tonight julius fell asleep while i held him and stayed that way for roughly 2 hours.
i had already had a unsuccessful lay down attempt and i didn't want to risk it again.
halfway through his nap i move my arm out from under him and placed his head on the pillow in my lap.
now, it's quite common for his ear to leave a small print on my arm after i've nursed him for awhile but because i had held him in that position for so long the ear print was quite detailed. i found myself checking it over and over until it finally faded away. even now, hours later, there is still a bit of soreness in that part of my arm.
it feels wonderful.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
daddy, daddy!
Not only can Julius say "da-da," he actually uses it to refer to me! His favorite situation is to be held by mommy and entertained by daddy. I'll talk to him for a second, and after I walk outside his field of vision, he'll look all around and say, "dada? dada! dada!" Every time I walk away he'll call for me again!
The best part of this is that he can be happy to see me when I get home from work, telling me "dada!" when I walk in. I remember when Sylvia was first able to tell me she was glad I was home. It's still the highlight of my day.
The worst part, though, is that he'll look for me sadly while I'm at work. "Dada?..."
Shortly after writing a draft of this post, I held Julius for an hour to get him to sleep. Appparently he loves or is bored by early-80s Genesis: if I wear him in the carrier for a while and sway around while Abacab plays it puts him right to sleep!
The best part of this is that he can be happy to see me when I get home from work, telling me "dada!" when I walk in. I remember when Sylvia was first able to tell me she was glad I was home. It's still the highlight of my day.
The worst part, though, is that he'll look for me sadly while I'm at work. "Dada?..."
Shortly after writing a draft of this post, I held Julius for an hour to get him to sleep. Appparently he loves or is bored by early-80s Genesis: if I wear him in the carrier for a while and sway around while Abacab plays it puts him right to sleep!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
going, going...
julius has been scooting and pushing up for a little while now but recently he has added backwards crawling to his catalog. it's entertaining to watch how quickly he's able to get around and to know that this is only the beginning.
we re-arranged the livingroom, after taking down the christmas tree, to make more room for crawling, scooting and rocking. the only con here is that occassionally he looses his balance and falls flat on his face.
oh, and another milestone--blowing rasberries and talking. his babble is becoming more fine tuned and he's also learning that blowing rasberries is funny. he loves to blow them on me when i'm trying to nurse him to sleep, what a silly boy!
we re-arranged the livingroom, after taking down the christmas tree, to make more room for crawling, scooting and rocking. the only con here is that occassionally he looses his balance and falls flat on his face.
oh, and another milestone--blowing rasberries and talking. his babble is becoming more fine tuned and he's also learning that blowing rasberries is funny. he loves to blow them on me when i'm trying to nurse him to sleep, what a silly boy!
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