Silas John - Week 10

Silas busted out one of his new Christmas gifts this week too, the activity gym.  He loves that thing.

He's happy for his entire "wake" time on his stomach or on his back.  At the top, there's a mirror and he'll just smile and coo at himself.  Of course, Amos wants to be part of the action too.

Speaking of "wake" time, he's camping at about 50 minutes before he's ready for his next nap.  He's pretty content anywhere.  At first, we though he was not going to be a tummy time guy, but the more we put him on it, the better he is getting!  He's doing a great job holding up his head.

Something else he really enjoys is his bath.  Amos tolerated bath time, but Silas really appreciates it.  He relaxes completely in the water and coos up a storm while he's in his bath.  This differs from Amos who would hold his hands and feet out of the water as long as he could.

A couple of "firsts" this week:
1.  He's started to wake from some of his naps happy, instead of immediately demanding food.  He'll just lie in there "talking" for a short bit and then he demands food.

2.  He finally took a bottle.  I didn't have any reason to give him a bottle early, so I held off.  Amos had no problem adjusting to the bottle, so I guess I just didn't think about it.  However, my birthday is this week and we're going out on our first date.  Good thing I thought to try it out first, because the first time was a complete FAIL.  He's gotten better and better, and finally can drink the whole thing.

3.  He slept 10 1/2 hours one night.  This isn't consistent, but I usually get around 8 hrs, so I can't complain.

4.  He got his first cold and still has it.  Mid-week he started waking early from naps and wasn't sleeping as well at night.  At first, I thought it was a growth spurt, but was quickly followed by a congested cough and stopped up nose.  He's been coughing ever since.  Luckily, a fever hasn't accompanied it.  I hope it goes away soon.  If not, we're headed to the doctor on Wednesday for his two month check up.

He's got some pretty crazy hair staying around.  Anytime it's wet, it really curls up.  Plus he's got lots of new growth.  Check it out.

Here's the link to Amos at this age as well as his weekly picture below.