Monthly Archives: August 2014
Cradle’s cap
I’m so bad. I admit it. I chip away (gently) at Jackson’s cradle cap while he’s feeding. It’s therapeutic, it makes his head look better after all the dead skin is brushed away and it doesn’t hurt him. Is that so wrong? I know, it’s yucky.
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Phew! Close call…
The medicine ball: the single most important tool we have for caring for Jackson. Even if Jackson is screaming his lungs off, bouncing on the ball while holding him will soothe him back to peace. It’s magic! The other night the pump nozzle got stuck while Joe was trying to fill the ball with more […]
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Check me out
“I’m 7 weeks old and I can lift my head and kick my legs like I’m gonna crawl away! And I can take a bath and laugh about it afterwards. How far I’ve come in less than 2 months!!” Jackson D. Adu, M.M. (Milk Monster)
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What waist?
We tried Jackson in his new Bumbo seat and his waist disappeared!! Haha. This seat is great bc it supports Jackson sitting up, except that Jackson hardly fits with his bulky cloth diaper. We put him in a disposable diaper to see if he fit better… he did. Bumbo elves, if you’re listening, can you […]
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Peck peck peck
As soon as Jackson came into this world he had an innate sense of how to get his food. He throws his head left or right on your chest and when he is nipple height he peck peck pecks away. He does not have an instinctual sense of who to peck on, however, as evidenced […]
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Our first picnic
August 16- On Saturday, we took Jackson out for a walk to the town center, ordered take-out and had a picnic! It was super windy so we didn’t stay long, but it was nice to get outside with the little guy. I’ve been calling him “Outdoor Boy” to mentally prepare him to like the outdoors. 🙂 […]
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Let’s Compare
When everyone told me, “Cherish the moments. Babies grow up so fast”, they weren’t joking. Jackson is 5 weeks old and I keep making comparisons to only a few short weeks ago. It’s bittersweet. I want my newborn back, but I’m so glad that he’s healthy and growing. He is also becoming so much more engaged and fun […]
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The dreaded diaper change
Have you ever cried so hard that you hold your breath for over 5 seconds? Have you ever cried so hard that you popped blood vessels in your eye? If so, it must’ve been a pretty traumatizing experience, not something as routine as… a diaper change. And when I say routine, I’m talking 10-14x per […]
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