Stage two

It seems as though we've entered a whole new stage of parenthood... Luc is now using his hands to reach for everything, and whatever he grabs goes directly into his mouth! As soon as he wraps his little fingers around something, be it a toy or a bib or your clothes, his mouth opens wide and in it goes (except sometimes he misses)!

It's awesome. Sometimes I just stare at him and try to memorize his movements, his facial expressions, the sounds he makes. It's hard to believe that last Christmas, all I wanted was this baby (who was a fertilized egg at the time, although we didn't know it yet), and now a year later this new little person is here and life is so sweet! I'm so proud to be his momma, and so thankful to have him. What a little miracle he is! I try to savor every day, especially now as I can see him moving from one stage to another. I can already picture him as a little boy... walking and talking and running and climbing. Ahhh... (and uh oh).

He still sleeps well at night, from about 9pm until 7am (plus or minus an hour on each end), but ever since we introduced the bottle, most nights he wakes up once or twice to nurse. At first I stressed over it, wondering why and what we were doing wrong, but then I realized I think it's just that he needs to be near me. He doesn't even wake up fully, and he barely opens his eyes. He fusses a little, Sonepheth picks him up and passes him to me, I position him next to me and we both fall right back to sleep. An hour or two later I'll wake up and Daddy will put him back in the cosleeper. I don't mind it at all. Hopefully as he gets older he will be able to sleep for increasingly longer stretches, and maybe by the time he outgrows his cosleeper he'll be ready for his crib, but I'm not pushing the issue. For now, I'm still just enjoying every moment (even latching him on at 3am by the light of my cell phone), and looking forward to each new part of this wonderful experience!

I sound like such a sap, I know. Over the past 12 weeks I've just been gushing over our boy, what a good baby he is and how fun and easy it's been to be his mom. It hasn't been all roses (you may remember my brief mention of some of the more thorny moments) but for the most part, I really can't complain. Luc is a really good baby. Sonepheth and I were asking ourselves last night, how on earth did we get so lucky? Being his parents just keeps getting better and better.