Today Cooper had his 4 month immunisations. After two injections, the third was an oral one. "Don't worry," the maternal health nurse told Cooper, "you'll like this one - it's yummy!" She was wrong... he didn't like it! He cried and spit half of it out.
We came home and he was a little out of sorts, so I gave him some baby panadol. Yummy cherry flavour. He didn't like that either. More squirming away and faces.
At dinner time, he was sitting in his highchair, intently watching us eat our tea. I put some mashed sweet potato on my finger and held it towards him. He grabbed at it pulled it into his mouth and sucked. Then, boy did the faces come! So funny! Apparently he did didn't like that either.
Seems the only taste my boy likes is that of breast milk for now!
Thursday, 27 October 2011
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
What Cooper is learning:
- When I have no clothes on, I have little toes at the end of my feet which are fun to play with.
- If I poke my tongue out and blow, it makes a cool noise and spit goes everywhere. If I do it just after a little vomit, mummy's face looks funny.
- I can suck my bottom lip.
- At night time, when Mummy lies me on her bed, it means I'm about to get milk, so I roll on my side and open my mouth in readiness.
- Some toys rattle when I shake them.
- Because I'm getting so clever, I can have fun playing by myself sometimes.
- Mummy spends a lot of time putting a spoonful of stuff into her mouth and bringing the spoon out empty... I'm intrigued and I think I want to learn more about this.
- If I poke my tongue out and blow, it makes a cool noise and spit goes everywhere. If I do it just after a little vomit, mummy's face looks funny.
- I can suck my bottom lip.
- At night time, when Mummy lies me on her bed, it means I'm about to get milk, so I roll on my side and open my mouth in readiness.
- Some toys rattle when I shake them.
- Because I'm getting so clever, I can have fun playing by myself sometimes.
- Mummy spends a lot of time putting a spoonful of stuff into her mouth and bringing the spoon out empty... I'm intrigued and I think I want to learn more about this.
Monday, 24 October 2011
Roadtripping with three
This last weekend, Cooper turned 4 months. It was also our first weekend away as a family. We were planning a trip over to South Australia next weekend, but on Friday morning decided that it would actually work better this weekend.
We left about 5:30pm Friday and got back 6:45pm today. 3 days, 1500kms and 10 visits. Big weekend.
I was so impressed with how well Cooper travelled. The family and friends we were planning to visit were fairly well-spaced, so he got to have cuddles and a play on the floor every few hours at least. He slept for much of the car travel, and played happily in the rest.
Until the last 100kms home today. Poor boy. He had spent so much time in the carseat and was totally over it. I sat in the back with him and pulled every face I could think of. I let him have his dummy. I let him suck my finger until it was waterlogged. We finally made it home. As Jason reversed into the driveway, Cooper suddenly became still and quiet, his eyes opening widely. He even almost cracked a smile. He knew we were home! Clever boy! He was so happy to be back on his own playmat again :)
I was very pleased with the whole trip though... great to catch up with heaps of people. And I thought we survived it very well. Oh, and we are a real family now... I packed all our clothes in one big suitcase, instead of Jase and I each packing our own little bag! :)
Now, tomorrow's task... try to clean up the disaster zone here at home! ;)
We left about 5:30pm Friday and got back 6:45pm today. 3 days, 1500kms and 10 visits. Big weekend.
I was so impressed with how well Cooper travelled. The family and friends we were planning to visit were fairly well-spaced, so he got to have cuddles and a play on the floor every few hours at least. He slept for much of the car travel, and played happily in the rest.
Until the last 100kms home today. Poor boy. He had spent so much time in the carseat and was totally over it. I sat in the back with him and pulled every face I could think of. I let him have his dummy. I let him suck my finger until it was waterlogged. We finally made it home. As Jason reversed into the driveway, Cooper suddenly became still and quiet, his eyes opening widely. He even almost cracked a smile. He knew we were home! Clever boy! He was so happy to be back on his own playmat again :)
I was very pleased with the whole trip though... great to catch up with heaps of people. And I thought we survived it very well. Oh, and we are a real family now... I packed all our clothes in one big suitcase, instead of Jase and I each packing our own little bag! :)
Now, tomorrow's task... try to clean up the disaster zone here at home! ;)
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Getting mobile
Cooper rolled over today!! From his back to his tummy. He did it at mother's group, the little show off. Not sure if it was a fluke or not. Two of the other babies have reported rolling over once then not doing it again yet. But it was exciting, none the less.
He is also getting a lot more mobile. I can't leave him on the lounge room floor for too long without checking on him to make sure he hasn't gotten into any tricky spots. He hates tummy time and has very little upper body strength, but his legs make up for it. He lays on his back and kicks and shoves his way accross the floor. With his wiggling and twisting he can turn a full 180 degrees in no time, so he could head off in any direction. I thought we wouldn't have to kid-proof until he could crawl, but it may be time to start soon, I think.
