Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!! Something fell off of me! I’m falling apart, and at such a young age! Aaaahh…wait a minute. What is that? A raisin?
Oh, no it’s not a raisin. It’s my umbilical cord stump. It dried and fell off. Yay? I guess this is something to celebrate. The hospital even gave me a commemorative case for this occasion. It looks a little weird if you ask me, but I guess I’ll keep it.
I was born a big baby and I feel like I’m growing a lot every day, but I’m still a little baby boy. I look and feel very small sometimes when I rest on Daddy’s chest. It’s hard to believe that one day I may grow to be taller than him.
There once was a time where I slept nearly the entire day. I would usually take a nap after every feeding. But recently I have been awake and alert more often, even after feeding. If I’m not crying and fussy, Mommy and Daddy are happy to have me awake so they can talk and interact with me. As you can see, I am a very attentive listener.
You already saw how close I am getting to rolling over. I’m getting to the point where I can almost do it in my sleep.
As you know, I am full of surprises, even in my sleep. I have been surprising Mommy and Daddy a lot with my Moro reflexes. It is an infantile startle reflex where a baby shoots his hands out in the air. It usually happens when the baby is startled by something, usually a noise. I tend to do it for no apparent reason. It an be absolutely quiet and then my hands shoot up. It is surprising, but can also be entertaining (see My first music video).
Now that I am two weeks old, I’ve been wondering what I’ve been doing with my life. So I decided to make a career change. I am going to dabble in music. Daddy helped me make my first music video. It’s a cover of an oldie but goodie. It’s short, but I hope you like it.
When FaceTiming with Grandma and Grandpa today, we decided that it was time for me to start having more tummy time. I’ve had tummy time on Daddy’s tummy before, but haven’t really started tummy time on my own on the floor. So we gave it a shot.
Utter and complete paralysis. I surprised us all. We all know how strong I am and how I’m working toward holding my neck up, but for tummy time I just froze. I didn’t know what to make of the the situation. I think I had an out of body experience and just went to my happy place.
Everyone thought it was so funny how still I went. Especially considering that I am never still, even when sleeping.
In the end, I found it quite relaxing and soothing. I even drifted off to sleep for a little bit.
I think I have a lot more tummy time in my future. Sure, I have to work out those neck muscles, but also it is just good relaxing time for me.
Daddy: Hey, Mason, do your impression of Napoleon.
Mason: Nailed it!
Daddy: Nice!
Daddy: Hey, Mason, do an impression of a velociraptor.
Mason: Nailed it!
Daddy: Nice!
I have always been very expressive. You should see the variety of faces I make. Most of them are a mix of comfortable, sad, and angry. I don’t really smile yet. At least I didn’t until today. I had this big smile on my face while I slept. I just have to figure out how to smile when I’m awake.
As you know, I was born with a full head of hair. It is very thick and smooth, but it can be unruly sometimes. Today, I suddenly developed an antenna. I don’t know how or why, but it just popped up on my head. No, Mommy and Daddy did NOT put any product in my hair to do that. It just happened naturally.
Mommy and Daddy thought it was hilarious!
I was less amused.
Believe it or not, this is comfortable for me.
I move so much in my sleep that I end up slipping down in my chair. You may recall that this happened to me at the hospital too. What’s supposed to be a very big chair ends up becoming very cramped for me.
I had a pretty rough night last night. Well, let me rephrase that: Daddy had a pretty rough night last night. We was trying to get me to sleep and I would not let him put me down. I was fine while carried me in his arms and I was sleeping quite peacefully, but the instant he tried to put me down in my crib I would wake up crying. I wouldn’t even let him sit down and hold me. Once his butt touch a stable surface I started crying. Maybe I slept too well during the day. I might not have been sleepy enough to sleep on my own. I think this was the fussiest I have been since we got home. This went on for a few hours before it was time for my next feeding.
Poor Daddy. I think he only got three hours of sleep before he had to leave for work. I mentioned something about how a lot of coffee would help him get through his 12 hour shift. I hope he is okay. I plan to not sleep so much during the day today so that he and Mommy can get a good night’s sleep tonight.
I like to be carried most of the time. But once in a while I’ll let Mommy and Daddy hold me while sitting down. Daddy found a comfy position for him on the couch where he could prop one arm up on the armrest to support my weight. That changed the angle of everything. As you can see on my face, I’m not sure how I feel about this new cradling position.
It’s nice to be held and cradled, but sometimes I just wanna chill on the couch and watch TV like one of the boys. (The TV wasn’t on, but you get the idea.)
Mommy and I had another peaceful day at home. I slept a lot today.
I slept so well that I dreamt I was going through my daily routine. At one point I was even drinking my milk while sleeping. Unfortunately I woke up hungry instead of full. The one drawback to dream drinking.
Just to mix it up, I had some hiccups in between all the sleeping. What a full day!
Hey, all you crib manufacturers out there. I have a million-dollar idea for you: round cribs. I can’t imagine there are many babies who remain completely still in their sleep and wake up in the same position they were put down in. Even if I’m the only one that moves this much in his sleep, you’ll at least sell one round crib. Just a thought.
After a long day apart because Daddy was at work, he and I needed to spend to quality time together.
It was comfortable and peaceful until I got hungry and forgot which parent provides me with milk.
I was quickly redirected to Mommy, a.k.a. the milk provider.
