Then
Now
In reading up on preemies, my mom, Julie and I have been in tune with every little thing Boston does to see if he is growing and progressing like he should. His "corrected age" (based on his original due date of December 5th) is almost 2 months old. Based on this Boston is cruising right along!
Boston is cooing and smiling. Is there a better feeling than hearing your baby squeal in delight or look down at them to see them grinning back at you?
For the longest time I was pessimistic that the smiles were real but when they started to stretch from ear to ear... I believe now that gas is excluded.
And boy do the smiles help with those crazy hour feeds in the middle of the night when you want to....well you know...but then you look down and there's this big grin put on just for you! Even Joe, who could NOT do without sleep and dreaded those feeds, finds a smile growing on his face when Boston puts on a show!
Dad making him laugh!
I was landing a bumble bee on his belly...it made him laugh every time!
Another bumble bee bzzzzz'ing on me!
And if those developments weren't enough just a few weeks ago Boston discovered his hands. I had no idea a baby starts to suck their thumb this early. And boy does it taste good to him! At first I was so excited for this new stage but, after two nights of him making sucking noises all night....not so much. I'm trying to trade him his fingers for a binky but, to no avail.
Grandma caught me in the act!
And last but not least, just Monday Boston did something astounding! He was having playtime on the jungle mat. When he gets tired and wants off the mat he starts trying to lift his head up off the pillow letting me know he's done. So I took his hands in mine and lifted him to a sitting position (my mom has been doing this with him for a while). He thinks sitting up is so awesome. We call him Stevie Wonder because in this sitting position his head bobs and weaves just like Stevie's. Anyways, sorry....when I pulled him to the sitting position, next thing I knew he rocketed himself up and STOOD! "What...What are you doing? This is not possible" I thought. Thinking it was just a fluke I laid him back down and said, "Let's see if you can do that again." So he reached his head forward, I pulled his little arms and helped him to a sitting position...and then sure enough...he brought his feet underneath his bum and shot himself up. No help from me. Wow! That night I couldn't WAIT for Joe to get home. As soon as he walked in I said to Boston, "Let's see if you can show Daddy your trick." Sure enough he did!
Now the bad thing about this is, I can't even play Row Row Row Your Boat with him because as soon as I grab his arms he thinks it is time to stand up. What a stinker!
But how amazing, huh?
Boston has his 4 month checkup on Tuesday, January 26th. I can't wait to see what the doctor thinks about this little dude:
(sorry for so many pictures, but it HAS been a month since I last blogged!
Truth revealed, Boston isn't ALWAYS happy!
Side note: Joe and I must say though, Boston is a really happy kid.
He rarely cries unless it's time to eat or he needs his diaper changed. We are lucky!
I couldn't wait to get this shirt on him. It was still a little bit big but not too big for pictures!
Thanks cousin Natalie!
My brother Scott was FINALLY healthy and able to see Boston!
Couch Potatoes!
Adorable picture, too bad mom didn't cut my nails earlier.
Momma's boys!
Dad hopes he loves basketball! We're getting him introduced early!
I never fall asleep holding Boston...oops!
Sleeping peacefully!
Enjoying my swing!
Grandma loves pictures of sleeping babies.
Smiling big for grandma!
Mom couldn't wait to put him in this outfit.
Too bad he spit up on it 15 minutes later!
Mom attempting a home photo shoot.
He WAS smiling prior to this but of course by the time I got the camera...
One of Boston's famous faces...biting of the lip!
My other handsome boy, Diesel.
He had no problem posing for me!
Trying to pull his head up off the boppy!
So happy that he did!
B is for Boston!
"Power to the People"