He is also getting a lot more mobile. I can't leave him on the lounge room floor for too long without checking on him to make sure he hasn't gotten into any tricky spots. He hates tummy time and has very little upper body strength, but his legs make up for it. He lays on his back and kicks and shoves his way accross the floor. With his wiggling and twisting he can turn a full 180 degrees in no time, so he could head off in any direction. I thought we wouldn't have to kid-proof until he could crawl, but it may be time to start soon, I think.
Monday, 10 October 2011
Teething
I think my baby is teething!!
He has been drooling a fair bit for a while, but I thought that was just a stage babies go through, as he is too young for teething according to the average.
He has been hard work the last 4 or 5 days. Not sleeping so well at night, lots of time back in our bed. Very needy during the day. By Friday night, what with Jase working 12 hour days and being out a couple of evenings, I was over it. For the first time ever, I sent him a text saying to come straight home as soon as music practice was over. And I went out and left Cooper with Jase for 3 hrs on Saturday and 2 on Sunday.
He has been rubbing his eyes and face a lot... I thought he was tired from the poor sleeping.
Then, he got nappy rash for the first time. My sister said that sometimes happens when a baby is teething. I just felt bad because he has been pooing heaps more lately and I figured I wasn't changing his nappy often enough.
This evening, he was sooky again, and when he opened his mouth with a big wail, I noticed a slightly red, swollen patch on his gum with a touch of blood! So I am finally starting to think that maybe all the signs were actually pointing to teething! He hasn't let me poke around or have a good look yet, so I just gave him some panadol and he is back to sleep now.
I'm not looking forward to something really bad happening to him, because I'm feeling so rediculously sad for him just at the thought of teething!
He has been drooling a fair bit for a while, but I thought that was just a stage babies go through, as he is too young for teething according to the average.
He has been hard work the last 4 or 5 days. Not sleeping so well at night, lots of time back in our bed. Very needy during the day. By Friday night, what with Jase working 12 hour days and being out a couple of evenings, I was over it. For the first time ever, I sent him a text saying to come straight home as soon as music practice was over. And I went out and left Cooper with Jase for 3 hrs on Saturday and 2 on Sunday.
He has been rubbing his eyes and face a lot... I thought he was tired from the poor sleeping.
Then, he got nappy rash for the first time. My sister said that sometimes happens when a baby is teething. I just felt bad because he has been pooing heaps more lately and I figured I wasn't changing his nappy often enough.
This evening, he was sooky again, and when he opened his mouth with a big wail, I noticed a slightly red, swollen patch on his gum with a touch of blood! So I am finally starting to think that maybe all the signs were actually pointing to teething! He hasn't let me poke around or have a good look yet, so I just gave him some panadol and he is back to sleep now.
I'm not looking forward to something really bad happening to him, because I'm feeling so rediculously sad for him just at the thought of teething!
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Interaction
I find it so exciting to watch Cooper develop and change. He is gradually becoming more and more coordinated and interactive, from the way he plays with his toys to the excitement he shows at seeing his own reflection in the mirror.
Cooper's favourite 'word' of late is a long g sound with a bit of a gurgle at the back of his throat. I practiced a bit and today made the noise back to him. His response was so cute! He immediately recognised the 'word' as one that he could say, his eyes lit up, and he repeated it back to me each time I said it! So awesome to see that he is gaining more control over his vocal cords and I look forward to him being able to repeat back other sounds and real words.
The other big development tonight was when we were reading a bedtime story. I was lifting the page of the board book slightly as I neared the end of each page. Suddenly, he grabbed the page and flipped it over!! So at the end of the next page, I held it up slightly and waited, and sure enough, he did it again!! He turned 5 pages in a row before he lost interest in the book and started sooking for milk. I was SO excited! We'll have to try again tomorrow :)
Cooper's favourite 'word' of late is a long g sound with a bit of a gurgle at the back of his throat. I practiced a bit and today made the noise back to him. His response was so cute! He immediately recognised the 'word' as one that he could say, his eyes lit up, and he repeated it back to me each time I said it! So awesome to see that he is gaining more control over his vocal cords and I look forward to him being able to repeat back other sounds and real words.
The other big development tonight was when we were reading a bedtime story. I was lifting the page of the board book slightly as I neared the end of each page. Suddenly, he grabbed the page and flipped it over!! So at the end of the next page, I held it up slightly and waited, and sure enough, he did it again!! He turned 5 pages in a row before he lost interest in the book and started sooking for milk. I was SO excited! We'll have to try again tomorrow :)
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