Tuesday, December 06, 1994
Kevin ‘almost-sitting-up-but-constantly-tipping-over’
Kevin, you’re almost 6 months old now, and your eyes are definitely brown. You are becoming very agile and when you are lying on your back or sitting up on my lap you manage to catch your toes with your hands. In fact, you like sitting up and leaning forward so much, that when we try and put you in your bouncy chair, you don’t want to lean backwards in the reclining position any more, you immediately lean forwards and bend at the waist to catch your feet! We have to gently push you back and strap you firmly in, otherwise you would topple out!
Here’s a letter I’ve been sending to my friends lately: “... Kevin is almost six months old already! Most of the worries we had at the beginning are forgotten now (although he is still on medication for his digestion and irregular heartbeat, and will be for another six months), so we have now learned to just relax and enjoy him. He’s such a happy baby, and so easy to look after; we must be doing it right! We never knew before just how much fun even a small baby can be. He’s at the ‘almost-sitting-up-but-constantly-tipping-over’ stage, and also grabs at everything that comes within reach including eyes, noses, hair, etc. So I can no longer drink hot cups of tea or coffee when he’s sitting on my lap. He has an amazing range of different laughs, and “talks” a lot: wonder who he gets it from?! When a pretty female news reader appears on TV he squeals, but most male announcers make him laugh! He eats really well now, we no longer have to force him to stay awake for the duration of each feed. I enjoy making puréed fruit and vegies for him (trying to be the perfect Mum, of course – and it’s a small consolation for not being able to breast feed), and so he likes everything except green beans.
He’s getting really energetic with his arms and legs, but shows no signs of crawling yet, as he doesn’t like to be put on his tummy for more than a few minutes. I wonder if he’s going to roll everywhere, instead of crawling.
I’m afraid this is a very gushy letter, but quite honestly, I can’t talk about anything else! As you can see, we’re really happy with Kevin, he’s a real sweetheart. P. is a fantastic father and a big help to me. I couldn’t do it without him.”
Here’s a letter I’ve been sending to my friends lately: “... Kevin is almost six months old already! Most of the worries we had at the beginning are forgotten now (although he is still on medication for his digestion and irregular heartbeat, and will be for another six months), so we have now learned to just relax and enjoy him. He’s such a happy baby, and so easy to look after; we must be doing it right! We never knew before just how much fun even a small baby can be. He’s at the ‘almost-sitting-up-but-constantly-tipping-over’ stage, and also grabs at everything that comes within reach including eyes, noses, hair, etc. So I can no longer drink hot cups of tea or coffee when he’s sitting on my lap. He has an amazing range of different laughs, and “talks” a lot: wonder who he gets it from?! When a pretty female news reader appears on TV he squeals, but most male announcers make him laugh! He eats really well now, we no longer have to force him to stay awake for the duration of each feed. I enjoy making puréed fruit and vegies for him (trying to be the perfect Mum, of course – and it’s a small consolation for not being able to breast feed), and so he likes everything except green beans.
He’s getting really energetic with his arms and legs, but shows no signs of crawling yet, as he doesn’t like to be put on his tummy for more than a few minutes. I wonder if he’s going to roll everywhere, instead of crawling.
I’m afraid this is a very gushy letter, but quite honestly, I can’t talk about anything else! As you can see, we’re really happy with Kevin, he’s a real sweetheart. P. is a fantastic father and a big help to me. I couldn’t do it without him.”
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