I’m watching the kid sleep right now and thinking how he already seems bigger and different than he did just two short weeks ago. He grunts and squeaks in his sleep and lets loose an occasional toot, which seems to allow him to relax. I wonder what he dreams about. His little brow knits itself and his tiny mouth wanders from tiny kisses to smiles, to silent open-mouth screams.
We went on our first walk together this morning in the sling that Cara Puff made for me. It worked great and he went to sleep immediately. I felt pregnant again with that little bundle against my belly. I wonder if he remembers the daily walks we went on when I was pregnant.
Makili started off the week giving his parents lots of sleep. He was sleeping up to seven hours at a stretch (though more commonly 4-5) and spending most of each day awake. In the last few days however he has returned to a more regular baby schedule with sleeping 2-3 hours at a time, which has meant a lot less sleep for us. I regularly fall asleep nursing him in bed. I’ve learned that if I can get him to latch on, I can then scoot back into an almost supine position while he nurses, allowing me to sleep. Pretty passive parenting. Sleeping less in long stretches has made the daytime a bit easier. He isn’t nearly as cranky now that he isn’t staying awake all day. His awake time is spent looking around eagerly checking out the world. This morning when he woke up at 4:15 and showed no signs of going back to sleep, Raph got up and entertained him for 2 hours. I was so grateful for some extra sleep. My mom says she has never seen a man as hands-on with a baby as Raph. I picked a winner.
Makili rolled over four times this week from his belly to his back. When Raph saw him do it the first time, I told him it was a fluke, but when I came in the room, he did it twice more. Then we tried to show our parents the next and sure enough, he performed admirably. What an advanced kid.
Makili’s cousin, Gabrielle, and his aunt, Laura, came to visit this week. Gabrielle at 5 months seemed huge compared to Makili. She’s a bundle of smiles and is very eager to touch or grab anything in sight. We tried to take pictures of the cousins together and Gabrielle reached out to grab crying Makili’s hand. His reflexes made him tear her hand off of him which made Gabrielle scream. Their first fight.
Makili got lots of love this week from my parents and Raph’s mom and Laura and Gabrielle. He returned the favor by making eyes and sleeping soundly in arms. It really is completely impossible to not fall in love with him when he is sleeping. It pains me. Seriously.
He still resembles Yoda at times, which I find cute as hell. Waking up he is. Go I must.
