I can hardly believe that you are six months old already. The old adage is true; time does fly when you’re having fun. This past month, you have shown much more upper body strength, doing lots of push ups to look around while you’re on your tummy. You finally figured out how to roll from your tummy to your back and once you figured that out, you have been rolling all over the place. You even managed to roll under our leather coffee table one day when Daddy was working on the couch and you were playing on your activity mat.
One of my favorite parts of my day is returning home in the evening and being greeted by your enormous smile. It melts away any frustrations I’ve had during the day and makes everything better. You’re ever more curious nowadays, too – always turning to where you hear noise or activity. It’s been so fun to watch you explore the world around you. You interact a lot with your activity mat and love to grab for the octopus or turtle.
You’re developing an independent streak, but from time to time, you will rest your head on my shoulder just like you used to do when you were just a couple months old. I love those moments when I feel like you’re still my little boy and maybe, just maybe, I can freeze time for a little bit to remember the sweet gesture.
Each day, you amaze Daddy and me with your development and we find ourselves more in love with you than the day before, which we didn’t think was even possible. It’s like those song lyrics - I love you more today than yesterday; But not as much as tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Trevor's Treasures
This past month, you started sleeping about eight to 10 hours each night with minimal middle of the night wakings. Hallelujah! We stopped swaddling you right after you turned four months on the advice of our pediatrician and the concern of Gong-Gong & Po-Po. Gong-Gong, in particular, said that he was sad to see you all bundled up with no freedom of movement. Personally, I was hesitant to stop swaddling you, because Daddy and I were concerned that you wouldn’t be able to sleep through the night. But like most of the decisions we’ve made as parents (e.g., moving you into your own room and crib), we decided to just rip the band-aid off and do it. Unfortunately, this coincided with your bronchialitis, so you were waking up every hour for a few nights straight so that was really tough. After you recovered from this illness, you steadily improved your ability to sleep longer and longer at night without being swaddled or fed in the middle of the night. The only thing that is less than ideal about not swaddling you is that your arms and hands get so cold at night. We put you in a long-sleeved, footed PJ and sleep sack, but the sleeves ride up and expose your arms. I wonder if they make baby arm-length gloves a la 1982 Prom Queen style?
This past month, you took your first flight – a quick hour trip from San Jose to Orange County for Auntie Emmi & Uncle Alen’s wedding and your very first Chinese New Year. We wanted to fly for this trip because we were considering bringing you with us to Ireland for Uncle Michael and Auntie Chrissy’s wedding in April and I didn’t want a 10+ hour plane ride to be our first experience with you on a flight. You did quite well and slept for most of the flight, though you did wake up right before the descent, which was troubling because of the whole plugged ear phenomenon. You sucked on your pacifier and didn’t make a peep.
You were a big hit at the wedding rehearsal, sporting a vest and coat made by Gong-Gong. For the wedding, you looked so dapper in a tuxedo jacket by Gong-Gong and nearly stole the scene from Uncle Alen. Luckily, he didn’t mind sharing the spotlight with you. I was worried that you’d be a handful during the ceremony since Daddy and I were in the wedding party and couldn’t be with you. But you were such a sweetheart and slept the entire time in your car seat. We really are so blessed that you are such an easy-going kid.
Your first Chinese New Year was a special one and filled with lots of family time at Uncle Tom and Auntie Kimberly’s house. Sadly, your cousins Riley and Cooper and Auntie Kimberly were still under the weather, so you didn’t get to play with them nearly as much as everyone would have liked. You did giggle a whole lot with Auntie Kimberly though, which was such a hoot for everyone. I hope you always remember what a special time Chinese New Year is and that you’ll always want to celebrate it with family.
You’re still turning from back to tummy quite a bit, but only on your left side. In fact, I feel that you favor your left hand more and wonder if this means you will be left-handed. Perhaps it is still too early to tell. You can hold your head rather high now while on your tummy and for a much longer period of time than before, but when you get tired, you smoosh your face on the ground or crib and get rather upset that you can’t turn yourself back. We’ll come over to turn you to your back, but then you’d just flip yourself to your tummy and the cycle starts again. When you’re laying on your back, especially at night when we put you to bed, you often put your hands right in front of your face as you stare at them intently while you wave them gently about. I so desperately want to know what is going on in that little head of yours.
