my dearest baby J, today you turned four months old! again, time is going by so quickly – in one instance i want time to stop, but then again i can’t wait to see you grow.
you’re one cheeky monkey you are! since learning to roll from tummy to back to tummy again, we’ve had to keep a fixed eye on you. you’re trying to crawl a bit, mostly you spin yourself around in a circle but other times we can see you trying to propel your whole body forward (face first), your little legs bending and straightening as if you were jumping while laying on your stomach.
you’re still sleeping like a champ – though in the afternoons when you’re cranky, you seem to calm down from the sound of my voice. now, i don’t have the best voice, but if it makes you stop and smile then i’ll sing until my throat hurts (and i often do).
you’ve outgrown all your newborn clothes and moved up to size 0’s (though we can still squeeze you into some 00’s).
i’m finding it hard to judge just how many coverall onesies you need for winter, so i’ve bought about a billion and hope that you get some sort of use out of them. it’s getting a bit colder and we think you’ve got your first cold, which is lucky for you because they probably won’t give you your shots tomorrow as planned! (don’t worry, we’ll get you next week muahahahahaaa!!) (edited 3/3/08 to add – you got your shots! and you weigh 7.7kgs and are 67cms long currently 🙂 your daddy came with us this time, he said he was expecting worse, i think you were expecting treats)
your next chn (community health nurse) visit isn’t for another 2 weeks so i don’t know how much you weigh or how long you are at the moment – but judging by the teeny tiny newborn hats you used to wear, you’ve at least put on a little inulsation for winter 😉 alot of people have commented on how long you are – i point to your daddy who towers over us both like a skyscraper, and then they get it – you’re probably going to be a tall paul and i’ll be left here talking to your knees
my sweet JJ, you’re the delight of everyone who meets you – grandma and grandpa are furiously sending photographs and updates to your uncles, aunts and cousins overseas – everyone loved you in your chinese new year clothes! the collective sound of ‘awwww’ was deafening for a while, your dad nearly had to leave the room! you were born a golden pig in the last chinese new year, which is the same sign as your grandpa. if you’re anything like him, then i know you’ll be a great great man.
another holiday season is coming, which means more silly photos. i hope you don’t mind too much that i’ve dressed you up 3 times in the 4 months you’ve been with us. i promise i won’t use these photos to blackmail you later on in life, i’ll only show it at your 18th birthday celebrations, 21st and your wedding…. and when people come over… and when i sneeze.. or when it’s tuesdays.
in the past week or so, you’ve discovered your voice – much to your dad and i’s amusement! we’ve decided to call you ‘baby cockatoo’ because of the shrieking sound you’re making when you’re in flight (which is 95% of the day).
we wonder what you say all the time, and can’t wait to find out.
love, mum-mum-mum-mum-mum…. (you love it when i make that noise, do you still like it now?)
xx
