it’s not about you

I love my little guy. He’s started being awake a little bit more and looking around, taking everything in rather than just screaming for food. I’ve been able to get out a bit more with the kids and it’s getting a little easier. Still somewhat of a challenge sometimes, but the more I do it, the more I figure it out.

He LOVES being in the sling. Sunday morning, we got a CityCarShare to go to Trader Joe’s while the hourly rate was cheaper. We had to get him dressed and in his car seat before he was really awake. At the store, I put him in the sling and he just slept the whole time. I put him in it again almost all day yesterday. I went to Tartine with Katie, and the stroller is just too big to take in there, and I ended up going straight from there downtown to meet Joshua, so I didn’t have a chance to go get the stroller. He loved it. He just gets so cozy in there.

He’s a big cozy guy — he likes being covered up when he sleeps. We’ve discovered he sleeps better and longer when he’s under the comforter with us. And that makes Mommy and Daddy sleep better and longer. And we’re all for that.

He’s also starting cooing, just a little bit, but it’s there. He’s got such a sweet voice. I had forgotten about these little sounds babies make. And the “superman stretch” is my favorite — when, after he’s nursed and I’m lifting him to my shoulder, he arches his back, raises both arms over his head and makes squeaky noises.

He’s also got this little face he makes when he doesn’t like something - it gets all scwunchy (anyone know how to spell that??) and looks a little bit like judah’s pirate face. Then you KNOW he’s not thrilled with whatever it is. It is a look of pure and absolute distaste. I have witnesses. I’ll have to capture that one when I get a chance.

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