Hi,
Sorry I haven't written for a while.. sometimes the days just go by so quickly and I don't get a chance to sit down at the computer for long.
We're all doing well! Grandma and Grandpa were here to visit last week on their way through to Edmonton and babysat for us while Darren and I went to see Josh Groban. It was a nice break from the house for a while!
Matthew is growing and changing so much every day! He is just over 3 months old now. He just recently discovered that all of the toys around him are for playing with! Now, when you hand him a toy, he will play with it for several minutes, or, he will try to grab at any toys hanging in front of him.
He's also intrigued by his socks lately.. he brings his feet up and stares at his socks! I'm waiting for him to grab his feet one of these days and not let go! Right now, it's like he's trying to figure out what those funny colored things are on his toes! It's so cute :O)
Matthew is also talking up a storm! We'll often hear him for a while when he's supposed to be napping... but instead, he's having conversations with his mobiles or with the animals on the wall! He also tells us all kinds of stories and always has a lot to say when Daddy comes home from work.
Now that the weather is cooler, we are getting a chance to go out for more walks! I still don't like to take him out much during the day because our stroller only has a partial sun shade, but we take a lot of walks right after supper.
We have more pictures to post... I promise to have them up in the next day or two!
Hope you're all well!
Erin
Monday, August 20, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
I can't believe he's 3 months old!
Matthew turned 3 months old yesterday! 3 months already? I better not blink or he'll be walking... :o)
Today we went to an infant repositioning class. It was supposed to give you ideas on how to help prevent the flat spots on their heads. They didn't really tell or show us anything that wasn't common sense (like don't lay on the flat side... duh) or anything I hadn't already found on the internet (how did people do it before the days of the internet!?!) but it was an eye opener in terms of how big Matthew really is!
There were four babies ~ each were between 3-4 months old and Matthew looked like a 6 month old next to them! Matthew just seems so much like a little boy to me rather than a "baby".... it must be all the hair that does it. My baby is 16lb now and not slowing down!
Anyhow, I thought I'd just tell you a bit more about Dr. Patti, Matthew's chiropractor. The reason being, because I think a lot people assume (myself included at first) that she will do the same type of adjustments on Matthew that she would do for an adult. Anyone who has never been to a chiropractor (again, myself included) has only heard of the "they snap your neck to the side" kind of thing.
At our class today, the physiotherapist questioned whether the doctor was "snapping" his neck.... oh my goodness no! You think I'd let them do that to my baby?!? As Dr. Patti explains it, babies are mostly cartelidge, so the minimalist amount of pressure (we're talking I could barely feel it when she pressed on my arm) will align their spine. So, no.... no crazy movements (I expected better out of a physiotherapist)... and Dr. Patti specializes in baby care, so we feel 100% comfortable with her! We saw 100% improvement in the first week in that he would not turn his head to the left on his own before seeing her and now he prefers sleeping on the left most of the time!
Talk to you soon,
Erin
Today we went to an infant repositioning class. It was supposed to give you ideas on how to help prevent the flat spots on their heads. They didn't really tell or show us anything that wasn't common sense (like don't lay on the flat side... duh) or anything I hadn't already found on the internet (how did people do it before the days of the internet!?!) but it was an eye opener in terms of how big Matthew really is!
There were four babies ~ each were between 3-4 months old and Matthew looked like a 6 month old next to them! Matthew just seems so much like a little boy to me rather than a "baby".... it must be all the hair that does it. My baby is 16lb now and not slowing down!
Anyhow, I thought I'd just tell you a bit more about Dr. Patti, Matthew's chiropractor. The reason being, because I think a lot people assume (myself included at first) that she will do the same type of adjustments on Matthew that she would do for an adult. Anyone who has never been to a chiropractor (again, myself included) has only heard of the "they snap your neck to the side" kind of thing.
At our class today, the physiotherapist questioned whether the doctor was "snapping" his neck.... oh my goodness no! You think I'd let them do that to my baby?!? As Dr. Patti explains it, babies are mostly cartelidge, so the minimalist amount of pressure (we're talking I could barely feel it when she pressed on my arm) will align their spine. So, no.... no crazy movements (I expected better out of a physiotherapist)... and Dr. Patti specializes in baby care, so we feel 100% comfortable with her! We saw 100% improvement in the first week in that he would not turn his head to the left on his own before seeing her and now he prefers sleeping on the left most of the time!
Talk to you soon,
Erin
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
I love my Wubanub
Today Mommy gave me a new present! It's called a Wubanub. She said that she bought it from the United States and it had to take a trip in the mail. Sounds like fun!
I love my Wubanub. You see, before my soothie was always falling out of my mouth and I couldn't figure out how to put it back in. My Wubanub is a little beanbag kitty that has a soothie attached to it. Now, with my Wubanub, even if it falls out, I can push it back in! Well, most of the time. If I can't, I just yell and Mommy comes running! (Don't tell her, but sometimes I do this on purpose to see how fast she comes... it's funny!)
Mommy says that whomever thought of a Wubanub should be given a medal. She said something about it being a lifesaver, whatever that means.
I'm smarter than the average baby though. I figured out that if I stick my thumb in the hole of my soothie, then it's like sucking on my soothie and my thumb at the same time! What fun!
Mommy has been taking me to see Dr. Patty. She's a chiropractor.. boy that's a big word! Dr. Patty says that she will help me to be able to move my head to both sides and that way, I won't have a flat head anymore. Mommy was really happy about this! So far, I have seen Dr. Patty twice. I can't even tell that she's helping me. She just holds me in her arms, looks at me in the mirror and gives me a gentle neck massage. I'm always a good baby! I never fuss for her. I only make strange when the reception lady comes to talk to me :O)
Well, it's my bedtime now. I'll talk to you again soon!
Love,
Matthew
I love my Wubanub. You see, before my soothie was always falling out of my mouth and I couldn't figure out how to put it back in. My Wubanub is a little beanbag kitty that has a soothie attached to it. Now, with my Wubanub, even if it falls out, I can push it back in! Well, most of the time. If I can't, I just yell and Mommy comes running! (Don't tell her, but sometimes I do this on purpose to see how fast she comes... it's funny!)
Mommy says that whomever thought of a Wubanub should be given a medal. She said something about it being a lifesaver, whatever that means.
I'm smarter than the average baby though. I figured out that if I stick my thumb in the hole of my soothie, then it's like sucking on my soothie and my thumb at the same time! What fun!
Mommy has been taking me to see Dr. Patty. She's a chiropractor.. boy that's a big word! Dr. Patty says that she will help me to be able to move my head to both sides and that way, I won't have a flat head anymore. Mommy was really happy about this! So far, I have seen Dr. Patty twice. I can't even tell that she's helping me. She just holds me in her arms, looks at me in the mirror and gives me a gentle neck massage. I'm always a good baby! I never fuss for her. I only make strange when the reception lady comes to talk to me :O)
Well, it's my bedtime now. I'll talk to you again soon!
Love,
Matthew
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