It’s true what they say, how the days are long but the years
are short. As of last weekend, Jack has
now been on the outside longer than he was on the inside. I don’t know why, but that’s an important milestone to me, like the probationary period is over and he’s really
and truly a part of the world. To me
though, he’s not just part of the world… he’s my whole world.
So what has Jack been up to lately? Here's a quick rundown.
Jack never really did roll over or crawl but has gone
straight to standing. He cruises along
the sides of furniture and can stand, unassisted, for about 30 seconds before
he needs to put his hand briefly on the furniture again to steady himself. He hasn’t put the walking and solo standing
skills together quite yet, but I think he’ll be taking his first independent
steps within a week (which means it’s time to baby-proof the house. Uggggh!)
His favourite food is anything with bananas or carrots, but he's willing to try just about anything, so long as it's not prunes or peaches (which is weird because peaches were one of my biggest pregnancy cravings). He’s
allergic to dairy though, as of right now.
That’s supposed to be common in babies before they reach a year, so I
don’t think we’ll try dairy again until then because we don’t want a repeat of
our poor sick baby.
Jack loves music. His favourite songs are Seven Years by Lukas Graham and Stressed Out and House of Gold by Twenty-One Pilots. He’ll dance and even try to sing along… and when the song is over, he protests until we put it on again (no other songs will do). He loves going out in his stroller and looking at everything. He has four teeth, and two more on the way. He’s 21.7 lbs. He can say “Mama”, “Dada”, “I love you” and “I love baths” and a handful of other things. Jack is an affectionate little guy who likes to hug, kiss, and cuddle. He also has a sense of humour; he blows raspberries on our arms (actually, just on mine) or makes funny faces pressed against his playpen mesh, then looks to us for approval. He's just started being really shy with people, but he warms up to them quickly.
Jack loves music. His favourite songs are Seven Years by Lukas Graham and Stressed Out and House of Gold by Twenty-One Pilots. He’ll dance and even try to sing along… and when the song is over, he protests until we put it on again (no other songs will do). He loves going out in his stroller and looking at everything. He has four teeth, and two more on the way. He’s 21.7 lbs. He can say “Mama”, “Dada”, “I love you” and “I love baths” and a handful of other things. Jack is an affectionate little guy who likes to hug, kiss, and cuddle. He also has a sense of humour; he blows raspberries on our arms (actually, just on mine) or makes funny faces pressed against his playpen mesh, then looks to us for approval. He's just started being really shy with people, but he warms up to them quickly.
He’s now met both sets of grandparents. Harold’s parents were here in November and
mine just came over Easter. He loves
them all very much and we’re counting down the days (76) until we can see them
again.
