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| Growing so fast - we love his chubby cheeks! |
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| Cuddles with Daddy |
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| "You are getting very sleepy" |
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| Grumpy face - not impressed that we are trying to take pictures of him halfway through feeding. |
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| Already addicted to TV |
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| Scared of the camera flash - but boy does it make one hilarious photo! |
And then here's what has happened over the last month to get you up to speed:
John has really discovered his
hands now. Sometimes I catch him just staring at them. He puts them up in front
of his face, turns them over, touches them together, turns them over again, as
if they were the most interesting and curious things in the world. I think he
is starting to learn that they are his and that he can do things with them,
although his hand eye co-ordination still has a little way to go!
His desire to suck on things has
also increased. Last month it was mostly just his index finger, or his little
balled fist. Now at times he tries all fingers at once (which often makes him
choke for just a second), and last night John caught him sucking on both hands
at the same time!
He’s a wiggly little worm too.
He can now spin himself around about 90 degrees on his playmat while he’s on
his back. It’s amazing to me how they can do that.
He’s still a very happy baby,
and smiles a ton, but now he is also starting to giggle which is just
completely adorable. Last week I had him giggling for about 10 minutes whilst I
danced in front of him. I’m not sure if I should take that as a compliment or
be worried that he finds my dancing so funny!
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| Propped up using the pillows on the lounge - such a happy baby! |
He talks now. A lot. I have no
idea what he is saying, but it is fun to talk back to him and mimick his
sounds.
He’s enjoying tummy time a lot
more, and will stay there for a good 5 minutes before getting upset over
it. The other day he even turned himself onto his back 3 times in a row. It was only after those three times that I thought to get the camera out to capture it, but of course, he was a little worn out by then and so I didn't manage to get it on camera. Here's his last effort anyway. I’m
sure it’s just a fluke that he has managed to roll himself onto his back so many times already, but he does seem to have quite strong neck and back
muscles for his age.
John managed to get into a good
sleeping routine in the last few weeks, sleeping an average of 7 hours a night,
but even though I’m typing this now, I’m sad to report that the last 2 nights
that has not been the case L he must be due for another
growth spurt!
We’ve been outside a lot the
last month as the weather has been beautiful, and also because I finally got my
baby carrier (which is a lot quicker and easier than the hassle of getting the pram
in and out of the car). We go for walks in the streets around our house (mostly
to the shops for that odd grocery or run a small errand), around the mall with
Daddy and even been down to Glenelg in it.
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| At the mall with Mum and Dad. Couldn't believe the stores were already ready for Christmas in September! |
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| Our first trip in the baby carrier, getting ready to go to the shops for some eggs so we could make brownies. |
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| Close up of our cutey. |
We took John down to Brighton beach one afternoon. It had been beautiful weather all day and so we had intended to go for a walk, but was quite a bit cooler by the water so we ended up getting a quick bite to eat instead. We still went down by the water for a few minutes though, realising that it was our baby's first trip to the beach. He looked at the ocean for a few seconds, but then became fascinated by the sky. He does the same when we are changing him, just stares up at the ceiling. I wonder sometimes what he is seeing.
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| Staring at the sky |
John's passport arrived early in the month, and then Mummy's new one (making her an official Keaton on her travel documents) arrived a few weeks later. So, apart from actually buying our tickets, we are all set to come to the USA for Christmas to visit Grandpa and Grandma Keaton as well as Uncles, Aunts and cousins on Daddy's side.
John also had his immunisations in
the last month. Grandma was on hand to give Mummy some emotional support but
all in all it went pretty well. John cried pretty hard with the first needle,
and so the second one was pretty awful. He was a good boy though and settled
down fairly quickly and went to sleep. Thank goodness we don’t have to go
through that again until the beginning of October.
Lastly, John has been a little sickly the last week. It started with Mummy getting a sore throat and cold last weekend, which luckily only lasted a few days for her, but it seemed to pass onto John Geoffrey and give him a very stuffy nose, and then onto Daddy who managed to get full blown bronchitis :( We've had to administer the saline drops to John Geoffrey (which most of the time he HATES us giving to him) and then try the aspirator to remove the mucus from his nose. He HATES that too, and it is awful to try and do. I can't wait for him to be over this cold! I'm guessing it's one of the firsts in a long line of doing something you know will be good for your child in the long run, even if it is causing them discomfort now. Welcome to parenting :)
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