Ok, not really giggles. He does this silent smiley giggly looking thing when Matt tickles him that is totally adorable. Our digital camera does not take sound with the videos but because this cute little giggly thing is silent, it is not yet a big loss.
Note that Cooper has a huge vocabulary of cute baby noises- cooing, humming, "goo", "meow" (my favorite! and we don't have a cat!), eeeeee, and then of course screeching and crying. He simply chooses not to use them when Matt is tickling him.
Enjoy the video. If you can figure it out, the very best part of the video is the very last 3 seconds- try to move the little video controller to just show those in freeze-frame to see his big goofy smile in action once the video is done loading.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Normalcy
I know that things will never be the same again now that we have a baby, and that is a good thing. Matt and I are working hard to create a "new normal" that maintains the things we enjoy and mixes them with our little guy.
One thing that Matt and I both have placed a high priority on is maintaining the sports and activities we like. For me right now, that is cross country skiing and ultimate frisbee. After our super fun x-c adventure last weekend, I was ready to take on my return to frisbee as well. With Cooper tucked neatly into the sling on Dad's chest at the sidelines, I put on my cleats and gave it a go.
Needless to say, a fast team sport is different from cruisin' the snow at your own pace, but it proved enjoyable anyway. It felt good to be on the field, laugh and play with friends, and do quite a bit of jogging. Normally you sprint in ultimate, not jog, but between being grossly out of shape and still having hormonally loosened hip ligaments, all my running was slow and steady.
I made some good passes, a few quality defensive plays, and generally had a great time. But I was really stunned at how poor my lung capacity has become, and the feeling of running on a set of childbirth modified hips was bizarre. Almost like being drunk. I'm sure they will improve with time... right?
One of my friends with two kids was excited to see me- she said she had started back up playing around 6 or 7 weeks after her first son. We commiserated about the hip thing (she said hers got better quite rapidly) and then revealed, "With (her first son) every time I changed directions on the field or jumped, I peed myself. It was a mess!"
That is one thing I am glad of; I have not developed any stress incontinence. I know several friends that have, and I hear it is big problem. Peeing yourself is not dignified, among other things.
One thing that Matt and I both have placed a high priority on is maintaining the sports and activities we like. For me right now, that is cross country skiing and ultimate frisbee. After our super fun x-c adventure last weekend, I was ready to take on my return to frisbee as well. With Cooper tucked neatly into the sling on Dad's chest at the sidelines, I put on my cleats and gave it a go.
Needless to say, a fast team sport is different from cruisin' the snow at your own pace, but it proved enjoyable anyway. It felt good to be on the field, laugh and play with friends, and do quite a bit of jogging. Normally you sprint in ultimate, not jog, but between being grossly out of shape and still having hormonally loosened hip ligaments, all my running was slow and steady.
I made some good passes, a few quality defensive plays, and generally had a great time. But I was really stunned at how poor my lung capacity has become, and the feeling of running on a set of childbirth modified hips was bizarre. Almost like being drunk. I'm sure they will improve with time... right?
One of my friends with two kids was excited to see me- she said she had started back up playing around 6 or 7 weeks after her first son. We commiserated about the hip thing (she said hers got better quite rapidly) and then revealed, "With (her first son) every time I changed directions on the field or jumped, I peed myself. It was a mess!"
That is one thing I am glad of; I have not developed any stress incontinence. I know several friends that have, and I hear it is big problem. Peeing yourself is not dignified, among other things.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Growth spurt?
At 6 weeks, babies often go through a growth spurt. Sometimes this means they will be more fussy, hungry, or sleepy.
Since last night, Cooper has been on a nearly flawless schedule of 4 hours of sleeping, 30 minutes of eating, 10 minutes of staring at stuff and smiling, and then repeat. Virtually nothing else- no crying, fussing, squirming, nothing. I would almost be worried that something is wrong except that he seems so darn happy in those 10 minutes so I don't think he is sick or anything.
Oh yeah, and somewhere in there we change his diapers. Whatever.
My boobs are not a big fan of this schedule. They are much more used to an every two hour eating schedule during the daylight hours, so I am sore and kinda bloated. Thank god for the pump.
Matt and I are practically useless with all this spare non-baby time. What do we do? You mean I don't have to put away the dishes with a squirmy baby in one arm? You mean I can read the WHOLE thing without disruption? Crazy! My world is upside down!
Since last night, Cooper has been on a nearly flawless schedule of 4 hours of sleeping, 30 minutes of eating, 10 minutes of staring at stuff and smiling, and then repeat. Virtually nothing else- no crying, fussing, squirming, nothing. I would almost be worried that something is wrong except that he seems so darn happy in those 10 minutes so I don't think he is sick or anything.
Oh yeah, and somewhere in there we change his diapers. Whatever.
My boobs are not a big fan of this schedule. They are much more used to an every two hour eating schedule during the daylight hours, so I am sore and kinda bloated. Thank god for the pump.
Matt and I are practically useless with all this spare non-baby time. What do we do? You mean I don't have to put away the dishes with a squirmy baby in one arm? You mean I can read the WHOLE thing without disruption? Crazy! My world is upside down!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Our big boy!
Goodness me is he a big kid!
Cooper got his infant hearing screening today (his hearing checked out perfectly) and for kicks, I weighed him while we were there.
Wearing a clean disposable diaper and a thin long sleeved onesie, he weighed 12 lbs, 13oz.
That is exactly FOUR pounds more then when he was born. OK, so the diaper and onesie probably weighed maybe 3- 4 ounces, so it is realistically about 3 3/4 lbs more then when he was born. But still! He is gaining weight like crazy!
I am so proud of him. And of my boobs.
