baybeasts

At five months, Loey:

- smiles a lot, laughs more rarely (we think he has a special smile for us - with squinty eyes and a wiggly tongue)
- has learnt to roll from front to back and back to front without the brace on, and from front to back with the brace on
- can stick his bum up in the air (very cute when naked)
- is now working on crawling, both in and out of the brace
- is still waking up every hour or so overnight, but usually goes back to sleep pretty quickly
- still breaks all the rules
- is on the 90th percentile for weight and the 80th for height, and consequently looks much older than he is
- is mad keen for food (so far has sampled orange, pumpkin, sweet potato, banana, avocado, yoghurt, a lamb chop bone, and rockmelon - all have been enthusiastically, if messily, appreciated)
- breastfeeds fast and furiously (and just as happily from either of us)
- loves to drink water out of a glass (with one of us managing the glass)
- is working on his pincer grip
- loves to be outside
- loves new people and new experiences
- is getting snugglier (we love this so much! every time he puts his head on one of our shoulders it is like we won the lotto)
- is fascinated by chickens, the cat, and Huey

At five weeks, Huey:
- is smiling frequently and adorably (there is a particular cheeky grin that just melts our hearts)
- is becoming more and more wakeful during the day
- still sleeps a good 4-6 hour stretch overnight (bless him)
- is capable of putting himself to sleep (bless him!)
- stares very intently at whatever comes within reach (our faces, c. scott the cow, patterns of light and shade)
- has angelic blonde hair that even seems to be slightly curly and deep blue eyes
- is finally losing his newborn spots
- hardly ever cries, even though he is in the 4-6 week period of peak fussiness according to all the books
- breastfeeds with an attitude of total relaxation, with hands akimbo and eyes either focused intently on our faces or blissfully half-closed (and equally happily from either of us too)
- has super upper body strength, a long long neck, and will hold himself upright when we hold him over our shoulder (no head resting or relaxing in)
- has started talking to us with cute little squawks and a very animated face
- reaches out and swipes at things that interest him
- seems to move himself around on his back on the floor somehow
- makes crawling movements (and a lot of grunts and other noises indicating effort) if we put him down on his tummy
- stares at Loey and has even smiled at him once or twice
- has uneven creases on his legs (like Loey), so we are nervous about his hip ultrasound next week