Ben is
changing a lot.
He smiles all of the time: at us, the wall, the door, the couch, his mobile, the octopus on his play gym... And he's starting to talk to ALL (us, the wall, the door, the couch, his mobile, the octopus on his play gym) now, too!
He loves the little mirror on his play gym. He makes all kinds of nasal-y gaas, and some attempts at goos, and of course, his typical grunts and piglet squeals.
He's getting quite a second chin, yet the rest of him isn't pudgy at all. The hair on the top of his head all fell out, so now he looks like your typical old man with male pattern baldness. But, a thick coat of tiny new brisltes just popped out today, so maybe he'll be hairy again soon. Or maybe the rest of his hair will fall out and he'll look normal.
And, we just can't get enough of him. We could stare at him (and smell him) all day long and not get tired of it.
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2002-01-18
Baby's feeding schedule has been a total chaos the last couple of days. Too short and too frequent, or too infrequent but still too short, awake all night, not happy. WTF?
Concerned that he could even be losing weight, we stopped by the Pediatrician's and had him weighed. Phew, he's still gaining: 13 Lb 5 Oz. Just a growth spurt maybe, they say. He'll go back to a more reasonable schedule soon enough.
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Benjamin loves to take a bath. What's not to like? Warm water and a team of slaves dedicated to pamper him.
Well, sooner or later it had to happen: while washing his face, all of a sudden a lot of water went right into his open mouth. He felt like choking. He panicked. Bath-time was over.
The next few minutes were spent trying to comfort him, to reassure him that everything was Ok, that these things happen unfortunately. He'll forget about it, eventually.
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2002-01-11
A father's love--or the lack of it--
contributes as much to the development of a child's personality and behavior as the love of a mother.
In certain instances, the love of a father plays an even more important role than that of the mother. Many studies found a father's love to be the sole determining factor when it came to a child's problems with personality, conduct, delinquency or substance abuse.
Ok, forget all I said about that anti-guy conspiracy in the previous post. We're equal now.
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Baby talk may help master the language.
There has been some controversy swirling around about whether baby talk is good for your little one. Some have suggested that normal grownup talk is actually better for infants' speech development.
I had resolved to talk normally to our baby, in part as a reaction to the very obvious way Mommy modifies her voice when speaking to our son. Now it turns out that Mommy knows best. Sure, it must be part of a conspiracy. If not that, then why are we guys always wrong. Conspiracy I tell ya.
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