The nurse warned me that with such a big baby, sometimes he'll falsely appear to be behind in developmental milestones because people will think he is older. And my sister confirmed that when baby E was quite big, at one point she almost got scheduled for the wrong vaccinations due to the assumption that baby E was older then she was. So I'll keep a close eye on this potential confusion.
Cooper got his infant hearing screening today (his hearing checked out perfectly) and for kicks, I weighed him while we were there.
Wearing a clean disposable diaper and a thin long sleeved onesie, he weighed 12 lbs, 13oz.
That is exactly FOUR pounds more then when he was born. OK, so the diaper and onesie probably weighed maybe 3- 4 ounces, so it is realistically about 3 3/4 lbs more then when he was born. But still! He is gaining weight like crazy!
I am so proud of him. And of my boobs.
The nurse warned me that with such a big baby, sometimes he'll falsely appear to be behind in developmental milestones because people will think he is older. And my sister confirmed that when baby E was quite big, at one point she almost got scheduled for the wrong vaccinations due to the assumption that baby E was older then she was. So I'll keep a close eye on this potential confusion.
Friday, April 18, 2008
New vocabulary
Sleeper= footed long sleeve, full legged bodysuit. Matt and I call these "PJs" or "jumpsuits."
Creeper= non footed long sleeve, full legged bodysuit. Matt and I call these "jumpsuits without feeties." Two of my favorite things that he wears are creepers.
Onesie= tee shirt with a snap crotch. Matt and I call these "shirts."
Cardigan= a cardigan (duh.) Matt and I call these his "jackets."
Sleep sacks= a warm long sleeved dress that is closed at the bottom, giving the appearance of being a sleeping bag with arms attached. Cooper does not like these right now, so we don't use them much.
Bunting= A very warm full body outfit for going outside in the cold. Matt and I call these "starfish outfits." Cooper only had one of these, and he already outgrew it, but it was great for one nice walk in the cold spring weather. Thank goodness it was bought second hand!
Little dude= Cooper
Nugget= overly cutesy term for Cooper when he is swaddled and asleep, i.e. "Can I hold the wittle Nugget?"
Creeper= non footed long sleeve, full legged bodysuit. Matt and I call these "jumpsuits without feeties." Two of my favorite things that he wears are creepers.
Onesie= tee shirt with a snap crotch. Matt and I call these "shirts."
Cardigan= a cardigan (duh.) Matt and I call these his "jackets."
Sleep sacks= a warm long sleeved dress that is closed at the bottom, giving the appearance of being a sleeping bag with arms attached. Cooper does not like these right now, so we don't use them much.
Bunting= A very warm full body outfit for going outside in the cold. Matt and I call these "starfish outfits." Cooper only had one of these, and he already outgrew it, but it was great for one nice walk in the cold spring weather. Thank goodness it was bought second hand!
Little dude= Cooper
Nugget= overly cutesy term for Cooper when he is swaddled and asleep, i.e. "Can I hold the wittle Nugget?"
Cradle cap?
Cooper has developed a small amount of yucky dandruffy stuff. I think he may be getting a mild case of cradle cap, which is when the baby's scalp overproduces oils and skin cells and makes yucky looking dandruff.
Gross! I think the treatment is to gentle scrub it off. No big deal, really. This is on top of his mild, but persistent, face and chest based baby acne.
Luckily, none of this shows up in photos (OK, a little, but not too much and good lighting typically eliminates the issue) and I know that pretty much only Matt and I notice both the zits and the flakes. In contrast, our friend's baby Owen has a "stork kiss" (bright red baby birthmark that will like fade to nothing with time) on his eyelid that extends up onto the bridge of his nose. It looks a little like a healing black eye. That is a much harder skin mark to reconcile- "Who punched your baby?"
Yikes! Although I bet no one says that. Or at least I hope so.
My sister's baby had a stork kiss on the nape of her neck. Much less visible! And my father has a pigmented/capillary birthmark on the back of his head, hidden by his thick hair, that looks similar but of course is invisible to everyone. And my sister herself has a really cool birthmark on the back of her knee. Matt and I have nothin'.
Still, I'm slightly surprised that my little guy has no birthmarks at all. Although he does have one small freckle on his scalp- cute!
OH and I win the bad mommy award of the week. I took Cooper for a long walk WITH THE SUNSHADE completely shading him, and long sleeves, and a cap, but he STILL got a very mild sunburn on his forehead. Gotta get out the summer hats. Mild sunburns are still unacceptable.
Gross! I think the treatment is to gentle scrub it off. No big deal, really. This is on top of his mild, but persistent, face and chest based baby acne.
Luckily, none of this shows up in photos (OK, a little, but not too much and good lighting typically eliminates the issue) and I know that pretty much only Matt and I notice both the zits and the flakes. In contrast, our friend's baby Owen has a "stork kiss" (bright red baby birthmark that will like fade to nothing with time) on his eyelid that extends up onto the bridge of his nose. It looks a little like a healing black eye. That is a much harder skin mark to reconcile- "Who punched your baby?"
Yikes! Although I bet no one says that. Or at least I hope so.
My sister's baby had a stork kiss on the nape of her neck. Much less visible! And my father has a pigmented/capillary birthmark on the back of his head, hidden by his thick hair, that looks similar but of course is invisible to everyone. And my sister herself has a really cool birthmark on the back of her knee. Matt and I have nothin'.
Still, I'm slightly surprised that my little guy has no birthmarks at all. Although he does have one small freckle on his scalp- cute!
OH and I win the bad mommy award of the week. I took Cooper for a long walk WITH THE SUNSHADE completely shading him, and long sleeves, and a cap, but he STILL got a very mild sunburn on his forehead. Gotta get out the summer hats. Mild sunburns are still unacceptable.
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