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| six months |
| 06.15.06 (2:39 pm) [edit] |
Happy half birthday, Benjamunch. As of 9:11 am, you are six months old. Is it easy having a third child? Heck no. Do you fuss and cry and sometimes drive us nuts with your craving for attention? Yep. However, you are a funny little man, too, and a real snuggler. Every morning when I leave for work, you are nestled against your Daddy with the most peaceful look on your little face; the only thing on you that's moving is your mouth working that pacifier. Your days are mostly the same. You wake up, cry a little, glom onto a bottle and drink a bunch, then snuggle with your daddy until he has to get up and shower and feed your brothers. Then you like to sproing in the doorway jumper until you tire yourself out. What you do with the nanny is pretty much beyond me; we don't have a NannyCam so my guess is you eat, go in the stroller, get changed a few times, have a bath, have some pureed baby food, sleep a little, etc. You love the aforementioned doorway jumper and the Supersaucer -- any way you can be on your feet and leaping into the air is good for you. You have discovered that you can, indeed, fit all of the fingers of your right hand into your mouth. Sometimes the way you roll your pacifier back into your mouth is so funny; you're like a little James Bond baby, winking at me while your pretend cigar slides back into place. Evenings, I juggle you while getting your brothers ready for bed. And once they're down, it's just the two of us [singing]. I shut off the lights in the living room and settle into the glider with you lying on the Boppy in my lap. Sometimes you fuss for a while or have a last crying jag; you like if I put my right hand under your knees and bobble your legs. You also like having your tummy patted or rubbed. Eventually, you'll get sleepy by the light of the television and your eyelashes will blend together in the soft grey light as they get heavier and heavier. Often I'll put you down while you're still kind of awake to be a Strong Mom who Lets Her Baby Learn To Soothe Himself, but frankly, I love holding you while you sleep. You tend to cry in your sleep until you're really out cold, so I'll just sit there and rock you, nuzzling your fuzzy little head and giving you little kisses until my feet start to go to sleep. I take pride in putting you down in your crib and sliding my hands out from under you without making you wake or startle. Developmentally, you're doing beautifully. At your checkup on Tuesday, you weighed 20 lbs, 4 oz and measured 26 3/4 inches long. The very ancient doctor who examined you pronounced you very healthy, and when I asked him if you were really as big as people seem to think you are, he nodded and said "as big as a one-year-old." Which panicked me but you live on measured formula and a little baby food, so it's not like you're snarfing cookies and Chee-tos all day long. You could do all the stuff the doctor asked about -- you roll over back to front, bring both hands to your mouth, try to sit up on your own, like to manipulate toys with your hands. But your favorite toy at this point is big brother Jacob. When you see him, you just beam and usually giggle. Jake makes me nervous sometimes because he really gets in your face and makes loud sounds, but he means to make you laugh and he's just so proud of you. He likes telling people about his Baby Brother Benjamin, and how old you are at any given time. You have the most beautiful, deep blue eyes and incredibly long lashes. No teeth have appeared yet, though we've all felt the poke of a top front tooth through your gums for weeks now. If you're like your brothers, you'll sadly teethe hard for quite some time. However, you are more often sleeping through the night (or just waking once) and we're all getting better at comforting you, so I think you'll come through it alright. Happy half birthday, tiny sumo baby. We love you. |
posted by: surrogate (reply)
post date: 06.15.06 (2:34 pm)
Maybe he and the nanny are grilling big ol' sirlions when you're both gone. I know she let's him run out for beer - and he grinds the gears in the car.
posted by: PastorDave (reply)
post date: 06.15.06 (6:26 pm)
So, do you celebrate Benjamin's birthday every month? You sound like such a beaming and happy mother,- it shines through your every word. I trust he will continue to be such a joy to you. I think parents should invest their very best into their children- wish I'd done more of that when my kids were little, but I was too busy out conquering the world! Of course, there's a better chance of success with raising your kids.
posted by: JT (reply)
post date: 06.17.06 (12:59 pm)
Reply to: surrogate
So *that's* why the car makes an angry Wookie noise every time I have to make a turn!
posted by: JT (reply)
post date: 06.17.06 (1:01 pm)
Reply to: PastorDave
I don't really; I sort of wish I made a bigger fuss. I was better about writing "to" Jacob, and not as good about Danny, and now poor Benjamin has gotten the classic short end of the stick in terms of written memories or anything. But six months seems so far from newborn to me, I guess it was worth taking a literary snapshot of his life at this point.
posted by: almsthvn (reply)
post date: 06.18.06 (4:40 am)
6 months already. Wow.
My pal Julie brought her 3 girls to watch Katie's dance recital yesterday, then we went out for lunch after. 3 is definitely a handful but they are SO cute together. The smallest one is so jolly :)
Hmm. You have 3 boys, Judy has 3 boys, Julie has 3 girls, Amy has 2 boys and a girl, I'm feeling left out :)
posted by: Orange (reply)
post date: 06.19.06 (11:58 am)
That's a big boy! Ben didn't hit the 20-pound mark until he was about 14 months old.
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