Bumbo Growth-O-Meter: Month Thirty-Two

LD ran into the room that he, just tonight, christened "Tiny Baby's Room," and plopped himself into the Bumbo.



Apologies for the crappy quality. Sometimes my phone takes nice pictures, sometimes not. But the kid NEVER sits still long enough for me to get a real camera.

We've come a long way from this:



And all of the Growth-O-Meter posts:

One Month

Two Months

Threeish Months

4.5 Months

Thanks Uncle Justin and Aunt Frannie!

They gave Liam this shirt over 4 weeks ago, but I'm just now getting around to posting this picture. Justin and Frannie gave Liam his Stud Puffin shirt and it was a huge hit. Especially at daycare. Thanks Uncle Justin and Aunt Frannie!

Bumbo Growth-o-Meter: Month 4.5

And, just as a reminder, here's where we started:

Bumbo Growth-o-Meter: Month Threeish

Liam was a total pill when I was trying to take the bumbo pics this month. He was WAY too busy to sit still or look at me. So this is more like a series of outtakes ...

Months one and two are here and here for comparison.

Cool Morning

Liam and I were up early* (D is off at a photography gig), so we bundled up and went for a run through the fog.

*Um, in reality, I was up early. Liam was trying to go back to sleep and I kept bugging him. That's when I decided I should probably go for a run. Once an annoying morning person, always an annoying morning person.

Day Care!

Liam went to day care for the first time today.

Yaaaaaaaay Day Care!!

He was very smiley as soon as we got there and is in a playgroup with three other boys, all under 6 months. The day care is very close to Damian's work, so he went over during his lunch to give Liam a bottle. He probably won't be doing that every day though, because it's too hard to leave him once a day, let alone twice!

But, come on. Look at that kid! Wouldn't you have a tough time walking away from that?

Some More August Pictures

He was sleeping in the swing with his hand splayed and sticking straight up.

Talking to his psychologist about the problems of a six-week-old.

Working on his neck strength on his dad's chest.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Liam has a lot to do these days. After finally rolling out of bed (where he slept on his dad's chest for three hours) at 11 this morning, he got right to work on one of his favorite new hobbies--searching for his thumb:



Shortly after (unsuccessfully) trying to locate his thumb, he went right to work on trying to climb over the boppy.



Man. I get tired just watching these. No wonder he needs so many naps.

Waking Up is Hard to Do

There are so many awesome things about life with Liam, but one of my favorites is watching him wake up. It takes several minutes of pretty intense stretching before he can even open his eyes. This video only shows part of it. Unfortunately, I couldn't get my very favorite Liam move. When we pick him up as he's waking, he arches his back, sticks his butt out, whips his head to the side and purses his lips. He's done this since the day he was born and it gets me every time.

Sleeps Like a Baby

I never knew that the phrase "sleeping like a baby" meant "making all sorts of crazy-ass noises."



In this one, the clicking is the swing, the rhythmic creaking is our kid.

w00t! Smile!

We finally got a smile out of Liam this morning. It's still a fleeting thing, so no pictures. Let me tell you, though, if you thought it wasn't possible for this kid to get any cuter, just wait.

One Month

Like most new parents, Damian and I can't believe it's already been a month and can't believe it's only been a month. Our boy is growing amazingly fast. We went to the pediatrician yesterday and he's up to 9 pounds 8 oz (40th percentile) and a whopping 22.5 inches (70th percentile).

Obviously that height does not come from his mother.

Liam is such a content little guy. He spends his awake time looking around with giant eyes, taking everything in. He's very snuggly and loves to be in our arms, against our chests, or draped over our laps. He is a great sleeper, too. Usually only waking us a couple of times a night. If we can time his bedtime and eating right, he'll only wake once.

He's very busy working on all of the things that one-month-olds work on. He can hold his head up for a little while and he is *this* close to real smiles (instead of those as he drifts off to sleep or fills his diaper). And, of course, he spends a lot of time holding court with adoring grandparents and other fans.

We are having such a good time with him. We have been trying to get out with him often. We've taken him out to eat a few times, went to see the new Harry Potter movie at the drive in on D's birthday, took in the classic car show in downtown Wheaton, toured some World War II planes, and checked out the Geneva Arts Fair. He loves car rides, his strollers, and our slings and carriers. That makes it very easy to take him places.

One thing he doesn't like is when I try to eat. As soon as there is a plate of food in front of me, he is awake and needs to eat (even if he just finished). I've decided this is the REAL reason women lose weight when nursing. He's also not a fan of diaper changes or having his arms swaddled. As soon as we wrap him up, he grunts and wiggles until he can pop his arms out of the swaddle.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from Liam's first month:

Watching Regis and Kelly. He loves those two! (This is a current shot.)

Thinking ...

Ready for a toga party, or: testing out his J-Lo Halloween costume.

Close-up with baby acne.

Notice the fist, freed from the swaddle

Reading with Gran

Now With 100% More Video

We shot these videos of Liam's first tummy time a couple of weeks ago. It took us a little time to figure out how to get the videos off my camera and then how to get them onto here.

Anyway, we thought Liam would hate being face down on the floor, but, in true Liam form, he took it all in and was totally fine with it.

And then, also in true Liam form, he got the hiccups.