Gardner at his first New Spring video shoot.
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So many wonderful changes have occurred since I last posted to the blog! Gardner is now adhering to a predictable schedule during the day, which includes a nap every 1-1/2 hours or so. He has really responded well to the scheduled sleep; it is about that time that he starts to rub his little eyes and get cranky. When he wakes up 45 minutes later, he is all smiles and coos! I was fearful that so much daytime sleep would mess up his night sleeping, but no fear in that. He has still been averaging 6-8 hours of sleep at a time at night...much needed zzz's for mom!
Christmas is only 3 days away, and I can hardly wait to experience it with Gardner for the first time! I watch how excited he gets with his little musical bouncer seat, and I can't help but to shiver with excitement as I remember what is under the tree....a Symphony Gym! After much research and decision-making, it is the one big gift we are giving him, and I know he will love the music and the rainbow-colored li
Gardner had his first illness yesterday.... He seemed to have a little bit of a tummy bug. He had a low-grade fever all afternoon and evening. This morning he seemed okay at his morning feeding, so we'll see. I really hate seeing him feel bad. It makes a mom's heart hurt. :0(
Mom (Mimi) seems to think that it might be that he's teething early. He's nearly three months, which is early for a tooth, but not unheard of. He has been gnawing on his fists, teethers I hold up to his mouth, and his bib or blanket for 2 weeks now, so maybe that is it. Time will tell.
He is starting to show signs of reaching his hands out towards things, although his movements are nondirected and still random. Whenever I stand near our Christmas tree I look down and see him leaning out toward it with his fingers outstretched. When I walk him over to it, he just holds his hand there...he hasn't learned the "reach and grasp" skill yet. But I can see him changing s
Oh my goodness, Gardner laughed this morning for the first time! Not just a little "heeeehhhh" or coo, but an outright laugh complete with the cute air-sucking noises in his throat! (If you have ever heard a small baby laugh, you know what I'm talking about.) I was changing his diaper and had his shirt off so I could give him a "mini massage," which I do often with baby lotion. I rubbed my hands together to warm up the lotion, as always, and as always, he shivered with anticipation (he loves massages!). But as I put my hands on his tiny chest and shoulders, he let out the biggest laugh! I jumped back and stood still for what seemed like an eternity....did he just laugh? I nearly screamed. I spent the next 5 minutes tickling him, trying to achieve that cute sound once again, but he decided that was enough for one day. :0)
Next time you bet I'll have the video camera set up and ready for that second occasion when he decides to let me hear his chee
Days with Gardner are exciting and changing all the time! He is now 10 weeks old and is smiling, cooing, giggling (sort of)....social interaction at his best! He recognizes faces and voices, and he is holding his head up so well. His little mohawk is lying down now, thanks to longer hair. Ken think's it's sad that his mohawk is gone; I do, too, but only because I see that he's now getting "big boy hair".....and it brings a tear to my eye to see him grow so quickly.
He is "fighting sleep" during the day, so they call it, meaning I have to "trick" him into taking the 4 hours' worth of naptime he's supposed to be getting at his age. That may include anything from a car ride I subtly plan for his fussy time of the day, to going for a walk outside, to rocking him with his pacifier, to lying down with him myself for a snooze, as well. If he goes all afternoon with no more than 30 minutes of good "zz's" then there will b
