Dax's Journal

21 weeks

It's getting tough to update weekly. Yeah, you may have noticed. But I do have an excuse and it is a very, very good one.

I mean, come on. What would you rather do? Sit at the computer and type out an entry or play with this adorable baby? Uh-huh. Me too.

I've noticed this week that Dax seems to have the idea when it comes to books. When you read to him he tries to turn the pages. Sometimes he is even successful in doing so. He loves books. That's a good thing because, people, this kid has a lot of books. He will need his own library by the time he's a year old because there are still a gazillion books that I want to get for him.

Today we are going to Babies R Us with Siobhan and Miranda. Hopefully Siobhan and I won't spend the equivalent of the national debt while we are there.

20 Weeks

Last night I wrote a huge entry chock full of interesting things. It was fantastic. You'll have to take my word on that because I idiotically shut the window accidentally and I had not yet saved my masterpiece.

I've heard it said that your IQ literally decreases after you have a baby. Take this as proof.

So, yeah. Here are the highlights.

Dax has been introduced to three foods now and he loves them all. After the carrots we served up some delicious sweet potatoes. Yesterday he had his first taste of squash. Peas are next on my list. We'll see how that goes over.

Dax has mastered the Art of Getting Attention. His methods are varied and insidious. There's the "Lie here very still so they think I'm asleep but when they peek into the crib, flash them the charming smile that they can not resist so they are forced to pick me up" move. And the "Fake a cough so that mommy will be concerned" move. Then there's the "Fake, loud laughter because everyone seems to come running to adore me when I laugh" move. Sometimes he combines moves. The fake cough and fake laugh together are particularly amusing and effective. Although, it did scare the bejeezus out of Cat when Dax decided to try it out at 4AM. He has also taken to loud shreiking and shouting.

He had a wonderful ime last week hanging out with his Nanna and Gigi. He also got to meet Cousin Neil (who he loved and who brought him his very first pair of Nikes and a very cool SFMOMA t-shirt).

Because a picure is worth a thousand words and because you probably would like to look at pictures of a cute baby rather than reading any more of my rambling, the rest of this entry is brought to you by Nanna's camera.

Here's Dax with his Gigi....

And meeting Neil....

And admiring the cool new shoes that Neil brought him.

Drums and Children

Here's Dax throwin' down a groove...

No pots and pans for him.

19 weeks (and then some)

Do you know what happens when you fail to update your son's website on the day that he turns a week older...instead, waiting until six days later? You find that you don't know where to start because he changes so quickly and has so many "firsts" that you can barely keep up.

Can I blame my inability to update on the fact that Dax's Nana and Gigi are in town? Even though I should have updated on Monday and they didn't even get here until Tuesday? Even though having them here has actually afforded me more time to do things than I usually have? Yes? I can? Excellent!

Here is a picture of those two culprits with Dax. Even though they caused me to not be able to update his website, he still loves them. This was the first time he got to meet his great-grandmother.

I guess he thought that he'd show off for them this week. He decided that it would be a good week to start sitting up by himself for a bit for the first time.

He also had his very first solid food. Let me tell you, this kid loves carrots. Loves them. I should have known because, when I was pregnant, I couldn't get enough of them myself.

He had the hang of the eating thing right away. You'd think he had been sneaking out and raiding the fridge while we slept for at least a month.

Dax also had his four month checkup on Monday. He is 24 inches and weighs 15 pounds. He had to get more shots but this time I didn't cry at all and he only cried momentarily. Unfortunately, he did get a little fever this time and he felt under the weather for a few days. But he's back to his old self again, now.

Nana and Gigi have to go back to Colorado tomorrow but Dax has another "first" tonight. He'll be meeting his second cousin, Neil.

Rub-a-dub-dub

One of the things that Dax and I enjoy the most is bath time.

If I could give him a bath every single day? I totally would. It's fun and relaxing for both of us.

Here he is demonstrating that weird sucking thing he does. Every single time he will suck on my hand, my thumb, my arm...whatever he can get his little mouth on. I'm not sure what this is about. I don't know if he just likes the water or if he is anticipating the dinner that comes right after the bath and before bedtime.

18 Weeks

This week's development is the addition of a high chair to our house. We've been putting Dax in his chair at the table with us when we eat. He looks ridiculously tiny in this chair, don't you think?

He seems to really like this new development. For awhile, he has been taking great interest when we eat. He stares and moves his mouth as if he is chewing. I guess he is sort of "in training" for the introduction of solid foods which will (unbelieveably) be happening soon.

His hand-eye coordination is getting quite good. The other day Cat was carrying him in a store and Dax grabbed a little basket off a table as they walked by. He's all about the grabbing these days. Seriously. Don't put anything near him if you don't want it covered in baby spit.

Next week is a big week for Dax. He has his four month checkup with Dr. P during which we will discuss the plan for solid foods and during which he will get more shots (and I will subsequently cry). THEN on Tuesday his Nana and Gigi (Great Grandma) are coming to visit for the rest of the week.