First of all, it’s something we comment on all the time, but to go back and look at the photos, it’s uncanny how much Fox looks like Boba did at this age. In the face, of course. Boba was always long and lean, where, as Mommy notes, Fox is a bit more of a “baby Buddha”. But if I didn’t know the photos so well, I could get confused as to which was which (well, at first glance anyway).
I also noted that our worst fears have come true. Boba received near daily posts, chronicling her every snot wipe, belch, and diaper change. If we’re not careful, the Fox years will pretty much read: Blog Entry #7: Fox is crawling. Hoping his sister stops creating obstacle courses for him with Daddy’s shoes. Blog Entry #8. Up late. Waiting for Fox to return from the prom. Can’t believe we’re still letting him drive after that fender bender.
So, as Fox is edging toward being seven months old in a few days (and to alleviate parental guilt), I thought I’d share a few observations:
- Man, he’s chill. That’s not to say that he doesn’t cry (cause he does) or that he never gets fussy (cause he does). But his default mode really seems to be relaxed and groovy. Boba ALWAYS let us know she was awake in the morning with tears and anguish. With Fox, by the time we finally peek in on his smiling, chilling face, we never can be sure that he hasn’t been up for a few hours just hanging out and enjoying the day. Here’s hoping it lasts.
So, as Fox is edging toward being seven months old in a few days (and to alleviate parental guilt), I thought I’d share a few observations:
- Man, he’s chill. That’s not to say that he doesn’t cry (cause he does) or that he never gets fussy (cause he does). But his default mode really seems to be relaxed and groovy. Boba ALWAYS let us know she was awake in the morning with tears and anguish. With Fox, by the time we finally peek in on his smiling, chilling face, we never can be sure that he hasn’t been up for a few hours just hanging out and enjoying the day. Here’s hoping it lasts.
- Boba has really been fabulous with him. Considering the kind of rock-your-universe transformation of being dislodged as the center of Mom & Dad’s universe, I am so proud of her. Knock wood, she hasn’t taken anything out on him. There have been some understandable moments here and there of frustration when parents aren’t instantly available, but on the whole, she has really been amazing. Though of course, one of her new games is a role-playing game where she assumes the role of “Baby”, only speaks the dialogue “goo-goo, gah, gah” and feels her only blocking is in Mom’s arms. Not sure where that’s coming from!
- Fox is really tuned into the world now. He clocks what’s going on around him and can be fascinated with movement and sounds. He loves faces and can be entertained with goofy contortions. He also loves it when Mommy and Daddy “eat” his stomach or legs. THAT is the funniest thing ever in Fox-land.
- He can be content for long stretches of time to be in one of his “chairs” (either his swing or his little bouncy chair), as long as someone else is in the room, but he does NOT like it when said people leave, even if only to grab a refill of coffee. We’re working on him, cause if he can get over this, he’ll save us a lot on sitters next year.
- He recently started sleeping on his tummy, which he took to as though he’d been doing it forever. That first night, Mommy and Daddy did not sleep well as nightmare thoughts kept us checking in on him hourly, just to make sure he was okay.- Boba and Fox are, in the grand scheme of things, sleeping well. A typical night has each of them waking once, and able to be soothed back to sleep in 5-20 minutes. Some glorious nights, they both sleep straight through. And others, well, let’s just say that little sleep is had by all. On the whole though, it’s feeling like we’re heading in the right direction.
- A shout out to Mommy, who continues to be Super Mom. Mommy and Daddy both work a lot of hours each week. But due to Daddy’s show schedule, Mommy is the one who puts the kids to bed at least five nights a week. Kudos to her.
- A shout out to the economy, which gave us a silver lining. Due to finances, we cut back our day care from five days a week to three days a week. Daddy is working a bit less at his part-time job and splitting the two extra days with Papa and Doe. This has actually given him a lot more quality day time with the kids, which we think is better for everyone. (And as always, the shout out to Papa and Doe – we couldn’t imagine doing this without them. They are our release valve and it means so much to us and to the kids to have them there.)
That’s all for tonight. We had a fun family day today, including time at Java Mama and a ride on the Merry Go Round at the mall for Boba. These are the days that put the gas back in the tank.
- A shout out to Mommy, who continues to be Super Mom. Mommy and Daddy both work a lot of hours each week. But due to Daddy’s show schedule, Mommy is the one who puts the kids to bed at least five nights a week. Kudos to her.
- A shout out to the economy, which gave us a silver lining. Due to finances, we cut back our day care from five days a week to three days a week. Daddy is working a bit less at his part-time job and splitting the two extra days with Papa and Doe. This has actually given him a lot more quality day time with the kids, which we think is better for everyone. (And as always, the shout out to Papa and Doe – we couldn’t imagine doing this without them. They are our release valve and it means so much to us and to the kids to have them there.)
That’s all for tonight. We had a fun family day today, including time at Java Mama and a ride on the Merry Go Round at the mall for Boba. These are the days that put the gas back in the tank.
