Tuesday, June 22, 2010

7 Weeks Old

Carter is officially 7 weeks old! He is continuing to enthrall his parents and is definitely a never ending source of entertainment. He is growing like a weed. His newborn clothes no longer fit and our unofficial scale says he is 11 pounds! No wonder he has gone from 2-3 oz a feeding to 4-5 oz.

His week was full of naps, diaper changes, feedings, a few errands and regular crying bouts. He has started the lovely practice of evening fussy time (apparently this is common). This makes it more difficult for his parents to take him out to dinner. He is a handful from around 5 to 8 and then settles down for the evening. His other crying fits throughout the day relate to his continuing gas issues (he lets you know it’s time with a nice pre-cry). He is also continuing to work through his nasal congestion issues and his baby acne is starting to clear up. He also has leg tremmors, very normal, but watching his leg shake for no reason is quite strange.

On a better note, he has started spending more time looking around and focusing on items. His new favorite things to stare at are mirrors and anything related to light (windows, lamps, etc.). He also loves going outside and listening to the birds that have made a nest above our deck. He is regularly comforted by lying on his belly, particularly on his dad’s chest. He is awake more and more of the day and enjoys spending time on the couch with mom and playing in his activity gym. But he still makes sure to get regular naps in!




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