Merry Christmas!

Tooth!

Axel has his first tooth coming through! The drool has been Exorbitant for a month, and though the pediatrician said that could happen for months with no teeth, we won the tooth lottery. One is through and "growing" and I think a second may be on its way. I'll try to get a photo, but it's really something you should feel, so just run a razor across your fingertip. [SMILE] Oh, and he can now sit up on his own for a minute or so at a time. Uff dah! Where is my baby going?!...

Four Month Well-Baby Exam

Official Stats: 17 lbs 15 oz, 27 inches long. 95th percentile in weight and length. 75th in head circumfrance (same as it has been). We are convinced the 95/95/75 is part of what makes him a pretty baby... he looks more like a miniature adult than a baby proportion-wise. (!) Also, he surprised the pediatrician (not our normal doc) by standing when she was expecting sitting (holding onto her fingers, of course). He loves to be vertical, hates to be horizontal. And he's been strong since he popped out, so maybe that will lead to a good athlete. That sure wouldn't be from Mama! I'm sure the extra week he baked helps too. And we now have some rolls... Kissable cheeks and chunky thighs. I've been waiting for this! Axel's ribcage has always been big so we still see more "solid" than "soft" on this kid. And he's beautiful, if we do say so ourselves.
Looks like that guy is hiding behind our kid... ha! But I had to post this as it is a great picture of how proportionate Axel is (with added padding for diaper) and check out his colorful booties! (Thanks, Judy V!)

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How can you resist that face?!

PS I am actually selling this sling, if you know someone who wants one. I love it, I just have two! This is a "Moby" style but less stretchy. Great for a spring baby who will want a cooler wrap this coming summer!

6 weeks old video

Since I finally figured out how to get the video off my camera and onto the computer, here is a clip from when Axel was 6 weeks old. Next I need to figure out how to edit and I may get more video up... depends upon how much work it is, I suppose!... probably not, this is taking forever and I wish I was sleeping.
This video is of Axel's "happy place", his changing table! From about 4 weeks to 4 months (when he started to really move), this was Axel's favorite place. If he was protesting something, we could set him on his table and he was a happy boy! Axel looked out the window and up into the sky and talked to angels some days. Now if only he could tell us what they said...

Rolling Over

Ok, so my camerawoman skills aren't so hot, but check it out--our kid can roll over!