Our week started off with Matt's doctor's appointment, which I wrote about last Monday, and a visit to some friends. For the next few days we stayed inside when it was bitterly cold outside. But by the end of the week our activities picked back up. Friday we went to a play group for a local moms' club where we met two other babies born in late October / early November plus a couple of six-month-old babies. There were also several cute toddlers, one of whom talked with me about how Matt was wearing pajamas with monkeys and sleeping. Yes, Matt fell asleep about 10 minutes after we arrived despite all of the excitement. Sunday we went for our first family hike, although it was actually more of a walk (about 2 miles long) on a relatively level trail at the local state park - not a bad place to start. Again, it was so exciting Matt was asleep within about 10 minutes.
A silly monkey, indeed!
Matt has been working on moving his legs and especially his arms a lot this past week, resulting in his ability to wiggle himself forward ever so slightly, as you can see in the video I posted on Saturday. He continues to enjoy kicking the keyboard on his play mat and the Sassy Go-Go Bugs on his rocker seat. While it's still too early to tell for sure, it looks like he may be a right-footed soccer player.
Most notably, Matt is beginning to gain more control over his hands and arms. He's giving "high fives" to people and toys, as you can see in the video below, and he has figured out the harder he hits the dangling toys of his "jungle gym" the more they move.
He continues to enjoy looking at, smiling at, and talking to the babies who appear in mirrors.
I've been working on getting us into more of a routine. I've been able to get Matt to sleep in his bassinet for most, if not all, of his naps, which has helped - and allowed me to start to do more around the house during his nap times. He has also been sleeping for longer stretches at night, including one night when he slept for seven hours straight. Perhaps more importantly he has been waking up less frequently - although after a good run last night he woke up more often, probably our payback for getting him to go to sleep so early. (Now I have to relearn how to sleep long stretches at night; between pregnancy and caring for a newborn I've become used to sleeping lightly and waking often.)
When everyone sleeps more and better, everyone is happier!
