be a good transition cup.

He still all about some playmat time!

 Chillin with his Jido. He can actually do this for a while with his Jido and his Grandma.