'Cause I Fell On Sick Days....

Mommy and baby are back together at work- I love it. It's fantastic to walk down the hall and steal some kisses or even just glimpses of Oliver during the day. The work I'm doing is challenging and fulfilling which makes being "away" from Oliver more tolerable. Unfortunately, I came back to the Center just when some nasty viruses were circulating. Oliver and I are both at home with diarrhea and vomiting. I don't know about him, but I have body aches, a congested head and a scratchy throat too. Last Friday I had to bring him home because he had a fever of about 102 degrees. This was the first time I had seen it this high so I kind of freaked out at first. It peaked during the night on Friday and then all was hunky-dory the rest of the weekend. He started showing symptoms again last night, along with me. So we've got a little infirmity set up here at home. He's not as smiley and bubbly as usual today. But he did give me a knowing look like, don't worry Mom, we'll take good care of each other today.
- posted by Ma @ 7:58 AM

 
Told'ya I wasn't going to be any good at posting on this here blog. Some of you have been faithful readers, so I'll give you some updates. Thanks for following along with me. (I keep hearing about friends-of-friends who read this and feel like they know me even though we haven't met. Feel free to send me an email- I'd love to know who's actually reading this!)

Lil' Man is now 5 months old. He's growing at a steady, healthy pace. Here are some highlights:

* Oliver's giggles at funny noises and when tickled, he squeals in delight at Mom and Dad and his favorite toys, makes limited speech sounds (i.e. ah-goo, booo, etc.), and blows air through his slightly closed lips/ tongue

* He spends a lot of time "dancing" while on his back (he swings his arms around and marches his feet)

* When he's on his stomach he tends to arch his back so that his head, arms, and legs are off the ground (think Superman or a yoga pose). Lately he's been getting in this position and then rocking back and forth. Last week while doing this he rolled over for the first time!

* He grasps and reaches for objects (including Mom's hair)

* We started feeding him rice cereal a couple of times a day, even though he spits half of it back out. (It's mostly just for practice and not nutrition at this point.) Otherwise he is still exclusively breastfed.

Somehow I managed to keep up the breastfeeding all these months despite my physical setbacks, my return to work, and the commitment that it requires. I feel both proud and fortunate for being able