August 2012
Dear Nathan,
Happy 2-month birthday! What
a difference a month makes. You’re so much bigger and stronger, it’s hard to
believe that two short months ago you were just a scrawny little newborn. Now
you’ve got great neck control and are so interested in the world around you.
You gaze into the eyes of whoever is holding you, as long as there isn’t a
bright light source somewhere. You love looking up at lights and out windows.
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| Look how tiny you were in your first week! |
We had our first overnight
visit to Peterborough where you attended two surprise birthday parties, had
dinner at Grandpa and Kokum’s, and a lovely brunch visit with Aunt Liz and
Sara. You tend to fall asleep in the car, so every time we visit someone you’re
asleep. You've fooled everyone into thinking you're a very sleepy baby all the time but your dad and I are onto you.
You’re still a pretty easy
going lad, but when you’re hungry – watch out! The wailing starts pretty
quickly. At six weeks, you were still nursing every 2.5 to 3 hours at night,
but started giving us one longer stretch at eight weeks (closer to 4 to 5 hours
sometimes).
You’ve outgrown so many of
your clothes. I can’t believe how tall you’ve gotten, and you’ve definitely got
chubbier arms and legs. Check out how much bigger than your teddy bear you are
now compared to last month.
At the hospital when you
were born, your hearing was tested. You didn’t pass that test, which is pretty
common, so that meant we had to do a hearing test a few weeks ago. We went to
the Ontario Early Years Centre and an audio technician placed electrodes on
your forehead and behind each ear. Then she inserted a thin wand into your ear
and the electrodes recorded your brain waves to see if you were responding to
sound. Your dad and I were pretty sure you could hear, but I was still a bit
nervous during the five-minute test. Thankfully, you passed!
You met your cousins Cole
and Amelia for the first time. As soon as you get a bit bigger, I bet they’ll
be happy to share their toys with you. I know Cole is already looking forward
to the day he can play with you. Babies are not really his thing, though.
You also met Aunties Nina
and Amanda, along with Amanda’s adorable little boy Ethan at the Old Spaghetti Factory.
You’re a scratch master, as
in you keep scratching up your face. Last month, it would leave red streaks
across your cheeks and forehead, but this month you’re drawing blood, much to
my horror. No matter how often we clip and file your fingernails, you still manage
to claw your face with such ferocity that you’ve got some scabs now. You look
like a bad-ass baby, possibly like you’ve joined a baby biker gang.
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| I took this photo during the 5 minutes you tolerated the swing |
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| Watching the London Summer Olympics |
Every day is getting more
enjoyable, as you’re interacting more and more. I can’t wait to see what
changes next month brings us.
Love always,
Mumma
2 comments:
Amelia also didn't pass her hearing test. And it was super tough to get her to pass the one later too 'cause she kept screaming and wouldn't be calm for the baseline.
And she was a face scratcher. Remember, Cole would say, "Her was in a bar fight."
And the picture of Jay lying with Nathan. Nathan's wearing what I call the "creel PJ's" 'cause there are fish all over them.
Awesome.
Love your updates.
Ditto for Isaac not passing his hearing test and being a face scratcher. I love Nathan's hair colour! I'm so glad he's starting to do longer stretches at night. Can't wait to see you guys again.
Mary
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