Nathan is 6 weeks old... I know... time flies. Things have been going AWESOME at home. I love love LOVE staying at home with him and we have the best time together. The most fun I have is when he discovers new things and for an example, I have included a video of when he made eye contact with the mobile above his swing. These are his first little friends... a green turtle, blue whale, and orange goldfish. He just loves to gaze up at them while he is swinging away. I wonder what he is thinking.
His sleep patterns are still really good. He sleeps more at night than during the day (woo hoo!) and only has me up twice through the night. During the day he pretty much eats very routined... every 3 hours. He eats a TON so I'm sure that helps him sleep longer too. We think he is beginning to have meaningful smiles now instead of just the smiles resulting from gas (maybe baby gas pains aren't pains at all... otherwise, why smile??). A couple of nights ago, I got up to feed Nathan and Dan was up watching TV. When I was done, I handed him to Dan and Nathan just looked at him in the eyes and smiled really big! And he held the smile for a while too. I can't wait to get a picture when the expression becomes more regular.
We are convinced now that his hair is strawberry blonde, at least for the time being. I would love it if it stayed that color. This child is full of recessive traits and it's so neat!!! His eyes are still very blue and that is why all of the pictures of him with a flash give him red eye.
Last week I saw a lactation consultant because I realized I finally needed help with nursing. Come to find out, there is a physical reason why Nathan can't do it correctly. He has a short frenulum or "tongue tie." It occurs in about 40% of babies. The frenulum is that tiny piece of skin under your tongue and is probably located at the middle of the underside of the tongue. Nathan's is at the front of the underside so he cannot stick his tongue out past his lower teeth. The remedy, or procedure, is to clip it. As ultra painful as it sounds, it is necessary. Many children who don't have it clipped end up with a speech impediment, particularly in pronouncing the L and T sounds. So... it's off to the ENT I go. Nathan's doc said it won't hurt too bad because Nathan's isn't very thick. I don't know... still sounds painful to me. After the procedure is done and he is healed, I will go back to the lactation consultant to help train Nathan to stick out his tongue all the way. Apparently even when the frenulum is clipped, babies don't realize they can stick out their tongue.
Enjoy the video I've attached.
Kisses,
Toni
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