20 Weeks and Still Growing!
Another week has flown by...Matthew is fine, by the way. He had a fever for a couple of days and then it just went away. In other news, my cats have herpes. It's a long story, but the most important things - 1) humans cannot catch the feline strain of herpes and 2) they are not going to die. So we're good :oP
Matthew is 20 weeks old today! Here is what the newsletter says about my big boy:
Your baby boy, Matthew, is 20 weeks (Approximately 4.7 months) old now.
Your baby, the little grabber, is working feverishly at improving his or her grasp by latching onto anything and everything that he or she can get his or her little hands around. Your baby will want to touch, hold, turn, shake, and put in his or her mouth everything within his or her reach. If one object isn't interesting enough, it's likely to be pitched in favor of another.
Your baby may be beginning to display some distinct personality traits - is he or she quiet or a nonstop babbler? Is he or she outgoing or shy? He or she may also start to protest when it's time to put his or her favorite toys away as he or she is able to retain the memory of an object even after it's gone.
To encourage your baby to make choices and practice crawling, try placing a toy just out of your baby's reach so he or she has to move to reach it. He or she may also start pushing objects out of reach, either because he or she doesn't like the item, as a game to reach for it again, or so that he or she can get YOU to pick it up for him or her.
Although some friends and family may advocate feeding your baby solids early to encourage him or her to sleep longer at night, you should feel confident if you decide to wait a little longer and continue nursing exclusively. Studies show that introducing solids before six months of age may cause your baby discomfort because his or her still-immature digestive system isn't quite ready for solid food. The end result is often less sleep, not more. Your little one will not be harmed by your decision to wait, and you'll both enjoy the final weeks of exclusive nursing.
Matthew definitely is a "little grabber." In fact, I have a nice little scratch on my chin because of his newfound love of grabbing and squeezing mommy's face! Those little fingernails grow so fast...hard to keep them trimmed. Especially since you can only do it when he's asleep. Well, unless you want to cut off a fingertip. Which would be bad. He also likes to pull out his pacifier, but he can't figure out how to get it back in his mouth. He still doesn't like "tummy-time" and does not roll over consistently, but he is starting to kick his legs and try to get them under him - a precursor to crawling. He can move around in circles when he's on his tummy. Just not forwards or backwards. He can stand for a long time as long as you hold his arms to keep him balanced, and he's not too far away from sitting on his own, from the looks of things. I can't believe how fast they grow in just a few weeks. And everybody keeps saying "you haven't seen anything yet."
Matthew is 20 weeks old today! Here is what the newsletter says about my big boy:
Your baby boy, Matthew, is 20 weeks (Approximately 4.7 months) old now.
Your baby, the little grabber, is working feverishly at improving his or her grasp by latching onto anything and everything that he or she can get his or her little hands around. Your baby will want to touch, hold, turn, shake, and put in his or her mouth everything within his or her reach. If one object isn't interesting enough, it's likely to be pitched in favor of another.
Your baby may be beginning to display some distinct personality traits - is he or she quiet or a nonstop babbler? Is he or she outgoing or shy? He or she may also start to protest when it's time to put his or her favorite toys away as he or she is able to retain the memory of an object even after it's gone.
To encourage your baby to make choices and practice crawling, try placing a toy just out of your baby's reach so he or she has to move to reach it. He or she may also start pushing objects out of reach, either because he or she doesn't like the item, as a game to reach for it again, or so that he or she can get YOU to pick it up for him or her.
Although some friends and family may advocate feeding your baby solids early to encourage him or her to sleep longer at night, you should feel confident if you decide to wait a little longer and continue nursing exclusively. Studies show that introducing solids before six months of age may cause your baby discomfort because his or her still-immature digestive system isn't quite ready for solid food. The end result is often less sleep, not more. Your little one will not be harmed by your decision to wait, and you'll both enjoy the final weeks of exclusive nursing.
Matthew definitely is a "little grabber." In fact, I have a nice little scratch on my chin because of his newfound love of grabbing and squeezing mommy's face! Those little fingernails grow so fast...hard to keep them trimmed. Especially since you can only do it when he's asleep. Well, unless you want to cut off a fingertip. Which would be bad. He also likes to pull out his pacifier, but he can't figure out how to get it back in his mouth. He still doesn't like "tummy-time" and does not roll over consistently, but he is starting to kick his legs and try to get them under him - a precursor to crawling. He can move around in circles when he's on his tummy. Just not forwards or backwards. He can stand for a long time as long as you hold his arms to keep him balanced, and he's not too far away from sitting on his own, from the looks of things. I can't believe how fast they grow in just a few weeks. And everybody keeps saying "you haven't seen anything yet."
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