Julie's Boggle

There’s no doubt about it — our boy is definitely getting bigger… From the weight measurements in the clinic, to the outgrowing of the “Newborn” sized babygrows, Jonathan is slowly but steadily increasing.

I’ve already had to take him for his 6 — 8 week growth check (all a-okay), and his 2 month vaccinations (poor baby, one in each thigh!) which were traumatic for both of us.

It’s harder to see the growth changes when you’re with him every day, but I have noticed, with a certain sadness, that the width of his back no longer fits into the palm of my hand.

And the little face sticking out above the bed covers is undoubtedly filling out. (Pics on the right are 1.5 weeks and 8 weeks respectively.)

But in return for this loss of inate “newborn baby-ness”, we are getting a lot more alertness.

Feeding is no longer automatically followed by napping, and Jon generally spends a lot more of the daytime watching the world with interest. (With the exception of when you’d really like him to be awake, which is a sure sign that he’ll fall asleep immediately!)

These days Jon often looks pleased when he gets picked up out of his bed, and when he’s successfully managed to wet his clothes — and occasionally his parent — on the changing mat.

We even started getting a few little smiles last week which was very rewarding.

Last night our gorgeous little chap got all the way through the night (23h00 to 06h30) for the second time! Ok, the previous time was more than a week ago, but we’re taking it as a good sign of things to come.

And what a pleasure, nearly 7.5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Bliss!

P.S. More baby pics can be found here.