Wailing and sleeping sideways

After I left for work yesterday, the wife took over. He was generally cranky and she was relieved when he slept. She had got into a 5 minute work call and the boy chose this moment to wake up and wail. It was heard by everybody in the call. All were sympathetic and she quickly exited the call. She went to B's place after and he was well behaved and jovial which irritated the wife.

Last night, after one of his feeding sessions, the boy slept on his side for the first time. After some time turned over and slept on his belly. He got up because of that - his face was in the pillow and he could not breathe properly. His diet today was sweet potato, which he finished. Looks like he loves the taste of it. Oh and the meal was not complete without going "prooooh" thrice in the face of A the Nanny!

No nanny day

My plan is to record the memorable moments of the Boy ever since his birth. The catching up posts are taking time.I felt it would be prudent to start posting his current moments.

He has completed 6 months and there are 2 itty bitty tooth jutting out from the below jaw. It does bother him once in a while as he rubs his ears more than ever before (more like a dog scratching his ears). His repertoire of sounds include squeals, high octave drawls and babbling. He has also become a bit guarded and does not smile at each and everybody.

Yesterday we went for our first brunch with him – just the 3 of us unlike earlier where there were friends who entertained him. The chef and some of the waiters carried the Boy and he enjoyed it. It also gave us time to finish a course and also talk. A good relaxed two and a half hours meal. They were gracious enough to give us the entire banquet room when the Boy had to be fed. Full marks to Taj Vivanta.

A the Nanny did not turn up today and it was left to me to feed him. 2 scoops of Enfamil A+ Stage 2 (6-12 months):Follow-up Formula with 2 ounces(60 ml) of water (boiled and cooled) was mixed first in his feeding bottle. In the feeding bowl , 2 scoops of Gerber Oatmeal BabyCereal.  Poured the Formula liquid into it slowly and stirred till it became a good proportion. Moved the Boy to the rocker, bib on and started feeding him. It all started well. After a particular spoonful - “proooooh” and whatever was in his mouth came out like an erupting volcano! I was still not sure whether this was a sign to stop and continued feeding him. He finished the whole bowl, drank some of the formula and when he stopped opening his mouth further, I knew it was time to stop.

Now he is sitting in the bean bag looking out of the balcony talking and squealing to himself. And I wait for the time when he snaps out of his feel good time.

Update – There he goes “waaah”. I rock him, check his diaper and he has gone potty. Gotta go.

Rattle

Today the boy held a rattle each in his hand – for the first time and shook both without dropping them!

Shaping up...

The boy’s jaw is shaping up. It was a bubbly mass before with 2 layers of skin! He has become smart. He hates his eyes being wiped clean after he wakes up. The moment I bring the wet cotton ball near his eyes he starts crying, before even touching him. His attention span has increased, sometimes he open his mouth in a O and goes stiff. He loves sitting in the bouncer and when it is the balcony, enjoys it even more, looking outside and staring at the leaves moving in the wind.

Diaper Pants and teeth!

The boy got his Diaper Pants from Pampers. We thought of giving it a shot. Putting them on is a pain. Diapers are better.

The boy seems to be growing teeth! For the past few days he has been very cranky, falls asleep after a lot of crying/rocking, rubs his ears (similar to a dog rubbing his ears) and has an upset stomach once in a while. He is nearing 6 months – checked his mouth and his gums were red and swollen. He had 2 small white dots at the bottom.

The wife starts work

I went to drop the wife at the metro train station in the morning and for the first time I drove with only the boy in the back seat. I got home, gingerly took him out of the car, went up to my apartment, opened and all went well. A the Nanny came in after 9. The boy went potty, changed his diapers and he went to sleep. After 2 hours made Ragi for him and he ate a bowl before starting to spit out. By 12 it was time for Enfamil A+ formula milk. I picked up the wife from the station at 1230, dropped her home and went to work.

The schedule going forward. It also gives me some free time in the morning.

New Year!

First New Year for the boy. He started the day by turning over in his sleep, his face stuck between the pillows and waking up. Today we checked out some slings as he was out outgrowing the current one. We didn’t find anything good. The wife was feeling a bit blue as she had to go back to work the next day after a 6 month break.