His face seems so much rounder & his head seems huge. It looks like he doesn't have much hair any more because it's all spread out since his head is bigger. It was only a couple weeks ago he was still could squeeze into some of his newborn size clothes. And now he's wearing some sleepers that are 6-9 months...when I pulled the new sizes out I thought there was no way they were going to fit - but they did!
Blake has been really finding his thumb lately - he seems to really like it for the short time he can keep it in there before it pops out. He even uses his other hand to try to guide in his thumb. Sharon said this is about the age Gabe started sucking his thumb. Campbell never seemed to be as interested in her thumb as Blake is being with his.
He also was really yelling/squealing at my friend Julie last night. I'd never heard those sounds from him before like that. It was loud!
He smiles SO MUCH. Big long smiles and the beginnings of a laugh. He does that baby thing where he smiles with his whole body - contracting and flailing his arms/legs all over.
Also, he's starting to try to grab things instead of just bat at them. He grabbed my plate at dinner last night 2 times. I guess I have to start being careful so I don't get a lap full of food!
I can tell he can see farther/better too. He is fascinated by Campbell & just loves to stare at her - he follows her around the room with his eyes. It won't be long before he's tagging right behind.
I feel like I keep comparing kids alot....and here's yet another. Blake goes to sleep SO EASY. Blake will be playing & let out a couple yells telling me he's tired. I pick him up, lay him down with his pacifier & sometimes he's out before I finish tucking in the blanket. The other day I picked him up and I felt him go limp and fall asleep as I was put him up on my shoulder. Campbell would need to be rocked/bounced/walked around - sometimes for what seemed like FOREVER. I remember feeding her in the middle of the night and then setting her back in her crib. I would go back to bed and just hold my breath because more often than not she'd start screaming and I'd have to go back and get her again - and again - and again. It's so interesting to see the different personalities. I wonder if boys in general are more easy going babies? Or is it because he's the second child & I can't give him my undivided attention like I did with Campbell? Who knows...all I know is it sure does make life easy since he's so laid back!
And one last picture I took this morning of Campbell 'reading' to Blake. Every page she would start out by saying 'once upon a time, there was a...'
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I think I say at least once a day, "Even though I have nothing to compare it to..." about some random thing Ayla does that we think is the greatest thing on earth. It will be interesting the second time (whenever that is...) around to actually be able to do that.
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