Week 13

We have finally reached the official 3 month mark - whoa, where has the time gone? Seriously, I can't even remember pregnancy & labour (well almost). One minute I had a tiny lump that didn't do much and now I have a little person who requires constant stimulation. This week we have once again started to develop new things in baby world - Liam now has full conversations with us and says "uh" and "oh" a lot. His most chatty time is in the morning when he wakes up (usually around 6-6:30am - yawn!) - yesterday I heard a distinct "k" sound which is supposed to happen this upcoming month. Amazing how fast babies learn! Like little sponges. He also loves being tickled and watching me open my mouth wide and pretend to eat his feet and chubby little cheeks. He is almost at the point of being able to laugh - more like a high pitched squeal of delight at the moment which is just adorable!

We just came back from a walk and decided to put him facing outwards in his Baby Bjorn for the first time since he can now hold up his head (although he does have a bit of a bobble head due to its immense size). Bobble head was like a swivel - he was so facinated with all the sights and sounds he couldn't suck it all in fast enough. He looked like one of those old fashioned type writers that you press enter to get to the next line. One minute he was looking right, the next minute he was looking left with eyes as wide as saucers. Ah, if life were only that simple hey?

Ian received a nice surprise this past week with an unexpected promotion to Recruitment Manager. My dream of becoming a country club wife is just around the corner! My nice surprises usually come in the form of giant unexpected poopy filled diapers. In my world I've been promoted from "OMG my baby just barfed on me I need to change into a clean outfit right away" to "I don't care if you just barfed all over me, I'm just going to wipe it off and hope I don't smell later" mommy. I have definitely become more relaxed about certain things, that's for sure. When your tiny tike is fully loaded ten times a day you have to be - you just never know when your next outfit is going to be messed on.

I have been working on getting Liam to do more tummy time in the form of his lady bug spinning device that sits on his flower shaped playmat. Unfortunately the lady bug still freaks him out so my work continues. I'm determined that one day he will enjoy spinning around and explore the crinkly leaves, mirrors and rattles. For now he just screams and grips the crinkly leaves with all his fat little hand might. Screaming is definitely not something we need to work on.

One annoying thing is that he is so distracted with the world that it is incredibly hard to get him to focus when he's feeding. He'll take a drink of milk and then throw his head back making a sound like a toilet plunger with his lips. Funny and painful at the same time. I feel like getting a pair of those horse blinkers to keep him focused on the task at hand. Either that or I'll have to feed him permanently in the dark. No wait - I know - I'll get a pair of tanning goggles. They use them for jaundiced babies in the hospital when they have to put them under bili lights. Probably cheaper than the horse blinkers too! Actually I think a lactation consultant would be the best idea - they are really helpful. Hopefully it won't be the same experience as nurse deep eyes in the clinic, really don't think I'd like to endure another session about my feelings because my baby thinks he's a toilet plunger.