Your hair is getting so long and is lightening up. Daddy is itching to cut it because it is a little mullet-esque in the back. Your abundance of hair is still the number one comment we get when someone sees you or your picture for the first time. You’re so expressive with your facial features now, often giving me big, big smiles. I still don’t really know who you look like yet, but you’re definitely developing your features. I’m searching for dimples on your face and I think we saw some the other day, but I’m still not sure that you’ll have ones quite as deep as I do. You really enjoy laughing with Daddy (and Auntie Monica), but mostly you just give Mommy really big smiles with hardly a peep of a giggle. I keep trying though and every so often, when you’re in the mood, you’ll giggle for me when I’m talking to you on the changing table.
I can’t believe you’re already five months old. Time has flown by and Daddy and I have enjoyed every single minute with you – yes, even those cranky, long, sleepless nights when you were first born :). Our life is so different now, but I couldn’t imagine it without you. Our house is so much fuller with you and it has nothing to do with all the baby stuff we’ve amassed for you.
This past month, you took your first flight – a quick hour trip from San Jose to Orange County for Auntie Emmi & Uncle Alen’s wedding and your very first Chinese New Year. We wanted to fly for this trip because we were considering bringing you with us to Ireland for Uncle Michael and Auntie Chrissy’s wedding in April and I didn’t want a 10+ hour plane ride to be our first experience with you on a flight. You did quite well and slept for most of the flight, though you did wake up right before the descent, which was troubling because of the whole plugged ear phenomenon. You sucked on your pacifier and didn’t make a peep.
You were a big hit at the wedding rehearsal, sporting a vest and coat made by Gong-Gong. For the wedding, you looked so dapper in a tuxedo jacket by Gong-Gong and nearly stole the scene from Uncle Alen. Luckily, he didn’t mind sharing the spotlight with you. I was worried that you’d be a handful during the ceremony since Daddy and I were in the wedding party and couldn’t be with you. But you were such a sweetheart and slept the entire time in your car seat. We really are so blessed that you are such an easy-going kid.
Your first Chinese New Year was a special one and filled with lots of family time at Uncle Tom and Auntie Kimberly’s house. Sadly, your cousins Riley and Cooper and Auntie Kimberly were still under the weather, so you didn’t get to play with them nearly as much as everyone would have liked. You did giggle a whole lot with Auntie Kimberly though, which was such a hoot for everyone. I hope you always remember what a special time Chinese New Year is and that you’ll always want to celebrate it with family.
You’re still turning from back to tummy quite a bit, but only on your left side. In fact, I feel that you favor your left hand more and wonder if this means you will be left-handed. Perhaps it is still too early to tell. You can hold your head rather high now while on your tummy and for a much longer period of time than before, but when you get tired, you smoosh your face on the ground or crib and get rather upset that you can’t turn yourself back. We’ll come over to turn you to your back, but then you’d just flip yourself to your tummy and the cycle starts again. When you’re laying on your back, especially at night when we put you to bed, you often put your hands right in front of your face as you stare at them intently while you wave them gently about. I so desperately want to know what is going on in that little head of yours.
Your hair is getting so long and is lightening up. Daddy is itching to cut it because it is a little mullet-esque in the back. Your abundance of hair is still the number one comment we get when someone sees you or your picture for the first time. You’re so expressive with your facial features now, often giving me big, big smiles. I still don’t really know who you look like yet, but you’re definitely developing your features. I’m searching for dimples on your face and I think we saw some the other day, but I’m still not sure that you’ll have ones quite as deep as I do. You really enjoy laughing with Daddy (and Auntie Monica), but mostly you just give Mommy really big smiles with hardly a peep of a giggle. I keep trying though and every so often, when you’re in the mood, you’ll giggle for me when I’m talking to you on the changing table.
I can’t believe you’re already five months old. Time has flown by and Daddy and I have enjoyed every single minute with you – yes, even those cranky, long, sleepless nights when you were first born :). Our life is so different now, but I couldn’t imagine it without you. Our house is so much fuller with you and it has nothing to do with all the baby stuff we’ve amassed for you.
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